Imagine walking down the street one day and a stranger approaches you. He asks you to give him a dollar. You think to yourself, ‘Oh, what the hell! It’s only a stinkin? buck. It’s not going to break me. What’s the big deal?? So, you give him a crisp George Washington and go merrily on […]
Graphic protest image upsets local mother As many of you may have witnessed, the Oxford community had quite a public disturbance happen last Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Lapeer and Drahner roads. A man was exhibiting a large sign protesting the act of abortion. The sign was two-sided; one side with a written message […]
Dear Editor: Special thanks to Amy and Perry Rouse of the Village Pub for hosting my retirement party on May 29. Thanks also to Sue and Al Bess, Bob and Karen McArthur, Ron Lapp and Chief David Kwapis; and to all the friends who stopped in to celebrate with us. It has been my honor […]
Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to just how bad Channel 18, our local cable channel, has become. When it works (part-time), the information is, many times, out-dated information. Most of its shows are very poor. Every cable user in Brandon Township and the Village of Ortonville pays a monthly fee to support the […]
By Trevor Keiser Leader Staff Writer Jenna Duronio, an Oxford High School 2014 graduate, brought a smile to some Lakeville Elementary Students with Autism as she handed out five Nabi Tablets on June 12. Nabi Tablets are similar to an iPad, but they function a little bit differently The tablets were purchased through fundraising as […]
As of deadline on Monday, only one candidate has filed so far for one of the four open seats on the Oxford School Board. That candidate is Paula Foster. Foster has lived in Oxford for more than 15 years with her husband of 18 years, Erick, and their 10-year-old son, who will be a fifth-grader […]
Dear Editor: Thanks to all of the extremely generous businesses and individuals that helped to make our 18th Annual Brandon Atlas Fire Department Golf Outing a success. The proceeds from this year’s outing will help support the University of Michigan Trauma Burn Center, to provide financial aid to children who have been severely burned to […]
The most knowledgable person I know when it comes to state of Michigan politics is Richard Milliman. He writes a weekly column, The Almanac, which appears in several newspapers. Dick has been a friend of mine for more than 40 years. He’s owned several newspapers, dailies and weeklies, and still has some, though he’s officially […]
A group of concerned residents from the Oxford Woods subdivision came to last week’s township board meeting with one request ? adopt an ordinance to deal with properties where the growth of grass and weeds is not being controlled by the owner. ‘I was very surprised when I heard that there was no ordinance,? said […]
Downtown Oxford’s popular Concerts in the Park series returned last week with the cowboy rock-n-roll band Bob Marshall and Marshal Law. Concerts are scheduled in Centennial Park from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 28. Admission is free. The rest of the schedule is as follows: June 19 ? Groove Council June 26 ? Lake […]