Society picks up on local oral histories

Clarkston Community Historical Society tape interviewed several long-time Clarkston residents 15 years ago. Now they’re in the process of trying to transcribe the interviews, but it hasn’t been easy. They still need permission from family members of seven people, Jean Clark Rosborough, Gladus Jones Porritt, Bill Kelly, Tom Boothby, Mary Gulick Soulby, Belle Walter McIntyre, […]

Academic honors

Clarkston Foundation honored Clarkston students’ academic achievements with breakfast and awards this past week at Fountains Golf and Banquet Center. “Michigan has the toughest graduation requirements in the country,” said Vinca Licata, Clarkston High School principal, at the April 1 meeting. “Clarkston exceeds those requirements, and these students far exceed Clarkston’s requirements.” “If we are […]

Supt. contract extension to be discussed March 26

Discussion on whether or not to extend Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling’s contract to 2019 has been pushed back to the March 26 meeting, according to Board of Education President Colleen Schultz. ‘We’re not doing anything until the end of this month. We’re going to do everybody’s contracts, all the administrators? contracts,? Schultz told this […]

Flynn named ‘Teacher of the Year? by state American Legion

Five ? that’s how many educators from around the state were selected to receive ‘Teacher of the Year? awards from the American Legion, Department of Michigan. And Oxford Middle School Choir Director Jan Flynn is one of them. ‘It was a pleasant surprise,? she said. ‘I had no idea.? Flynn earned the award based on […]

What did take 100 years now takes a few months

It used to be when a person celebrated their 100th birthday their write-up often included the earth-changing happenings in their lifetime. Comments were meant to have us conclude we who are left will never see changes like those in our lifetime. The invention and proliferation of cars, jet airplanes, World Wars, mechanical farm equipment, etc. […]

What did take 100 years now takes a few months

It used to be when a person celebrated their 100th birthday their write-up often included the earth-changing happenings in their lifetime. Comments were meant to have us conclude we who are left will never see changes like those in our lifetime. The invention and proliferation of cars, jet airplanes, World Wars, mechanical farm equipment, etc. […]

Candidates wanted needed for village council

‘There never was, for any long time, a corrupt representative of a virtuous people; or a mean, sluggish, careless people that ever had a good government of any form.? ? Edmund Burke Oxford Village government is broken. It has been for years thanks to a mix of corruption, apathy, prejudice, incompetence and waste. Let’s review. […]

It’s All About the Kids:a column by Dr. Janet McPeek

The 2014 Winter Olympics are history now, but for 16 days people everywhere were talking about this major international event in Sochi, Russia. There’s a lot of excitement leading up to the event, and the athletes have trained for several years. There are valuable life lessons that children and teens can take away from the […]

Oxford is better because of the Leader, its editor

There, I said it. And, I believe it, too. The communities within the Oxford Leader’s circulation are better places to live because there is a community newspaper here. Conversely, without a community newspaper Oxford would become the proverbial, brainwashed, robotic, non-dramatic (dare I say boring) Stepford. Why do I bring this up? Because there is […]

Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP LEGAL NOTICE The regular meeting of the Groveland Township Board of Zoning Appeals will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Groveland Township Hall, 4895 Grange Hall Road, Holly, MI 48442. The purpose of the meeting is to hear the following appeal: BZA 2009-01, ANNA GRISHENKO, SEC. 14. […]