The Northeast Oakland Historical Museum’s collection of Lone Ranger memorabilia just got four times larger thanks to the generosity of Romeo residents Dale and Judy Lopus. Three showcases full of vintage toys, masks, puzzles, lunch boxes, photographs, record albums, kids? costumes, cereal boxes, advertisements, books, puzzles, games, comic strips and more are on loan from […]
If Polly Ann Trail Manager Juliane Bagley doesn’t retract some allegedly defamatory statements she made regarding a local business and the work it did for the trail, she could find herself facing a lawsuit. ‘There were a number of things that were alleged by Ms. Bagley that frankly, are not true and inaccurate,? said Lake […]
The Oxford area’s summer festival season is set to kickoff this week with the Fifth Annual Seymour Celebration at Seymour Lake Township Park June 27-29. ‘It’s an opportunity for our residents to just come out and have fun,? said Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department. ‘It goes back to the […]
The Blues came to Oxford last week as Root Doctor, featuring singer Freddie Cunningham, filled Centennial Park with the sweet sounds of life, love and loss. A different band will perform in the park every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. throughout the summer months. For a complete listing of the bands, please visit www.concertsincentennialpark.com
A handful of Oxford and Addison firefighters tested their endurance limits for a worthy cause by participating in Michigan’s Hero Rush held Saturday at Upland Hills Farm in Addison Township. Beneath the blazing hot sun, these fearless men and women tackled 19 challenging obstacles spread out over a course that was approximately 5 miles long. […]
To coincide with the town’s Lone Ranger celebration, Oxford residents will be given an opportunity to win a genuine silver bullet just for doing good deeds and helping make their community a better place. Between July 2 and Aug. 3, residents young and old can earn ‘silver certificates? by doing volunteer work for local nonprofit […]
Downtown Oxford’s Merge Studio & Gallery is hosting a costume contest as part of the Tuesday, July 2 Lone Ranger movie sneak preview event at the Oxford 7 Theater (48 S. Washington St.). All 259 of the ticket-holders who attend this sold-out event are invited to dress up as either the Lone Ranger or Tonto, […]
House of His Presence is hosting a ‘God and Country Day? event on Sunday, June 30 at Oxford Middle School (1420 Lakeville Rd). The service, which will take place in the school’s commons area, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The public is invited. The purpose is to honor local government officials, police officers […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Having a county-run park in a community has a definite impact on a municipality’s police and fire budgets, according to Addison Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson. That’s why he believes that factor needs to be considered as the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department continues exploring the concept of potentially creating […]
The ‘Dig Into Science? summer program kicked off at the Oxford Public Library last week. The kids did all sorts of fun, hands-on activities involving plants. They learned all about the things plants need to grow like soil, water and sunlight. They even planted some colorful flowers in the library’s garden area.