You read it here first because I wrote it over two years ago

If you’ve every wondered about the value of community newspapers such as The Oxford Leader, there’s a prime example of why we’re necessary on Page 1. I’m referring to the story about James Amato, owner of Midwest Auction Galleries in Oxford Township, being arrested Feb. 12 for allegedly transporting and selling stolen goods ? specifically […]

Seniors prove love is ageless

Love isn’t just a game for the young as demonstrated by the lively senior citizens who reside at Independence Village of Waterstone in Oxford. As they do every year on Valentine’s Day, the seniors enjoyed a wonderful party filled with sweet treats, music, singing, dancing and a plenty of romance. Cupid was certainly a busy […]

She’ll always be my little girl

A special event held Sunday at Oxford High School proved that daughters are never too big or too old to dance with their dads. It was called the ‘Last Chance Daddy-Daughter Dance? and it was a wonderful opportunity for fathers to have a magical evening with their little girls, who are now juniors and seniors […]

Starving for a cause

Oxford Free Methodist Church’s youth group is planning to abstain from eating for 30 hours straight Feb. 22-23 in the hopes of feeding 5,000 people in Africa. It’s part of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine, an event that involves hundreds of thousands of students across the United States and around the world learning about hunger, […]

When animals attack!

This is a true story, no bull . . . well, at least not anymore. Tyrone Sally, 52, of Addison Township, was forced to shoot a raging brown bull who was chasing him on Monday, Feb. 11. ‘It was unusual and it was very sad,? he said. ‘It’s not the outcome that I wanted.? The […]

Balancing business and battling cancer

‘It was just a fluky thing.? That’s how Victoria Connolly, owner of Victoria’s Delights restaurant in downtown Oxford, described the happenstance discovery of her breast cancer. She was coming back from Frankenmuth with her family on a very hot day in July 2012 when her heart began racing. She put her fingers on her chest […]

Oxford man to show vintage vette at Autorama

Not everybody gets their dream car when they turn 16. Some folks, like Tom Bailey, have to wait decades. But when it does happen, not only do they want to enjoy their vehicle, they want to show it off a little. That’s why the 66-year-old Oxford resident will be featuring his gorgeous silver-blue 1964 Chevy […]

Wanted: A few good Lions

‘We Serve.? It’s a simple motto, but it speaks volumes about who Lions Clubs International is and what the organization does. Since 1947, Oxford’s been extremely fortunate to have an active and generous Lions Club lending a helping paw to everyone from the visually-impaired to youth to folks in need. ‘We’re a nonprofit and there’s […]

Louisa was a survivor

There are a lot of words that could probably be used to describe Oxford resident Ljubiza ‘Louisa? Olinicenco, but the most appropriate seems to be survivor. She survived the Nazis and their allies ravaging her homeland. She survived the extreme hardships and deprivations of living in the early years of postwar Europe. She survived starting […]