Ron and Dora Rolando, owners of Great Lakes Mercantile, landed themselves one sweet business deal ? literally. The downtown Oxford store is now the only retailer in the United States, outside of Mackinac Island, where chocolate lovers can purchase fudge from May’s Candy Shop. Bearing May’s registered trademark of ‘Famous Mackinac Fudge,? half-pound slices of […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD ? Power pole split in two, maybe the result of a lightning strike. Man trapped inside elevator. A power surge and electrical fire shut down the town’s bank. About 2,000 customers were left with no electricity. Thursday, July 21 was no ordinary day and it certainly was a hectic one for Oxford firefighters. […]
For the first time in five years, an Oxford Village Council election will actually be contested, although both candidates won’t be on the ballot. Incumbent Councilman Tom Benner filed a nominating petition Friday for the four-year council seat on the Tuesday, Sept. 13 village ballot. Village resident Susan McGinnis also plans to run for council […]
The founder of the Curtis Insurance Agency in downtown Oxford is in serious, but stable condition following a July 19 auto crash in Metamora Township. Addison resident Ralph R. Curtis, 85, is currently being treated at the Hurley Trauma Center in Flint after sustaining severe injuries in a head-on collision on M-24, just south of […]
John Layman is a determined person. Although he may still lose his leg to infection, or at the very least have to wear a brace on his severely damaged knee, Layman vowed to his doctor, ‘I will walk again,? according to Sue Pendred, owner of Art & Dick’s Party Store. Layman is currently recovering at […]
A unique piece of Addison Township history needs your help or it could be lost forever. The township’s very first fire truck, a 1949 GMC FC-454 (affectionately nicknamed ‘The 49er?), is in desperate need of major restoration. ‘It’s getting to the point now where we’ve decided that we either have to do something with it […]
Acquiring the heart of the downtown’s northeast parking lot may cost the Village of Oxford a lot more than it originally thought. According to reliable sources within the village, local businessman Bob Knauf has proposed trading a large parcel in the northeast downtown parking lot for five publicly-owned parcels recently appraised at $841,560. He also […]
Leonard’s Strawberry Festival is over and done with for another year, but that doesn’t mean souveniers from the fun-filled event aren’t still available. T-shirts ($15) and aprons ($20) commemorating the 53rd annual event can be purchased from festival committee member Marie May. Between 100 and 125 t-shirts are waiting for owners. Normally, about 100 shirts […]
A significant and controversial portion of downtown Oxford’s northeast parking quadrant could be getting a new owner soon. On July 14, the Leader learned a sale is pending on two parcels ? a total of about 28,086 square feet located in the heart of the northeast quadrant ? containing roughly 56 parking spaces and a […]
Oxford Lakes resident Tim Balch is warning his neighbors about a coyote he spotted in the village subdivision. ‘I am not sure if the coyote will bother stray cats and small dogs in the neighborhood, but it will be beneficial to let families of small children know that the animal is in the sub,? Balch […]