If you have electricity and water, they will come – and buy stuff. Victims of what’s being dubbed the “Blackout of 2003 – which began shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday – flooded the Oxford area Friday like refugees from a neighboring worn-torn country. “We heard there was power in Oxford, plus I know there’s a […]
Usually when there are widespread power outages, it seems like Oxford and Addison townships are among the first to go dark and the last to see the light again. But during the “Blackout of 2003” it appears fortune, and perhaps even a Higher Power, smiled on this area by sparing the majority of its residents […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Jenny Matteson Leader Staff Writer The search for gasoline to run vehicles and generators during the “Blackout of 2003” led swarms of out-of-towners to jam-pack the Oxford area Friday. Long lines and even longer waits were commonplace at Oxford area gas stations, many of which ran out of fuel due […]
A 6-year-old Rochester Hills boy died Saturday night as a result of a boating-related accident on Squaw Lake in western Oxford Township. According to Deputy John Graham, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Marine Division, Tyler Lee Jones fell off a pontoon boat driven by his grandfather around 9:15 p.m. Graham said Jones stepped outside the […]
From August 21 through “Celebrate Oxford” on August 23, Rotarians will be on Burdick and Washington streets with a “fresh off the press” copy of The Oxford Rotary News. The Rotary News has complete details on “Celebrate Oxford” with a map locating all your favorite activities and a schedule of events. You can catch up […]
The Addison Township Firefighter’s Association will be hosting an all-you-can eat pancake breakfast as Saturday, August 23, from 8 a.m. to noon at Fire Station #2 located at 1442 Rochester Road in Lakeville. The cost is $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. There is no charge for children 5 and under. […]
Bring your horses, cows, chickens, dogs, cats, fish and any other beloved pets to the 2nd Annual Oxford United Methodist Church Pet Blessing on Aug. 24 at 8:30 a.m. The blessings will take place at the church, located at 21 E. Burdick St. in downtown Oxford, under a tent on the front lawn. The Reverend […]
Dr. George Weckman, of Ohio University and organist of Christ Lutheran Church in Athens, Ohio, will lead a hymnsing at Saint Augustine’s House on Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The hymns will be intersperse with works by various composers and the evening will conclude with the brief service of Compline and a reception in the […]
The Finesse girls travel softball organization is holding tryouts for the 2004 season. Tryouts will be held on August 23 and 24, and September 6 and 7 for 12-and-under, 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18-and-under age groups. For further information, please call 248-842-0217 or visit the website www.eteamz.com/finesse.
The OHS Color Guard will be holding its last can drive for the season this Saturday, August 23, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the neighborhood across from Clear Lake Elementary. Last weekend’s can drive was intended to cover only the neighborhood across from Danial Axford Elementary, but the release provided to the Oxford Leader did […]