“Coming back here gives another meaning to ‘returning to the scene of the crime,’” joked Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca as he addressed the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce at the group’s monthly meeting last Thursday. Gorcyca explained that a few years ago he wrote a check for a golf outing in Oxford, which later […]
For the third consecutive year, all the Oxford Village Council seats up for election are uncontested. The deadline to file nominating petitions for the three available council seats expired Monday with a total of three candidates running for three seats. Village President Steve Allen, who was elected to council in March 2000, is running for […]
The month of January marks the annual observance of School Board Recognition Month ? a time to salute the work of school board members and celebrate public education. The state’s 4,200 elected school board members in 560 local and 57 intermediate school districts are honored by their schools and community for untiring dedication to school […]
By Steve Allen Oxford Village President I apologize to all of you for the lack of these articles in recent months ? its been a busy summer and fall for everyone. n Now that some of the nagging Village/Township issues have bee laid to rest, we can proceed with the “Summit of Understanding that we […]
From many aspects gravel roads are desirable to asphalted ones. They are environmentally friendlier than asphalt roads and contribute to the rustic atmosphere and lovely ambience of our countryside. Bicyclers and walkers horseback riders and carriage drivers prefer their beauty to going along a paved highway. All Michigan Beauty Roads in our township are gravel […]
10 years ago January 20, 1993 A young boy walked into Towne Pick Up party store in Lakeville Thursday, pointed a gun at clerk Valerie Rodriguez, and robbed her. He never said a word. The Michigan Department of Social Services is investigating Mary’s Montessori School on West Drahner Road. The Veterans of Foreign Wars in […]
The Wildcat grapplers split this past week when they won on Wednesday’s dual meet against West Bloomfield and Waterford Kettering and then lost at the Heartland Team Tournament. The team’s record is now 13-5. At the dual meet, Oxford beat West Bloomfield 43-26 and Waterford Kettering 75-6. “Pretty much everyone on the team won their […]
* Advance tickets for the 2003 Michigan High School Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Individual Wrestling Finals are now available through mail order. All-tournament tickets are $40 each and include parking. Individuals may purchase up to 10 tickets per division for each order form submitted. Forms are available on the MHSAA website at www.mhsaa.com and must […]
By Jenny Matteson Leader Staff Writer With their two game winning streak over, the Oxford Wildcats accepted a hard 54-42 loss to projected-league champions Lapeer East this past Friday. “If we would have shot better we would have won the game,” said head coach Steve Laidlaw. Once again the Wildcats started off slow giving the […]
By Mike Stechschulte Assignment Writer The Oxford Ice Hockey team got a 4-2 victory on Saturday against former conference champion Goodrich. The Wildcats improved their record to 6-5-1. Oxford started off the game with a tight defense until Goodrich opened the scoring in the first period. Clearly not phased, Oxford quickly answered with a goal […]