The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (LCC) informed Oxford Township last week that it revoked the liquor license held by Family Restaurants of America, Inc., which operated the now-defunct Zim’s Irish Diner and Irish Tavern, formerly of 1350 S. Lapeer Road. The bar, which was operated by Joe and Susan Zimmer, closed in January 2002. Numerous […]
Oxford Christian Academy (OCA) cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb. 4 and 5) due to a flu bug going around the school, according to First Baptist Church of Oxford Pastor James Kester. Kester said between 10 and 12 students in the kindergarten through eighth-grade program were out sick and some were “showing up (to school) […]
Tuesday, January 28 A 16-year-old Fenton student has accused a 16-year-old Oxford student of “assault and battery” after the JV basketball game. Both youths are basketball players. Medical emergency on Mechanic St. Medical emergency on Foreland. Emergency personnel assisted with a leg injury on Redwood. Wednesday, January 29 Police received a report of a stolen […]
Since the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year some strange sounds have been coming from the general music room at Oxford Middle School. Loud thumps, high clanks and rattlesnake-type buzzes have been drifting through the air in coordination with synchronized rhythms and fast tempos. The drumming reminds one of a group of African tribesmen performing […]
A special committee at Oxford Schools is currently working on a project that has spurred numerous questions and rumors over the past few weeks. So what’s the hot topic in the district? The committee is preparing a recommendation for redistricting the school system’s elementaries. “I like to call it an area attendance adjustment,” said Assistant […]
Oxford Area Community School officials are preparing to tighten their belts for a projected $1.5 million shortfall in the 2003-2004 school year budget. According to Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey, the district could lose around $444,672 from next year’s revenues largely because of state budget cuts. This would take Oxford Schools from a 2002-2003 budget of […]
The Crossroads for Youth basketball team was recently awarded a trophy for second place in the Oakland County Alternative Education Basketball Tournament. “It just makes the kids feel like they have more vested in the school itself,” said Dr. Glenda Williams with Crossroads for Youth. “It helps to improve their self-esteem and attitude.” The program […]
Every time I see one of those Disney movies where a group of kids band together to fight City Hall, it never fails to make me cringe. Allow me to explain. We’re all familiar with the movie where the out-of-touch City Council wants to sell a vacant piece of land to an evil developer who […]
Dear Editor, Thank you for your continued donation of a subscription to the Oxford Leader to be placed in the Creative Sharing Corner on our campus. We have appreciated receiving the paper throughout the year of 2002. The students have enjoyed reading about local news, especially when the Leader printed the feature article on our […]
Dear Editor, A friend forwarded the article on Ed’s retirement to me. I was just in Oxford last Fall and my first stop as usual since 1968 was at Ed’s Sunoco. He wasn’t there, but I left him a note as I’ve done in the past. Even though I didn’t have a car in high […]