The future of American business appears to be in very capable hands if the Oxford High School DECA Club is any indication. Eighteen of the 23 club members who participated in DECA’s state competition, held in Grand Rapids over the weekend, earned state championship status. ‘I was very pleasantly surprised,? said Oxford DECA Advisor Steve […]
Oxford Township is considering prohibiting the discharge of firearms and all forms of hunting in dense residential zoning districts. But before they take any action, township officials want to discuss the idea with the public and garner its input. That’s why the township’s scheduled a public hearing on the topic for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March […]
A friend of mine, Oxford resident Bob Morrison, recently got me interested in the cancelled HBO series ‘Deadwood.? He loaned me all three seasons on DVD and I spent hours upon hours watching them all in just a few weeks. I absolutely love this series about the gritty, rough-and-tumble town of Deadwood, South Dakota set […]
The site of what was formerly Mike’s All World Market at 999 S. Lapeer Rd. could be home to a new drug store and retail shopping center next year. The Clarkston-based Lehman Investment Co., LLC had a pre-application conference with the Oxford Township Planning Commission March 25 to discuss its conceptual site plan for the […]
Two incidents of an Oxford Village Police dispatcher allegedly misusing the Law Enforcement Information Network are the subject of an internal investigation ordered by the Michigan State Police. ‘They feel that the information (obtained on LEIN) that was disseminated (by the dispatcher) wasn’t supposed to be given out,? said village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski, who’s […]
For the parent of a child severely allergic to everyday items like milk or peanuts, the first visit to a new day-care or the first day of preschool can be nerve-racking experiences. Will the people in charge remember my child’s allergy? Will they remember what he or she looks like among all the other kids? […]
Kingsbury School student Erik Hunstad was one of 100 top fourth-through-eighth graders from around the state to compete in the Michigan finals of the 2004 National Geographic Bee held April 2 at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. Sponsored by the National Geographic Society, students from 500 schools from around the state participated in local […]
Even though the cold weather doesn’t make it feel like spring, the calender says it is. Time to start thinking about planting, growing, weeding, mulching, fertilizing, watering and all the other fun chores your typical green-thumbed person loves to do. Members of the Oxford Garden Club gathered Monday at the township-village complex for their first […]
It’s not a done deal yet, but it appears a 1994 Lake Orion High School graduate is on his way to becoming the next superintendent of Lapeer Community Schools Matthew Wandrie, 34, of Addison Township, was the Lapeer Board of Education’s pick to lead the district following a unanimous vote last week. ‘The superintendent candidate […]
It’s been a long time ? at least 10 minutes or so ? since a public official has angered me as much as Janet Thomas has. Words cannot even begin to describe the sheer loathing and utter contempt the current vice president of the Oakland Schools Board of Education generates within me. Much like a […]