A member of Oxford American Legion Post 108 and his little boy need your help. All you have to do is eat some spaghetti and play some euchre. Robbie Williams, an 8-year-old junior member of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 108, is bravely battling Fanconi anemia and aplastic anemia. Fanconi anemia is an […]
There’s nothing like taking a vacation to somewhere with plenty of sun, blue skies and … penguins? Darryl and Carla Lambertson, of Oxford, certainly got their fill of the waddling black-and-white birds when they visited Antarctica last month. The couple took a six-day cruise (dubbed the ‘Antarctica XXI?) through the islands off the coast of […]
Four lucky Oxford residents won a combined $675 worth of ‘Main Street Merry Money? from the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA). And the best part is all the money will be spent in downtown Oxford, benefitting local merchants and promoting the DDA district as a great place to shop, dine and be entertained. Between Dec. […]
An afternoon of good wine, good food and good friends awaits at the Oxford Women’s Club 2nd Annual Wine & Beer Tasting Sunday, January 29. The Addison Oaks Conference Center will once again play host to the event from 1 to 4 p.m. Premium and exotic libations from around the globe will take center stage, […]
Oxford’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board is decreasing in size, but hopefully increasing in productivity. The village council voted last night to lower the number of DDA board members from 13 to nine by amending the local ordinance which governs the make-up. Instead of consisting of the village president and 12 appointed members, the board […]
An offer to settle Oxford Village and Township’s legal wrangling over the fire department’s assets was rejected by the village council last week. ‘It looks to me as though some or all of the township board members are having second thoughts about the arbitration process and they would like to flip the coin again because […]
Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation last week as a power outage left many Oxford residents in the dark and led to fire in a popular downtown restaurant. ‘A circuit-breaker blew? at the Detroit Edison substation on East Street around 10:45 p.m. Friday, according to First Assistant Fire Chief Pete Scholz. ‘That basically […]
Watercolors and photographs lined the walls of the Oxford Public Library Sunday afternoon as part of a student art exhibit sponsored by Oxford Township Parks and Recreation. Nine art and photography students taught by Oxford resident Jennifer Chammas beamed with pride as parents and siblings studied and complimented their creative works. Students included Skyler Buffmyer, […]
‘One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat them well, they are yours. They would shed their blood for you, risk their property, their lives, their sons, so long, as I said above, as danger is remote; but […]
Six ceremonial shovels purchased for $1,439 were the center of a debate at the Polly Ann Trail Management Council meeting last week. ‘I just think it’s awful that we would spend that much money on shovels. I just think it’s so unnecessary,? said Oxford Township Trustee Sue Bellairs, who sits on the trail council. ‘There’s […]