Two years. Two gold medals. The ladies of Palazzo di Bocce are on a roll ? literally. Members of Palazzo’s ‘Dream Motivators? captured their second straight gold medal in the Open B Tournament at the 2006 U.S. Bocce Championships in St. Louis, Missouri June 19-25. Formed in January 2005, the team consists of Oxford residents […]
After a pickup truck flipped over on Coats Road Sunday, the driver fled the scene, leaving Oakland County Sheriff’s investigators to figure out why. A 37-year-old Lake Orion man was heading south on Coats Road, between Stanton and Drahner roads, when his 1991 Dodge pickup truck rolled over. The driver claimed an injury to one […]
Another of Oxford’s sons has returned home safely from the war in Iraq. Specialist Ryan Giroux arrived back in Oxford June 19 after serving a year in the Middle Eastern nation with the Michigan Army National Guard’s Company B, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry. He was one of 122 soldiers from the Saginaw-based unit to return […]
Several proposed rezonings in and around downtown Oxford will be the subject of a 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 public hearing before the village planning commission. Most of the proposed changes are in part based on the village Master Plan, adopted in 2005, and the DDA Master Plan, which is still awaiting approval. Some of […]
Oxford and Addison township officials voted to place two tax increases on the November ballot to finance a proposed senior center for Oxford, Addison and Orion townships. Oxford voters will be asked to approve a bond proposal calling for property owners to pay an approximately 0.2-mill tax over 20 years to retire a $2.815 million […]
An agreement that will add 851 customers and another 400 gallons per minute in capacity to the Oxford Township water system was approved 5-2 by officials last week. Under the transfer agreement, the township will, at no cost, become the owner and operator of the four private wells and well building which supply water to […]
‘For less than $50 a year, or 12 cents a day for most taxpayers, we can build and operate this senior center.? I hate it when people pitching millage proposals make those kinds of simplistic arguments to persuade voters to their cause. Rhetoric like that is so disingenuous and misleading. Not to mention a steaming […]
This year’s Strawberry Festival parade featured John Patrell as Grand Marshal, but it was ‘Tyrone? who stole the show in Leonard. As the pair rode down Elmwood Street in a classic car, Tyrone ? a furry little puppet wearing a green hat, vest and beads along with sunglasses ? could be seen waving and blowing […]
Think you’ve got a sweet tooth? Take heart because you’re obviously not alone. A total of 2,042 ice cream sundaes were dished out by members of the Addison Township Firefighters Association during the 54th Annual Strawberry Festival in downtown Leonard Saturday. Festival-goers gobbled up 150 gallons of vanilla ice cream smothered in 780 pounds of […]
When Addison voters go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 8 they will decide if their fire department will continue to receive roughly a third of its operating revenue. ‘We run a really tight ship and people get absolutely the most bang for their buck,? said Fire Chief George Spencer. Voters will be asked to authorize […]