A proposal to make two emergency connections between the Oxford Township and Village water systems was approved 3-2 by the village council last week. ‘From an emergency standpoint, I believe this council has the obligation to do whatever is possible for water for the village,? said Councilman Tom Benner The emergency connections would be located […]
Two people were transported to the hospital July 13 as a result of a fire inside a crafts building at Upland Hills Farm on Lake George Road in Addison Township. A male patient was taken to the burn center at Detroit Receiving Hospital with second and third-degree burns on an estimated 20 percent of his […]
Two tax proposals aimed at constructing and operating a tri-township senior center will be on the November ballot following a thumbs up from both Oxford and Addison officials. ‘It’s time that we acknowledge the needs of our senior citizens and (their) caregivers,? said Helen Mann, an Oxford resident of 33 years, who helped pitch the […]
Addison officials voted unanimously Monday to place the tri-township senior center proposals (see previous story for background) on the ballot, but not without first asking some pertinent questions and expressing a few opinions. ‘Yes, we all would like a nice senior center, but I feel that adding almost half a mill to the property taxes […]
Kids and teens enrolled in the Oxford Public Library’s summer reading program met with some special visitors last week ? bats. Not baseball, the flying kind. Rob Mies, a biologist and educator with the Bat Zone at Cranbrook Institute of Science, brought in three types of bats for the kids to examine up close and […]
Four teams of young men played some old-fashioned baseball last week on the fields at Oxford High School. No scores were recorded. No stats, like RBIs or ERAs, were written down. No awards or scholarships were on the line. It was all about having fun on beautiful summer day and making every player’s ‘field of […]
CAM Logic wants to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year by getting to know its business neighbors. ‘I think people should be aware of who we are and what we do,? said owner Jim Carlisle, of Oxford. That’s why the downtown Oxford company ? specializing in Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer-Aided Engineering […]
I must have missed a meeting. At what point did it become government’s job to keep people occupied in their spare time? When did it become taxpayers? responsibility to make sure every age segment of the population has something to do? When exactly did the government crusade to wipe out boredom officially commence? It seems […]
An Oxford couple recently opened a medical spa in Rochester Hills and in doing so, helped a national franchise make its debut in the state of Michigan. Steve and Lori McCracken are the proud new owners of a Radiance Medspa located in the Village of Rochester Hills shopping district on North Adams Road. The couple […]
Lakeville United Methodist Church turns 150 this year and to celebrate the congregation is hosting an open house Sunday, Aug. 6 beginning at 1 p.m. ‘The whole public’s invited,? according to church member Bob Godkin, of Addison. And if you like what you see, you’re more than welcome to join. Although the actual church was […]