Cameras and museums have a lot in common. Both capture moments in time and preserve them for future generations. Both display the past in a way that makes it real and relatable to those who weren’t there. How fitting that throughout the months of June and July the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum is featuring a […]
The late 1950s and early 1960s were a time of unprecedented prosperity and positivity in America, especially in a place called Oxford. ‘It was just the best of times,? said Ronnie (Kintz) Grobbel, a 1962 graduate of Oxford High School and former cheerleader. ‘We didn’t have the pressures (students) do today. Our parents were working. […]
Heroes were the focus of the 2008 Oxford High School Baccalaureate service held June 4 at the Oxford United Methodist Church on E. Burdick St. Sponsored by the Oxford-Orion Ministers Association, the service highlighted three types of heroes and their roles in students? lives. Graduating seniors Marsha McMunn, Chandler Macocha and Chelsea Landry talked about […]
In this section of Oakland County, Methodists began meeting in people’s homes in 1834, but it wasn’t until 1837 that they formally organized in Oxford. It’s to this group that the modern Oxford United Methodist Church (OUMC) traces its lineage. However, it didn’t become a United Methodist Church until 1968. Prior to that, it was […]
You can’t keep a good party down in Oxford. Organizers of the Senior All Night Party held at Oxford High School Sunday night/Monday morning didn’t let the lack of electricity or sweltering heat stop them from throwing one heck of a farewell bash for the Class of 2008. ‘If it wasn’t for the parents, they […]
A mobile home unit in Addison Twp. had an uninvited guest smash its way through the roof during Sunday’s severe storm. A large tree cracked near its base and fell on top of the trailer located at 246 Winding Brook inside the Hidden Lake Estates Manufactured Home Community off Rochester Rd. Fortunately, no one was […]
Sounding polished and professional, Oxford Middle School’s eighth-grade concert band held its final performance last week at the OHS Performing Arts Center. From British and Czech folk songs to The Beatles and James Bond, the 100-member band, directed by teacher Patrick Parrish, performed an eclectic and lively mix of tunes. Perhaps the most interesting and […]
Leonard Elementary first-graders in teacher Jessica Peyerk’s class were paid a special visit last week by the Addison Township Fire Department. But don’t worry, there was no 9-1-1 emergency. It was just Firefighter/Paramedic Joe Fisher coming to talk to kids about fire safety and answer their questions. ‘How do you put the fire station out […]
The first victory of the 2012 football season was scored Saturday on Oxford’s famous blue turf. But it wasn’t the Wildcats who put one in the win column; it was Addison residents Craig Garrett and Tracy Kramm who tied the knot on the 50-yard line. The couple desired a truly unique wedding experience and that’s […]
Move over Clark W. Griswold. You’re not the only master of exterior holiday illumination on the block. Oxford resident Robert Katanski brightens cold winter nights on Indian Knolls Drive with the 34,000 to 35,000 Christmas lights that completely cover the 40-foot pine tree on his front lawn. For 20 years, Katanski has illuminated the evergreen, […]