Members of the Oxford Lions Club will be out and about in the village from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 selling their little plastic white canes. Conducted since 1946, this sale is one of two annual fund-raisers the club depends upon to finance its humanitarian work. From […]
Like a proud father, John Bickel is the only one who can see the difference between the five vintage Volkswagen (VW) Beetles he restored for a national advertising campaign. ‘They’re all perfectly identical,? said Bickel, who lives on the Oxford/Brandon border and operates a small restoration/custom shop called State of Mind Customs. ‘I could tell […]
Various improvement projects planned in the Oxford Downtown Development Authority district could lead to the village borrowing up to $1.5 million, but officials don’t feel the entire amount will be needed. ‘I don’t think it’s anybody’s intent on the DDA to use the full amount,? said village President Chris Bishop, who serves on the downtown […]
Today, they’re bright, eager high school students, but tomorrow they could be our political leaders making policy decisions in Lansing and Washington D.C. A highly-motivated group of eight Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and prepare them to […]
Beginning July 1, Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township will have a new top administrator. It was announced last week that Tom Mecsey, an educator at Cranbrook-Kingswood for 22 years, will take over as the new Head of School. ‘Being in independent school education as long as I have been, Kingsbury’s reputation as an […]
A minor malfunction that went unnoticed caused Oxford High School seniors Nick Murray and John Musselman to finish third in the statewide Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills hands-on competition held April 23 at Macomb Community College Expo Center in Warren. ‘I sincerely believe they’re a first place team that ended up in third place,? said Auto […]
One of the main reasons government in general suffers from a poor reputation and low public confidence is not because of the Evil Media. Government is viewed with suspicion and scorn because of the actions and attitudes of public officials ? you know those guys who allegedly work for us. Last week, I found myself […]
Last week, Girl Scouts in Brownie Troop #3168 donned stylish pink and purple gloves to clean up all the leaves covering Lakeville Elementary’s flower beds. With great gusto, the girls showed that community service can be loads of fun as they raked and bagged leaves while chatting and laughing. Good job, ladies. Thanks for caring […]
Tough times continue for the Oxford Varsity girls softball team as they lost a doubleheader to Brandon April 24 in their Flint Metro League opener. Oxford lost the first game 6-5 and the second 4-1. Highlights from game #1 included Corinne Luxton going 2 for 4 with 1 RBI, Alyssa Hurtado 3 for 3 with […]
A total of 120 people attended the Oxford Chamber of Commerce ‘Cruise into Spring? fashion show held April 24 at the Boulder Pointe Conference Center. Clad in formal duds and casual wear ? all supplied by Kohl’s department store ? the models dominated the stage and delighted the audience.