Feeding time for Donald
Lake Orion resident Kaitlin Cesarek, 4, feeds a duck in Paint Creek Saturday afternoon while attending the 10th Annual Duck Race and Family Picnic, sponsored by the Oxford/Orion Optimist Club.
Run Mitch! Run!
If you gave him the choice, Mitch Cuckovich would have probably run all the way to Eugene, Oregon. After all, Mitch’s love of running is the reason he went there this week. The 10-year-old Oxford boy qualified to compete in 400-meter and 800-meter running events at the 2004 USA Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships […]
Don’t split primary ballots! Vote Rep or Dem
If you plan to vote in Tuesday, August 3 primary election, remember to only vote straight Republican or Democratic tickets, otherwise your vote won’t count. Addison Township Clerk Pauline Bennett wants to make sure voters remember to not split the partisan section of their ballots. If a primary voter does happen to select candidates from […]
Donation to make road smoother ride
A bumpy stretch of Indian Lake Road will soon become a smooth ride thanks to the Levy Corporation, the Oakland County Road Commission and Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn. Dunn recently secured a donation from Levy Corp. of 3,000 tons of ?21-AA? crushed stone, which will be used to resurface Indian Lake Road between M-24 […]
One inspector did report overpayment
It appears one of Oxford Township’s inspectors did report he was overpaid. Last week, the Leader reported that three township inspectors were overpaid a combined total of between $100,000 and $140,000 from January to June 2004 due to a ‘computer error.? According to township Building Official Mike Darling, Bob Gerds, who serves as the mechanical […]
Village residents have 45 days to file petition for cityhood referendum
Oxford Village residents could get to vote on whether or not they want the cityhood process to continue if a valid referendum petition is filed with the state Boundary Commission by Monday, April 14. On Feb. 29, Keith W. Cooley, director of the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth, signed the order approving the […]
My Way
I’ve been writing columns and opinion pieces for more than 10 years. From the East Detroit High School newspaper (The Shamrock) to The Michigan Review at the University of Michigan to The Oxford Leader, I’ve commented, criticized, praised, speculated, poked fun at and opinionated on a wide variety of subjects and people. But in all […]
Crash on M-24 sends drivers to hospital
A 1994 Ford Taurus and 2003 Dodge minivan collided Sunday afternoon on S. Washington St. (M-24) near Minnetonka St., in front of the Oxford Marketplace. According to the Oxford Village Police report, the Dodge minivan, driven by 36-year-old Oxford man, was exiting the Oxford Marketplace parking lot and turning right onto M-24 while an unknown […]
Inspectors overpaid by $100,000 or more
A trio of Oxford Township inspectors got much larger than usual paychecks for the last six months due to a computer error and have now agreed to repay all the money. Building Inspector Jim Wilson, Electrical Inspector Dale Birch and Mechanical and Plumbing Inspector Bob Gerds were overpaid a combined total of between $100,000 and […]
Introducing Lois Golden
The Polly Ann Trail has a new manager and her name is Lois Golden. The 53-year-old Rochester Hills resident began her new job on July 16. Golden’s contract with the Polly Ann Trail Management Council calls for her to be paid $26,000 per year and work an average of 30 hours per week (including weekends), […]