A congressman with dreams of being president made the Village of Oxford one of the stops on his road to the White House last week. U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California) toured Acorn Stamping, a metal stamping plant at 600 S. Glaspie Street, and chatted with owners Bobby and Sandra Cox. ‘I saw in this company […]
Since late October, leaders from the school district, public safety agencies and local governments have been meeting to see how they can help each other make Oxford safer for everyone during emergency situations. ‘Everybody has operational plans for how they would handle things, but it all needs to be brought together so everyone can know […]
Santa’s elves can’t be everywhere ? that’s why the big guy in the extra large red suit keeps the Addison Twp. Fire Department on speed-dial. Firefighters gathered at Station #1 in Leonard Dec. 19 to wrap the mountain of Christmas gifts they purchased for local families in need using monies from their annual Goodfellow Newspaper […]
Someone is stealing Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn’s campaign signs. Dunn filed a report with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department on July 13 stating that between 15 and 20 of his blue-and-white colored re-election signs were stolen ‘from businesses and private property throughout Oxford Township? by an ‘unknown person(s).? ‘I’m angry,? the supervisor said. ‘I […]
If Abbey Londer has her way, the next great comedic performer will be from Oxford, Michigan. Londer, a 2004 Oxford High School graduate, and her zany sketch comedy group, The Deformed, are set to perform in the 7th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival (or Sketchfest) on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 5:30 p.m. ‘This will be […]
Clear Lake Elementary third-grader Jason Dudewicz had a pretty tough year. Since being diagnosed with medulloblastoma (a brain tumor prevalent in young children) in March, the little guy’s undergone three surgeries, six weeks worth of radiation treatments and chemotherapy, which will continue through May 2008. To make his Christmas a little, scratch that, a lot […]
Proposals for a bond issue and operating millage to expand and maintain Oxford Township’s safety path network were sent back to committee last week to examine how including village taxpayers would affect the numbers presented. The township’s safety path committee ? which consists of Treasurer Joe Ferrari, Trustee Pat Fitchena and Planning Commissioner Sam Liberto […]
Firefighters were called to the Oxford Hills Golf and Country Club Monday afternoon to extinguish a fire inside a wall between the cooking grill line in the kitchen and the walk-in coolers. Oxford Fire Chief Jack LeRoy said a wooden wall separated the two and ‘over the years the fire rating of the wall had […]
‘Village residents already have a sidewalk system which they have paid for and continue to pay for. Village residents should not be subjected to another tax burden, so the township can build what it lacks and what the village already has. In my book, that’s not only unfair, it amounts to double taxation.? ? C.J. […]
I had to put off writing this column for a week because I was so angry I couldn’t pen anything coherent without using a bunch of words I’m not allowed to print. I’ve never been so embarrassed, frustrated or ready to choke a bunch of officials as I was at the Dec. 13 meeting of […]