Rick Carver is a professional idiot and he’s darn proud of it. ‘Being an idiot I can do anything,? said the 1979 Oxford High School graduate now living in Pontiac. ‘I like to play around with the trash, jump through the mud. I get to have all sorts of fun like that.? Carver, who’s act […]
Oxford’s girls varsity golf program is in deep trouble unless Coach Terry Kelley can immediately add more names to his team roster. ‘It’s not looking good in terms of numbers,? he said. Right now, the entire team consists of three golfers ? a junior, sophomore and freshman ? and if Kelley can’t recruit at least […]
Joe Bunting is Oxford Township’s first declared candidate for the August 2008 primary election. The 30-year-old resident is planning to file his nominating petitions with the township clerk this week. He’s running as a Republican for one of four trustee seats up for grabs next year. ‘I always had an interest in politics,? said Bunting, […]
The Oxford Hills Junior Golf League wrapped up another exciting season of play last week with three local youths earning trophies. Lake Orion residents Evan Young and Griffen Beeler earned first place honors in the first and second flights respectively, while Spencer Christen, of Oxford, was named champion of the third flight. Sixty youths, ages […]
Plans are moving forward to convert the former Oxford Township offices at 18 W. Burdick St. into a new substation for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. Last week, the township board voted 5-2 to contract with the Rochester-based Heins and Kwapis Architects to draw up plans for renovating the main floor and basement of the […]
The 2nd Annual Orion/Oxford Duck Race, held Saturday in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park, was a great success. A total of 1,268 pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks were sold, raising $6,340 for the Oxford/Addison and Orion Youth Assistance programs. Anticipation filled the air as the excited crowd watched the armada of toy ducks float […]
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 108 hosted a ‘Support Our Troops? packing party Sunday afternoon at Legion Post 108 on E. Drahner Road, east of M-24. A total of 167 care packages for U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq were lovingly assembled by the 81 volunteers who attended the three-hour event.
The 2nd Annual Orion/Oxford Duck Race, held Saturday in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park, was a great success. A total of 1,268 pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks were sold, raising $6,340 for the Oxford/Addison and Orion Youth Assistance programs. Anticipation filled the air as the crowd watched the armada of toy ducks float down […]
The Oxford Hills Junior Golf League wrapped up another exciting season of play last week with three local youths earning trophies. Lake Orion residents Evan Young and Griffen Beeler earned first place honors in the first and second flights respectively, while Spencer Christen, of Oxford, was named champion of the third flight. Sixty youths, ages […]
Disillusioned and tired of the ‘dishonesty? and ‘spineless? actions of certain members of the Oxford Village government, Councilwoman Teri Stiles quietly tendered her resignation immediately following the Aug. 14 meeting. ‘I’m quitting because of the dishonesty on the council and in the administration,? said Stiles, who was appointed in March 2006. ‘I think they have […]