When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, Oxford Elementary School teacher Barbara Johnston’s fourth-grade class donated over $300 to help stranded pets in the devastated city of New Orleans. Two years later, the Oxford resident realized the city is still in dire need of volunteers to not only help re-build the destroyed homes, […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously at their regular meeting Monday night to allow the fire department to purchase new turnout gear. Turnout gear is the protective outer layer of clothing worn by firefighters during operations. The specifications for the gear have been recently upgraded to the new National Fire Protection Association, therefore […]
Last week, kids from around Oxford spent the hot summer days inventing objects to solve their problems, contact life on another planet and even solve a crime. It was all part of Camp Invention at Clear Lake Elementary School, which is a national summer program packed with hands-on activities, brainstorming, experimentation, and unbelievable action to […]
Children enrolled in the Oxford Public Library’s Summer Reading Program got to hang out with live bats last Wednesday when the Organization for Bat Conservation visited Oxford. Dale Smart, biologist and educator with the Bat Zone at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, brought three bats with him for the program: a Mexican free-tailed bat, a […]
The Lakeville Cemetery may soon have a beautiful gazebo for visitors to sit at while remembering their loved ones, thanks to a drive started by the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary. Bob Godkin, vice president of the auxiliary, said he came up with the concept of placing a gazebo in the cemetery, located in Addison Township off […]
After four years of patient waiting, it looks like plans are finally moving forward in the effort to build a new Addison Township Public Library. Nina Ciccolini, president of the library board, said they expect to close on the 3.78-acre property, located on the north side of Rochester Road between Milmine St. and Cantley St., […]
When kittens and adult cats are rescued by the Michigan Humane Society, they usually spend days cooped up in a metal cage, waiting for a loving family to adopt them. Now, with help from four Oxford Girl Scout troops, those kittens and adult cats will have a fun and special place to chill inside their […]
After a two-year hiatus, the Rural Pearl will be making a much anticipated comeback to the Oxford area this week. The Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will be presenting the 9th Annual Rural Pearl of a Ride on Saturday, July 28. The Rural Pearl is a one-day, rail-trail and back roads bike tour of scenic […]
Although they were sympathetic when it came to the possibility of the historic Arnold Auditorium being destroyed during a practice burn by the fire department, Addison Township official’s hands are tied. Township attorney Robert Davis reminded the board last Monday night that it all comes down to a legality issue with the owners of the […]
One duck, two duck, three duck, four. It’s time for the 2nd Annual Duck Race through the Village of Lake Orion. Yellow plastic toy ducks will be racing down the river in Children’s Park on Saturday, Aug. 11 to win you great prizes and to benefit the Oxford/Addison Youth Assistance and the Orion Area Youth […]