The Addison Township Board of Trustees approved the fire department spending over $23,000 on equipment that would benefit their residents during medical emergencies. The department will be upgrading one of their two cardiac monitors by purchasing a 12 lead Life-pak monitor/defibrillator, which visualizes the heart from 12 directions. A 12 lead electrocardiogram in the field […]
Tears flowed and laughs were shared as former Oxford resident Burt Biebuyck was promoted to the rank of colonel in the United States Army on Monday. Surrounded by friends, family, past school teachers and coaches, Biebuyck, 44, took his oath of office at a special ceremony held at St. Joseph School in Lake Orion. Brigadier […]
If you’re looking for a law firm that strives hard to meet your needs and offers affordable rates, then look no further than the Brackon Law Offices, PLC. Now located just down the road in downtown Oxford, Attorney Derek Brackon offers his law services to those in small- to medium-sized businesses, as well as to […]
‘Just when you think you’ve got nothing, you get everything.’That was how Oxford resident Sherrie Kraniak described her feelings after a local tree removal business came to her aid after the storms ravaged her front yard on Harwood Court June 8. Kraniak, a single mother of two teenagers who’s recovering from a two-year battle with […]
On Friday, June 20, professional and amateur actors will combine their skills for a fund-raising event to end all fund-raising events. OK, that may be a little dramatic, but, hey, it’s to benefit the Oxford High School Drama Club. Taking the stage that night will be 2004 OHS grad Abbey Londer and her acting teammates, […]
You know how they always say before you die, your whole life flashes before your eyes? Well, I think the same is true when you leave one job for another. After a little over three years of covering feel-good features, writing new business and township board meeting stories, photographing innumerable school and sporting events, I’ve […]
Christina Haugh is one of the lucky people who’s hobby is her job. An artist at heart, Haugh, a resident of Leonard, paints abstract flowers and creates textured collages. The vibrant colors in her paintings blend together in a ‘dreamy? fashion, and compliment any wall they hang on. ‘It’s all God-given talent,? said the self-taught […]
Congratulations to two students and their coach at Bryant’s Karate in downtown Oxford for their recent accolades. Nine-year-old Rain Fredericks, of Oxford, took 2nd Place in the 9 and Under black belt division in sparring and 3rd Place in 77-pounds and Under Division in Continuous Sparring at the Kumite Classic held recently in Pittsburg, PA. […]
Leonard resident Andrew Stein received another honor last week when he was selected to join an intensive two-week study trip to China, led by the National Committee on United States-China Relations. Stein, a recent Oxford High School grad, will join 11 other Presidential Scholars on the trip June 26-July 10. While in China, the students […]
Daniel Axford Elementary held their first ever Character Building Breakfast on May 29, and honored 36 students and their parents. Two students were selected by their peers and teacher from each classroom for how well they demonstrated the character traits of being responsible, kind and friendly throughout the year. The entire school has been focused […]