The Downtown Oxford Side Walk Sales are scheduled for this weekend, Friday and Saturday, July 16-17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come down and visit while your local businesses serve up savings for all. In addition to some great cost-cutting, visitors should make a stop in Centennial Park to enjoy all the fun activities. […]
During the July 8 regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees, several actions were taken: n Board members voted unanimously to approve the site plan for collocation of additional cellular communications antennae for Sprint PCS on the pre-existing Oakland County telecommunications tower located on Noble Rd. east of Curtis Rd. n The township […]
The Oxford United Methodist Church family is welcoming a new member – Reverend Kenneth B. Ray was installed on June 27 as the congregation’s new leader. ‘We’re looking forward to this,? said Rev. Ray. ‘The area is very nice here. It’s a growth area, which is a great opportunity for the church.? Ray, 57, is […]
Finding that one individual to be the Annual Strawberry Festival’s Special Person is a difficult task for the event’s committee. Year after year, committee members must shuffle through recommendation after recommendation of wonderful area residents. But this year’s selection was as simple to piece together as strawberry shortcake. Mrs. Georgie Edwards, 85, represents everything the […]
After starting as just the glimmer of an idea inside a newspaper classified, the Oxford Women’s Social Club has taken on a life of its own. Since officially forming the group in October 2003, Women’s Club Founder and Organizer Linda Grunewald is proud to report that the group signed its 100th member, Cheryl O’Mara of […]
Wow – impressive. Really impressive. This phrase comes to mind over and over again after learning that Oxford High School 2004 graduates Nathan Lamothe and Devon Hickmott lost the Ford/AAA National Student Auto Skills Competition because they were just too good. The Auto Skills Competition was held June 28-29 for the first time at Ford […]
Oxford has lost one of its bravest and youngest fighters. After a year and a half battle with leukemia, Dakota Robert Unger, 5, passed away on July 2, 2004. ‘He was just such a sweet little boy, always caring for others,? Anne Roop from Little Scholars of Oxford said of the young man she took […]
Two homeschooled local youths recently received the chance of their lifetimes – Charles McGhee and Naomi Culver, both 16, attended the Michigan Farm Bureau’s Annual Young People’s Citizen Seminar earlier this month at Alma College. ‘Oh, it was so worth it,? said McGhee, who lives in Oxford Township. ‘I would go back in a second. […]
Picture finding the perfect antique plush chair at an auction and all you need is a gorgeous dark wood reading table to match – and maybe an elegant new lamp or modern picture to set off the scene. Where can you find an original selection scattered with both new and old items in one place? […]
How do you get five- and six-year-olds interested in health and safety? Simple ? you take four registered nurses, some unique puppets, bright posters and skilled area physicians; mix them together in a classroom presentation; and presto, you have Hip, Health, Hurray!, a hands-on health and safety program. Hip, Health, Hurray! is designed to introduce […]