FISH to host open house Sunday To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Oxford-Orion FISH will host an open house on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 1-4 p.m. The open house will take place at FISH’s food pantry at 487 First St. in the unincorporated village of Thomas, located in northern Oxford Township. The event is an opportunity […]
Editor’s Note: This week we are proud to run the third and final installment of the very last media interview that Brace Beemer, who played the radio Lone Ranger from 1941-54, ever did. It was with the Oxford Leader and it was published on March 4, 1965 ? three days after his death. Beemer lived […]
Village of Ortonville Township Offices ? 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI 48462 Ortonville Village Council meeting December 8, 2008 ? 7:00 P.M. Draft Members Present: Trustees Green, Eschmann, Batten, Nivelt, Kassuba, Champion and President Quisenberry 1) Approved agenda. 2) Approved minutes of the November 24, 2008 Village Council meeting. 3) Approved disbursements in the amount […]
The Lone Ranger parade on Saturday, August 3 was quite an amazing day for our community. Coming on the heels of our success with the sneak preview of the Disney Lone Ranger movie July 2, it showed what can be done when the right people come together for the right reasons. If Oxford could give […]
The way a donkey cart is supposed to work is the driver holds a long rod containing a carrot on a string, just out of the donkey’s reach. The donkey (the male donkey is properly called a jackass) sees the carrot and starts walking toward the carrot. Because the donkey is harnessed to the cart, […]
Village of Ortonville 2009 Village Council Meeting Schedule: Unless otherwise announced in accordance with state law, the Village of Ortonville will hold its regular meetings on the following dates at 7:00 PM at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan. January 12 January 26 February 9 February 23 March 9 March 23 April 13 April 27 May […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ADOPTION OF ZONING CHANGES TO TOWNSHIP ZONING MAP TO BE INCOMPLIANCE WITH TOWNSHIP MASTER PLAN At a regular meeting of the Groveland Township Board, held on Monday, November 8, 2008, Zoning Map Changes were adopted by a vote of 5 to 0 to bring the Zoning Map into compliance with the Township […]
Michigan House Republicans have been working hard to ensure that economic opportunity is a reality for every hard-working taxpayer in Michigan. We are committed to reducing the tax burden for the citizens of our great state. For example, House Republicans passed new laws to help the dedicated men and women that so willingly give themselves […]
Attention seventh and eighth-grade Oxford football players! Captains agility conditioning will take place from 6-7 p.m. on Aug. 19-22 at the middle school. Practices begin Aug. 26 continue through Aug. 29. All practices will take place from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. Players need to have a physical and buy a girdle pad and sweatshirt. Both […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE #166 ARTICLE Iii. MINERAL MINING AND ASPHALT PLANTS STANDARDS AND REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS Subdivision ii. Reclamation of Mined Areas, Sec. 14-184 IMPORTED MATERIALS At a regular meeting of the Groveland Township Board, held on Monday, November 8, 2008, the following Codified Ordinance was adopted by a vote of 5 to […]