Integrity, a noun, has a definition of uprightness of character, honesty, the condition, quality or state of being complete or undivided. Let’s compare the word integrity with the May 18, 2005 article on camera security system coming to township hall which in all truth and honesty is Big Brother will be watching you at the […]
Several years ago, my wife and I moved to the sleepy Village of Oxford. At that time there were very few dining places and a shortage of places to grocery shop or to purchase a variety of goods. For years, there was a contentious relationship between officials of the township and village. How things have […]
Ten Years Ago May 31, 1995 ~~A crowd of over 200 people packed the LO Middle School auditorium for the hearing on the proposed shopping center at Silverbell/M-24. Most of them said they opposed the development during the four hour hearing. ~~School superintendent Bob Bass sent a letter to Central Michigan University’s administrators telling them […]
Oakview Middle School students joined students and teachers in Lake Orion Elementary Schools in taking part in Literacy Day in April. The service learning project stemmed from a unit of study that the eighth-graders at Oakview started in October, focusing on literacy and the freedom to learn to read. Students were asked to write a […]
A slow start didn’t prevent the Oxford Varsity Volleyball team from winning the first round of their MHSAA district tournament Nov. 3 against Waterford Mott at Waterford Kettering. After losing the first game against the Corsairs 16-25, the Wildcats rallied to win the next four games 25-18, 22-25, 25-12 and 15-6. The Wildcats are now […]
I have been a resident of Oxford for the last 23 years. I coached baseball in town for 15 of those years and have had two sons graduate from Oxford High School after participating in both baseball and basketball at the JV and varsity levels. Last night I attended Oxford High School’s Varsity Athletes Awards […]
Monday, May 23, operating a vehicle while intoxicated on Joslyn Road. Computer items and a wallet were taken from a vehicle on Ridgeview Circle. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated on Heights Road. Fraud on Oneida Trail. *** Tuesday, May 24, breaking and entering at the GM Orion Plant on Giddings Road. Driving with a suspended […]
Monday, May 23, operating a vehicle while intoxicated on Joslyn Road. Computer items and a wallet were taken from a vehicle on Ridgeview Circle. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated on Heights Road. Fraud on Oneida Trail. *** Tuesday, May 24, breaking and entering at the GM Orion Plant on Giddings Road. Driving with a suspended […]
Farmer John’s Barnyard Express made a stop at the Community Educational Resource Center (CERC) in Lake Orion on May 11. Farmer John introduced kids from the CERC’s Early Childhood program to some of his barnyard friends: A dog named Pal, a pig, a goat and a sheep. The kids learned how animals live in the […]
A volunteer program seeking to give a very happy holiday season to low-income children in Oxford, Orion and Addison townships is seeking helpers who would like to ‘adopt? a child. The AngelFISH holiday program is in its seventh year of assisting area children. FISH is trying to match children in need with those willing to […]