Local wants own TV show

Whoa-who-a Oprah! Orion resident, independent insurance agent, family man and health nut, Dennis James is singing the praises of talk-show giant Oprah Winfrey . . . and is hoping to land his own show through her website, www.oprah.com James, 55, has produced a short 2.5 minute video hawking his new show idea. In the nationwide […]

This ‘is’ a drill

The Orion rail yard off Silverbell Road saw a flurry of activity on Sept. 25, as local fire departments, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and response teams from Oakland County Hazmat worked to contain a trail derailment and chemical spill. Except water was what was spilling from the train cars, not the vinyl acetate it […]

Ed Bossardet passes away

Lifelong Oxford resident, community leader, World War II veteran and past owner of Bossardet Funeral Home, Ed Bossardet passed away Tuesday night, after a long bout with cancer. He was 85. ‘I visited with him just last Thursday,? said Oxford Village resident and past village president Joe Bullen. ‘He was out on his inclosed porch. […]

The plot thickened. Bread ties, part two

So last week I went against all things safe. I broke out and tattled on a powerful secret society — the secret bread baker society, the SBBS. I ratted them out and what they wanted suppressed and kept hidden from honest, God-fearing Americans like yourselves. Fearing not for my safety, only caring that the truth […]

River repairs

Volunteers Adam Smith, left, and Austin Simmons work on the streambank in Depot Park during River Day, June 12. For more River Day pictures, see page 5A. Photo by Phil Custodio

Scarecrows to invade Oxford!

An army of creepy straw-filled figures dressed in ragged old clothes are set to invade downtown Oxford from Oct. 6 through Nov. 14. Residents will be powerless to stop these frightful creatures. Local officials are advising people to immediately surrender – and have loads of Halloween fun! Plans are underway for first annual “Scarecrows in […]

Nightmare on Burdick Street

There’s unspeakable evil being planned on Burdick St. It’s horrible. . . It’s gruesome. . . It’s frightening. . . And it desperately needs volunteers, sponsors and a whole list of materials. Planning is in full swing for a haunted house fund-raiser to aid Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA). Dubbed “Nightmare on Burdick Street,” the soon-to-be […]

So, what? Sew buttons! An old time comeback

The first year Hazel and I were married, she worked as a clerk in an Owosso factory. I commuted to East Lansing to college. With no school homework, I had lots more idle time than Hazel. I took up doing (what, in my youth, was considered) woman’s work around the house. You know — cooking, […]

Superintendent search is on

Dave Reschke is set to serve as interim superintendent for Clarkston schools, as the district searches for a new chief administrator. ‘I’m not looking for work, but I am very committed to this district,? said Reschke at the June 14 Clarkston Board of Education meeting. Board President Steve Hyer insisted they make the decision that […]

Equestrian team heads to States

Oxford High School has an equestrian team?!?!? Why yes, yes it does – and coach Dee Shephard couldn’t be prouder of this year’s group which just recently claimed the District 2. Division A championship title. “We’ve been the reserve champion the last two years,” said Shephard, “and we’ve been to state four years in a […]