(In response to ‘School district: Get out of transportation business,? The Citizen, June 12, page 6.) Dear Editor, I’m not sure what the good doctor is mad at, parents who waste gas, being taxed, his perception that schools are just elaborate day care centers, or alternative mass transportation. The district will not be laying off […]
The Addison Township fire department is holding an open house and free pancake breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. – noon. Plans for the new fire station in the village of Leonard will be on display as well as one of the new North Oakland Mutual Aid Association HAZMAT trucks. There will also […]
Organizers of a reunion for the Oxford High School Class of 1983 are looking for former classmates. Please send your name and address, and those of the grads you know, to either Shelley Moore Collins at mooreclassof83@comcast.net or contact Jill Johnson Finley at 810-667-7456 or jmfinley@pghmail.com. If you would like more information or to see […]
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, […]
Judy Mauro Schwartz is bringing Italy to Ortonville. At least, as far as teaching strategies are concerned. Schwartz, the teacher/director of Brandon Cooperative Preschool, went to Italy in late May. ‘I used the trip for three reasons,? Schwartz said. ‘I went partially for vacation, partially to see family, and partially for professional development.? Schwartz decided […]
The Northeast Oakland Historical Society’s annual fall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Oxford Public Library. Guest speaker for the evening will be Sandy Dennis on “Beginning Your Family Genealogy.” The meeting is open to the public and new members are welcome. For more information, please call 248-628-1140.
A Salad Luncheon will be held at the Holy Cross Lutheran, located at 136 S. Washington St., on Friday, Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $6 per person. Please call 248-628-2011 for more information.
Military Air National Guard Airman First Class Derek M. Boston graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training […]
Bob Foreback knows how it feels to be honored. As the Goodrich varsity baseball coach for the last 16 years, he has coached his team to 456 wins with only 153 losses and 1 tie. This year, however, he’s earned more than that. He was chosen to coach the West All-Star team in the M.H.S.B.C.A. […]
A “Big Auction” fundraiser takes place on Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. at Kalloway’s Restaurant on Lapeer Road north of Oxford to benefit Saint Augustine’s House. The goal of the auction is to raise funds needed to install a tile floor in the new chapel. Antiques, artwork, art prints, glassware and vases, sports memorabilia, rounds of […]