Brandon Twp.-A combined 54 years of experience will be lost to the township this month when two valued employees retire. Elections/Human Resources Coordinator Karen McArthur, whose career with the township began in 1976, and Mary Kassuba, who has been deputy supervisor since 1987, will have their last day at the township offices on May 21. […]
It appears Oxford Village officials favor the idea of hiring an additional police officer to offset their portion of the $136,677 debt to the U.S. Department of Justice. At last week’s council meeting, officials spoke favorably, but took no action, regarding the possibility of hiring a fourth full-time village police officer to satisfy the $31,435.71 […]
An unpleasant home chore turned into a treasure hunt when Oxford residents Dale and Suzanne Spiker found an original 1914 license plate in their front yard. The couple, who have lived in their home since the 1960s, was having local businessman Dan Ludwig dig up their front yard to repair a broken water main when […]
Dear Editor, Saturday May 8, was a cold and blustery day and I was visited by angels. It was Bob Mullen and a group of teens from Hillside Bible Church. They were volunteers for the Rocking and Raking clean up for seniors and the disabled of our community. Their warm smiles and cheerful faces brought […]
Dear Editor, (In response to ‘Privatize busing, bad idea by district,? The Citizen, May 8, page 6.) Ann Wiley, a 20-year bus driver (retired) recently wrote that privatization is a bad idea. I agree with many of her statements; it’s a job most parents wouldn’t want; drivers know your kids and who waits for them […]
Who says scaring the you-know-what out of people can’t be a profitable venture? Not Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance. The group’s Haunted House fund-raiser – dubbed Nightmare on Burdick St.: The Purple Gang Rides Again – “netted close to $4,000” in its 10 days of operation, according to OAYA Caseworker Hank Szlenkier. “I’m always awed and humbled […]
Thumbs up to the Oxford Village Department of Public Works for repairing a safety hazard and eyesore last week. In case you didn’t notice, the northern driveway leading into the southwest parking quadrant and adjacent sidewalk was replaced last week by the DPW with fresh cement. Prior to the repair, the pavement was severely deteriorated […]
Dear Editor, Our thanks to the Hillside Bible Church members who came to our Sashabaw Road home on Saturday who raked and cleand up our front yard. These volunteers for the Rocking and Raking are greatly appreciated Don & Margaret Kengerski
Dear Editor, Every year, when I see the invitation to senior citizens to enjoy the benefits of Brandon Township’s Rockin? & Rakin? Day, I think, ‘How nice that the township does something like this for its old people and those who are disabled.? This year, at age 80, I crossed over and became one of […]
EDITORIAL – Next week Oxford Township and Village will be conducting public hearings to garner resident input as to how the 2004 Community Block Grant Development funds should be spent. Taxpayers have a responsibility to attend these hearings because ultimately it’s the fate of their money that’s being decided. The township has been allocated $39,817 […]