There were plenty of good people doing good things over the weekend. On Saturday, volunteers at the Oxford-Orion FISH pantry packed bountiful Thanksgiving dinners for 192 local families consisting of 510 adults and kids. On Sunday, Oxford firefighters braved the frigid temperatures to collect approximately $4,100 in donations during a boot drive to help fund […]
Brandon Twp.- “Why was Paris a target? What is Paris doing about it? Who will be next? How many died? So sad. đ Why did it happen?” Just a few days after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Kelly Sawyer stood in the classroom where she teaches French to students at Brandon High […]
Township of Addison Board of Trustees Meeting Synopsis Addison Township Board of Trustees February 16 and March 1, 2010 meeting synopsis. The meetings were held at the Addison Township Complex, 1440 Rochester Rd. Township of Addison Board: Supervisor Pearson, Clerk Bennett and Treasurer Alberty, Trustees: John Boehmer, Linda Gierak, Ed Brakefield and John Sutphin The […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on January 13, 2010 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Supervisor Dunn, Clerk Wright, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Bellairs, Trustee Cryderman, Trustee Spisz and Trustee Bunting. ABSENT: None. The following actions […]
Brandon Twp.- Township employees and firefighters? salaries have not kept pace with the rising cost of living over the past eight years, but wages will get another boost with a 2 percent raise to take effect in January. The Ortonville Village Council unanimously approved a 2 percent wage increase for firefighters at their Nov. 23 […]
Six different wolves on trail cameras. Seven different dead deer killed by wolves. That’s the report from Jeff Stonerock after returning from a week-long deer hunting trip to his family’s 550 acres in Iron County in the Upper Peninsula’s western region. For the past 20 years Stonerock and his family have made the 11 hour, […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on February 10, 2010 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Supervisor Dunn, Clerk Wright, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Bellairs, Trustee Cryderman, and Trustee Spisz. ABSENT: Trustee Bunting The following actions were […]
VILLAGE OF OXFORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice, that the Village of Oxford Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Special Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m., on April 5, 2010 in the Oxford Village Council Chambers, 22 W. Burdick, Oxford, Michigan to consider the following: Applicant: Jan Van Houtte/Chuck Schneider 15 N Washington […]
Block off the streets, plug in the lights and notify Santa? Goodrich’s Downtown Christmas will be glowing from 5-9 p.m., Dec. 3 as the local holiday tradition is sure to provide plenty of cheer. ‘We are very excited about the downtown Christmas this year,? said Patty Plant, owner of Cranberries Cafe, 10250 Hegel Road, downtown […]
The Goodrich Girls Volleyball team came up short on Nov. 20 in their drive for a state championship when they were defeated by Ann Arbor’s Father Gabriel Richard High School in the Michigan High School Athletic Association state semi-finals at Battle Creek. ‘We just never gained control over the match from the very beginning,? said […]