H & R Block to handle DDA finances

A $1,200 budget amendment request was approved 5-0 by the Oxford Village Council last week so as to allow the Downtown Development Authority to hire H&R Block to handle its auditing and accounting services. H&R Block will charge the DDA an hourly rate of $45 per hour with a maximum monthly charge of $400. The […]

Relay for Life to focus more on ‘survivors and why we’re there’

Kim Beardsley has only one goal for Oxford’s Relay for Life this year ? ‘one more of everything.? ‘I’m going with the one-more rule,? explained the 44-year-old Oxford resident who’s chairing the May 22-23 fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. ‘My goal is to earn at least $1 more than we did last year, have […]

New ordinances simplify process to change water/sewer fees

Village Council approved a sewer system ordinance and water system ordinance Monday night that changes the process of how council adopts their fees. The new ordinances allow council to set permit fees and charges by resolution after a public hearing at a regular meeting, rather than by ordinance. The first public hearing to discuss an […]

Ehman Center plan receives positive feedback

By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor The Lake Orion Village Council approved the Ehman Center owners, Legacy LO’s, plan Monday night to develop the historical almost 100-year-old building into a multi-faceted living and working center with five conditions. Legacy partners presented a conceptual plan for an optional 46 to 57 unit mixed use facility, incorporating office […]

Culture Day comes to Clear Lake

From the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock to the ‘huddled masses? arriving at Ellis Island, the United States has always been a melting pot of diverse cultures and peoples from all over the world. Last week, second-graders at Clear Lake Elementary learned about their respective heritages and ancestral homelands as they participated in a social […]

Hospice offers peace, dignity in facing death

As a hospice care nurse, Cookie Devine faces death on a daily basis as she helps patients make the transition from this life to the next. While the job can be difficult and emotionally stressful at times, the Addison resident considers her work to be an honor, not a burden. ‘If you’ve ever been present […]

Donated art brightens educational program at Christ the Redeemer

By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor Local artists have made Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church of Orion Township a more inviting and intellectual atmosphere for young scholars. Director of Religious Education Lisa Brown said their donated handmade pieces are key for the new educational curriculum, the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. ‘Even my 13-year-old was listening […]

Commander of VFW Post 334 earns state honor

By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer ‘I hope people don’t forget us.? That has been Jim Hubbard’s message since he took over the North Oakland VFW Post 334 four years ago. He has no agenda or motives of grandeur, he just wants his post to do the best they can in making sure the community […]

Council hires firm to ensure financial controls in place

Filak CPA Group was hired by the Oxford Village Council last week to provide the municipality with compliance audit services for an amount not to exceed $1,100. Basically, the Oxford-based firm will be determining if the village has put proper internal controls in place to correct three weaknesses found in the audit completed in January […]

My Way

Back in the 1950s, when right-wingers wanted to silence, discredit or blacklist their opponents on the Left, all they had to do was scream ‘Communist!? and the shunning began. Whether they were in reality Soviet agents or sympathizers mattered very little. Paint them Red and society will ostracize them. Later on, left-wingers used the same […]