I’ve been exchanging Jottings weekly for many years with Dick Milliman, and he sends me his columns, ‘The Almanack.? He’s owned several papers, from Grayling to the Indiana border, while being very active in Lansing. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a recent topic of Dick’s. He wrote, ‘The public has not yet been told the ins […]
eader Editor What used to look like ‘the back of a factory,? as one owner put it, now looks like a ‘courtyard setting? in downtown Oxford. As a result, Williams Art Glass Studio/Sunset Antiques, owned by Rick and Karen Williams, was honored June 13 with an ‘Outstanding Investment? award from Main Street Oakland County. ‘We’re […]
The Lake Orion Knights of Columbus recently distributed checks from their Michigan Tootsie Roll drive. Fr. Thomas R. Carey, Council #4764 Knights of Columbus, Lake Orion, distributed checks totaling $8,000 at a May 26 Family Dinner Night. The money will go to local groups serving the mentally handicapped. These funds were collected by Knights of […]
Deputy Reports Tuesday, May 26, malicious destruction of property reported at the Kroger’s on Lapeer Road. Car fender was scratched. Illegal entry–immigration–arrest made at Giddings and Brown roads. Breaking and entering reported at Barrington Circle. Damage to property reported on Baldwin Road. Thursday, May 28, disorderly conduct citations issued to two subjects who allegedly threw […]
‘Great victory for Pat Paad.? That’s how Flint attorney Tom Pabst summed up U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh’s June 10 order denying the majority of Oxford Village’s motion for summary judgment with regard to former Deputy Clerk Marion Patricia Paad’s lawsuit against the municipality, Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth and Manager Joe Young. As a result, […]
Two local businessmen, formerly connected with the Orion-based Odyssey Industries, learned that scrap metal pays, but crime does not. Randal Bellestri, 57, formerly of Oxford, and Paul Michajlyszyn, of Leonard, could be facing prison time for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by failing to report large sums of cash income derived from scrap metal […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher who introduced one of her students to her husband, a convicted sex offender later jailed on charges of sexually assaulting the girl, will not face any criminal charges. Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper confirmed Wednesday that the 93-day misdemeanor charge of failure […]
Goodrich-By a 5-1 vote Monday night, district resident Lynne Morisette was appointed to the school district board of trustees, replacing long-time Trustee Michael Thorpe, who resigned on May 6. Trustee Linda Jackson voted no on the appointment, however, declined comment on the issue as of press time. School Board President Michael Tripp said the decision […]
‘My official spin on this is we’re better than half the people that were there.? That’s how Oxford High School Auto Instructor Dan Balsley cheerfully described the 24th place finish of Alan LaBarge and Mike Smith at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national finals held June 10 in Dearborn. ‘I was obviously hoping for a […]
Oxford School’s proposed $48.9 million budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year contains no layoffs and no pay cuts, according to Assistant Superintenent of Business & Finance Pamela Anstey. All staff will receive a 1 percent pay increase, with the exception of executive salaries, which will remain at their negotiated contract level. ‘We know that’s not […]