By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor If everyone had just blindly accepted the medical community’s diagnosis and basically ignored her, Phyllis K. Klenk would probably still be lying in a bed somewhere, trapped in her body and living out her days as a nonperson. She might even be dead. But thanks to her husband and a […]
‘From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, from the sands of Iwo Jima to the rice paddies of Vietnam to the fields of Iraq, American soldiers have fought and died for over 200 years defending liberty and preserving freedom around the world.? You could hear a pin drop in Centennial Park on […]
From the late Mort Neff, creator and longtime host of the Michigan Outdoors television series, to the bow hunting rock star Ted Nugent, a number of famous sportsmen/media personalities have called the Wolverine state their home. Oxford natives Quinn Minard and Glen Giuliani are hoping to join that distinguished list when the lifelong friends make […]
Those walking or driving down Pontiac Street on Memorial Day may have noticed a somber and touching tribute to our country’s fallen soldiers. On the front lawn of 71 Pontiac Street were two pairs of black combat boots, each with a rifle standing barrel-down between them and army helmets perched atop the rifle stocks. Whenever […]
Good kids doing good things. That’s what Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance’s (OAYA) Annual Youth Recognition Ceremony is all about. On Monday, May 23, OAYA honored a little more than 200 Oxford students ? ranging from elementary age to high school ? for their good deeds, volunteer spirit and willingness to help others. Here’s the who’s who […]
Preliminary plans and estimated costs for construction of a new Oxford Township hall off Granger Road just north of Seymour Lake Road were approved May 25. Township officials approved preliminary plans for the Phase 1 of the building, which includes a main and lower level, each 7,000 square feet in size. The plans were prepared […]
Oxford Village residents can expect to see no relief when their summer tax bill comes in July. The village council May 24 approved keeping the operating rate at 12.62 mills ? the same rate it’s levied since 2002 ? to finance its $10,152,990 budget for July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 (seen right), which […]
Issuance of a capital improvement bond series totalling $3.3 million for upcoming street and downtown parking projects was approved 4-0 by the Oxford Village Council May 24. The bonds are scheduled to be sold June 14 and paid off over the next 15 years, according to village Manager Joe Young. The street improvement share of […]
Sometimes long shots do come in. After five years of hard work and one disheartening denial, the Michigan Natural Resource Trust Fund board last week awarded Addison Township a $428,000 grant to purchase 80 acres of land ? located one mile west of Leonard Village at the northeast corner of Leonard and Haven roads ? […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor If everyone had just blindly accepted the medical community’s diagnosis and basically ignored her, Phyllis K. Klenk would probably still be lying in a bed somewhere, trapped in her body and living out her days as a nonperson. She might even be dead. But thanks to her husband and a […]