Schools welcome 16 new staff members

A new school year is set to begin Tuesday, Sept. 8. Along with new students, programs and policies, the Oxford school district welcomes with open arms 16 new staff members who are going to help mold and shape young minds for years to come. New staff members include: Justin Dickerson ? Dickerson will be a […]

Breast cancer fund-raiser returns Sept. 12

Pink Ribbon Trailblazers was founded after Pat Nolf, of Lake Orion, asked her husband Dein a simple question while they were driving in their car. ‘Is there any way we could raise money for St. Joseph Breast Health Care?? They found the answer after Dean read an article about the Polly Ann Trail receiving state […]

Booters make it four in a row

The Varsity Boys Soccer Team ran their record to 4-1 on the young season after they defeated the Farmington Hills Harrison Hawks 3-1 on Monday night. It looked like the game was headed for a tie, but the Cats scored twice in the last 10 minutes to clinch their fourth win in a row. Varsity […]

Club raises funds for football

The Oxford Football Club is inviting everyone to become members and help support the football program. ‘Everyone in the community is welcome to join,? said President of the Oxford Football Club Jim Reis. The main focus of the team is promoting football. The money that is generated from the Football Club will be used to […]

Burglaries plague twp.

A string of home invasions that occurred in Oxford Township over the Labor Day weekend has the Oakland County Sheriff’s Oxford substation urging residents to be on the look-out. One of the four invasions occurred September 1 in the 300 block of Shummard Branch. The homeowner’s 16-year-old daughter returned from school around 4:15 p.m. to […]

Big donation to Big Boy

When Sheryl Dangel of Oxford heard about the disaster hurricane Katrina left in Louisiana and Mississippi, she knew she had to do something to help. Not only for her fellow Americans, but for her husband’s uncle and his wife who had a home on the Gulf. ‘We heard from them (last) Tuesday night and he’s […]

New ‘leash’ on life

Everyday, abandoned and stray dogs are put on a list to be euthanized at the Oakland County Animal Shelter. And everyday, many of those dogs are saved and given a ‘new leash on life,? thanks to Oxford’s K-9 Stray Rescue League. This federally and state licensed non-profit organization was founded in 1990 and has been […]

World Peace Scholarship winner speaks to Oxford Rotarians

The Rotary Club of Oxford Aug. 30 hosted Southfield resident Lucine Eusani, Rotary International’s 2005 World Peace Scholarship winner. Eusani, a University of Michigan graduate, was one of 70 students awarded this scholarship. She is the fourth student from U-M to win since the scholarship’s inception. Eusani will be using her scholarship to pursue an […]

Camels arrive in Addison’s horse country

Look around the area of Oxford and Addison Township and you’re bound to see a few farms with horses running freely. But what about camels? That’s right. Camels. They’re not just an exhibit at the zoo anymore. Addison resident Carol Riley and her husband Bob, own two Dromedary camels. Riley says she thinks people might […]

Meals on Wheels

By Chelsea Belanger Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-Melvin Dowdy had a couple of lunch visitors on Monday morning. ‘The meals are pretty good for the most part,? said Dowdy, 88, who receives Meals on Wheels for seniors five days per week from Edna Burton Senior Center volunteers. ‘It’s good that they come here,? he said. ‘They […]