Pat Schnur feels she cannot sit idly by while the senior citizens in her community go without a transportation service to take them to medical appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores and social activities. ‘Every person on this earth has worth,? said the 74-year-old Addison Township resident. ‘No matter who you are, you have worth. We can’t […]
For many people, going to work means spending time in an office or a factory. But for Bartlett Clark, a retired U.S. Navy captain, it used to involve spending months beneath the ocean’s surface traveling the world in a nuclear-powered submarine. He could have taken to the sky to serve his country, but he chose […]
For William Horne III, success on the football field and success in the classroom are not mutually exclusive. The Oxford High School senior recently received academic all-state honors (second team) from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. ‘If you study and do your work, it definitely pays off in the long run,? said Horne, […]
A claim that a pack of coyotes attacked a horse in Oxford Township, resulting in its death, is being investigated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ‘We’re looking into it,? said Tim Payne, the DNR’s Southeast Regional Wildlife Supervisor. ‘We are still uncertain as to exactly what happened.? Oxford resident Kallie (Roesner) Meyers […]
Oxford High School juniors are invited to spend part of their summer vacation exploring what it’s like to be the public officials who make the laws and the police officers who enforce them. Applications are available in the counseling office for the Boys State, Girls State and Student Trooper programs, sponsored locally by Oxford American […]
2014 was an even-steven year for the K9 Stray Rescue League in Oxford Township. The rescue group took in 531 dogs and found homes for 531 dogs. ‘How amazing is that? I could have never planned that,? said Rescue League President Lori Stevenson. Formed in 1990, the nonprofit group is dedicated to saving dogs from […]
A 53-year-old Lapeer man was taken to McLaren Oakland hospital in Pontiac after he rear-ended a semi-truck in his 1998 Jeep around 5:36 a.m. Jan. 27. The crash occurred on the northbound side of M-24, just south of Ray Rd. The driver of the Jeep, who was issued a citation, had some potential broken bones, […]
One of the hardest working groups of laborers in American history were lumberjacks. Visitors to the Oxford Public Library got a glimpse into the lives of the 19th century’s ax men when Sheepshank Sam gave a presentation on Jan. 21. It was part of ‘The Way We Worked,? a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that will wrap […]
The results were mixed for two of storytime’s most notorious villains as the Oxford Middle School Drama Club presented ‘Fairy Tale Courtroom? Thursday evening. There was little sympathy for the Big Bad Wolf as the jury convicted his hairy hide. But the Wicked Witch must have cast a spell over the jurors because they voted […]
It appears the Oxford/Addison area weathered its first major snowstorm this winter without any significant problems based on reports from local officials. ‘Knock on wood, so far, so good,? said Oxford Fire Chief Pete Scholz. Somewhere around a foot of the white stuff fell at a steady pace for about 28 hours between Sunday, Feb. […]