A 71-year-old Ortonville man died of natural causes while sitting in downtown Oxford’s Centennial Park on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 15. His name was Orie Woodrow Craft (see obituary on Page 15) and the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death was congestive heart failure. Oxford Village Police were called to […]
Patti Graves-Wesolosky doesn’t have rocks in her head, but she definitely has minerals on her mind. She’s been collecting bits and pieces of the Earth since she was a little girl and now, she wants to spread her passion and share her joy. ‘Everybody’s collected rocks. There’s not a soul who hasn’t,? explained the 26-year […]
Rory Boes? path to becoming an Eagle Scout ironically involved building a path for a local church. Earlier this week, the 16-year-old Life Scout finished work on a walkway lined with patio stones at Christ the King Church located at 1550 W. Drahner Rd. in Oxford Township. Completion of a service project such as this […]
Most people associate Christmastime with the nostalgic sounds of jingling sleigh bells and strolling carolers dressed in Dickensian attire. But Oxford resident Kaleb Beaune wants to shake-rattle-and-roll things up a bit. The 11-year-old’s idea of ‘Rock and Roll Christmas? was selected by the Oxford Chamber of Commerce as the winning entry for this year’s Christmas […]
The ‘Double O? trophy is back in Dragon claws after Lake Orion stopped Oxford, 36-0, last week to hand the Wildcats their third loss of the season and their third shutout loss. The trophy each year goes to the team that wins in the rivalry. The Wildcats won last season. The loss dropped Oxford to […]
Clad in matching chartreuse t-shirts, a group of bicyclists took to the Polly Ann Trail Sunday morning to remember a family member, a friend, a classmate, a neighbor and a community member. The Fourth Annual Tour de Shane Bike-a-thon returned to increase public awareness about suicide prevention. The event is dedicated to the memory of […]
The Addison Township Public Library hosted its Second Annual Classic Cars and Cupcakes Challenge Saturday afternoon. Attendees enjoyed a variety of homemade, sweet treats, while they strolled around the parking lot, looking at some of the finest steel to ever roll off America’s assembly lines. In the cupcake challenge, Hallie Kohler took first place with […]
The dreaded Blood Moon came and went Sunday night ? and the world didn’t end. Superstitious prophets of apocalyptic doom are probably disappointed, but sky watchers and stargazers relished having a front-row seat for this spectacular celestial event. Although it’s not a term bandied about in scientific circles, Blood Moon refers to the reddish color […]
Vision and passion. Anyone who has ever chatted with Christian Mills, owner of the Lake Orion-based Mills Real Estate Ventures, for any length of time can tell he obviously possesses an abundance of both these qualities. Right now, every ounce of them is being poured into the ‘Legacy Center: A Community in Motion? in Oxford […]
Support for the Little Free Library (LFL) program is definitely growing by leaps and bounds in the Oxford area. Over the weekend, another free book exchange box was installed in front of Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ, located at the corner of Hovey and Dennison streets in Oxford Village. ‘We’re just tickled to death […]