What do Spiderman and Oxford Middle School Counselor Ryan Kline have in common? Both spin webs to help people. In Kline’s case, the WEB stands for ‘Where Everybody Belongs? and it’s a new program he’s instituted at OMS to help the incoming sixth-graders make the big transition from life in elementary school. ‘It’s a program […]
I’ll keep my column short this week because the topic is just so stupid. People must be bored, nuts or both because I’ve never witnessed such hysteria over nothing as I have with President Barack Obama’s speech to America’s school students (see story on page 5). Let me just say for the record, I’m no […]
Daniel Axford kindergarten teacher Kim Kreilach (left) gives a high-five to new student Trinity Munoz as Oxford went back to school Aug. 24. Kreilach offered each of her students their choice of a hug, high-five or handshake as they entered her classroom. Of course, all the options were accompanied by a friendly smile. Photo by […]
The good news is Addison Township is going to save approximately $49,750 next year. The bad news is the government won’t be funding a number of local services that directly impact residents? lives. Addison’s board of trustees voted unanimously Aug. 25 to eliminate funding to the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Polly Ann Trail, Oxford-Addison […]
THOMAS ? A local charity found a new home. A piece of community history found new life. And one ‘family? found a way to help another in need. After 18 months of searching for a new place to house its food, clothing and furniture for the needy, Oxford/Orion FISH was handed the keys to Thomas […]
Hot Blues and Barbecue will return to Oxford next year, but under new leadership and in a completely different venue. On Aug. 23, the village council voted to accept the responsibility for the planning and execution of Hot Blues and BBQ 2006. Council did this based on an Aug. 15 recommendation from the Oxford Downtown […]
A 5-year-old girl, is recovering at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital after being shot in the face Wednesday night inside a residence at the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department has 30-year-old Pontiac man suspected of the shooting in custody. He was the boyfriend of the victim’s 21-year-old aunt and is currently […]
A $700,000 purchase agreement for a piece of land crucial to protecting Oxford Village’s water supply and possibly expanding Scripter Park was approved 4-0 by council Aug. 23. Council authorized moving ahead with the completion of a real estate purchase agreement for 98 S. Glaspie Street ? a former industrial site consisting of two parcels […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD ? Soon the giant vacant space filled with debris, rubble and weeds next to Centennial Park could be filled with construction workers. The Orion-based Promark Properties, which owns the lot bordering the park on the north side, applied for a building permit from the Village of Oxford Aug. 24. Local businesses such as […]
Congratulations to Susan Reynolds! The 13-year-old Oxford resident was the grand prize winner in a drawing held as part of the Oxford Public Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program. She won a $100 U.S. Savings Bond generously donated by Oxford Bank. Fifty-six of the 79 teens (or 71 percent) who signed up for the summer reading […]