ANN ARBOR ? Oxford lost a shrewd businessman July 18, 2005 when Tommy P. Toteff passed away at the University of Michigan Hospital, the result of complications from heart surgery. He was 77 years old. Founder and owner of Tom’s Hardware for 56 years, there was a time when Mr. Toteff had stores in Pontiac, […]
ADDISON ? A nearly $2.3 million bid to construct a pedestrian bridge over M-24 in downtown Oxford and surface 12.2 miles of non-motorized trail was accepted last week by the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) and Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC). ‘They are targeting Aug. 1 as the starting date for construction,? said […]
Behind every great event is someone working day and night to pull everything together. Behind Celebrate Oxford 2005 ? set for August 5 and 6 ? that person is Vicky Winkler. Winkler, who’s lived in Oxford for almost six years, was hired by the DDA back in May on a part-time contractual basis as Celebrate […]
Thousands of DVDs, which the federal government asserts are counterfeit, were seized Friday, Oct. 16 at PC Treasures, Inc. in Oxford Township when agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) executed a search warrant at the company’s 1795 N. Lapeer Rd. headquarters and warehouse. But the owners of the local company that specializes in […]
A two-vehicle collision at M-24 and Harriet St., south of Gateway Drive, sent a Burton woman to the hospital July 13. Ironically, the accident took place in front of the POH Medical Center. Apparently, a 47-year-old Oakland Township man driving a 1994 Jeep Cherokee was stopped in the left lane of northbound M-24, preparing to […]
It sounds like the setting for a classic scary movie. The scene opens with the camera traveling down a long and winding dirt road somewhere out in the country. On one side of the road, the audience sees an old cemetery filled with local history and legends. Across from it sits an unassuming little house […]
Diehard fans of the popular Harry Potter series gathered at the Oxford Public Library July 15 to await the release of the sixth book at midnight. Thirty-two wizards and witches in training arrived at 8 p.m. to begin a night filled with scavenger hunts, potion-making classes and Harry Potter trivia. Participants were divided into four […]
When it comes to receiving Obama bucks from Washington D.C., Oxford Township is definitely on a roll. First, the municipality was awarded up to $1.5 million in federal stimulus monies to pave the gravel portion of Ray Rd., west of N. Oxford Rd., next spring. Then, Uncle Sam gave the township $447,968 to construct a […]
A spaghetti dinner fund-raiser to help the Oxford girl who crashed into the side of a truck back in late August is being held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Oxford Hills Golf and Country Club. Mariah Mapes, a sixth-grader at Oxford Middle School, was riding her bicycle by Choo Choo’s Chocolate in […]
When most people carve a pumpkin, they end up with a traditional jack-o-lantern consisting of three triangles and a big mouth. When John Bradshaw carves a pumpkin, the end result is a work of art that delights the eyes and stirs the imagination. Customers who visit Harvest Time Farm Market in Oxford between now and […]