Oxford resident Marsha Katona is on a mission to make everyone aware of great resource that unfortunately doesn’t get much publicity. It’s called the Oakland County Library for the Visually and Physically Impaired and she’s been using it for about 40 years now. ‘They have everything,? said Katona, who’s been legally blind since birth. ‘I […]
Oxford Middle School was full of people kicking, punching and screaming Saturday, but nobody got suspended or even arrested for their behavior. That’s because it was all part of the 2010 Michigan Sport Karate Open. A total of 249 competitors, representing about 20-25 schools, participated in the martial arts tournament. ‘We had people coming up […]
What’s that Lassie? You say the old mill in Leonard is collapsing? Work is currently underway at the Leonard Country Mill to stabilize and repair the front, upper portion of the historic structure, part of which collapsed Sunday. Located at the corner of E. Elmwood and Division streets, the grain elevator/mill was built sometime in […]
‘I still have pebbles in my eyes from walking down the street today.? Truck traffic is one of the many issues facing downtown Oxford that Nicholas P. Kalogeresis, of the National Main Street Center, came to evaluate yesterday and today (April 12 and 13). Kalogeresis is part of a four-person ‘needs assessment team? that visited […]
Density and annexation dominated the discussion April 6 as the potential developers of the Koenig Sand & Gravel property on Lakeville Road met with the Oxford Township Board, Planning Commission and a packed room of residents. ‘I’m looking at an approximate overall density of about three units per acre,? said Jack Carnahan, a representative for […]
A recent epidemic of grass and brush fires in Addison and Oxford townships has led fire chiefs in both communities to place moratoriums on all open burning until the landscape gets greener and wetter. ‘It’s treacherous out there,? said Addison Fire Chief George Spencer, who’s department has extinguished 13 grass and brush fires since March […]
John F. Kennedy, Orville Wright, Betsy Ross, John Wayne, Albert Einstein and Ulysses S. Grant were among the special visitors to Clear Lake Elementary last week. The school’s cafeteria was transformed into a ‘living wax museum? as fourth-graders in Melanie Royster’s class portrayed famous people ranging from historical figures to modern day sports stars like […]
The competition was fierce. The stakes were high. In the end only, only two teams emerged victorious at the Oxford Public Library’s annual ‘Battle of the Books.? Teams of sixth-graders from Oxford Middle School squared off against each other Monday night in the annual reading comphrension competition. Competitors are required to read a selection of […]
First off, let me apologize for not writing a column for the last two weeks. I’ve been extremely busy working on the rest of the newspaper and our upcoming Progress 2010 edition. I realized the other day that it’s terribly selfish of me not to write a column because when I don’t express my lively […]
The Oxford Lions Club Thursday, April 7 presented Theresa Miner (left) and Kathlene Roberts (right) awards for heroism. On Feb. 5, 2005, the brave and quick-thinking pair of 2004 Oxford High School graduates saved the lives of two small Lake Orion children they were baby-sitting when the house suddenly caught fire. As smoke and flames […]