Clear Lake Elementary got in the holiday spirit last week as students and staff participated in the school’s annual sing-along. There was plenty of Christmas fun as students sang a variety of festive tunes and staff members performed their annual wacky holiday skit, which was a big hit as always.
Oxford Middle School sixth-grader Maddie Hernandez, 11, breaks four boards at once during the break-a-thon held last week at PKSA Karate Oxford. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio. Folks are usually discouraged from breaking things. Not at PKSA Karate Oxford. Last week, students at the martial arts school, owned by Rod and Melissa Price, were encouraged to […]
More than four centuries ago, the great English playwright William Shakespeare posed the question, “What’s in a name?” Apparently, the answer is ‘a lot’ if you’re seeking a liquor licence. In a 7-0 vote, the Oxford Township Board last week passed a resolution rescinding the approval it granted Nov. 8 for a new Class C […]
OXFORD VILLAGE – During this season of warmth, joy and giving, a group of community members gathered together Saturday at Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery to remember all the veterans who served and sacrificed, but are no longer here to celebrate the holidays. “Today, we show (a) united front . . . all across the United States […]
Santa’s elves aren’t the only ones busy this time of year. Members of the Oxford Lions Club gathered at the Oxford United Methodist Church Dec. 14 to spread some holiday cheer to the less fortunate. They put together Christmas packages filled with delicious food, new clothes, new toys and household items. This year, the Lions […]
In an effort to reduce the number of injuries and amount of lost work time among its personnel, the Oxford Fire Department is purchasing some new equipment that will have machines, not muscles, lifting patients. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to approve the $138,989 purchase of four powered-ambulance cots and the corresponding power-loading […]
Approximately 125 senior citizens attended the Rotary Club of Oxford’s annual Christmas party held Dec. 12 in the spacious lobby of the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center. The seniors enjoyed a delicious meal, listened to some holiday music performed live and even received a visit from jolly old Saint Nick.
ADDISON TWP. – An unattended space heater is the suspected cause of a Dec. 13 fire that destroyed a garage and damaged the house to which it was attached on Kaiser Drive, off Townsend Rd. and north of E. Romeo Rd. The call came in at 11:38 p.m. and firefighters were on scene at 11:42 […]
It appears Addison Township’s treasurer will continue to be a regular fixture in the Oxford Village office for a while longer. Last week, council voted 3-1 to extend the independent contractor agreement with Lori Fisher until Thursday, March 1, 2018. Councilman Erik Dolan was absent. Included in the motion was direction for the new village […]
For the first time in many years, Oxford Township is going to have to find somebody new to care for its cemeteries. And judging by officials’ comments at last week’s board meeting, it’s not going to be easy or cheap to replace Brian Duerden, the man who’s been doing the work since 2001. “What a […]