There’s plenty going on this Friday, St. Patrick’s Day in and around town. “I love St. Patrick’s Day,” said Jon Abbey, owner of The Celtic Knot restaurant in Lakeville. “It’s a great day. Everyone is relaxed, has fun and everybody mingles.” The Celtic Knot, at the corner of Lakeville and Rochester roads will be open […]
Carnacchio and Scholz recognized By Don Rush About 100 people attended Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Community and Community Awards breakfast March 8, at Independence Village of Oxford. Those in attendance heard special guests Joe Madore (Oxford Village Manager), Jack Curtis (Oxford Township Supervisor), Isaac Wolf and Brian Becker (from Oakland […]
Oxford Open-handed started in a garage By Don Rush On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021, the Huller family of Oxford were home from work and from school for a day of service. They were thinking about how they could serve others. From that day in January came the concept of creating a “clothes closet” […]
Shows at OHS start tomorrow By Don Rush Since Disney first brought to life the The Little Mermaid as an animated musical in 1989 the film was labeled a classic love story. Starting tomorrow, Thursday and running through Sunday, March 19, Oxford High School Theater will present the musical. “The Little Mermaid is a beautiful […]
I actually like the month of March. The weather, while unpredictable, is gearing up for warmer days to come. March is a time when folks start to think spring in Michigan may actually arrive. It’s also a time when car dealerships and furniture stores have Irish-themed sales for St. Patrick’s Day – my son Sean’s […]
On March 7, students from Lakeville Elementary Leadership team made a special delivery. “The Lakeville Leadership Team has been thinking of ways to thank the heroes in our community,” said Nora Krol, Spanish Teacher/Student Leadership Team Advisor. “With funds they earned from running the School Store, the team decided to buy items to fill two […]
On March 1, members of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce gathered at Big Moe’s Kitchen, 1386 S. Lapeer Road, for a ribbon cutting. Big Moe’s is located in the Oxford Mills shopping center and is co-owned by Chef Big Moe El-Hamawi and his brother-in-law, Hass Jomaa. Founded in 2016, there are Big Moe’s Kitchens […]
Wildcat Swimmer Olin Charnstrom, pictured, took 1st place finish at MHSAA Swimming Championships this past weekend at Calvin University. Charnstrom placed 1st in the 100 backstroke to claim the gold. He also broke the school record with his time of 49.04, which is also an automatic All-American time. Wildcat Liam Pearson took home the bronze […]
OAYA is 60 years old By Don Rush When students in Oxford schools are having issues one local resource to help them out is Oxford Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) and it’s been that way since January 1963. Youth Assistance was started in 1953 and has grown to have 26 offices throughout Oakland County – one […]
Superintendent Markavitch to stay until 2024 By Don Rush This past December the Oxford School District announced it would hire Dr. Vickie Markavitch as Interim Superintendent. She started January 9 and was supposed to work here through the end of June. All that changed at the Feb. 28 Oxford School Board meeting. The board approved […]