She loves a happy ending By Don Rush At a young 70-plus years, Addison Township resident Catherine Ulrich Brakefield is enjoying her youth by promoting her newest and ninth book, Love’s Final Sunrise. “I never thought I’d be a writer,” she said. “I always loved being outside. Then I started writing for the church paper, […]
Oxford resident and photographer is having a book release party this Sunday at GravCap Brewing, 14 N. Washington St., from 2 to 5 p.m. His newest book, Guardians of Michigan: Architectural Sculpture of the Pleasant Peninsula, is a 466 page hardcover book published by the University of Michigan Press. It features over 1,200 photos of […]
The family of Hana St. Juliana has announced plans to create Hana’s Garden, a space designed to honor Hana and three other teens who died in a November 2021 shooting at Oxford High School. Work on the garden is expected to begin in the spring of 2023. It will be located at the Seymour Lake […]
Well, if you haven’t already figured it out, it’s the holiday season. I know there’s a couple of radio stations playing Christmas music 24/7, Christmas lights are twinkling all over town, we’ve had a dusting of snow and it’s getting colder and windier than just a few weeks ago. And, since it is the season […]
By Don Rush It was a dark, windy and chilly Nov. 30 night, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of many local residents. Homes from Leonard Village, through Addison and Oxford townships, including area businesses, the Oxford community was lit up with love. Nov. 30 was Wildcat Remembrance Day and for weeks, the community was […]
Former Oxford resident Cheryl L. Lijewski (née Lee) of Waterford, passed away surrounded by her loving family on December 4, 2022 at 63 years of age. Loving wife of Gary Lijewski for 41 years; dear mother of Andrew (Kim) Lijewski and Nicole (Patrick) Beck; grandmother of Kinley, Carter, Landon, and Wrenley; cherished daughter of Ileen […]
With great sadness, we announce the sudden passing of James “Jimmy” Feltz of Oxford. He died at the age of 54 on December 2, 2022. Jimmy was born on March 12, 1968 to James and Lynne Feltz. Jimmy graduated from Oxford High School in 1986, where he still holds the high jump record today. Jimmy […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 7:00pm Notice is hereby given that, under the provisions of the Charter Township of Oxford Zoning Ordinance and the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, the Charter Township of Oxford Planning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing at Township Meeting Room, 300 […]
VILLAGE OF LEONARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Leonard will hold a public hearing on the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The Hearing will be held on Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Rowland Hall, 23 E. Elmwood, Leonard, […]
Today, Nov. 30, 2022 we as a community take a moment to reflect and continue our healing journey. Today, we remember our loss of innocence because nothing like “that” could ever happen here. “That” of course was the Nov. 30, 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School where four beautiful children lost their lives. Say […]