Spark Concept Layout By Don Rush Last week the Addison Township Board adopted a new Parks Master Plan and resolved to apply for a parks grant from the state. They have also asked members of the community to send in letters of support for the grant, with the deadline being Dec. 2. The grant will […]
On Nov. 19, two of the three Oxford Middle School Robotics teams (TOWR and Metal Benders) competed in a FIRST Robotics qualifier competition in Lake Orion. There were 36 teams competing. Oxford had 25 students participate in the event. The final match pitted the two Oxford teams against each other. Team TOWR was with the top […]
By Don Rush The word “indefinitely” was used to describe how long the Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac Rd., will be closed after a Nov. 23 roof fire. According to Jaema Berman, Head of Adult Services at the library, the fire was noticed around 5:15 that night, “It was the dinner hour, so there […]
The Oxford business community lost one of its own on Nov. 8. Anthony “Tony” David Saferian, 58, lost his life in an automobile accident in Lapeer County. For many years he owned and operated SureGuard Roofing & Maintenance, 650 S. Lapeer Road. “He liked that Oxford is a family oriented community, and most are close knit,” his daughter […]
It was a gray, snowy 32-degree day last Thursday, however, Jeanne DiCicco and students from Oxford Schools LOFT program brightened up the day. DiCicco, special education teacher for Oxford and crew decorated downtown Oxford with holiday cheer. “They help us with everything we do,” Oxford Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Kelly Westbrook said. “I just […]
Wildcat Remembrance starts Monday By Don Rush Next week will be a week of many emotions in Oxford as the community reflects back on the tragic loss of life on Nov. 30, 2021. A mass shooting at Oxford High School took the lives of four beloved students, Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana, Justin Schilling and […]
Thank you! Thanksgiving is a wonderful American tradition – a time to reflect, give thanks and to spend time with family and friends. Another American tradition we are thankful for is a free press, or more specifically the tradition of community newspapers. Of course, we’re biased but we truly are thankful for community newspapers. We’re […]
Free Thanksgiving meal at Oxford Methodist Church LakePoint Community Church in connection with five other area churches is preparing dinner on Thanksgiving Day. If you have no place to go, no one to celebrate Thanksgiving with, or if you don’t want to cook, go to the Oxford United Methodist church from noon to 3 p.m, […]
Ava “Swiss” Swieczkowski, the 2022 Oxford High School graduate who performed on the national television show America’s Got Talent has another gig – this one a little closer to home. According to Swiss’ mother, Kristin Swieczkowski Ava will be one of the celebrity guests at the 95th Annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit and she […]
I was asked to re-run (and I quote), “That column you wrote for Thanksgiving a few years ago.” I am not sure what column the reader referred to (I’ve penned a lot of Thanksgiving columns in 37-plus years), but I think it might be this one. If not, sue me. It’s one of my favorites. […]