By Don Rush As of presstime, there is at least one more day of Miller Hearings for confessed Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, 17, in Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwame Rowe’s courtroom. The Miller Hearing, which will help Rowe decide whether or not the shooter, who was 15 at the time of the […]
Who says there’s nothing to do in the summer? Not over 100 students who participated in Oxford schools, Camp Invention. According to Shannon Hay, 5th grade teacher at Oxford Elementary school and camp staffer, Camp Invention is, “Designed for hands-on engagement and open-ended exploration, Camp Invention encourages children’s natural curiosity and creativity.” This year’s camp was […]
In Orion Township By Don Rush New election laws were enacted to accommodate the voter-approved Proposal 2 from last November’s General Election. One of the changes to the Michigan Constitution mandates a minimum of nine days early voting. This process is only applicable for the nine days of early voting. Election day and absentee ballots […]
The temperatures cooled down this past Saturday and clouds floated above the skies of Oxford as the Veterans Ministry at LakePoint Community Church hosted their annual Veteran’s BBQ & Picnic. “This is our 15th year,” organizer Bob ten Bosch, who served during Vietnam in the United States Navy said. “This is the first year […]
Oxford Open-Handed clothes pantry and Oxford Addison Youth Assistance are hosting a Back to School Kids Sock and Underwear Drive to help children in the community, now through the end of August. They ask folks to donate new, unopened packs of kids socks and underwear. Here are drop off locations for donations: Oxford Village Police […]
Holy turn down the heat, Batman! We have already entered the Dog Days of Summer and I’m already over it. Soon high school kids will start practice for fall sports – like two-days (though it felt like three-a-days) football practice. Gosh darn it, fall is right around the corner, but first we need to get […]
About 100 students, parents and staff of Oxford Community Schools participated in a summer program presented by The Reptarium. Last Thursday, the Utica company drove to Oxford High School with about 16 different scaly or slimy critters from geckos all the way to a 10-foot Burmese python. For two hours, Reptarium staff members Michaela […]
By Don Rush Strong summer winds came blowing into the area last Thursday afternoon, with it came rain, hail and in Addison Township, power outages. The storm was preceded by strong winds starting after 3 p.m. “We only had one call for wires down, and one call to a home with brown-out type electrical issues. […]
Local artist a winner in the 2023 Michigan Fine Arts Competition By Don Rush The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) announced the winners of its 2023 Michigan Fine Arts Competition (MFAC), which included 20-year Oxford resident Kirk Roda. The 2023 MFAC recognized nine works of art with cash and art materials prizes totaling $5,500. Roda’s […]
Your hero, that would be me, returned recently from a week’s vacation in Ireland. From the get go, let me say a few things. I wrote most of this column at a desk, in pencil on paper, in Galway. First, and it should not have surprised me, the natives are nice. We asked lots of […]