Taking Center Stage

They’re dancin? to the top! Dancers with Center Stage Dance Company, in Oxford, recently returned home with numerous awards after competing in the Encor Performing Arts National Competition in Las Vegas. The competitive dance team, which had 45 members participate, took solos, duets, group dances and productions to the competition, held June 28 – July […]

Strawberry Time In Leonard!

Yum, yummy, yum yum. Just imagine: scoop after scoop of icy-cold vanilla ice cream smothered in thick, red, sweet Michigan strawberry sauce. Yes, oh yes, ladies and gentlemen, the time has come once again for the Addison Township Firefighter’s Association’s 52nd Annual Strawberry Festival held in downtown Leonard. This year’s festivities will begin on Friday, […]

Meet the Grand Marshall

Wow. Ever since meeting Lakeville resident Joe Verajon at his island home – yes, an island home located on Lakeville Lake – that’s how I’ve begun every sentence about him. Wow. I received the unique opportunity to interview Mr. Verajon in his four-story home after being notified he was the Grand Marshall for the 52nd […]

Armed bandit strikes in Leonard, busted in Lapeer

Quick thinking on the part of two Addison Township deputies and the fast, cooperative response of the Michigan State Police enabled authorities to easily catch a suspected armed robber this past weekend. According to the police reports, around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department received a dispatch for an armed […]

Youth on bike injured in accident

A 4-year-old Oxford boy was struck by a car at the intersection of Mill and Stanton streets after riding his bike into the roadway from a nearby parking lot. According to the police report, the youth was riding his bicycle eastbound on Stanton St. when he cut through the parking lot behind Oxford 7 Cinemas […]

Desert Angel in Oxford

The men and women of the U.S. Armed Services call her the Desert Angel. But to the residents of Ortonville, Louise Downs is simply a caring woman with a strong sense of patriotism and an intense dedication to U.S. troops who sends over care packages full of goodies and love. Now, the Desert Angel is […]

Locals hook the one that got away

Life always seems to put the right people in the right place at the right time – and life gave Lakeville residents John Cloutier and Joe Verajon a chance to prove that there are still ‘good guys? out there in the world. While fishing in Lakeville Lake around 11:30 a.m. on July 6, Joe Verajon […]

Downtown Oxford Hosting Side Walk Sales

The Downtown Oxford Side Walk Sales are scheduled for this weekend, Friday and Saturday, July 16-17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come down and visit while your local businesses serve up savings for all. In addition to some great cost-cutting, visitors should make a stop in Centennial Park to enjoy all the fun activities. […]

Trustees vote to place fire millage on ballot

During the July 8 regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees, several actions were taken: n Board members voted unanimously to approve the site plan for collocation of additional cellular communications antennae for Sprint PCS on the pre-existing Oakland County telecommunications tower located on Noble Rd. east of Curtis Rd. n The township […]

United Methodists welcome new pastor

The Oxford United Methodist Church family is welcoming a new member – Reverend Kenneth B. Ray was installed on June 27 as the congregation’s new leader. ‘We’re looking forward to this,? said Rev. Ray. ‘The area is very nice here. It’s a growth area, which is a great opportunity for the church.? Ray, 57, is […]

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