Finding that one individual to be the Annual Strawberry Festival’s Special Person is a difficult task for the event’s committee. Year after year, committee members must shuffle through recommendation after recommendation of wonderful area residents. But this year’s selection was as simple to piece together as strawberry shortcake. Mrs. Georgie Edwards, 85, represents everything the […]
After starting as just the glimmer of an idea inside a newspaper classified, the Oxford Women’s Social Club has taken on a life of its own. Since officially forming the group in October 2003, Women’s Club Founder and Organizer Linda Grunewald is proud to report that the group signed its 100th member, Cheryl O’Mara of […]
Wow – impressive. Really impressive. This phrase comes to mind over and over again after learning that Oxford High School 2004 graduates Nathan Lamothe and Devon Hickmott lost the Ford/AAA National Student Auto Skills Competition because they were just too good. The Auto Skills Competition was held June 28-29 for the first time at Ford […]
Oxford has lost one of its bravest and youngest fighters. After a year and a half battle with leukemia, Dakota Robert Unger, 5, passed away on July 2, 2004. ‘He was just such a sweet little boy, always caring for others,? Anne Roop from Little Scholars of Oxford said of the young man she took […]
Two homeschooled local youths recently received the chance of their lifetimes – Charles McGhee and Naomi Culver, both 16, attended the Michigan Farm Bureau’s Annual Young People’s Citizen Seminar earlier this month at Alma College. ‘Oh, it was so worth it,? said McGhee, who lives in Oxford Township. ‘I would go back in a second. […]
Picture finding the perfect antique plush chair at an auction and all you need is a gorgeous dark wood reading table to match – and maybe an elegant new lamp or modern picture to set off the scene. Where can you find an original selection scattered with both new and old items in one place? […]
How do you get five- and six-year-olds interested in health and safety? Simple ? you take four registered nurses, some unique puppets, bright posters and skilled area physicians; mix them together in a classroom presentation; and presto, you have Hip, Health, Hurray!, a hands-on health and safety program. Hip, Health, Hurray! is designed to introduce […]
Do you find your child is having difficulty in school? Or maybe your son or daughter just can’t seem to get over that one hurdle? Could your student just be showing signs of boredom or not being challenged? Do you have difficulties getting your young one to go to school? Or perhaps you just want […]
Two Oxford High School students were selected to attended this year’s Michigan Youth Leadership Conference at Concordia University. Lindsay Anderson was chosen as the OHS tenth grade MYLead ambassador, while Sabina Grusnick, last year’s ambassador, was selected to return for a second year as a Team Ambassador (TA). ‘It was incredible,? said Anderson. ‘The people […]
Effective today (July 1), employees of Addison Township will be paying more to keep their health insurance coverage. This past fiscal year, the rate for coverage of a single person through the township was $423, for two individuals the cost was $941 and for a family the cost was $1115. All employees receiving coverage pay […]