Music from exotic instruments filled the Rotary Community Room at the Oxford Public Library on June 29 as The Storytellers, based in Grosse Pointe, entertained and educated local children. Instruments from around the world were showcased as Robert and Audrey Allison performed and gave enthusiastic kids in the audience opportunities to play everything from […]
One of the area’s grandest and most popular summer festivals is poised to return to Oxford Township this week. Get ready because the Ninth Annual Seymour Celebration is taking over the 132-acre Seymour Lake Township Park on Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8. This year’s two-day extravaganza, organized by the Oxford Township Parks and […]
When it comes to the municipal complex on W. Burdick St., Oxford Village officials are getting to be a lot like empty nesters – the kids continue to leave and they’re wondering what to do with all that extra space. Should it house a community television station? Should the village move its office elsewhere within […]
It appears the search for a new Oxford Village manager is going to continue, while the interim manager stays on a while longer. At council’s June 27 workshop meeting, village President Sue Bossardet reported the search committee recommended that interim Manager Jaymes Vettraino bring forth additional candidates for consideration. So far, council has only interviewed […]
Oxford Schools’ recently proposed changes to the district’s sexuality and reproduction curriculum were approved with a 4-1 vote at a June 27 board meeting. President Dan D’Alessandro and Vice President Joyce Brasington were both absent from the meeting. Trustee Heather Shafer cast the lone dissenting vote. While Trustee Tom Donnelly ultimately gave a vote of […]
Christ the King (CTK) Church will host a golf outing fund-raiser on Sunday, July 30 at Boulder Pointe Golf Club (1 Champions Circle) in Oxford Township. Shotgun start for the four person scramble begins at 1 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Roast beef or lemon chicken will be served, along with […]
A $56.7 million budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which began July 1, was approved by members of Oxford’s board of education at a June 27 meeting. The budget included nearly $56.7 million in total revenue, with local revenue accounting for $5.8 million of that total, based on a student count of 5,880 and an […]
Oxford resident Mark Terrian got a good dose of humor from his co-workers who held a fundraising competition to help him cover expenses as he battles cancer. Winners in the coin drive at Barron Industries got to throw pies at the boss at the company picnic this week. The coin war raised $1,500 for Terrian […]
Around 30 senior citizens gathered in the Addison Township Hall community room Friday morning to try their hand at painting, while also celebrating the six-month mark of the township’s new senior program. Jerry Thomas, an Addison resident of 25 years, has been the leader of the senior program’s painting class since the start of the […]
All types of watercraft participated in the Second Annual Lakeville Boat Parade held Saturday afternoon. Part of the fun was a decorating contest. Here are the winners: In the Most Original category, the Beckeman family took first place, Tony and Brenda Donato earned second place, and Joe and Jan Michael came in third. In the […]