When Adam Bertich walked out of the Oxford United Methodist Church Sunday, he looked on the world with a new and unique perspective, that of an Eagle Scout. “I feel like I can finally breathe again,” he said. “It’s been a long, long road.” Family, friends and fellow scouts and scoutmasters from Boy Scout Troop […]
Local retailers will rock the runway for a good cause on Wednesday, October 5, during the Oxford Women’s Club annual fashion show at the Boulder Pointe Golf and Banquet Center (1 Champions Circle). This year’s fashions will be presented by Kim Rose of Grand Blanc, Chico’s of the Village of Rochester, and Glorious Collections of […]
Members of Oxford AMVETS Post 108 were on the streets last week distributing four-leaf clovers and collecting donations. Post Commander Jerry Daniels (left) manned the east side of Burdick St. Daniels is an Oxford resident and a U.S. Army veteran who served from 1966-68. The white clover means “remember me” and is the official flower […]
Last week, Gary Douglas was unanimously elected the new chairman of the Oxford Village Planning Commission following the resignation of John DuVal. In his Aug. 29 letter of resignation, DuVal explained he was leaving the planning commission because he’s “unable to maintain consistent attendance” at meetings due to “work-related responsibilities.” Douglas is new to the […]
A public hearing regarding Oxford Village’s proposed master plan will take place at the 6:30 p.m. council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The meeting will occur in the council chambers located at 22 W. Burdick St. The existing master plan was not overhauled, but rather updated with five addendums covering transportation, parks and recreation, and […]
The Fifth Annual Tour de Shane Bike-a-thon will return to Oxford on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bicycle ride/walk is dedicated to increasing public awareness about suicide prevention and preserving the memory of Shane Hrischuk, a popular Oxford Middle School eighth-grader who shot himself in January 2012. Hrischuk, who’s buried […]
Oxford’s Precinct #1 could easily be nicknamed ‘the nomad’ because its polling place is about to change locations for the second time this year, but township Clerk Curtis Wright is hoping this will be the last stop. When voters in Precinct #1, which encompasses the entire village, go to cast their ballots in the Nov. […]
LAKEVILLE – Put a shine on that old chrome and get ready to do some serious baking because the Third Annual Classic Car and Cupcake Challenge is returning to the Addison Township Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event will run from 1-4 p.m. Library Director Jaema Berman called it a fun, community happening […]
It was back to school for Oxford students Tuesday and for some, it was their first, first day in the classroom. Here’s Ginger Grabowski comforting her son Brayden, 5, on his first day of kindergarten at Daniel Axford Elementary School. Braydent hugged his mom tight and told her “I want to stay with you […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD – Normally, the 5-1 Diner is a popular place to have breakfast and lunch or enjoy some ice cream from Cook’s Farm Dairy. But on Aug. 31, the 51 S. Washington St. restaurant was visited by a small group of protesters and some television cameras as people came to support the staff and […]