On Tuesday, October 11, the Freda Quayle chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) inducted 57 exceptional Oxford High students. NHS members must uphold the organization’s four core beliefs: scholarship, service, leadership and character. They must also have a grade-point average of at least 3.5 and be either a junior or senior. Oxford High Principal […]
Volunteers from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Oxford brought a whole new look to a boys dormitory at Crossroads for Youth on Oct. 8. Consisting of over 50 volunteers and parish members, the group dedicated nearly 12 hours to the Boys Center as part of their annual “Extreme Home Makeover” project, which aims to improve […]
A spaghetti dinner fund-raiser, sponsored by the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary, will be held at 1447 Milmine St. in Lakeville (Addison Township) on Thursday, Oct. 20. There will be two seatings. One at 5 p.m. followed by a second at 6 p.m. Cost is $8 each for adults and $3.50 for children ages 4-12. Kids age […]
Cheering her heart out during Friday’s homecoming parade is OHS freshman Skylar Saferian. Behind her are eighth-graders Caylee Campbell and Olivia Sorgatz. For more homecoming photos, please see “Presenting the Homecoming Court,” “Cats on the March!,” “Fire up, Cats!,” and “Welcome home, Wildcats!” under the school section. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Oxford Village’s municipal complex at 18-22 W. Burdick St. could find new life as a mixed-use development offering affordable apartments for senior citizens, plus rental spaces for commercial and retail uses. Venture, Inc. will be pitching its proposal to do this at the village council’s 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 meeting. Council chambers are located […]
Citizens wishing to comment on a proposal to construct a cell tower in Seymour Lake Township Park will have their opportunity to do so during a 7 p.m. public hearing at the Thursday, Oct. 13 Oxford Township Planning Commission meeting. The hearing will take place at the township hall, located at 300 Dunlap Rd., just […]
The Oxford Fire Department hosted an open house on Sunday afternoon. Kids and adults got to meet firefighters, explore the equipment and learn some fire safety tips as well as life-saving techniques.
Sight is much too precious of a sense to lose or take for granted. That’s why Oxford American Legion Post 108 (130 E. Drahner Rd.) is once again opening its doors to folks who need eye exams. On Saturday, Oct. 29, veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families are invited to receive free, comprehensive eyecare […]
To help ensure its animals don’t go hungry this winter, the Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary (PEAS) in Oxford Township is hosting its Second Annual Fall Fund-raiser on Sunday, Oct. 16 from noon to 4 p.m. “It just a great way to spend a few hours and maybe do something that you don’t get to do […]
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson spoke to an audience of nearly 50 last Tuesday at the Oxford Public Library at an event hosted by the Rotary Club of Oxford. Johnson gave Oxford residents an update on a number of projects at the state level, including a current effort to increase the use of ExpressSOS.com […]