42 Strong Foundation partners ETS Performance By Don Rush This past Monday, April 3, the 42 Strong Foundation started to partner with ETS Performance gym to help honor the legacy of Tate Myre, one of four Oxford High School students who were murdered on Nov. 30, 2021. While a member of the varsity Oxford football […]
Area resident promotes ‘the pursuit of knowledge’ By Don Rush Having witnessed a growing distrust of scientists by the general public over issues like climate change, vaccinations, environmental pollution, and the origin of COVID-19, area resident Larry Kodosky decided it was time to get involved. Kodosky, who lives with his wife Sylvia in the middle […]
‘So far, so good’ By Don Rush The old saying goes, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” and that too can be said of Tieler Schick. Schick is the latest addition to the Oxford Village Police Department, having started with the department on March 15. “Some may say I’ve been in law enforcement […]
‘It makes me feel pretty good’ By Don Rush Every weekday between 30 and 40 senior citizens in the Oxford-Addison community get a special delivery and a gift. Meals on Wheels delivery volunteers deliver a meal and the gift of a smile. “It is an honor to work for an organization which helps my community […]
Single trash hauler to be discussed. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. By Don Rush Change is in the air, and it’s just not a spring breeze. Oxford Township will hold its first a public hearing on whether or not to change the way trash is picked up at its April 12 meeting at Lakepoint Community […]
Last week students at Leonard Elementary School had a little extra treat, teachers dressed up as their favorite book characters. Pictured are kindergarten teacher Mrs. Marcie Bensman as Little Red Riding Hood and second grade teacher Mrs. Jennifer Coggins as Dog Man. Photo courtesy of Leonard Elementary.
By Don Rush On a sunny Monday afternoon in March, about 70 people, family members, friends, coaches and coaches-to-be gathered inside at Oxford High School to show their support for the 11 seniors as they signed letters of intent to participate in college athletics. “I would like to welcome our students, teammates, classmates and friends […]
By Don Rush Who doesn’t like the adventure of a treasure hunt? Members of the Oxford and Lake Orion downtown development authorities think many people do and have made April the month for such adventure. Starting Saturday and going for the entire month, visitors to the downtown can look for clues and rubber stamps at […]
Free Methodist pastor was called to Oxford By Don Rush Rob Johnson has been the pastor of Oxford Free Methodist Church, 790 S. Lapeer Rd., for about a year and a half, and in that time he has hoped to open the church up to the entire community. “We are praying here that God will […]
By Don Rush The Monday Sewing Mavens had a little surprise up their sleeves for Addison Township resident John Brown. Brown, who served in Vietnam as a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, regularly visits the Mavens to maintain their sewing machines. On March 20, they asked Oxford resident Clarence Cameron, who served […]