‘Have a heart.? That’s the plea coming from Oxford resident Jennifer Gentry after finding out someone stole money from a donation jar for her son who’s battling leukemia. Last Thursday, a ‘dark-hair, thin man? entered the Indianwood Junction Party Shop at Indianwood and Baldwin in Orion Twp., and stole money out of the special jar […]
They’re sweet. They’re succulent. And they’ve got a whole weekend to shine in downtown Leonard. It’s none other than the 56th Annual Leonard Strawberry Festival, sponsored by the Addison Twp. Firefighter’s Association, which will take place on Saturday, July 19. The fun begins on Friday, July 18 with the kick-off in downtown Leonard, from 5-8 […]
Ever wanted to take a tour of all northern Oakland County’s trails? Well, now you can. The 10th Annual Rural Pearl scenic bike tour will take place on Saturday, July 26, and is a one-day rail-trail and back roads bike tour beginning on the Polly Ann Trail in Oxford. Sponsored by the Oxford Downtown Development […]
‘Have a heart.? That’s the plea coming from Oxford resident Jennifer Gentry after finding out someone stole money from a donation jar for her son, who’s battling leukemia. Last Thursday, a ‘dark-haired, thin man? entered the Indianwood Junction Party Shop at Indianwood and Baldwin in Orion Twp., and stole money out of the special jar […]
Last Friday, at approximately 11:47a.m., a deputy at the Addison Twp. substation was pulling out of the township parking lot when he noticed a two-year-old boy running naked down Rochester Rd. near Cantley. The young boy was unable to communicate with the deputy, due to his age, and he was transported to the substation. Child […]
The Oxford School Board approved moving their regular meetings to the second and fourth Monday of the month, as opposed to Tuesday nights at their meeting June 24. The change came after it was decided there was time conflicts with other school events. The new dates will begin on July 7. *** The board also […]
Last week, kids from around Oxford spent the hot summer days inventing objects to create a more ‘green,? eco-friendly planet. It was all part of Camp Invention at Clear Lake Elementary School, which is a national summer program packed with hands-on activities, brainstorming, experimentation, and unbelievable action to keep even the most hard to entertain […]
Sixty-three-year-old Roger Haist and his grandson, Kyle, have spent 20 years together doing the things that grandparents typically do with their grandkids. They’ve even made the annual U.S. Postal Worker’s food drive for Oxford/Orion FISH a family affair, seeing as Roger’s wife, Vicky, is a letter carrier in town. Now, they’re both battling two terminal […]
Sixty-three-year-old Roger Haist and his grandson, Kyle, have spent 20 years together doing the things that grandparents typically do with their grandkids. They’ve even made the annual U.S. Postal Worker’s food drive for Oxford/Orion FISH a family affair, seeing as Roger’s wife, Vicky, is a letter carrier in town. Now, they’re both battling terminal illnesses […]
A $38 million budget for the 2008-09 school year was unanimously approved June 24 by the Oxford Board of Education. The general fund budget lists expenses totaling $38,281,815 and revenues equaling $37,857,836, leaving a deficit of $423,979. According to Tim Loock, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations for Oxford Schools, the deficit comes from the […]