Children enrolled in the Oxford Public Library’s Summer Reading Program got to hang out with live bats last Wednesday when the Organization for Bat Conservation visited Oxford. Dale Smart, biologist and educator with the Bat Zone at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, brought three bats with him for the program: a Mexican free-tailed bat, a […]
This September, Oxford resident Ron Marklin will get to do two of the things he loves the most ? spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ while riding his bicycle. That’s because Marklin, 61, will be pedaling in his first Across America bike ride with the Wheel Power Christian Cyclists from September 19 ? October 28. […]
The Oxford Board of Education unanimously approved at an organizational meeting Monday night to move their regular election date to every November beginning in 2008. Dr. William Skilling, Superintendent for Oxford Schools, said moving the election date from May to November would be a ‘good decision.? He said it would save the district money and […]
Even though he technically started his new job as Superintendent of Oxford Schools last week, Dr. William Skilling really began his district duties a while ago. ‘I wanted to meet with all of the administrators one-on-one to get to know them better,? he said. Skilling spent the last few weeks getting to know the district’s […]
The Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Oxford recently became a Premier Accredited Center by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). The accreditation means Banbury has demonstrated their commitment to the highest standards when it comes to their riders. ‘It just means that we have proven to NARHA that our facility is […]
They’re sweet. They’re succulent. And they’ve got a whole weekend to shine in downtown Leonard. It’s none other than the 55th Annual Leonard Strawberry Festival, sponsored by the Addison Township Firefighter’s Association, which will take place on Saturday, July 21. All the fun begins with a Friday night kick-off dinner in downtown Leonard on July […]
A public hearing to discuss moving the regular school election date from May to November will be conducted by the Oxford Board of Education 6 p.m. Monday, July 9. Board President Colleen Schultz said the board has been thinking about moving school elections to the fall for a while because it would be ‘the fiscally […]
A condemned historic schoolhouse in Addison Township is on the verge of being burned to the ground, and one local resident is on a mission to stop that from happening. Connie Corbin, a resident of Addison Twp., said she was appalled when she learned the 151-year-old Arnold Auditorium, located on the northwest corner of Lakeville […]
Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in an automobile crash that took the life of Oxford resident Calvin Cody Zimmerman early Thursday morning. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, the 19-year-old was traveling south in the northbound lane of Coats Rd. when his 1994 Saturn car struck several wooden guard posts on […]
A Detroit cab driver could face prosecution after allegedly lying about being robbed by gunpoint by a customer in Oxford last Thursday. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, the cab driver picked up the 42-year-old Clarkston man in Detroit. The man tried numerous times to get money for his $97 fare from various ATM […]