The 2006-07 school year is just around the corner, but summer vacation may last longer for the younger students in Oxford’s Head Start program. Due to problems with the telephone server at the program’s office at Daniel Axford Elementary, recruitment for the free preschool has been very slow for next year. ‘Even if (parents) could […]
When Maureen Kiplinger signed up for ‘Walk Michigan? through Oxford Parks and Rec., she wasn’t doing it to win the trip to Mackinac Island, she was doing it to stay healthy. As luck would have it, the Oxford resident was chosen Friday as the winner of the summer program. Kiplinger and her husband, Daniel, and […]
When you think of the Olympics, usually the 100-meter dash or pole vaulting comes to mind. But what about the lawn mowers and weed whippers park groundskeepers use? Well, they had their moment to shine on July 27, when teams from Addison Oaks, Waterford Oaks, Groveland Oaks, and Independence Oaks gathered for their biannual Groundskeeper […]
Anyone who’s driven down Olive St. during the month of August has undoubtedly seen the towering corn grown by Ron Kraus. The stalks seem to go on as far as the eye can see, and are surrounded by tomato plants, heads of cabbage, various colors of peppers, onions and potatoes? just to name a few. […]
They’ve got food, they’ve got fun, they’ve even got a car show. And best of all’it’s free! The 4th Annual Oakwood Community Fair will take place Saturday, August 26, at Oakwood Community Church in Ortonville to show the community that ‘Oakwood Cares.? The day of fun will start at 11 a.m. and lasts until 5 […]
Congratulations to Oxford resident Robert Hewett for being named as one of the four July winners of the Oakland County Parks Annual Fishing Contest at Addison Oaks. The 15-year-old reeled in a 8.5-inch, 3-ounce, crappie fish over the 4th of July weekend at the park’s Buhl Lake. Hewett said he’s always liked fishing and has […]
Traffic flow on S. Washington was interrupted slightly on Friday afternoon after a two-car crash sent one person to the hospital. A 41-year-old Mayville man driving a 1992 Chevy pickup truck stopped quickly in the inner southbound lane at Broadway St. when a vehicle in front of him was turning left. That’s when a 16-year-old […]
After a long absence from the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC), Addison Township is seeking to rejoin ? that is if the price is right. Addison Twp. Supervisor Bob Koski said he’d been talking about the possibility of rejoining the PATMC with board members and that they’re ‘looking very seriously into it.? ‘We certainly […]
Brianna Kester believes her cello was a gift from God. While preparing for a missions trip to Africa five years ago, her father, Pastor Jim Kester, jokingly told his congregation at First Baptist Church of Oxford that ‘All we need now is some suitcases and a cello.? A member of the church spoke up and […]
When 14-year-old James Moore gets on his 2006 Suzuki motorbike to race, he loves the feeling of the adrenaline pumping through his veins. ‘When you’re on a roll, going really fast ? it’s just so cool,? the Leonard resident said. It’s surprising that Moore has any adrenaline left after spending all of last week at […]