High school reunions are typically for graduates and their spouses. But Oxford High School’s Class of 1964 got a special treat when a former teacher and school secretary attended its Sock Hop/50th reunion Saturday night at Oxford Elementary on Pontiac St. (see photo story on Page 17). Jerry and Mary Limbert travelled all the way […]
Oxford High School’s Class of 1964 hosted an old-fashioned Sock Hop Saturday night at Oxford Elementary on Pontiac St. The event served as a 50th reunion for the Class of 1964 and as a gathering for OHS graduates from 1958 through 1968. Everyone danced, reminisced, laughed and behaved like teenagers again. ? CJC
Oxford’s queen finally has a throne of her very own on which to park her posterior and root for her beloved Wildcats during football season. ‘It is something to behold,? said Helen Smith, a proud 1952 Oxford High School graduate. ‘I was just stunned.? The Oxford Wildcat Athletic Boosters Association, led by President Mark Stepek, […]
(Editor’s Note: The following story was written prior to the Oxford Village Council’s Tuesday, Sept. 9 meeting. At that meeting, council, after more than an hour of discussion, voted 3-2 to prohibit trucks weighing more than 40,000 pounds ? gross weight including cargo from using W. Burdick St. They decided to prohibit ‘all truck traffic? […]
It’s a mystery with all the elements of a riveting TV movie of the week. The potential kidnapping of a newborn infant from a maternity ward. A sister’s search for a brother she believes did not die 70 years ago as reported. A public record that forensic experts say was altered. But it’s not some […]
Every neighborhood has them. The guy who’s always mowing his lawn. The lady who’s always planting flowers and pulling weeds. The couple that’s constantly painting, washing or fixing something around the house. Their pride in their homes and yards translates into a better looking community for everyone to enjoy. In Oxford Village, these dedicated, hard-working […]
Folks with a desire to learn more about the branches of their family trees are invited to hear what an expert on the subject has to say. Irv Rabideau, president of the Oakland County Genealogical Society, will give a free lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Addison Township Public […]
Oxford Fire Sgt. Blair Lockwood has been presented a unique opportunity to potentially save a life that doesn’t involve pulling someone from a burning building or giving chest compressions in the back of an ambulance. The 35-year-old White Lake resident is preparing to donate stem cells from his blood to a 67-year-old woman suffering from […]
The Oxford Fire Department received a windfall last week when the Wisconsin-based Precision Pipeline presented it with a check for $5,000. ‘It was very surprising,? said Fire Chief Pete Scholz. ‘He called out of the blue.? ‘Whatever communities we’re working in, we try to help out,? said Mike Hampton, a project safety coordinator with Precision […]
‘There could hardly be a more unbearable ? and more irrational ? world than one in which the most eminent specialists in each field were allowed to proceed unchecked with the realization of their ideals.? ? Friedrich Hayek, ‘The Road to Serfdom? 1944 As much as I love words, I believe there’s one word that […]