OMS play promises to be fast, funny

Given how cold, snowy and relentless this winter’s been, it seems like everybody could use a good laugh these days. Fortunately, the Oxford Middle School Drama Club will be providing tons of yuks when it presents its production of ‘Wait, Wait . . . I Can Explain? on Thursday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 14 […]

Police chiefs happy with new dispatch arrangement

Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh is so pleased with the service the Oxford Village dispatch center has been providing his department, he wrote a complimentary letter that included a request for examples he can share with the media. ‘My overall review is 100 percent positive,? Narsh wrote in a Feb. 5 e-mail to Oxford […]

Piled snow prevents mail delivery

A few passes with a snow shovel or blower in front of the old mailbox is all it will take for many local residents to resume receiving their letters, bills and newspapers. That was the essence of Cary Smith’s message to the Oxford area’s postal customers. For more than a month, Smith, who works as […]

No exemption from DDA capture for NOTA, attorney says

Should a millage to support the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) be approved by voters in August, there’s no legal way to exempt a portion of it from being captured to benefit the downtown areas in Oxford and Lake Orion. That was the opinion of attorney Bob Davis, who represents Oxford Village and Addison Township. […]

Tobacco is not porn

Only in today’s world could a store that sells tobacco be equated with a business that deals in pornography. Case in point, the Oxford Village planner has suggested adding businesses that deal in tobacco to the ‘adult uses? category of the municipality’s zoning ordinance because there are some concerns about having ‘family unfriendly uses? in […]

Hunter Strunk loved life, changed lives

Most mothers can vividly recall watching their children take their first steps. Not Pam Strunk. But if she closes her eyes, the Addison resident can imagine her wheelchair-bound son, Hunter, finally learning to walk. ‘I picture him a smiling boy with normal features, a normal body, taking his first steps with God,? she said. ‘My […]

New library amenities give kids like Brendan Scovic freedom, sense of ownership, mother says

Judging by the huge smile on Brendan Scovic’s face, the Oxford Public Library’s new Literacy and Special Needs Collection and revamped Play ‘n? Learn Zone are a big hit with the 8-year-old. The Clear Lake Elementary second-grader had a ball playing with the new educational toys during the library’s open house Saturday afternoon. ‘I like […]

Biz folks donate $7K to village PD

Thank you. Police officers don’t often hear those two little words because nobody says them after receiving a traffic ticket or as they’re being handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. But a group of local businesspeople wanted the Oxford Village Police Department to know their efforts to protect and serve the community are very […]

Addison man wants his class rings back

For most folks, class rings are simply pieces of jewelry to be worn with pride, given to loved ones as tokens of affection or pawned in tough times. But for Addison resident Don DeFalle, they’re one of the few tangible connections he has left to his deceased mother and father. ‘They were very sentimental gifts […]