Oxford and Addison townships recently sent out their annual assessment notices and some folks are probably wondering why their property value went down, yet their taxes are still going up. ‘Proposal A caps the limit on the tax increase. It doesn’t do anything to provide tax relief when market value falls,? explained Dave Hieber, manager […]
Brooke Chapman’s not a movie star, but for one brief moment she got to hold the gold reserved for Hollywood’s elite. On Feb. 15, the Clear Lake Elementary fifth-grader touched the stuff dreams are made of when she picked up a genuine Oscar and posed for a photograph with it during a five-day visit to […]
Oxford’s varsity wrestling team continued its winning ways last week. As a team, the grapplers advanced to the state competition in Battle Creek Friday by beating Bloomfield Lasher 73-3 and Linden 33-24 in team regionals held at Owosso. ‘Josh Villarreal had an awesome match and ended up winning team regionals for us,? said Coach Scott […]
Being a leap year baby has its advantages. Because your actual birth date only comes around once every four years, you can honestly claim to be a quarter of your real age. ‘I’m only 16,? joked Oxford resident Pat Cochran, who was born Feb. 29, 1944. ‘My husband has a young wife.? And if you’re […]
Comerica Bank is planning to make a major withdrawal from Oxford Village and at least one customer is very upset. ‘What’s the matter? Aren’t they selling enough hotdogs (at Comerica Park)?? said Nikki Hanmore-Reynolds, longtime Comerica account holder and former Oxford resident. Hanmore-Reynolds, who now lives in Brandon Township, received a Feb. 8 letter from […]
It appears no one was willing to press charges against her so the investigation concerning allegations that North Oakland Transportation Authority Director and Oxford Twp. Trustee Pat Fitchena physically assaulted employees was closed. ‘Due to the fact we have no complainant, this investigation is closed,? wrote Oakland County Sheriff’s Capt. Mark Newman, of the Investigative […]
Somebody out there is $100,000 richer and they don’t even know it. Whoever purchased ticket number 1-3-0-1-4-3 in the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle at Uncle Boomba’s Marathon gas station (southwest corner of M-24 and Drahner in Oxford) has a $100,000 prize waiting for them. ‘No one has claimed it yet,? said Jim Saigh, station manager […]
A 50-year-old Oxford Township man was killed Saturday while attempting to cross M-24 on a bicycle around 7:20 p.m. Dale Robert Jasmund was riding his bicycle in the roadway near M-24 and Teelin Drive when he attempted to cross the southbound lanes and was struck by at least two different oncoming vehicles. Jasmund was transported […]
It’s never too late to find love again ? just ask Marco ‘Mike? Maniace and Marie Pearce. This cute couple living at Independence Village of Waterstone got engaged on Christmas Eve last year. Maniace’s 91-years-old and Pearce is 94. ‘She’s a great gal and I love her for it,? said Maniace, a General Motors retiree […]
The idea of opening a poker room at 18 N. Washington St. gained support from the Oxford Downtown Development Authority Monday night. By a 5-0 margin, the DDA voted to send a letter to the village Zoning Board of Appeals endorsing the poker room proposed by Oxford resident Rick Lovely as an appropriate use in […]