Every month Oxford residents Jerry and Tracy Neale promote the virtues of cleaner, better living that starts in the body and extends to the globe. ‘People need to stay healthy,? Jerry Neale said. ‘We can show them ways to do that that are affordable.? Since April 2004, the Neales have locally published Natural Awakenings, a […]
I’m really excited about the prospect of Texas Hold’em poker coming to downtown Oxford in the form of resident Rick Lovely’s proposed ‘The King of Clubs Poker Parlor? at 18 N. Washington St. (In case you missed last week’s front page story, you can read it on-line at www.oxfordleader.com. The headline was ‘Texas Hold’em in […]
Congratulations to the Oxford varsity wrestling team who won its first outright Flint Metro League title since 1999. Oxford won the league tournament held in Holly Saturday with 190.5 points, edging out second place finisher Holly, who scored 173.5 points. The grapplers claimed medals in nine out of 14 weight classes (two firsts, four seconds […]
Rick Lovely is working on a business plan to help local nonprofits raise money, downtown merchants increase their revenue and area residents have a little fun. ‘It’s nothing but a win-win situation for the community,? said the 45-year-old Oxford resident. Banking on the popularity of Texas Hold’em, Lovely wants to open a facility downtown to […]
One of Oxford’s own is currently in the running for college hockey’s highest individual honor. Nathan Gerbe, a junior left wing with the Boston College Eagles and youngest son of Oxford residents Joe and Terrie Gerbe, is among 101 candidates nationwide being considered for the 2008 Hobey Baker Award ? the equivalent of college football’s […]
Rapidly changing winter weather and power outages made for a short school week for Oxford students. ‘This is the weirdest winter weather pattern I’ve ever seen,? said Superintendent Dr. Bill Skilling, referring the ‘extremes? the area’s been experiencing lately in terms of temperature, precipitation and winds. Students at Oxford Elementary and Daniel Axford Elementary had […]
A temporary gravel parking lot in downtown Oxford’s northwest quadrant was reopened for an additional six months by the village Zoning Board of Appeals Monday night. But ZBA members made it clear they’re losing patience with the Downtown Development Authority, whose lack of action caused the lot to be closed since Jan. 9. ‘How many […]
I’m proud to say I don’t have internet service at home. I never send text messages or feel the need to download television shows, music videos or sports scores on the PDA I never bought. I’ve never based where I have lunch or grab a cup of coffee on whether or not it’s a Wi-Fi […]
What a week for Oxford’s varsity wrestlers! First, they beat up on Linden (47-21) and Lapeer East (48-19) in their first home meet of the season Jan. 30. Then on Saturday, the grapplers dominated the Macomb-Oakland Challenge wrestling tournament at Clarkston High School. The tournament pitted the top five teams from Oakland County against the […]
It appears downtown Oxford is on the road to getting another traffic signal installed on M-24 ? just not at the intersection the village council has been lobbying for. ‘I would hate to see us not take the opportunity to get a light and end up without a light,? said Councilwoman Teri Stiles, who made […]