It’s comforting to know that if you or your loved ones ever became trapped in a room that was completely dark and filled with smoke, the Oxford Fire Department would still be able to locate everyone. Last week, twp. officials authorized the fire dept. to spend $16,084 with Time Emergency Equipment on a hand-held thermal […]
A one-year extension of final site plan and Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval for a proposed condominium project was granted 8-0 last week by the Oxford Township Planning Commission. ‘As a result of the depressed Michigan housing market, the Lakeshore Village project has proceeded slower than anticipated to the point where initial construction has yet […]
It appears Oxford/Orion FISH won’t have to pay an $800 application fee to have a variance request decided by the township Zoning Board of Appeals, if there’s another applicant already paying for a meeting. ‘I really don’t think anybody will mind,? said Trustee Sue Bellairs, noting the township should check with the other applicant(s) first […]
Oxford’s varsity wrestling team is a on a roll scoring two more victories against tough schools last week. On the road Dec. 12, the grapplers beat Capac 63-9 and Yale 59-13. ‘We had good intensity,? said Coach Scott Couch. ‘We wrestled really well.? Couch said it’s good for the team to test itself against a […]
About 100 kids and 100 adults attended this year’s Continental Claus held Saturday at Devil’s Ridge Golf Club on Metamora Road. Sponsored by Oxford Township Parks and Recreation, the event featured a scrumptous breakfast buffet followed by a one-on-one visit with Santa Claus. Each child had his or her photo taken with jolly old St. […]
Just in time for Christmas copies of Robert V. Parenti’s ‘A Story of Love and War: World War II Recollections from Letters Written to a Solider’s Sweetheart? are now available for sale locally. Copies can be purchased at The Oxford Leader office at 666 S. Lapeer Rd., just north of Oakdell Rd., and through Lake […]
Faced with the prospect of having smoking banned by law in Michigan’s bars and restaurants, local proprietors had mixed feelings on the subject. ‘I think it should be the business owner’s choice,? said Jeff Collier, owner of Collier Lanes, an Oxford bowling alley with two bars inside. ‘I don’t think they should intervene in that.? […]
Significant leakage of natural gas inside the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center (28 N. Washington St.) brought out the Oxford Fire Dept. shortly before 8:30 a.m. Saturday. ‘The cleaning people opened up the building, smelled the odor of (natural) gas and called us,? said Fire Chief Jack LeRoy. ‘There was a heavy concentration of gas […]
Students in art teacher Becky Ziemianski’s Design in Materials class have a lot to be proud of. Not only did they win the ‘Judge’s Choice? award at Port Huron Hospital’s 19th Annual Festival of Trees, they helped raise funds for a worthy cause. ‘I couldn’t believe it,? Ziemianski said. ‘I was really pleasantly surprised and […]
Seven soft, warm blankets made with love by kids for kids will be delivered this week to Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Sixth-graders in Oxford Middle School teacher Elizabeth Dolsen’s advisory class made the blankets as part of a service project. ‘We’ve taken on a service project every month this year to improve children’s […]