‘Who am I going to talk to now?? I didn’t know how to answer my wife, so I just hugged her when she asked me this question after I told her that Father Bernard J. Mullen passed away Nov. 28. He was 72 (See Page 4). Father Bernie, as he was known to many, was […]
An initial draft of a proposed ordinance to change or eliminate, depending on who you talk to, downtown Oxford’s parking exempt status, as it exists right now, was met with strong opposition at the Nov. 20 village planning commission meeting. ‘If this ordinance passes as it stands, essentially it’s going to really stifle development (downtown),? […]
Back in the day, pipe-smoking crooner Bing Crosby spent a lot of time singing about white Christmases with Rosemary Clooney. If he were alive today and residing in Oxford, he’d be dreaming about white Thanksgivings. For the third time in four years, the season’s first accumulating snow fell on Thanksgiving. Approximately three inches of heavy, […]
For many years, Richard and Lucille Kroninger opened their home and their hearts to Oxford, particularly its young people, never asking for anything in return. Their reward was the happiness of others and the satisfaction of helping. ‘They made sure they shared their good fortune with others,? said son Tim Kroninger. ‘They were the epitome […]
Once again, the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) is searching for a new manager. At Tuesday’s Oxford Village Council meeting, Councilman Tony Albseni, who serves on the trail council, announced that Manager Amy Murray had resigned. Murray, of Brandon, resigned after accepting a full-time position as a regional forester with Utility Lines Construction ULC, […]
Most toys these days need batteries, microchips and complicated directions before the fun can start. But there was a time when toys ran solely on a child’s imagination. The ability to pretend turned porcelain dolls into real babies and wooden horses into thoroughbreds. The Northeast Oakland Historical Museum is inviting people to stop in over […]
Oxford/Orion FISH received an early Christmas present from the township’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 19. ZBA members voted 6-0 to recommend waiving the $800 application fee required for the board to hear FISH’s request for a variance to build a wheelchair ramp at the group’s food pantry in Thomas, a tiny hamlet just […]
Business is booming for Oxford/Orion FISH ? and that isn’t a good thing. ‘We are gaining at least 15 new clients a month,? said FISH President John Cass during his Nov. 19 presentation to the Oxford Twp. Zoning Board of Appeals (see related story). ‘We are receiving white collar workers for the first time, who […]
They say you never forget your first. I know I won’t. On Nov. 16, 2007, I shot my first buck ? a seven-point, no less. It was probably one of the most exhilarating and poignant experiences of my life. I’ve never felt more alive or in tune with that predatory instinct all humans have buried […]
Lakeville Elementary’s first-grade classes put on a variety of Thanksgiving skits Nov. 20 for their proud parents. All the performances centered around Pilgrims, Indians and of course, turkeys! Afterward, kids and parents enjoyed a pre-Thanksgiving feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pie.