Fifteen Oxford hockey players will be leaving Aug. 24 for the land of Vikings and Volvos. The players, along with three others from high schools throughout Oakland County, will be spending a little over a week in Sweden playing hockey and soaking up the Scandinavian way of life. Dave Hague, coach of the Oxford High […]
Christopher Card has ambitious plans for Oxford’s school choirs and the impressive track record to make them succeed. ‘As I interviewed, I really fell in love with the community, with the students, and with the great potential of what can happen in Oxford,? said the 38-year-old Webberville resident, who was hired in late June to […]
I’m all for saving local historic buildings in situations where it’s possible and appropriate. It’s nice to have old buildings around because they link us with our past and help foster a sense continuity between the living, the dead and those yet to be born. Historic structures spark memories and invoke nostalgia in older people […]
So what’s it like sailing a 42-foot boat complete with kitchen, bathroom, shower and sleeping accommodations for eight people across the Great Lakes? ‘Take a mobile home, put a sail on it, that’s what you’re doing,? said boat owner and sailor Larry Soutar. ‘You’re moving a mobile home across the water at 15 miles an […]
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but there’s no reason you can’t give one a loving home. For the past seven years, Peter and Susan LaBatt, residents of Oxford Village since 1972, have opened their home and hearts to Golden Retrievers, young and old, sick and healthy. ‘Of all the things I do, […]
A report issued by the federal government blames the gravel company for the death of one of its dredge operators last fall. ‘Management policies, standards, and controls were inadequate and failed to ensure that the dredge was maintained in safe operating condition,? according to the report issued April 6 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s […]
Phillip Belcher won’t be Oxford Village’s new clerk/treasurer after all. On Friday, Belcher turned down the job, which council voted to offer him earlier in the week. ‘After careful consideration of the salary offer and current economic factors, I decided it would not be in the best interest of my family to move at this […]
An injured bald eagle rescued by Oxford Boy Scout Troop 366 back in April is on the road to recovery and possibly release back into the wild. ‘The bird is just now starting to fly,? said Linda G. Bianco, a state and federally licensed avian rehabilitator who specializes in birds of prey, also known as […]
A day of music, skateboarding and biking for area youth is being planned for Saturday, Aug. 4 at 98 S. Glaspie St. in the Village of Oxford. ‘I had talked to the teenagers in the area and they were gung-ho about this,? said Oxford resident Tom Smith, who’s planning the village-sanctioned and sponsored event to […]
Before it ever got the chance to take root, a proposed noxious weed ordinance for Oxford Township was yanked, bagged and set on the curb. ‘Why stick your nose in people’s personal property rights?? said Supervisor Bill Dunn. Township officials last week voted 4-3 to ‘drop? the proposed ordinance during its first reading. This was […]