Pending the outcome of contract negotiations and final council approval, Phillip H. Belcher will become Oxford Village’s new clerk/treasurer. Council Tuesday night voted 4-1 to hire the Clinton Twp. resident for the dual position and authorized Manager Joe Young to negotiate a contract with an annual salary not to exceed $50,000. Belcher has more than […]
Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade and Magnum P.I. are in for some serious competition from Oxford’s newest batch of little detectives. On Monday, participants in the Oxford Public Library’s Summer Reading Program made their very own detective kits. The shoebox kits included binoculars made from old film cannisters, a secret code book and special glasses. ‘Get […]
Two Oxford teams battled it out Monday evening for first place in the North Oakland Big League. The Oxford Wildcats defeated the Oxford Outlaws 6-2 in seven innings of play. Both teams were undefeated going into the game. A recreational baseball program for boys age 15-18, the North Oakland Big League consists of five Orion […]
They say the only two things certain in this life are death and taxes. In Michigan, the latter often leaves people praying for the former. Let’s face it, life in this state is pretty depressing these days. Everyday, the media is filled with stories revolving around unemployment, foreclosures, down-sizing, bankruptcies, the usual economic doom and […]
Happy birthday to local historian Mildred Schmidt, who celebrated 99 years Monday with cake, gifts and friends at the Campbell Personal Care Home in Addison Township. ‘Keep going? and ‘expect surprises like this? are the two bits of wisdom Schmidt imparted on her milestone occasion. In October 1971, Schmidt and 29 other local history buffs […]
Warm up those weed whips and make sure those lawn mowers have plenty of gas because a noxious weed ordinance patterned after one in Orion will be considered by the Oxford Township Board at its Wednesday, July 11 meeting. ‘Of all the different ones I’ve read, that’s the one I thought would most suit our […]
When he’s not serving subpoenas, summonses or eviction notices to people, Shannan Shidler enjoys playing with explosives. No, the longtime Oxford resident is not some mad-bomber or militia member. He’s really just a big kid at heart. Shidler, who’s worked as a court officer for the Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court for 17 years, puts […]
Thanks to Ronald Longcore’s efforts, countless kids who went through Oxford Schools learned to swing either a hammer or a baseball bat. Sadly, the retired teacher and longtime member of the Oxford Wildcat Booster Club passed away June 26, 2007 following a six-month stay in the hospital. He was 58. ‘He was a real asset […]
Who’s going to end up paying a $22,125 bill for switching four Oxford businesses on M-24 from village to township water? Ask township officials and they feel the village should pick up the tab, not the property owners or township water users. ‘I think (the village has) all the responsibility in the world for this,? […]
Government is, or at least should be, the art of compromise. It was compromise among the Founding Fathers that produced the Constitution. It’s compromise that prevents America from breaking down into factions of armed citizens engaged in open civil war. But somewhere along the way, compromise became a dirty word in politics. People who compromise […]