Overture, curtains, lights. Last Wednesday night, Lakeville Elementary hit the heights. Dubbed ?100 Years of Broadway,? the one-hour musical showcase put on by the school’s staff and parents was a smash hit. From powerful solos that filled the high school’s Performing Arts Center to perfectly choreographed group routines, the show featured a medley of classic […]
Sunday’s on-and-off rain showers made for soggy ground and wet clothes, but nothing couldn’t dampen spirits at Kingsbury Country Day School’s annual fair.
Echoes from the distant past and tears from the painful present filled downtown Oxford’s Centennial Park on Memorial Day as the community gathered to pay tribute to those heroes who gave up all of their tomorrows for our today. ‘I would like to thank our veterans, those currently in the service and their families for […]
Few people personify Oxford like Helen L. Smith. From her more than three decades of helping honor and support Wildcat athletes to her involvement in American Legion Post 108 to her work on numerous local political campaigns, she bleeds blue and gold. ‘If you’ve ever been to Oxford, you know Helen Smith,? said longtime friend […]
A small step toward improving Oxford Township’s safety path system was taken by officials last week. Township officials voted 4-3 to place a 10-year, 0.25-mill tax request ‘for the establishment, construction and maintenance of safety paths? on the August 2008 primary election ballot. ‘A lot of people that I have talked to are interested in […]
Senior citizens want more than just bingo and lunch a few days a week and Oxford Township Parks and Recreation is willing to give them more options. ‘They want activities just like everybody else does, but no one’s programming for them,? said Parks and Rec. Director Ron Davis. Davis and Becky Paquin, senior coordinator for […]
Government is stupid. I’m sure there are pithier ways to express that sentiment using fancy adjectives from the thesaurus and witty phraseology. But nothing else puts it so succinctly, so simply, so truthfully. It strikes me as ironic that last year the township built this brand new, spacious, $1.8 million office complex and now it […]
This is a pivotal year in Oxford Village politics. Four of the five seats on the village council are up for grabs in the Tuesday, Sept. 11 election. For those seeking genuine reform of the village government, this presents a unique and powerful opportunity to make a real difference. From cityhood to downtown development to […]
Today, they’re ambitious high school students, but tomorrow they’ll be civic leaders and public servants guiding our communities and the nation. A motivated group of four Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and prepare them to someday take […]
The good news is Oxford Village residents won’t receive a tax increase when their July 1 bill comes in the mail. The bad news is they won’t be receiving a tax cut either. Council voted last week to approve an $8,289,781 budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year supported by an 11.12-mill tax on all real […]