Who would have thought when Dr. Wallace Lee started plugging coins into Whitman folders in the early 1960s, he would one day become the foremost authority on paper money produced in Michigan. ‘It’s been a great ride, I’ll tell you that ? a lot of fun,? said the retired dentist and Oxford resident. Lee has […]
An Oxford couple got a nice Christmas present from the Downtown Development Authority as they won a combined $375 to spend locally. Ryan McCafferty, a 2006 graduate of Oxford High School, was the top prize winner in the DDA’s Main Street Merry Money contest last month. He earned a cool $250. Although he hasn’t decided […]
The Village of Oxford needs to get serious about its administration in 2007. The time has come for the village council to hire a full-time manager ? someone who’s interested in overseeing the mundane details of the village’s daily operations as opposed to flitting around like a social butterfly. Don’t get me wrong, Joe Young […]
In what she claims was an effort to avoid future litigation, Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill that would have restored the 25 mile-per-hour speed limits on gravel roads. Officials in Orion Township supported, through resolution, the effort to have local speed limits on gravel roads reduced. Granholm cited already existing state law regarding speeds […]
A stop work order was issued Dec. 20 against an Oxford Village construction project that was started with no building permit, no site plan approval from the planning commission and no inspections. ‘It’s common sense to get a permit before you start building,? said Councilman Teri Stiles. ‘I don’t care if it’s ours. Why should […]
A bill designed to restore the 25 mile-per-hour speed limits on gravel roads was vetoed Friday, Dec. 22 by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Citing existing state law concerning speed and concerns over the bill’s constitutionality, Granholm struck down Senate Bill 248, which would have returned numerous gravel roads to the posted 25 mph speed limits set […]
A discussion over who will speak for cityhood and whether or not the village council should take a stand on the issue was sparked last week when Steve Allen told officials his temporary stint as chairman is over. ‘I think now’s the time to . . . take some decisive action because I’m not going […]
An Oxford man who was a close friend of Henry Ford, met Thomas Edison, invented many gadgets and installed this town’s first-ever radio system for dispatching police and fire died last week. Alfred H. Oberstaedt passed away Friday, December 22, 2006. He was 91. ‘Al was the kind of guy, if they said it couldn’t […]
A 90-second video tour spotlighting downtown Oxford will be played in 2007 in hotels all over metro Detroit. The Downtown Development Authority last week voted to spend up to $2,500 to have Cavalier Pictures shoot a spot for the program Visit Detroit-TV, which is broadcast 24/7 on its own television channel in all the guest […]
They say you can’t keep a good man down. Apparently, that also holds true for people who aren’t so good. A friend of mine e-mailed me a press release dated Sept. 23, 2006 announcing that Veritas-Global, a business intelligence and global investigative firm, has added a new senior investigator to its staff ? Gary Ford. […]