Being in the journalism business you get used to hearing complaints about things printed in the newspaper. Some complaints are valid. Some are baseless. Others are really off-the-wall. On Monday, I received a complaint that was so petty, so ridiculous, so lame, so completely out of left field that it merited an entire column. It […]
Fourth and fifth-graders from Leonard Elementary performed the holiday musical ‘Humbug!? Monday night at Oxford High School’s Performing Arts Center. A takeoff of Charles Dickens? classic tale ‘A Christmas Carol,? the half-hour musical centers around a mean school teacher named Ms. Ebenezer, played by Oksana Kurka. Ms. Ebenezer rarely smiles and loves to torture her […]
A millage proposal to maintain and expand Oxford Township’s safety path system could be placed before voters in the August 2008 primary election. ‘I just would like to see some continuing funding for the safety paths,? said Larry Kucemba, who pitched the idea of a dedicated millage to the township board Tuesday night. Speaking on […]
The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking a new executive director following Jennifer Duncan’s resignation this week. ‘Her last day was today,? said Chamber President Christine Stephens on Tuesday. Why Duncan, who worked for the chamber for nearly 10 years, resigned was not disclosed. ‘I’d leave that to Jennifer,? Stephens said. ‘I’m not really […]
Horses should be allowed on the bridge over M-24 and buggies permitted on the Polly Ann Trail. That was the Oxford Village Council’s message to the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) as it voted last week 4-0 to recommend ‘the trail be open to any and all non-motorized activity.? ‘The Polly Ann Trail was […]
Fifty local families in need will sit down to delicious turkey dinners on Thanksgiving thanks to a group of community-minded bikers. Thirteen members of Forbidden Wheels ? a recreational motorcycle group with local charters throughout Michigan ? rumbled into the sleepy little hamlet of Thomas Sunday afternoon to deliver 50 frozen turkeys to Oxford-Orion FISH. […]
An Oakland County judge Nov. 22 ordered the removal of all the materials used by the Knauf family to block off their property in downtown Oxford’s northeast parking lot. ‘The parking lot will be open for the parade, so that’s good news,? said Oxford Village Manager Joe Young, referring to the Oxford Area Chamber of […]
James Lumber is closing its Oxford store and possibly other locations as part of a consolidation plan to survive the state’s poor economy. ‘At some point it will be (closing). It won’t be soon,? said Doug Graham, Jr., one of the owners of James Lumber. ‘It won’t be in the immediate future.? The Oxford store […]
Oxford Township is one step closer to free wireless internet service as officials last week voted 6-0 to approve the Wireless Oakland intergovernmental and license agreement with the county. ‘I think it’s definitely the wave of the future,? said Treasurer Joe Ferrari. The township became the 53rd community in the county to sign a Wireless […]
A Nov. 4 fund-raiser to aid an Oxford man suffering from a life-threatening kidney disease raised close to $19,000. ‘It’s totally overwhelming,? said John Bray, who has Polycystic Kidney Disease, which eventually causes kidney failure. ‘I just want to thank the community, thank everyone who was involved.? Held at Kalloway’s Restaurant and Pub, the event […]