On Sunday, June 11, Hazel Catherine Chisholm Mass, formerly of Oxford, celebrated her 100th birthday at the Cambridge North Heathcare Center in Clawson. During her century-long life, Mass didn’t accomplish any incredible feats or change the world. You won’t find any newspaper clippings chronicling her deeds or awards named in her honor. In fact, Mass, […]
‘We’re pioneering to restore education to the place it’s supposed to be in our country. We believe that first, God is interested in the individual, and second, God intends everyone to be a good reader.? ? Pastor Louis Dubost, quoted in the Aug. 9, 1973 Oxford Leader prior to the opening of Oxford Christian Academy […]
‘I didn’t leave the conservative movement, the conservative movement left me.? I find myself saying that to more and more people these days. Especially with all the pseudo-conservatives controlling the Republican Party these days. The party of Goldwater and Reagan is dead. In the last major election, I voted Libertarian because the choice between Republicans […]
This fall Billy Keenist will make the transition from Oxford Wildcat to Adrian Bulldog. The 2006 OHS graduate and quarterback is set to play football for Adrian College. ‘I’m very excited about it,? Keenist said. ‘I think it’s going to be a great opportunity for me. Once Albion College, Adrian’s biggest rival, started talking to […]
Two appointments to the Oxford Downtown Development Authority board made by the village council Tuesday night will allow it to meet next week. Victoria Connolly, owner of Victoria’s Delights, and Michael Jabour, vice president of retail banking for Oxford Bank, were appointed to the DDA board to offset a number of recent resignations. DDA Chairman […]
They walked in clear skies. They walked in rain. The walked in the middle of the night. They walked as the sun rose in the east. They walked for those no longer with us. They walked for those still fighting. They walked to raise awareness. They walked to raise money. They walked with hope for […]
It’s a popular notion that cats have nine lives, but one lucky kitty in Oxford has a whole group of guardian angels watching out for him. It all started around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, June 1 when Polly Hewitt and Lenora Udocon were on their way to work at the North Oakland Dental Group on S. […]
It was a bittersweet ceremony Sunday as the Oxford Athletic Boosters honored and said goodbye to the 69 high school senior athletes graduating later this week. ‘The reason why you feel so bad is because it’s been so good. It’s that simple,? said Bill Keenist, parent of Oxford quarterback and senior Billy Keenist. ‘The reason […]
For two decades, Violet M. Kinsey Kintz was a model of efficiency, faithfully serving the Oxford school district by recording meeting minutes and crunching budget numbers. Sadly, Kintz, who lived at Hope Senior Apartments in Oxford, passed away May 31, 2006. She was 88. A former resident of Lapeer and Dryden, Kintz worked as the […]
Too often when the media reports news stories involving young people the focus is on negatives such as crime, violence and drug abuse. The public doesn’t often hear about the good things young people do ? volunteer work, helping others, donating to charitable causes, exhibiting leadership and good citizenship, etc. That’s why every year Oxford-Addison […]