Getting older doesn’t mean being relegated to playing checkers on the front porch or waiting for an opening on the shuffleboard court. Softball offers seniors a way to stay active, engage in friendly competition and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine like a kid again. Oxford Township Parks and Recreation is looking to start a […]
It’s a dirty job, but that’s why they’re getting a big machine to do it. The Oxford Village Council voted 4-0 to purchase a new street sweeper from the Lake Orion-based Bell Equipment Co. for $145,881. The purchase will be financed by Oxford Bank over a seven-year period at an interest rate of 4.45 percent. […]
A possible telephone scam has one longtime Oxford resident worried and she wants to warn others. ‘Somebody might believe it,? said Helen Smith referring to a phone call she received around 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9. A man claiming to be with the Department of Commerce who said his name was ‘Christopher Thomas? phoned Smith […]
Nimble fingers and kind hearts produced 100 colorful Easter dresses for women and girls living in Teculutan, Guatemala. Around 30 ladies from Christ the King Church in Oxford spent the last few weeks sewing pretty dresses for females in the poverty-stricken area. Lapeer resident Tina Sornig, a two-year member of Christ the King, spearheaded the […]
Hot Blues and BBQ will return to Oxford Village this summer with new venues and an extra night of music. ‘It was very successful last year and I think it will be equally or more so successful this year,? said festival organizer Steve Allen during a Feb. 28 presentation to the village council. Hot Blues […]
Usually when you hear about a wax museum come to life it’s part of some old Vincent Price horror movie. But for students at Leonard Elementary last week, their living wax museum offered a biographical trip through history. Around 70 third and fourth-graders dressed as historical or famous people, then lined the walls of the […]
Computer maintenance for the Village of Oxford is no longer a family affair as council voted 3-0 Feb. 28 to ‘mutually terminate? its relationship with Next Generation Computers. Owned and operated by Tracy Miller, Sr. ? husband of village President Renee Donovan ? Next Generation Computers has been paid $185,917 since 2002 for its computer […]
The competition was fierce. The judging was brutal. The sandwiches were tasty. Victoria’s Delights held it’s first-ever sandwich contest March 4 in the hopes of adding three new creations to the downtown Oxford bistro’s menu. ‘Usually, I do the recipes myself,? said owner Victoria Connelly. ‘I always end up using the same ingredients because I […]
A neighborhood institution in Oxford has a pair of new owners with some fresh ideas. Chuck and Debbie Walleman, residents of Oxford since 1998, have purchased Art and Dick’s Party Store at 81 W. Burdick St. ‘We’ve been doing business here ever since we moved to this town,? said Chuck, who currently works for the […]
While most of the world measures success and importance in dollars and cents, Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance measures them by the number of youth it’s helped and families it’s healed. Last year, the total number of kids and families aided by OAYA in one way or another was 774. Youth Assistance does ‘a lot of things […]