Approximately 80 veterans and their family members received free, comprehensive eye exams Saturday at American Legion Post 108 in Oxford. Thirteen eye doctors volunteered their time and talents for the six-hour event along with technicians, seven externs in the Henry Ford College Ophthalmic Technician Program and members of the Rotary Club of Oxford. ‘I really […]
Rain and high winds prevented fire trucks and police cars from visiting Kingsbury Country Day School last week. But that didn’t dampen students? spirits as they pressed on with plans to show their appreciation to the first-responders who protect them and their families. Students at the K-8 charter school in Addison Township made cards and […]
Credit cards belonging to an elderly woman who was the victim of an armed robbery in Pontiac were found last week inside an Oxford Village apartment at 62 E. Burdick St. during a search conducted by detectives from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police. The apartment is where 27-year-old Jacob Wyatt lives. […]
If the students can’t go to the museum, the museum will come to them. A bit of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will be parked outside Oxford Elementary School from Nov. 9-11. It’s called DIA Away: Think Like an Artist and it’s a 53-foot double-expandable trailer that serves as a mobile, interactive classroom and […]
Three classes of second-graders from Clear Lake Elementary School spent the morning of Oct. 29 touring various local businesses in downtown Oxford. Students learned about the difference between goods and services; the contributions small businesses make in terms of paying local taxes for public services, providing jobs and donating to charities; and what’s available in […]
Kids and parents alike had a spooktacular good time Friday evening as Lakeville Elementary School hosted a haunted house and fall festival full of fun and fright.
Oxford Township officials are being asked to establish a commercial rehabilitation district that would allow the owner of the old Sea Ray boat plant to potentially receive a 10-year property tax abatement for the improvements he’s making to the 208,000-square-foot building. ‘I don’t want to get penalized for investing and growing the building,? said Christian […]
A group of Utah high school students, led by an Oxford alumnus, is hoping the movie they made will be selected for screening during the world famous Sundance Film Festival in January. ‘I don’t know many adults, let alone high school kids, that have ever submitted to the Sundance Film Festival, so it’s a pretty […]
Saturday was a busy day for Oxford Elementary teacher Barbara Johnston. Not only did she help shatter a Guinness World Record, she also discovered a bit local history. And she did it all dressed as the 1940s cultural icon known as Rosie the Riveter. Johnston was one of 2,096 women and girls from 16 states […]
Alex Chudzinski is working hard to transform the small cell phone repair business he started as a student at Lake Orion High School into a thriving, growing company. In order to make it happen, the 2015 LOHS graduate is planning to lease space inside the Legacy Center (925 N. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township as […]