You know why nothing gets done in Lansing? You know why nothing ever really changes in that nest of vipers? It’s because of us. Yes, ‘We the People? are to blame. We’re suckers and the Lansing politicians know we’re suckers. Only a sucker would continue to support paying 148 legislators more than $80,000 a piece […]
Folks interested in learning about Christian Science are invited to attend an interfaith dialog meeting on Sunday, Oct. 11. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and take place at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 71 S. Washington St. in downtown Oxford. ‘We’re trying to get the word out,? said church member […]
Last week, the Oxford Wildcats took to their blue turf to scrimmage against three teams ? Lapeer, Herbert Henry Dow and Walled Lake Northern. In one evening, the Cats played 20 minutes of offense and 20 minutes of defense against each team. Bring on Romeo!
Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski’s close friendship with a local elderly man and subsequent inheritance of his estate worth more than $1 million was the focus of a recent investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Unit. Neymanowski was the sole beneficiary of Oxford Township resident Alfred Herman Oberstaedt’s estate. Oberstaedt died of […]
Todd Elder has the distinction of being able to say he’s helped restore two historic mills in Addison Township. Last week, Elder and his crew from Elder Building Company began making repairs to the deteriorated roof of the old mill in the Village of Leonard. ‘It’s not as bad as you’d think,? said the 20-year […]
Spielberg. Scorsese. Stiles. Okay, maybe Teri Stiles isn’t exactly on the same level with those other two guys, but she could soon be known as an award-winning director. A piece of her work at Oxford Community Television (OCTV) has earned her a nomination in the Excellence in Directing category at the Philo Festival of Media […]
There’s only one thing bigger than Wyatt Ashley’s green thumb and that’s his heart. Over the summer, the Leonard Elementary fifth-grader took it upon himself to plant and maintain a vegetable garden on school grounds and donate everything he’s grown to the elderly folks who frequent the senior center in Lakeville. ‘His father (Brett) and […]
‘A sense of obligation? to his community and to his state. That’s what Joe Kent says is driving him to run for the 46th District seat in the Michigan State House of Representatives. The 57-year-old Addison Township resident announced his candidacy last week at the Complete Companies Craftwork Complex in Orion Township. ‘A couple years […]
‘People need hope.? That’s what Oxford sculptor Raymond Vandamme wants to give his community by creating a public monument that reflects the character of the Lone Ranger. ‘Everything an artist creates has an energy,? he explained. ‘It conveys a message to people, whether they realize it or not, when they’re looking at it. It changes […]
Oxford Village officials are finally going to fix a sanitary sewer line that’s been causing backups in some condominium basements located off W. Burdick St. for years. Council last week voted 5-0 to approve the repair/replacement of the 8-inch diameter sewer line located on the south side of W. Burdick between Conda Lane and Ashley […]