Boundless energy, passionate, gregarious and a sincere desire to help others. That was former Oxford resident John Fizel in a nutshell. Sadly, Fizel passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was 87. For years, Fizel actively served the town he had proudly called home since 1990. He was a true volunteer in every sense […]
Lisa Renaud is now officially the coordinator for the 2015 Lone Ranger Festival, set to take over downtown Oxford on Saturday, Aug. 1. Last week, the Oxford Village Council voted 3-0 to approve the contract with Renaud, of Addison Twp. She will be paid $4,000 for her services, plus a 20 percent commission on sponsorships […]
Armed with chainsaws and axes, Oxford firefighters last week climbed on top of downtown’s Station #1 and began cutting holes in the roof. Don’t worry, they haven’t gone mad. It was part of a training exercise. An existing portion of the station’s north side was scheduled to be demolished to make way for a 3,900-square-foot […]
‘I pray people vote yes.? That’s Addison Township resident Linda List’s hope concerning the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) millage proposal on the May 5 ballot. ?(NOTA) gave me independence,? explained the 69-year-old retired licensed practical nurse. ‘I don’t feel quite so independent now.? List doesn’t own a vehicle due to her limited financial means […]
Downtown Oxford has lots of bars, but it lacks one of the most popular drinking establishments of the day ? a craft brewery. Mark Larson and George Lang are looking to change that. They’re planning to open a second location of their successful Falling Down Beer Co. at 14 N. Washington St. in downtown’s northeast […]
An Oxford firefighter/paramedic was arrested April 9 at downtown’s Fire Station #1 for allegedly stealing nearly $400 in merchandise from a Wal-Mart store in Rochester Hills back in late August 2014. Susan Leigh Van Heck, 44, of Lake Orion, was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on the misdemeanor charge of second-degree retail fraud. […]
A federal jury last week convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on all charges stemming from the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and Stephanie Schreiber Bland is satisfied. ‘I’m so happy about the verdict,? said the 28-year-old Oxford resident. ‘He deserves everything that he’s getting.? Tsarnaev and his now-dead older brother, Tamerlan, planted two shrapnel-filled pressure-cooker bombs […]
Oxford Township’s safety path network is going to expand a bit more this year. Last week, the township board voted 6-0 to award a bid to the Detroit-based WCI Contractors, Inc. to construct approximately 4,255 feet of new safety path along Lapeer (M-24), Seymour Lake and Dunlap roads. The project will cost approximately $481,521. Work […]
Imagine being 6 years old, running around on the very field on which the Detroit Tigers play baseball. Soon, Oxford resident Wesley Walleman, son of C.J. and Virginia Walleman, won’t have to imagine it because that’s exactly what he’ll be doing at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit on Sunday, April 19. The Daniel Axford Elementary […]
A retired U.S. Secret Service agent will share his experiences at the Northeast Oakland Historical Society’s (NEOHS) annual spring meeting on Tuesday, April 28 at the Oxford Public Library (530 Pontiac Rd.). Radford W. Jones, a special agent from February 1963 through July 1983, will be the guest speaker. During his career, he was in […]