The Oxford Leader and The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting the first ever Ground Hog A-Go Go Creative Writing Contest. Youngsters all over the Oxford area are encouraged to submit their essays, short stories, poems, briefs, tidbits, etc. on groundhogs or Groundhog’s Day for a chance to win a $50 savings bond from […]
The Optimist Club of Oxford/Lake Orion will be conducting a Tri-Star Basketball Competition on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at 9 a.m., in Oxford Elementary School. All children ages 8-13 in the Oxford/Lake Orion area are welcome. Tri-Star Basketball is an individual skill competition that promotes self-confidence and physical fitness. Because this program does not involve […]
Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance is sponsoring a five-part parent dialogue series entitled “The Gift of Being Welcomed (TGBW). The series will be facilitated by Richard Chakrin, who holds a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education and is the father of two grown children. For the past seven years Chakrin has facilitated many parent education classes […]
Those interested in running for Oxford Village Council have until 5 p.m. Friday, January 16 to file nominating petitions with the village clerk. Council seats currently held by Renee Donovan and Dave Bailey are open for the March 8 village election. Each carries a three-year term of office. Potential candidates must obtain a minimum of […]
If Kate (Henson) Brown achieves all her dreams, Oxford residents will be saying, “I knew her when. . .” The 25-year-old former Oxford resident and 1997 OHS graduate moved to California two years ago to pursue her dream of becoming a famous and successful recording artist and television personality. Brown, the daughter of Oxford residents […]
PONTIAC – Oakland County Commissioner Bill Patterson (R-Oxford) last week retained his position as chairman of the board’s General Government Committee and was appointed a member of the Personnel Committee. During its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 8, members of the county Board of Commissioners were voted to new terms of service […]
A total of 660 brand new books will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Michigan thanks to Oxford High School senior and DECA Club member Courtney McGraw, Oxford Big Boy owner Chris Heins and the first-grade students of teacher Marion McGraw’s class at Pine Tree Elementary in Orion. During the months of October, November and […]
A $54,000 per year contract with the Colorado-based Environmental Firm of William T. Carlson was unanimously approved by the Oxford Village Council Tuesday night. The three-year, $162,000 contract will be paid for with monies from the village’s Sewer and Water Fund. “The village staff does not have sufficient expertise to comply with federal and state […]
An Oct. 28, 2003 resolution authorizing the village attorney to make a purchase offer not to exceed $175,000 for 20 Hudson St. was rescinded by the Oxford Village Council Tuesday night. Council’s unanimous action came as a result of a recent decision by the Oxford Community Development Authority to not contribute any funds toward the […]
A public hearing to solicit citizen input regarding a proposed car wash facility in downtown Oxford has been cancelled. According to village Planning, Building and Zoning official John Elsarelli, the applicant has requested the item be “withdrawn” from the planning commission’s Tuesday, Jan. 20 agenda and indicated he’s “willing to consider other options” for the […]