The Northeast Oakland Historical Society will host its annual Spring Pot Luck Dinner and Program on Tuesday, May 25 at Christ the King Church. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m. This year’s program will feature a presentation by Ron Rolando, of Leonard, about the McKinney Hall Indians, the Native […]
Six candidates filed for six seats last week on the non-partisan Oxford Public Library Board of Trustees. Incumbents Duan Salswedel, Irene Schaible and Donald Lovell are seeking re-election. Newcomers Thomas Offer, Kathleen Hoeflein and Doris Stilwell are seeking the three remaining seats. The library board’s elections will take place in November. Six candidates filed for […]
Training and Treatment Innovations (TTI) and Clubhouse Inspirations (CHI) are holding an open house on Saturday, May 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. This Mental Health Awareness Open House is being held to raise awareness, educate and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. The theme for this event is ‘Kick the Bucket on Stigma.? […]
When Samantha Hein gets the idea in her head to do something, she does it. The fifth-grader at Lakeville Elementary decided about a month ago to help American soldiers overseas with a ‘Toys for Kids in Afghanistan? Drive. ‘We received a letter from our friend Christina Nichols, who was in Afghanistan at the time,? said […]
Jeanne Hein could not be prouder of her daughter Samantha. At 10-years-old, Samantha has survived being born with a hole in her heart, an enlarged heart muscle and ‘three-finger? vision. She has undergone several corrective surgeries, and now wears glasses to assist her sight. In addition, she was recently diagnosed as hypoglycemic and has been […]
Addison Township will be saying good-bye to two well known trustees this election season ? Sandy Campbell and Patricia Eisenhardt have each decided to not run again for their board seats. Sandy Campbell has been on the Addison Township Board for 12 years. She said that making her decision not to run was difficult. ‘I […]
Beginning May 22, every fourth Saturday through September in downtown Oxford will be ‘Village Market Day.? Sponsored by the Promotions Committee of the Oxford Community Development Authority, the event will feature a diverse selection of vendors selling a wide variety of items from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the northeast quadrant parking lot behind […]
Today, they’re high school students, but tomorrow they could be our governors, senators or maybe even President of the United States. A group of Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and prepare them to someday take the reins […]
Oxford Women’s Club awarded a total of $3,000 in scholarships to three deserving high school students May 12 at the Oxford home of club President Sharon Czarnowski. Oxford High School seniors Megan McCully and Megan Bono and former Crossroads for Youth School student Michael Yaldo each received $1,000 checks from the 72-year-old women’s group to […]
Every now and then a politician will do something completely out of character that makes me scratch my head and say, ‘I wonder why he (or she) did that?? Questions race through my mind ? What’s the ulterior motive? What’s in it for them? What’s the angle? The answer was usually, as my old editor […]