Longtime Oxford resident and retired high school coach Elmer Ball was recently inducted into the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association’s (MITCA) Hall of Fame. Ball, who has lived in Oxford since 1954, was the drafting teacher at Oxford High School for 36 years. He retired from teaching in 1990. During his career, Ball was the […]
Rodman C. Jacobi, MD passed away January 14, 2004 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He was 80. Dr. Jacobi practiced family medicine in Oxford from 1955 to 1975. Born in Detroit on Feb. 21, 1923, Dr. Jacobi served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. In 1949, he was graduated from the University of Michigan […]
All 9-1-1 emergency calls placed from cellular phones in Oxford Township will continue to be routed to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center as they have since the early 1990s. Township officials last week voted unanimously to direct Supervisor Bill Dunn to send a letter to both the sheriff’s department and village “reinforcing the township’s […]
In addition to their usual lessons, the students of Clear Lake Elementary are learning the most important lesson of all – “Love thy neighbor.” So far, the school has raised more than $500 to help the Rivests, of Addison Township, who lost their home and two family members to a Jan. 5 explosion and fire. […]
CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 12, 2004 Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Catallo. Roll. Present: Clifton, Catallo, Colombo, Gamble, Meyland, Werner. Absent: Savage. Minutes of December 8, 2003, accepted as presented. Agenda accepted as presented. Bills in the amount of $120,452.76 approved for payment. Chief Combs reported to the Council on the […]
ZONING BOARD Of APPEALS January 29, 2004 7:00 p.m. The City of the Village of Clarkston Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. to consider Case B-91, 98 North Holcomb, Parcel I.D. No. 08-20-327-009, a request for a rear yard variance for a proposed addition to be constructed […]
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The Independence Township Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at 7:30 pm at the Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI 48346 to hear the following case: Case #04-0002 Mary Halpin, Petitioner APPLICANT REQUESTS VARIANCE TO EFFECTUATE SPLITTING OF PROPERTY (PROPOSAL DIMINISHES LOT WIDTH AND AREA OF […]
Oxford Village DPW Superintendent Don Brantley said there were no major problems handling the Jan. 14 snow storm that dumped approximately 10 inches on the Oxford area. “I believe everything went fairly well,” he said. It took the DPW 14 hours worth of regular time and overtime to clear all the streets, a task accomplished […]
A motion to reappoint George Black to the Oxford Township Planning Commission led to a heated debate among township board members at their Jan. 14 meeting. Failing in a 3-3 deadlock, the motion sparked a debate over when a planning commissioner’s term expires and the appointment procedure in general. Black’s term on the planning commission […]
The intersection of M-24 and Oakdell had a busy day Saturday as it was the scene of two accidents. The first (pictured above) occurred around 1:15 p.m. when a 1999 Chevy SUV, driven by a 57-year-old Lapeer woman, headed southbound on M-24 was travelling “too fast and was unable to stop,” according to the Oakland […]