July 4
Longtime Oxford teacher and Booster, Ronald Longcore died at age 58.
Addison Township resident Connie Corbin decided to spread the word about saving the 151-year-old Arnold Auditorium on Lakeville Rd. from being destroyed in a controlled burn.
Oxford Township Board of Trustees debated issuing a noxious weed ordinance after township resident Mick Steiner suggested one.
Local historian Mildred Schmidt celebrated her 99th birthday.
Oxford Township wants the village to pay the $22,125 water bill for switching four Oxford businesses on M-24 from village to township water.
Village Council voted to reject the township’s counteroffer sale price of $262,500 for the 2,500-square-foot building vacated by the township.
July 11
Oxford resident Ron Marklin will ride cross-country on his recumbent bicycle with Wheel Power Christian Cyclists to spread the word of God.
The Oxford School Board voted to move school elections to November instead of May.
The American Legion Post 108 helped to get a grave marker for an unknown soldier resting in the Oxford Twp. cemetery.
July 18
Oxford resident Larry Soutar and his sailboat, the Blitz, competed in the 83rd Annual Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island race.
A report issued by the federal government blames American Aggregates for the death of Oxford resident Mark Hickmott after the dredge he was operating capsized last fall.
A bald eagle that was rescued by Oxford Boy Scout Troop 366 made its home with aviation rehabilitator Linda G. Bianco.
Oxford Township decided not to approve a noxious weed ordinance.
The township and Oakland County Sheriff’s Department discuss moving the law enforcement agency’s substation into the vacant offices at 18 W. Burdick.
July 25
Leonard hosted their 55th Annual Strawberry Festival. The Addison Twp. Firefighter’s Association dished out about 1,900 strawberry sundaes and netted almost $1,500 to help local folks in need.
An historic village home at 19 W. Burdick was demolished to make way for extra parking in the northwest quadrant.
Fifteen members of the Oxford Varsity hockey team traveled to Sweden and competed in a few games while there.
The Addison Twp. Public Library closed on the 3.78-acre property off of Rochester Rd. to begin building a new 8,910-square-foot building.
August 1
Maureen Helmuth was named Oxford Village treasurer.
The Village of Leonard hosted a Downtown Design Charette to get resident’s feedback on how to make the village more appealing.
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center and six physicians purchased the new 20,000-square-foot medical office building owned by Fred Hadid. It will be called the Crittenton Medical Plaza.
Oxford Township cuts the hours of two township employees: building administrative assistant Patti Durr and Barb Walkaus, zoning and planning administrative assistant.
August 8
Oxford resident Thomas Smith, 51, was arrested for possession of marijuana after police found over 30 grams of the drug in his office at a teen skateboarding event held at Scripter Park.
The North Oakland Historical Museum celebrated it’s 35th anniversary.
August 15
Alexa Swindlehurst and Alexis Waple caught a four-foot muskie in Clear Lake.
Low water level on the ‘Stringy Lakes? upset residents. The lower levels are being blamed on a leaking dam and low rainfall.
Former Oxford resident Devin Kalisz received a declaration from Gov. Granholm dedicating September as Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.
The Rotary Club of Oxford funded a $3,323 addition of a children’s swing set to Kid’s Kingdom park inside Seymour Lake Township Park.
August 22
Randall Fox, former Oxford Bank president, chairman and CEO, passed away on August 16 after a 19-month battle with cancer. He was 66.
The Eaton Corp. (575 S. Glaspie) of Oxford announces 100 employees will be eliminated as operations are moved to Mexico.
Village councilwoman Teri Stiles submitted her resignation citing ‘dishonesty? in village government as one of the main reasons.
Rochester residents Pete and Michelle Stuhlreyer are looking to build a one-story, 8,000 square-foot Goddard child care center just west of the Flagstar Bank on M-24.
An injured bald eagle that was rescued by Oxford Boy Scout Troop 366 was released back into the wild at Camp Agawam in Orion Twp.
August 29
Relume Technologies (925 N. Lapeer Rd.), which produces LED lighting, said it expects to triple its size in 2008.
Ortonville resident Cheryl Zardus faced felony charges after she allegedly embezzled $20,000 from a parent club from Elite Gymnastics in Oxford.
Lakeville resident Steven Frederick Mathews was arraigned on two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct against a 12-year-old girl from Leonard.
Village councilwoman Teri Stiles decides to stay a contender in the upcoming election, despite resigning the week prior.
September 5
Carla’s Fresh Garden, a gourmet food market, plans to open in the now vacant 1200 S. Lapeer Rd. building just south of Drahner Rd.
Oxford resident and teacher Neil Peruski finished a 100-mile race in under 24 hours at the Lean Horse 100 and 50-mile Ultramarathon in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
September 12
Oxford Varsity football coach Bud Rowley scores his 200th win after the Wildcats demolished U-D Jesuit 38-7 at Ford Field in Detroit.
Oxford voters decided Village Council President George DelVigna wasn’t going to stay on another term. He only received 117 votes.
The Oxford Board of Education decided to nix their pay-to-play fee for middle and high school athletics and to refund the fees already paid at the beginning of the school year.
Carolyn Bennett, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority, was suspended for two weeks without pay after spending $8,486 without approval.
September 19
Four 13-year-old Oxford girls were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck them as they jaywalked across M-24 near Starbucks Coffee.
Susie (Curtis) Ward was named the new music director at Oxford United Methodist Church.
Christ the King Church holds a dedication ceremony for their new 18,427-square-foot Family Life Center.
September 26
The Detroit-based American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc. purchased the property at 2300 X-Celsior with the prospect of bringing 80 jobs immediately and up to a total of 200 with future expansion.
Village Council extended its trick-or-treating time for an extra half-hour.
Residents along the Stringy Lakes became upset after they were informed they’d have to pay about $178,000 in extra taxes to fix the leaking Oxford Multi-Lakes Dam.
The Auburn Hills-based Christopher Investment Company sold the Lake Villa Manufactured Home community to KDM Development in Rochester, New York.
Oxford Township Deputy Clerk Beverly Johnson decided to retire from her position this December after 34 years of service.
Willard ‘Dell? White, former owner and operator of the Country Chopping Block in Oxford, passed away Sept. 23. He was 70.
The Wildcat varsity football team is 5-0 for the first time since 1999.
October 3
Enrollment in Oxford Schools increased by 54 students for a total of 4,362 pupils based on the Sept. 26 head count.
Oxford Township officials considered a hunting ban, prohibiting hunting and firearm discharge in Section 31 of the township.
Flint-based McLaren Health Care purchased POH Medical Center for an undisclosed amount, which will mean an expansion and remodeling of the Oxford location on M-24.
A 15-year-old Oxford teen was hit by a vehicle while crossing M-24 at Burdick when the traffic signal said ‘Don’t Walk.?
Long-time Oxford resident, historian, educator and storyteller, Margaret Stoddard passed away at the age of 97.
The North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) was told they will be receiving $327,089 in Job Access Reverse Community (JARC) grant money from the federal government and the state.
October 10
Oxford Township Parks and Rec. unveiled its plans to install a splash park inside Seymour Lake Township Park. The $440,000 bill for the project is to be funded by parks and rec., the Oxford Rotary Club, Oxford Kiwanis and Lions Club and private donors.
Oxford High School seniors Marsha McMunn and Zach Line were named the 2007 Homecoming King and Queen.
Oxford grad Andrew James Potter was severely injured after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing M-24 just north of Drahner Rd.
Oxford resident Virginia ‘Gini? Britton, a strong community leader of the Oxford Rotary Club and the Oxford Women’s Club, passed away Oct. 4 at the age of 56.
The Oxford Village Council offered the vacant clerk position to Daniel Luick, who hails from the Village of Vernon.
The new 7,000 square-foot Welcome Center at Salvation Army Echo Grove Camp was dedicated.
October 17
Fifth and sixth-graders in the Oxford School District were told they’d have to re-take the writing portion of the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test after a reporter from a Jackson newspaper mistakenly printed the writing prompts in the paper.
The Oxford Township Board decided not to move forward with a hunting ban which would prohibit hunting and firearm discharge in Section 31 of the township.
Seventy-five Addison residents signed a petition brought forth by Bob Godkin to urge the township to rejoin the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council.
The community of Leonard welcomed Pastor Carol Walborn as the leader of the Leonard United Methodist Church.
October 24
After 5? months of being accused of second-degree criminal sexual conduct against his 14-year-old adopted daughter, Gerard Wilson was acquitted of all charges.
The township agreed to help fund a Special Assessment District to fix severe drainage problems in the Elk View Estates on Baldwin Rd.
Students at Clear Lake Elementary have been drinking bottled water after routine testing indicated the presence of coliform bacteria in the school’s independent water system.
With their Flint Metro League standing of 9-0, the Oxford Varsity volleyball team headed to compete in the semi-finals and became league champions.
October 31
Classes at Oxford Middle School remained in session on Oct. 29 despite a threat found in a bathroom which said a bomb would go off at noon.
School officials found a BB gun and knives on a 13-year-old student from Leonard before he got on the bus at the middle school.
Vandals broke into the Oxford Middle School and damaged costumes and props belonging to the Drama Club by spraying a fire extinguisher.
Oxford’s middle and high school choirs joined the stage and were 260 singers strong for their ‘Changing Seasons? concert at the Performing Arts Center.
The Friends of the Addison Township Library collected over $5,000 at a wine tasting and silent auction held at Addison Oaks. The funds will be put toward a new library.
November 7
An eleventh grade female student at Crossroads for Youth was confirmed as being infected with the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Mildred Schmidt, a founding member of the Northeast Oakland Historical Society, passed away at the age of 99 on Oct. 30.
The Rochester Welding Co. has expanded its facility to the 13,000 square-foot building at 724 S. Glaspie St. and will be adding 15-20 new employees to its work force.
November 14
A prayer vigil was held for missing U.S. Army PFC Byron W. Fouty in Centennial Park to commemorate the six months since he went missing in Iraq after his patrol was attacked. His step-father, Gordy Dibler, Jr., of Oxford, spoke at the event and said he still has hope of Fouty’s safe return.
Cameron Benjamin Blankenship, 17, was arrested for allegedly writing a threat in a bathroom at the high school on Nov. 2.
Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Addison Township Sheriff’s Substation, announced he’s being transferred to Brandon’s substation in December.
After 18 years at Crossroads for Youth, agency relations coordinator Karen Tuohy decided to retire.
Developer Joe Kosik, Jr. announced the Kohl’s planned for north of town probably won’t be ready to open until spring 2009.
November 21
A sixth grade female student confessed to making bomb threats at the middle school on Nov. 15. She was immediately suspended from school.
Pete Scholz was hired as the deputy fire chief for the Oxford Township Fire Department. He will have an annual salary of $60,000.
Village officials voted to increase the crossing time at the crosswalk at Burdick and M-24, giving walkers nine seconds to get across the street.
Oxford Township Trustees Sue Bellairs, Pat Fitchena, Charlie Kniffen and Doleen Behnke caused a little controversy among residents after deciding to spend taxpayer money for three nights in a hotel and other miscellaneous expenses while they’re at the Michigan Township Association’s Annual Educational Conference and Trade Expo in January.
November 28
Ortonville resident Cheryl Ann Zardus, 40, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of embezzling more than $20,000 from Oxford’s Elite Gymnastics? Starz Parent Club.
Oxford residents Richard and Lucille Kroninger, 78 and 76, respectively, were killed in a tragic automobile accident in Attica Township.
Polly Ann Trail Manager Amy Murray resigned from her position for a job as a regional forester with Utility Lines Construction ULC.
The Oxford Township Zoning Board of Appeals recommended waiving an $800 application fee required for the board to hear Oxford/Orion FISH’s request for a variance to a wheelchair ramp.
December 5
Former NOTA operations manager, Danny Poole, submitted allegations against director Pat Fitchena, claiming she verbally and physically abused him.
The Village of Oxford fired building inspector Eric Pearson citing inconsistency in his work and the way he handled things.
Code violations at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center (28 N. Washington St.) will cost the township $19,970 to fix.
Plans to extend a township water main along M-24, north of the village, will lead to a change in water systems for Kalloway’s Restaurant & Pub, Oxford Bank’s Operations Center, Flagstar Bank and POH Medical Center-Oxford.
December 12
Oxford Schools received their grades from the state and found out if they passed their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Clear Lake, Daniel Axford and Lakeville elementaries each received an A, Leonard Elementary and Oxford Middle School maintained their B from last year, Oxford Elementary dropped to a B and the high school dropped to a C. All schools made AYP.
Students in art teacher Becky Ziemianski’s Design in Materials class won the ‘Judge’s Choice? at Port Huron Hospital’s 19th Annual Festival of Trees contest. The students created 150 ornaments for a Christmas tree.
December 19
Oxford Township’s Planning Commission decided they’d like the developers of the proposed Kohl’s department store north of town to have a village facade like the Meijer store.
A blizzard dropped about 7 inches of snow in Oxford, closing school for one day.
The Michigan State Boundary Commission in Lansing recommended approval of Oxford Village’s petition to incorporate as a city.
Christ the King’s new Family Life Center, CC’s Cyber Cafe and Lynette Johnson, of POH Medical Center-Oxford, each received a Community Award from the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce for their contributions toward the community.
The township decided to eliminate one of their two regular monthly meetings during 2008. Regular meetings will now take place on the second Wednesday of each month.
Renee Wilson was appointed to the deputy clerk position at the township with a starting salary of $44,426.
December 26
U.S. Congressman and Presidential Candidate Duncan Hunter (R-California) toured Acorn Stamping, a metal stamping plant at 600 S. Glaspie Street, and chatted with owners Bobby and Sandra Cox.
Since late October, leaders from the school district, public safety agencies and local governments have been meeting to see how they can help each other make Oxford safer for everyone during emergency situations.
Constance A. Miller, 49, of Oxford, was recently appointed to a newly-established county board that will deal exclusively with women’s issues.