Ken Acheson, former owner of Acheson Jewelers and an Oxford community leader, passed away Friday, March 21, 2003. He was 76. Acheson was the second generation owner and operator of Acheson Jewelers, which was established in Oxford in 1928, expanded to include a Lapeer store in 1957 and closed in 1994. He began working in […]
Former Oxford teacher and school board member Gerda Frost Houck, of Port Huron, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2003. She was 91. Born in Denmark, Houck taught English, French and history at Oxford High School for more than 40 years and served on the school board from 1956 to 1960. “She was a very precise […]
A federal grand jury subpoena for specific documents relating to former Oxford Police Chief Gary Ford and the now-defunct police department he oversaw was served March 21 to the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission. “We’re going to give (the grand jury) every single item requested in that subpoena,” said OPFEC Chairman Bill Dunn. “We’ll […]
One or more unknown vandals last week destroyed and stole tee markers valued at $875 from the disc golf course at Seymour Lake Township Park. According to Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Director Ron Davis, the vandals smashed five of the concrete tee markers into pieces and stole two either last Tuesday or Wednesday. The […]
A master plan to guide the long-term development of Oakwood Lake Park was unanimously approved by the Oxford Township Board last week. “I think the plan is awesome,” said Parks and Director Ron Davis. Striking a “balance” between what the environmentally sensitive 300-acre site on East Oakwood Road is “able to support” in terms of […]
In the front window of Duane Sprague’s Pontiac home hangs a lone blue star to honor his grandson, who’s bravely serving in the war to defend America against terrorism and liberate Iraq from tyranny. “He won’t turn back. He’ll be there until it’s done. And if he has to stay, he’ll stay,” said the 74-year-old […]
Terrence O’Donnell was sitting at his kitchen table March 24 drinking some coffee and watching the birds when all the sudden he saw smoke coming from his neighbor’s house two doors away on Ludwig Road. The 69-year-old Oxford man immediately went outside to investigate and found a brush fire rapidly spreading toward his neighbor’s 3289 […]
A police car’s standard function is to help officers protect and serve the public, but the Oxford Village Council may add a third purpose ? advertising. Council is considering participating in a North Carolina-based non-profit program called Government Acquisitions, Inc. The organization was established by a group of businessmen who answered President George W. Bush’s […]
Just in case any local government officials were pondering asking for a tax increase this year, I thought I’d give them a heads up as to the overall mood of Michigan voters. The March report from the Citizens Research Council (CRC) of Michigan indicated that of the 187 proposed tax increases across the state on […]
Two Oxford women driving through Orion Friday, April 4 took on an uninvited and unexpected passenger that could have cost them their lives. Marilynn Toteff, 71, and her daughter Susan Walton, 47, were traveling east on Indianwood Road, just east of Absequami Road, at about 8:20 a.m., when a ‘humongous tree? fell out of the […]