Everybody’s downsizing these days including the Oxford Village Planning Commission. Last week, commissioners voted 6-0 to reduce the board’s size from nine to seven members. ‘I strongly feel this group needs to be smaller,? said Chairman Bryan Cloutier. ‘It’s really difficult to do the type of work that we do with nine people having individual […]
The Oxford Village Planning Commission last week did not approve the use of a private home as a guest house for foreign visitors associated with the school district’s international program. That’s because the owner, Brooksie Pollack, withdrew her request for special land use approval. Village Manager Joe Young explained the planning commission’s approval is not […]
Spuds O? Plenty. No, it’s not the name of an Irishman who really, really loves potatoes. It’s an accurate description of this year’s Potato Drop. Coordinated by the Oxford United Methodist Church men’s group, the sixth annual event involved the sorting, lifting and loading of 42,000 pounds of potatoes in the yard of Burdick Street […]
Some machinery at an industrial facility in Oxford Township suffered an estimated $500,000 in fire damage on Friday, Oct. 4. Firefighters were called to Oxford Forge (2300 X-Celsior Dr.) at about 2:30 a.m. after a fire broke out in the plant’s electrical room. According to Fire Chief Pete Scholz, it appears that a transformer ‘blew […]
‘In my opinion, not enough people have looked their dinner in the eyes and considered the circle of life.? ? Ron Swanson, libertarian, bacon lover, real man In order for human beings to live, something else must die. That’s a basic, unalterable fact of life. We kill and eat animals to live. We kill and […]
Their placement was lower, but their score was higher. Oxford High School’s Marching Band took third place out of seven Class A schools at the Brandon Invitational Saturday in Ortonville. The Wildcats scored an 83.8 out of 100 points, which is an improvement over the Sept. 28 Chippewa Valley Invitational where Oxford received 76.7 points […]
The buck pole was a little sparse, but hunters still had a great time Saturday as they gathered at The Burning Oak Smokehouse (595 N. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township for the MI Buck Pole Big Buck Bash. Among the hunters proud to hang his prey on the pole was Oxford resident Mike Kubiak. Kubiak […]
138,312. That’s how many minutes were read by Oxford Elementary students over the summer as part of the ‘Book Across America? Summer Reading Club. Last week, the school celebrated this tremendous amount of reading by holding a pancake breakfast for 83 students and giving each of them a free book. The school’s top reader was […]
It was an evening of fond memories, familiar faces and fun, fun, fun as Oxford graduates from various years gathered Saturday for an alumni dance at Oxford Elementary School. Everyone who attended the dance went to high school in the Pontiac St. building.
The idea of giving Oxford Village voters a choice at the polls as to which agency ? the village police or Oakland County Sheriff’s Department ? provides their 9-1-1/dispatch services was resurrected last week by Councilman Elgin Nichols. ‘I would like them to make the decision as to which route to go,? he said. ‘I […]