Oxford Twp. is ready to engage in some economic development as the board of trustees last week voted 7-0 to approve a resolution that accepted joining Oakland County’s One Stop Ready Program. Launched in January 2012, the One Stop Ready program has a long-term goal of lowering barriers to businesses that want to locate in […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club is hosting its 18th Annual Charity Golf Outing and Dinner on Saturday, June 1 at the Indianwood Golf and Country Club. Please see the ad on Page 19 for more information.
The Northeast Oakland Historical Society (NEOHS) is hoping to transport folks back in time with a special guest speaker at its annual spring meeting set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at the Oxford Public Library. Clinton Township resident Lynn Anderson, who’s a charter member of the International Network of ‘Somewhere in Time? Enthusiasts (INSITE), […]
‘We have no way of getting out of it. This is just a formality.? That’s how Oxford Twp. Supervisor Bill Dunn summed up the municipality’s May 8 approval of a contract with Oakland County through its Water Resources Commissioner (WRC). By signing this contract, the township has agreed to pay $939,362 (or 3.85 percent) of […]
There’s only one thing better than taking a dog for a walk on a glorious spring day and that’s doing it for a truly worthy cause that strives to make life better for man’s best friend. Folks will have the opportunity to do just that on Saturday, May 18 as the Third Annual Wag & […]
The Addison Township Fire Department held a pancake breakfast on Saturday, May 4 at Station #1 in the Village of Leonard. Pancakes, waffles and sausage were on the menu and judging by all the ‘yummy? noises emanating from the eager diners, everything was delicious as usual.
It’s been a while since Oxford Township experienced any sort of large-scale residential development. But the Bloomfield Hills-based Robertson Brothers is hoping to change that by gaining approval to construct 53 detached condominiums in The Hills of Oxford, a 26.81-acre development located at M-24 and Indian Lake Rd. The proposal is set for a public […]
‘Dormant.? That’s the state in which the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) could be placed for a few years in order to overcome its continuing tax revenue shortages and anticipated deficits. ‘The only way you’re going to solve the problem is (to) let this baby sit idle and let the cash flow come in naturally […]
For years, Raymond Blissett was a familiar sight at Oxford’s Memorial Day observances in Centennial Park as he stood silently in the background, dressed in a wool Civil War uniform, no matter how hot it was. He always marched in the parade to the cemetery and fired his weapon into the air as part of […]
It didn’t transport them back to 1955, but it did get them to the prom in style. Oxford High School senior Michael McCormick took his date, junior Sasha Runde, to the prom May 4 in a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, the iconic sports car featured in the ‘Back to the Future? film trilogy that starred Michael […]