Hunger doesn’t take the summer off. That’s the basic message Oxford-Orion FISH is trying to promote as it seeks donations to bulk up its depleted food pantry, which provides free groceries to local families and individuals who have fallen on hard times. ‘It’s summer time. People forget all about donations because they’re all taking summer […]
There’s no doubt it’s one of the oldest community celebrations anywhere in Oakland County and on Saturday, July 16, it returns for the 59th consecutive year. Thousands of visitors from far and wide are expected to converge on downtown Leonard for the annual Strawberry Festival. ‘It’s a good event for families,? said Leonard Village Councilwoman […]
Former Oxford Village President Renee Donovan died on Tuesday, July 5. She was 63 years old. Donovan, who resided in Metamora at the time of her death, served on council from 2001, when she was appointed, until her resignation in May 2006. She was elected village president in March 2004 and remained such until she […]
‘We need to get our average composite score on the ACT to at least a 21 (or) 22. That, to me, is a minimum . . . We’re going to make a more concerted effort to get our kids? scores up on the ACT . . . I’m not saying 21 is the goal. I […]
Hunger doesn’t take the summer off. That’s the basic message Oxford-Orion FISH is trying to promote as it seeks donations to bulk up its depleted food pantry, which provides free groceries to local families and individuals who have fallen on hard times. ‘It’s summer time. People forget all about donations because they’re all taking summer […]
After months of silence, the Oxford Village Council last week finally addressed the issue of one its members covering up an alleged embezzlement of tax payments when she was a municipal employee. ‘It’s like the big elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about,? said Councilman Tony Albensi. ‘Well, now is the time […]
A newspaper delivery person brought news of a garage fire to the owners of 1949 Thorntree Lane in Oxford Township on Monday, July 4. Reported shortly after 2:30 a.m., the blaze completely destroyed a 572-square-foot detached garage containing a Land Rover and a couple of riding lawn mowers ‘A newspaper lady saw the flames and […]
As far as summer festivals go, it’s still the new kid on the block, but the Seymour Celebration has arguably become Oxford’s largest and most eagerly anticipated event. ‘I think every year it just gets bigger and bigger,? said Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, which organizes and runs the […]
The summer wind came blowin? in Saturday evening, but it wasn’t the pleasant experience that Frank Sinatra crooned about in the 1960s. One of the National Weather Service’s trained spotters in Oxford reported wind gusts of 60 miles per hour and three-quarter inch hail during the severe storm that rolled in around 7 p.m. July […]
‘Shocked . . . upset . . . sick to my stomach.? That’s how Michelle Hrischuk described her feelings after it was discovered Monday night that a bullet from a high-powered rifle had penetrated her home in the Oxford Woods subdivision. ‘Needless to say I didn’t sleep last night because all the (Fourth of July) […]