Next week, Oxford Community Schools will enter the high-priced world of primetime television when it’s featured in a 30-minute infomercial showcasing it and two other Michigan school districts. ‘Oxford’s portion of the ad is $25,000,? according to Pat Bono, administrative assistant to the superintendent of schools. Dubbed ‘The Best Schools in Michigan,? the half-hour, commercial-free […]
Yet another Oxford restaurant closed its doors last week, but this one has plans to reopen under a new name and with a different business plan. Despite its glossy ads in HOUR Detroit Magazine and attempts to market itself as an upscale dining destination for out-of-towners, JonMarx Steak & Seafood is no more following a […]
After months of waiting on pins and needles, it’s finally official ? Leonard and Lakeville elementaries were named Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools in an announcement issued by the state Board of Education last week. ‘To me, this shows that we have a phenomenal community which supports our kids and that we can compete with […]
ADDISON TWP. ? A fire in the Hidden Lake Estates mobile home park last week claimed a man’s life. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19, Addison firefighters were called to 303 Winding Brook where they found a single-wide mobile home with smoke and flames showing. The fire was brought under control within 11 minutes […]
If Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance were to select a theme song, it would probably be Frank Sinatra’s classic ‘It Was a Very Good Year.? That’s exactly what 2008 was for the local group whose mission is to strengthen youth and families while reducing the incidence of delinquency, abuse and neglect through community involvement and a variety […]
Paul Forte doesn’t mind ‘honest competition? in the local marketplace, but when officials allow out-of-town businesses to set up shop on a temporary basis, he gets upset. ‘I just think it’s wrong,? said the owner of Harvest Time Farm Market (1125 S. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township. ‘There’s very little benefit to the community and […]
A couple of wild and wacky guys held students at Oxford Elementary School spellbound last week as they talked about heroes, monsters and the power of reading and writing. ‘Writers are today’s wizards and our magic is real,? said children’s author Charles David, of Oxford. David and his coauthor David Anthony, of West Bloomfield, are […]
Being anti-tax is as American as baseball, apple pie and hating the swine that infest our Congress. A major reason our forefathers went to war with England was because they didn’t want to keep paying high taxes, unreasonable taxes, overburdening taxes to the Crown. ‘No taxation without representation? was their battle cry. Two hundred years, […]
She may be tiny, but Doozie is big on listening. That’s why she was the perfect pooch to spend some time being read to by kids at the Oxford Public Library last week. ‘Dogs just love to have the attention,? said Doozie’s owner, Pat Marsh, an Oxford resident since 1974. Marsh and Doozie are members […]
Some talented students from Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township got to showcase their technological wizardry March 19 during the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference held at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. A group of Kingsbury second-graders showed off how they used computer software to manufacture ‘audio folktales? complete […]