What’s round, orange and weighs 410 pounds? This year’s winner of ‘Louie’s Great Pumpkin Contest? held Friday evening at Louie’s Food and Spirits in Lakeville. The 410-pound winning pumpkin was grown by Oakland Township resident Steve Fogler. It took seven people to lift the monster and place it on the scale. Not only did Fogler […]
Great Lakes Mercantile in downtown Oxford was proud to welcome children’s book illustrator Michael Glenn Monroe for a special two-hour appearance Saturday morning. The Brighton resident autographed copies of the many books he’s illustrated over the last eight years, while painting a robin (Michigan’s state bird) for store’s owners Ron and Dora Rolando, of Leonard. […]
‘A sheltered place where people can look out on the world.? That’s how Father Richard Herbel described the new gazebo and meditation garden at St. Augustine’s House in Addison Township, which was dedicated and blessed Sunday afternoon. The gazebo and surrounding meditation garden are located on the site of the Lutheran monastery’s old chapel. All […]
Six candidates for the Addison Township Public Library Board of Trustees Thursday introduced themselves to the public and answered questions as to why voters should choose them in the Nov. 2 election. Hosted by the Friends of the Addison Township Public Library, the candidate night featured incumbent board members Nina Ciccolini, Jerald Thomas, Richard Feuerbach […]
Listen closely the next time your hear the University of Michigan Marching Band play college football’s greatest fight song, ‘The Victors.? You just might be able to pick out Emily Jacobsen playing her euphonium. The 2004 Oxford High School graduate and U-M freshman is a proud member of the university’s 417-member marching band. She marched […]
Some kind-hearted members of Oxford High School’s DECA Club are offering their ‘helping hands? to children who will never grow up. Seniors Ally Zonsius, Vanessa Collier and Rachel Kenny are raising funds to buy crayons, coloring books, reading books and toys for terminally ill children staying at Children’s Hospital in Detroit and the Ronald McDonald […]
There’s no doubt Joyce Brasington is strongly devoted to our community’s youth. She’s worked in the Oxford school district for 10 years as a teacher, counselor and administrator. She’s currently an assistant principal at Oxford Middle School. She’s the mother of two Lakeville Elementary students (Jessica and Jennifer). She leads two Girl Scout troops. And […]
It’s been a year of unprecedented growth and great success for the Friends of the Addison Township Public Library. Good news abounded at the Friends? second annual general membership meeting Thursday. Friends President Claudia Von Drak was pleased to report the group’s membership has risen from 60 to 109 members since last October. ‘This tells […]
In January 1889, a grand hotel opened its doors in downtown Oxford on Washington St., just north of Burdick. It was called ‘The Oakland,? although it would later come to be known as both ‘The Oakland House? and ‘The Oakland Hotel.? The Oakland was described as ‘one of the finest country hotels in Michigan? by […]
Six residences and three commercial properties were honored last night at the 12th Annual Village of Oxford Beautification Awards Program. The residents and business owners pictured above were recognized for maintaining, enhancing and beautifying their respective properties, which in turn contributes to improving the village’s overall appearance and aesthetic appeal. ‘Thanks again for making our […]