This year the Oxford Wildcats faced an array of challenges: a new coach appointed two weeks before season opening, a new game plan and training routine and a couple players requesting admission part way through the season. And through it all the team managed to show teamwork, determination and a will to try right up […]
Oxford Area Community Schools joined the state-wide sigh this past Thursday when Gov. Jennifer Granholm presented her proposal for the upcoming fiscal year’s budget. “We were ecstatic with the news,” said Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey. “However, things are not final – the budget still has to go through the legislature and it never looks the […]
Things just keep growing and growing and growing. And to keep up with the changing needs of an expanding area, the Addison Township Fire Department is growing too ? right into a new building to be located on Rochester Road near the south side of Leonard. “The new building will replace Fire Hall #1, which […]
Addison firefighters will not only be able to breath easier while wearing their Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), but they will now be able to talk easier as well. During their last meeting, the Addison Township Board unanimously approved the purchase of 12 “ISI Voice Vector” units for the department’s SCBAs. The voice amplification equipment was […]
Right now there are seven young children halfway around the world in Kazakhstan patiently waiting to make their dreams come true with the trip of a lifetime. Thanks to the “Michigan Summer Miracles” program, a project of Kidsave International, these seven lucky children are preparing to spend six weeks in America experiencing a summer day […]
Team captains Tim Breyer and Tony Lyssiotis came into this year’s wrestling season with a vengeance. The two Oxford varsity wrestlers had one thing on their minds – to win individual state titles. And this past Saturday, the two Oxford wrestlers reached their goals: Breyer won his state title in the 171 weight class and […]
Members of Oxford’s Pack 44 held their annual Pine Derby races this past Friday. Scouts, their parents and friends enjoyed an evening of food, prizes, giveaways and, of course, races. Here is a list of those winning their Pine Derby races: n Tiger – first place Justin Klaus, second place Zachary Woloszyk and third place […]
An Oxford man, who has been listed on the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s Most Wanted List for almost two years, was finally apprehended by authorities on March 12, 2003, in Austin, Texas. Patrick Andrew LaFleur, 31, is accused of attacking and maiming an Oakland Township woman, including biting off her ear and trying to gouge […]
Addison Township resident Tom Vos, Director of Safety Systems Technology for TRW Automotive, was recently named 2003 “Engineer of the Year” by the readers of Design News magazine. Vos, who has lived in the area with his wife Sharon for eight years, holds 13 patents in restraint design and manufacturing innovation. He has been active […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees passed a resolution on March 13 setting wage compensations for the upcoming 2003-2004 fiscal year. Pay increases were approved for those who are already on a contracted yearly pay scale: n The deputy supervisor, clerk and treasurer (all with five year’s experience) increased from $14.95 to $15.25. n The […]