Games aren’t just for kids. For the past year, Orion Township seniors have been taking to the softball field to play ball for a team in the Oakland County Senior Citizens Softball League. The Orion Township team, the Orion Lakers, is sponsored by the Orion Township Senior Center. The team plays games twice a week […]
Ten Years Ago July 21, 1993 ~~~Trying to enforce the township’s waste and recycling is a problem. Township officials say the fines are too light and are trying to increase them. The township’s attorney says he thinks there might be a legality problem with forcing haulers who already meet state inspections to comply to the […]
“I think it’s pretty awesome that such a small town has a blow-out like this.” That was Milford resident Todd Coulter’s opinion of the 51st Annual Strawberry Festival held Saturday in downtown Leonard. This was Coulter’s first time attending the festival and he said it definitely won’t be the last for he and his wife, […]
With a 5-1 vote, the Oxford Schools Board of Education has appointed Carol Mitchell-Bliemeister, 48, to fill the one-year vacancy left by Ron Etherton, who resigned on June 25. “I was surprised I got it because this was my third time trying,” said Bliemeister. The new trustee has lived in the Oxford school district for […]
What do get when you combine fresh air, sunshine and bargains, bargains, bargains? The return of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Sidewalk Sales” to downtown Oxford Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, bargain hunters will be able to “shop till they drop” as local […]
“Along life’s path we are all privileged on occasion to know a truly unique individual, a person who fits into no mold and is not burdened by the hobgoblin of conformity. Such an individual has shared our table for the past three years in the person of James Renfrew, philosopher, pianist, writer, war veteran, public […]
Vesta Churchill was the recipient of some heartwarming family love and old-fashioned Christian charity last week. The 77-year-old Oxford Village resident’s Pleasant St. home received some much needed repairs and improvements courtesy of her family and Righteous Mission. Righteous Mission is a unique summer camp comprised of high school age students who spend one week […]
Oxford Area Schools district officials were not surprised when Lakeville Elementary appeared on the state’s newest No Child Left Behind list of schools needing improvement; however, they are concerned about public reactions. “This is not new information,” said Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro, “but it is confusing for the parents.” Brennan-Kyro explained that Lakeville Elementary did make […]
High winds from Monday’s storm caused an illegal burn at 1490 W. Drahner Road to get out of control. Oxford firefighters were called to the scene at 4:02 p.m. to extinguish a giant burn pit containing assorted tree limbs and brush. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, the homeowner’s son was attempting to burn the […]
Thanks to an agreement with Oakland County, area firefighters will now have yet one more tool at their disposal for facing threats to public safety and hazardous incidents. Both the Addison Township Board of Trustees and the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission (OPFEC) recently approved separate interlocal agreements with Oakland County for use of […]