“This week has been an experience like never before. Hauling trash, cement, tree limbs and more left me exhausted at the end of the day. However it was a great feeling. The best thing I want to say is the week was made more amazing every time I met a child who lived in the […]
Quality care with a personal touch is what you’ll find when you visit Orion Physical Therapy. With their grand opening on July 7, physical therapists Kent Allion and Brett Debo are happy to have their own practice together in the community where they have both worked for many years. Allion met Debo after he did […]
Sometimes what you want and want you can afford are not the same thing. Officials in Addison Township learned this lesson when going over plans for the new fire hall to be stationed just inside the Village of Leonard on Rochester Rd. After creating a needs assessment and a “wish list,” officials had architects draw […]
Remember those old phone company commercials with the slogan, “Reach out and touch someone”? Phone volunteers for Oxford/Orion FISH (called PhoneFISH) do that everyday by dialing a few numbers from their homes to help their fellow man in need. On the other end of the line are local needy families and individuals, who thanks to […]
Parents and caregivers in Oxford can now take their children through a very original “musical adventure” with Kindermusik with Kimberly. Kindermusik is a music and movement program for children from birth to seven years of age. The program fosters total development through parent involvement and skill building at the child’s pace. “Kindermusik looks at the […]
Several public statements made by Oxford Village President Steve Allen came under fire at last week’s Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission meeting. Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn presented written materials and audio tapes to refute statements Allen made at the July 17 OPFEC meeting, at which Dunn was absent. “I did not start this,” […]
Polly Ann Trail users will soon be able to cross W. Burdick St. more safely thanks to the Oxford Village Council. Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the installation of a pedestrian crossing near the point where the trail is intersected by W. Burdick St., near West St. Polly Ann Trail Manager Amy Murray […]
Damage caused by Tuesday morning’s s evere thunderstorm left 300 Oxford Township DTE customers without power. A “handful” of downed power lines in the area and an electrical pole struck by lightning caused the outages, according to DTE Energy spokesman Len Singer. According to Oxford Village Dispatcher Tony VanHouten, a caller phoned in shortly after […]
Amidst the prayers and songs, something else could be heard at Oxford United Methodist Church Sunday morning – lots of barking. For the second year in a row, the church held its annual Pet Blessing on the front lawn. “I think Ghandi said it best and I’m going to paraphrase him – You can tell […]
“Believe me, it is a great truth, that there never was, for any long time, a corrupt representative of a virtuous people, or a mean, sluggish, careless people that ever had a good government of any form. If it be true in any degree, that governors form the people, I am certain that the people […]