The regular season ended last week for the Lake Orion High School varsity boys basketball team with losses to Rochester Adams and Waterford Mott. On Feb. 25, the Dragons traveled to Rochester to take on the Highlanders of Rochester Adams. The Dragons were defeated, 69-46. Carl McDonald led the Dragons with 10 points, while Nate […]
Received an e-mail from Linda Blevins the other week. What its origin is prior to that, I do not know. Heck, I don’t even know if the story that goes with the e-mail is the truth. It says it was written by an Australian dentist. Whether or not that is true, shucks, I just ain’t […]
Sometime in the 1980s stand-up comic Jeff Foxworthy, a ‘Southerner,’ came up with a skit he called, “You might be a Redneck if.” One of them was, “You might be a Redneck if your mother kept a spit cup on her ironing board.” With apologies to Mr. Foxworthy, we’ve accumulated some “You might have suffered […]
“I don’t appreciate being shipped out of the district,” said Pam Strunk, parent of a six-year-old SXI student at Lakeville Elementary, “but I do understand what they’re doing.” Strunk’s statement echoes the opinion of many SXI parents who recently learned that Oxford Area Community School officials are preparing to transfer students in the SXI program […]
A consent judgement calling for the straightening and paving of a portion of E. Drahner Road, the creation of a small park on Tullamore Lake and the building of some safety paths was approved by the Oxford Township Board last week. Under the agreement between the township and Trident Crest Properties, Inc. ? developer of […]
Donations to put a new traffic signal at the intersection of East Burdick St. (Lakeville Road) and Glaspie (North Oxford Road) are being solicited by the Oxford Township Supervisor and Oxford Village President. “Because of the existing and continued development in the northeast quadrant of Oxford Township, and the increased traffic from your development, the […]
Tuesday, February 25 Civil matter on North Washington between a husband and wife currently going through a divorce. A 55-year-old male drove onto the curb, over the sidewalk and damaged some bushes in front of Lakeland Business Products when he lost control of his 1994 Chevy on South Washington. Wednesday, February 26 A caller reported […]
OXFORD VILLAGE ? A two-story detached garage at 47 N. Glaspie St. was completely destroyed by an accidental fire Saturday evening. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, homeowner Jim Sabourin was repairing his motorcycle when gasoline leaked from a defective carburetor was ignited when the motorcycle backfired. The chief estimated the blaze caused $95,325 worth […]
One family, five women and a generation gap spanning more than a century. During a recent family gathering, 108-year-old Mabel Graves, her daughter Helen Rossman, her granddaughter Deb Hottmann, her great-granddaughter Tami Acheson and her great-great-granddaughter 6-month-old Isabelle Acheson got together for a five-generation photo. “It’s just amazing,” said Deb Hottmann. “I just couldn’t believe […]
The Oxford Village Council Feb. 25 approved a $3,000 check to Creative Embroidery for 250 baseball-style hats with the new Scripter Park logo embroidered on the front of them. Officials said the hats will be used to promote Oxford by giving some away to local volunteers as tokens of appreciation and possibly selling some at […]