Trustees on the Addison Township Board upheld the planning commission’s recommendation to rezone the former Mount Grampion ski hill from a recreational parcel to 5-acre rural residential. “No one is interested in the property for 5-acre development,” said a representative from Angelo’s Crushed Concrete, the owner of the parcel. Angelo’s Crushed Concrete approached the Addison […]
CORRECTIONS: Last week’s story regarding officials’ solicitation of funds for a new traffic signal should have stated the proposed location is East Burdick and Glaspie. The person advising the Oxford Village Council on bonding for the southeast parking quadrant was Peter Eucland from John R. Axe’s office. The story regarding the proposed child abandonment ordinance […]
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 […]
When we think of American heroes the ones that usually spring to mind are political and military leaders, sports figures, astronauts or inventors. But many times American heroes can be found in our homes, in our own families. Three eighth-graders at Oxford’s Kingsbury School found their American heroes in their parents, grandparents and uncles and […]
Converting abandoned railroad tracks into a beautiful trail for walking, biking and horseback riding doesn’t happen overnight and it certainly doesn’t happen because of only one person. It takes a team of people and groups committed over time to achieve such a feat. That’s what it took to create the 14.2-mile Polly Ann Trail (formerly […]
This weekend Oakland County can enjoy a very special, unique treat at the Oxford Library ? free. The Town & Country African Violet Club will stage a spectacular show of African Violets and Gesneriads. Hours are: Saturday, March 29th from 11:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 30thth from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Oxford Public […]
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 […]
n The Oxford Wildcat Wrestling Youth Orgainzation is hosting the State Final Tournament for the Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association at Oxford High School on Sunday, March 16 starting at 7 a.m. Three separate devisions will be represented with approximately 600 kids competing for state finals trophies. The youths will range in age from 6 to 14 […]