With more than 8,000 volunteers needed for this year’s Super Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Oxford residents Mary Reynolds and Christine Borg decided to pitch in and be part of the crowd. Reynolds, 43, got the idea to volunteer a year ago after her sister-in-law said she was going to volunteer at the Super […]
Oprah’s got one. Now Debbie Meyers, co-owner of the Sweet & Savory Bake Shop, does too. A thriving talk show? Nah ? a book club. But not just any book club. This one’s for business lovers. Starting February 1, the first meeting of Meyer’s Business Lovers Book Club will take place at the bake shop […]
In 1985, Rotary International launched the PolioPlus program to protect children worldwide from the cruel and fatal consequences of polio. Yesterday, the Rotary Club of Oxford learned first-hand the tremendous efforts fellow Rotarians have made in wiping out the disease. Royal Oak resident and past District Governor Don Chisholm spoke to Oxford Rotarians of his […]
Students at Lakeville Elementary learned how to put the ‘D? in Detroit Basketball after Steve Moreland, one of the coaches for the Pistons, visited the school on Thursday. Moreland spoke to the kids about the importance of being on time, being a good listener, being a good person and taking pride in their work. Five […]
Congratulations to Leonard Elementary fifth grader Brian Randall for winning the school’s National Geography Bee sponsored by National Geographic. Randall knew which continent all lines of longitude meet (Antarctica) and that Red Sqaure is in Russia, even though he said geography ‘isn’t my favorite subject.? As the school winner, Randall completed an exam which will […]
‘Deficit spending mode? is the way school officials described the situation as the Oxford Board of Education approved a revised 2005-06 budget last week. ‘The news is not good,? said Ron Franey, assistant superintendent for Oxford Schools. Since the beginning of the school year there have been $955,000 worth of increases made to the $35 […]
Oxford’s Competitive Cheer Team may have come out in 6th place at last Saturdays Oxford Cheer Invitational at the high school, but coach Alanna Stockley isn’t deterred. ‘I can’t ask anymore from the girls because they’re getting better every day,? she said. The team scored 169.5 in the first round, 178.2 in second and 224.5 […]
The Annual Oxford and Lake Orion Student Exhibit opened last night at the Lake Orion Art Center highlighting local elementary, middle and high school artists. Four students from the Oxford School District are showcased at the center at 115 S. Anderson St. in downtown Lake Orion. Oxford Middle School art teacher, Linda Robinson, chose eighth […]
Although it’s only January, students at Oxford High School had to say goodbye to English teacher Jeremy Koch last week as he embarked on a new career. Koch has taught English for five and a half years at OHS after teaching English and psychology for Alpena Public Schools. Being a teacher seemed to be in […]
In order to maintain the current staffing level at Addison Oakland County Sheriff’s substation, township officials will ask voters to renew a 3.5-mill property tax in the August election. So as not to confuse voters, the township’s two police millages ? both of which expired Dec. 31, 2005 ? would be combined into one proposal. […]