My month-long service for the good of our country has finally come to an end – I completed my four week stint as a juror on the Michael Cristini case for the Macomb County Circuit Court. And let’s just say, ladies and gentlemen, that covering court cases for the past five years as a reporter […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted at their April 5 regular meeting to not grant CMS Gas? request for an extension in removing gas they placed into the ground at their Rochester Rd. site. According to the September 2001 consent judgement agreed upon between the township and CMS Gas, the company was allowed 18 […]
The Wildcat Softball team has had a slow start to their 2004 season – the ladies went into their spring break with a 1-5 record. On April 3, junior pitcher Amber Cervantez was on mound for seven innings when the ladies lost 3-6. Junior Jessica Anhel went three for three, with two doubles. She had […]
Upland Hills School is holding its 2004 Annual Auction ‘With Open Arms, a Celebration of Community? on April 24 at the Twin Lakes Golf Club in Oakland Township. As always, the event will feature a raffle for a one-of-a-kind, hand-stitched quilt made by school volunteers. ‘We had more than 15 volunteers work on the quilt […]
The Oxford varsity soccer team went 0-3 this past week on the field. On May 7, the Lady Cats lost to Fenton 0-3. Oxford only had nine shots on goal to Fenton’s 18. ‘By the end of the game we had only one alternate,? said head coach Val Cerato. The team was plagued with injuries […]
The Oxford varsity baseball team scored well on the diamond this past week. On May 8, the Wildcats won both match-ups against Lapeer East. In game one, winning pitcher Sean Maher took the team through seven innings for an 8-2 win. He allowed only four hits and had eight strike outs. Ryan Stull added a […]
Life on the course was not easy this past week for Oxford’s varsity women’s golf team – the girls finished second in the Flint Metro League Tournament and lost the Fieldstone Tournament. At the Flint Metro Tournament, Oxford finished second to Linden with 449. Those placing for Oxford were Jacqui Grace with 107, which was […]
The Oxford varsity softball team wrapped up a busy couple of weeks with an overall 7-12 record and a 2-4 record in the Flint Metro League. This past week, the Lady Cats faced off in league competition against the two Lapeers. On May 6, the ladies lost to Lapeer West 5-0 in game one and […]
Oxford High School auto technology teacher Dan Balsley and his car ‘Possum? have once again won the educator’s division of the Annual High School Drag Race Event, hosted by the Milan Dragway and the Army National Guard on May 3. This is the second year in a row, and the fourth time overall, that Balsley […]
Thanks to construction, Mother Nature and multiple power outages, students at Oxford Middle School and Leonard Elementary will be getting to attend some extra school days at the end of this academic year. ‘Yes, we do have some make-up days,? said Karen Eckert, director of curriculum for the district, ‘unfortunately now we can no longer […]