Educating Youth about capitalism

Edward Cline enjoys working with children. So when an opportunity came for him to perform some community service while interacting with his favorite group of people, he jumped at the chance. “I like helping people and teaching the young ones something,” said the 59-year-old Addison Township resident. “People have been teaching me all my life […]

A Land of Stars

A star has come among us – errr, swam among us that is – and he’s waiting at Tom’s Hardware for you! Tom Toteff, Sr., the owner of Tom’s Hardware, is now also the proud owner of a 10-foot long, 200-pound display featuring Finding Nemo stars Bruce the shark, Dori and of course, Nemo himself. […]

Lady Wildcats have a tough week on the court

After two games this past week, the ladies varsity basketball team is sitting with an overall 2-3 record. On Sept. 4, Oxford lost to Crosswell Lexington 46-45. The Lady Cats held on strong during the first couple periods, even leading the game by 17 points at the half. However, Crosswell regrouped in the second half […]

Men’s Cross Country completes another successful run

The Wildcat men’s cross country team had yet another strong finish at the West Bloomfield Invitational with the team placing third out of 22 schools. Four Oxford runners received medals for the day: Donnie Richmond came in second with 16:27, Kevin Brown came in 14th with 17:53, Kenny White came in 19th with 18:11 and […]

It’s Wednesday, why aren’t those kids in school

Ever wonder why there always seems to be so many kids running around on what you thought was a normal old school day? Well, the answer is simple – maybe what you thought was a normal old school day really isn’t. Thanks to state requirements and the needs of students and parents, school calendars are […]

Kiwanis Club holds membership drive

The Lake Orion-Oxford Kiwanis Club is holding a membership luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at noon at Kalloway’s. Anyone interested in learning more about membership in Kiwanis is invited to attend. Kiwanis is a ‘local? organization first founded in Detroit on January 21, 1915. A year later, the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was […]

Lady Cats trip up Lapeer West at home

The Oxford varsity basketball team dominated the court this past week with a 57-50 win over Lapeer West. The Lady Cats came on strong in the first half dominating the Panthers with speed. During the first two periods, Oxford carried a ten point lead and worked hard to run down the clock by the end […]

‘He’s just grown up a lot’

It’s been 20 years since Merolynn (Bernum) Hathaway has seen the young man from Germany who came to live with her family in the early 1980s, but as soon as she laid eyes on him, she knew nothing had changed. “He hasn’t changed a bit,” said the 50-year Oxford village resident, “he’s just grown up […]

Students learn 4th ‘R’ — rock climbing

When most students hear the words summer class, a shiver runs down their spines. Pictures of hot classrooms, grumpy teachers and mountains of textbooks make their way into the imagination. But Oxford students Bradley and Steven Freeland learned that taking a summer course can be exciting and fun, especially when the subjects include rock climbing, […]

Alleged CVS bandit in custody

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department currently has a man in custody for the string of CVS Pharmacy robberies that occurred over this past year – including the Feb. 7 robbery of the Oxford Township CVS Pharmacy in the Oxford Mills strip-mall. Elgin Richard Marion, 31, of Detroit, was arrested after attempting to rob a CVS […]

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