While warming up on his unplugged Les Paul electric guitar, Eddie Ellis zips through one of rock music’s most famous guitar solos’Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption?. The unamplified chords are soft, but if you listen carefully you can hear Ellis play the other Eddie’s trademark riffs–including two-tapping–with ease. Not bad for a kid who won’t turn […]
The Addison Township Planning Commission discussed the siting and policy issues regarding wind energy at its Feb. 10 meeting as it works to draft policies governing township wind energy usage. Wind energy is being explored as a clean energy alternative that could potentially save the township money in energy bills. Commissioner Ed Brakefield, who also […]
Teaching Chinese at Oxford schools has become an issue in recent letters to the editor. One letter writer facetiously wondered if the new school website would have a ‘non-Chinese version.? Another one stated we should confine Chinese lessons to fortune cookies–a comment I, frankly, found in extremely poor taste (no pun intended). Harry Fischer, writing […]
Rock and roll merged with jazz Feb. 12 at the Oxford High School Jazz Concert, courtesy of a spur-of-the-moment dare. James Baker, cofounder and lead guitarist of the local band Half Empty, had written a song titled ‘Bell, Book and Candle? when his friend, OHS Jazz Band flutist Kaitlin Ufolla, dared him to put his […]
March will soon be here, and along with spring comes more competitions for the Oxford High School Robotics Team 2137 Robocats. The team’s competing in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics District Competitions at Detroit Cass Tech High School March 13-14 and then at Troy High School March 27-28. To raise […]
Four Oxford residents have new belts to add to their wardrobes. That’s because three Oxford High School students, 16-year-old Michael Baggett, 17-year-old Matthew Baggett and 15-year-old Conner Booth, along with Conner’s father, 47-year-old Dennis Booth, have now gone from first-class brown belts to black belts in the Japanese martial art Koei-Kan. The first-level black belts, […]
A two-truck accident Feb. 11 was the result of an inexperienced driver traveling too fast in heavy fog, according to the Oakland County Sheriff. The accident occurred at approximately 7:25 a.m. at the intersection of M-24 and Ray Road. According to the report, a 16-year-old Oxford driver and his 15-year-old Oxford passenger were northbound on […]
Six-year-old Eleanor Dolata is a cheerleader, and on Sunday afternoons the Oxford first grader practices with her Pride of Trilogy fellow cheerleaders. They work on somersaults, pyramids and other activities. ‘I get to see my friends and see people who are like me,? said Eleanor. Indeed, Eleanor is a very special cheerleader. She was born […]
Families of Pam Collins? first-grade students at Daniel Axford Elementary received a nice Valentine’s Day gift. That’s because on Feb. 13 the students completed books they’d worked on for three weeks. The books were biographies filled with hand-drawn pictures and information about them and their families. Collins and classroom volunteer Jean Dickman assisted the students […]
After 41 years of taking tickets at Oxford High School sporting events, on Feb. 13 Andy Vascassenno instead cut some cake. A ticket taker since 1968, Vascassenno decided to call it a career. ‘I’ll miss working with all the people,? he said. ‘A lot of love comes out of them. It reflects back on you […]