Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Community Theatre wants to show you ‘a whole new world? with its take on the classic story and musical ‘Aladdin? starting July 19-21 at Oxford Middle School. Director Peggy Miller-Zelinko calls it ‘an energetic comedy.? ‘It’s Aladdin, but it’s not the traditional Aladdin. It’s an adaptable Aladdin. The songs are […]
Whether it’s capture the flag, wet t-shirt relay, or pool time. Oxford Township Park & Recreation ‘Fun-N-Sun Summer? Camp offers a good time for students K-6 grade. For more information, checkout www.oxparkrec.org
If you ask Pete Franks what led to his retirement from fixing brakes and working on the front-ends of cars? The 72 year-old will smile and say ‘old age and white hair.? After 33 years of owning and operating Oxford Brake & Front-End, Pete and his wife JoAnn have decided to hand over the keys […]
After two years of working with Homeschool Connections as a home school vendor for the Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA.) OVA officials have decided to go a different route. OVA Director Andrew Hulbert sent out a June 6 e-mail to OVA parents letting them know the partnership would ‘conclude at the end of the 2012/2013 school […]
‘I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.? ? Albert Einstein Growing up in the Keiser household summer time wasn’t a time to be lazy. I remember hearing a knock on my door between 9 a.m. and 10 […]
Oxford Community Schools? athletic department is proud to announce the recommendation of Stephan Henning, fourth-grade teacher at Lakeville Elementary, as the 28th head coach of the boys varsity basketball team. He will take over for Paul Marfia who had a 37-47 record in four years at the helm of the program. ‘I’ve known Stephan Henning […]
Are you a biker looking to ride for a good cause? Then get out to BullFrogs in Ortonville on July 13, for the Fourth Annual Rubber & Roads Charity Bike Ride and Dinner. The ride is to honor Anna Boeck who died of leukemia in January 2010. Boeck was the fianc’e to the brother of […]
According to Oxford Board of Education President Colleen Schultz when it comes to laying off teachers ‘it’s never a nice thing for a board of education to do.? Due to the fact that Crossroads for Youth is opening a charter school this fall, instead of utilizing the district for educational services, Oxford had to find […]
It’s not everyday that a high school student gets to take their classroom learning and turn it into a real-life job opportunity prior to college. But Oxford High School junior Tyler Scott is doing just that. When Career and Technical Education Teacher Karen Cartmill was approached by high school administration to create a computer program […]
After being approached by Walton Charter Academy, a K-8 school in Pontiac, Oxford Community Schools? administrators are considering sending a bus there to pick up students entering their freshman year of high school as a part of the schools of choice program. ‘The reason they met with us was because most of their students would […]