Three eighth-graders at Oxford Middle School were named the local winners of the 35th annual ‘America and Me Essay Contest.? Sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance, the topic of the 2003-04 essay contest was ‘My American Hero.? Shalyn Weemaes earned first place with her touching essay about best friend Jared Sturgess, who’s battle with cancer inspired […]
What’s it going to take to alleviate Oakland County’s road problems? Lots and lots of additional money, according to Brent O. Bair, managing director of the Road Commission for Oakland County. Possibly five new local taxes. Bair addressed the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce last week about the county’s road problems, primarily congestion and the […]
Teacher Julie Cote’s first-grade class at Lakeville Elementary wants to make sure U.S. troops overseas are not forgotten ? and they’ve got the dirty hands and smiling faces to prove it. Students got very messy (and had a lot of fun) Monday making 500 special Earth Day necklaces which will be sold for 25 cents […]
Oxford Village Manager Mark Slown did not deserve the blame and criticism that was heaped upon him at the April 13 council meeting by resident Tracy Miller. What happened with Miller’s appointment was the fault of council, more specifically Councilman Steve Allen. Miller, husband of village President Renee Donovan, was appointed to the village Zoning […]
10 years ago April 27, 1994 Paving (resurfacing) began Monday on M-24 from Indianwood Road to Davison Lake Road. JLM Wholesale, Mullins Court, Oxford, has made the list of Michigan Private 100. Owned by Janet Mirku, the electronic door lock sales company was 9th fastest growing two years ago and forty-first fastest last year. An […]
It was almost like a scene out of the 1980s hit television series ‘MacGyver.? Teams of third-graders at Lakeville Elementary were recently given bags full of odds and ends like paper clips, rubber bands, balloons, kite string, cothes pins, straws and empty plastic film canisters. Their mission ? use the above items to transform an […]
Spring break didn’t hurt the Wildcat runners one little bit. The Oxford Varsity Track Teams hosted Holly and Lapeer West at a tri-meet on April 21 that saw the Lady Cats walk away victorious, while the gentlemen split with a win against West and a loss to Holly. The Lady Wildcats defeated Lapeer West 88.7 […]
The Oxford Softball Team struggled after the long spring break to kick back into gear. On April 19, the Lady Cats were crushed by Grand Blanc with a mercy ruling (12-1) in game one and a 5-1 loss in game two. ‘The team was making good strides until the dreaded spring break,? said Head Coach […]
The Oxford Girls Golf Team will, in all likelihood, finish second in the Flint-Metro League this season, after a heartbreaking one stroke loss to the Linden Eagles last week. The match was essentially for the league championship between the two teams because Linden won the first league tournament, making it a must win for Oxford. […]
The Oxford Varsity girl’s soccer team lost all three of its games this week, but still everyone remains optimistic. The team dropped games against Holly, Fenton and Lapeer East, but the good news is that they were all close matches. All three were lost by two goals, and the girls have picked up the pace […]