Parents and taxpayers will have three opportunities this month to inform themselves and give input regarding potential cost-saving measures being considered by Oxford Community Schools in order to offset the estimated $4.785 million budget deficit the district’s facing for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Community forums are set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11 at the […]
While the world was busy watching Olympic athletes winning medals in Canada last month, Bradley Roberts was using his cooking skills to earn a gold medal of his own as part of a five-member team representing Oakland Community College’s Culinary Studies Institute. ‘It’s just incredible to be on a team where we can show our […]
When most people go to work, it’s at an office or a store or even a factory. But when Jenny Eberlein goes to work, it’s at a volcano. But don’t worry, the 2003 Oxford High School graduate isn’t in danger of being consumed by a rushing lava flow because her volcano erupted at least 900 […]
Oxford’s bands are Number One and they’ve got the ratings to prove it. The OHS symphonic and concert bands both scored straight 1’s at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) district festival held here March 5-6. ‘I was very, very pleased,? said Band Director Jim Gibbons. ‘They worked very hard for this and […]
Second-graders in teacher Leslie Klingensmith’s class at Daniel Axford Elementary recently published their very own poetry books. The talented students took the various styles of poems they’ve authored as part of their classwork and printed them inside softcover books, which they illustrated in colorful ways. Here’s a sampling of their cute little poems. Enjoy. S […]
Steve Porter’s a man who wears many hats. He’s a church pastor, police dispatcher, small business owner and a local Realtor. Now, the 61-year-old lifelong Addison resident is looking to be the next District 1 representative on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. ‘I am not afraid of a challenge,? Porter said. ‘I think difficult […]
When disaster strikes, some are content to do nothing. Others are moved to send money and supplies. And then there are special folks like Kim Warda, who take a break from their everyday lives to give of themselves. The 39-year-old Oxford resident and Emergency Room nurse at Beaumont Hospital-Troy spent Feb. 11-17 in Haiti helping […]
An 18-year-old man who allegedly collided with an Oakland County Sheriff’s patrol car Feb. 25 in Oxford Township and then fled the scene is facing a list of charges. Andrew Michael Watson was charged with third-degree fleeing and eluding, failing to stop at the scene of a property damage accident, driving with a suspended/revoked license […]
Kim Beardsley has only one goal for Oxford’s Relay for Life this year ? ‘one more of everything.? ‘I’m going with the one-more rule,? explained the 44-year-old Oxford resident who’s chairing the May 22-23 fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. ‘My goal is to earn at least $1 more than we did last year, have […]
From the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock to the ‘huddled masses? arriving at Ellis Island, the United States has always been a melting pot of diverse cultures and peoples from all over the world. Last week, second-graders at Clear Lake Elementary learned about their respective heritages and ancestral homelands as they participated in a social […]