Fire Chief George Spencer has always loved bike riding. He said he remembers riding his bike all the time as a child. He couldn’t get enough of bike riding. So recently this Addison Township official decided to revive his past and bring back one of his greatest loves for a good cause – Spencer participated […]
Three games into the season and the Lady Wildcats are already showing they are a force to be reckoned with. The varsity girls basketball team hosted the Oxford Invitational on August 25 through 27 with the Lady Cats facing off against Lake Orion and Flint Carman-Ainsworth. On Monday, Oxford defeated the Dragons 54-51. Top points […]
And they are off and running…. The Oxford cross country teams began another great season at the Rochester Adam’s Invitational on August 28 with all runners improving upon last year’s times. “I was very, very please,” said coach Ray Sutherland. “All the kids ran faster than last year.” The Wildcat men had six medal winners: […]
An Oxford Schools bus driver received a shock when something came flying through one of the vehicle’s windows late Friday afternoon. Lynda Beaumont was waiting outside of Daniel Axford Elementary around 4 p.m. on Sept. 5 for the rest of her riders to board when she heard a “pop-like noise” come from behind her in […]
Everyone knows the story of Pinocchio, the little puppet who wanted to be a real boy. And while growing up, most children will pretend to be fighting their way through the world as Pinocchio. But not Lakeville resident Timothy Selberg. Selberg, 43, always wanted to be Gipetto. “The whole art of ventriloquism fascinated me as […]
The times they are a changin’ – and Oxford Area Community Schools is having to change right along with them. Thanks to growth across the area, school officials have seen a notable increase in the number of students who do not speak English fluently. “We are finally seeing a lot of the diversity that southern […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]