Wanna hear a joyful noise? Wanna get your monthly culture fix? Then make your way out to St. Joseph’s at 4:00 p.m. on September 30 when Leszek Bartkiewicz will perform piano compositions by Scarlatti, Liszt, Bartok, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, and Chopin. In the space of one hour, listeners will be swept through more than three hundred […]
Due to this summer’s successful showing, Lake Orion’s Farmer Market has elected to stay open an extra month longer. Held each Wednesday from 2:00- 6:00 p.m., the market experienced a dramatic increase in vendors and foot traffic this summer. Whereas previous years ended in early September, the market looked at the increase to 15 vendors […]
The Wildcats are off and running! In their first outing of the season, the OHS boys and girls cross country teams finished second and third of the seven schools competing at the Rochester Adams invitation Aug. 30. The average time to complete the 5k course for the OHS women’s team was 20:58.1. OHS men ran […]
It’s been a busy few weeks for the OHS lady golfers Junior Varsity coach Gretchen Gabler said the inaugural Golden Wedge tournament, held in Metamora on August 30, was a ‘wonderful tournament . . . (on) a very difficult course? At the Golden Wedge, team scores and grade-level scores were tallied. Oxford’s Kyla Kurczewski was […]
The OHS Swimming and Diving team had a great first meet at Farmington High Aug. 30, defeating the home team 101-69. Coach Jacqueline Rank said she was ‘really pleased with the results.? In the 50 freestyle, sophomore Taylor Curtis came in first with a time of 26.81. In the 100m backstroke, OHS came in 1-2-3. […]
The OHS Varsity Volleyball team returned victorious from the Gabriel Richard Invitational last week. Held in Ann Arbor , the Wildcats were undefeated in five matches that day, and received the first place trophy for their hard work. Wildcat standouts Meagan Neff and Darien Bandel were named to the All-Tournament team. Of the day’s performance, […]
Monday, August 27 *Two dogs loose on Mill St. Pups rounded up and returned to owners. *Money and personal items stolen from a vehicle at Daniel Axford Elementary. *Malicious destruction to business vehicles on Lakeville Rd. Several windows and mirrors damaged. Sunday, August 26 *Someone tried to kick in door on Park St. and may […]
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. James Schwarz shared the disappointing results of the latest Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) and yearly report card issued for Oxford Schools. Assessed on its proficiency in language arts and math, the Oxford district as a whole met AYP for the 2011-12 school year. At the same time, however, […]
For the benefit of all pre-1970 graduates, the old Leonard High School will have a class reunion on Satuday, Sept. 8. The reunion will take place at 225 East Elmwood St. in downtown Leonard, just around the corner from the school. The reunion will begin at p.m., with food served at 2 p.m. Leonard photographer […]
Aug. 14 was the deadline to register for two open Oxford School Board seats. Two nominees are on the November ballot: current board Vice President Carol Mitchell, and first-time trustee candidate Daniel D’Allessandro. Both are running without party affiliation and without opposition for those four-year seats Mitchell, whose term is set to expire at the […]