Ten years and counting for Pat Noskey, Jr. That’s how long he’s been driving for FedEx Ground with no preventable accidents. The Oxford resident, who works at the Pontiac FedEx terminal, recently received a Platinum Award for his error-free driving. FedEx Ground awards Bronze Awards for six months without preventable accidents, Silver Awards for a […]
Thanksgiving is tomorrow. As you’re reading this, you’re probably already thawing your turkey and preparing it for its early-morning visit into the oven to bake for several hours. My family and I will be in Ohio visiting relatives. Of course, I’m also looking forward to the post-Thanksgiving meal tradition of watching the Dallas Cowboys game […]
She has directed a one-act comedy about a notorious presidential controversy, but Beth Hubbard is dead serious about career in entertainment. The 21-year-old Oxford resident and senior double major in business and theatre at Alma College directed the play Making the Call, a 1998 play written by Jane Martin, this past weekend at the college. […]
It’s not Christmas or even Thanksgiving yet, but the spirit of giving is alive and well in Oxford. Businesses and individuals alike are pitching in to make the last wish of Audrey Tenaglia–a terminally-ill 42-year-old wife and mother of four–a reality. While Tenaglia undergoes treatments, she also wants to fulfill her dream of taking her […]
The Oxford Community Schools and Oxford Education Association have ratified the 2008-2011 Master Agreement. The master agreement is the contarct between the district and teachers? union. Ratified on Nov. 6, final approval from the school board’s side was given at its Nov. 10 meeting. Officials say the teachers? approval level for the deal was ‘extremely […]
Nobody likes to be billed for unexplained charges, and the Oxford Village Council no exception. The council is holding up paying a few of bills due to insufficient detail as to how the charges were incurred. In a Nov. 12 letter to John R. Axe of Axe & Ecklund, a Grosse Point Farms-based law firm […]
From Sept. 6-26, Randy Davisson and his friends had this routine: Wake up at 4 a.m. to feed their horses. At 5:30 a.m., drive their horse trailers and campers to the next camp site, approximately 26 miles away. At 9:30 a.m., start riding horses at a rate of about 4 miles per hour, depending on […]
For school students with special needs, extra help is available at Seven Stars Achievement Center. Specifically, the after-school program is for children who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, dyslexia or Down Syndrome. The program is throughout the year and includes a summer program. For the 2008-2009 year Seven Stars offers programs in these four areas: […]
One point was the difference between first and second place at the Nov. 15 Guitar Hero Tournament at the Oxford Public Library, and in the final between eighth-grader Bobby Carr and twelfth-grader Jon Kuntze, it all came down to one song. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Freebird?. The two played this classic rock radio station regular–famous for its […]
So much to write about, so now it’s time once again for some random ramblings! …C.J. has been deer hunting this week. For some folks, they’re bound to not even notice. A few days ago a customer came in, looked my way and greeted me. Any guesses what name he called me? Hint: it has […]