Organizers with the Addison Township Senior Citizens Center are hoping the bingo games for the seniors can continue to offer seniors a reason to say, ‘Bingo!?. Every Tuesday morning, the seniors play bingo from 10-11:30 a.m. The prizes lately? According to Gayle Prey, who serves as a caregiver to one of the seniors who’s a […]
An educational speaker who’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of educators in all 50 states will soon be imparting his wisdom in Oxford. Dr. Willard Daggett, founder of the International Center for Leadership in Education, will speak on ‘Globalization, Competition and Education? on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Oxford High School Performing […]
There’s a new pastor at Leonard United Methodist Church, and with her responsibilities she figures to be very busy. Pastor Patty Hoppenworth will serve as a quarter-time pastor at LUMC while continuing as a half-time pastor at Dryden United Methodist Church. Specifically, she’ll be putting in 10 hours a week at LUMC and 20 hours […]
Margaret Sullivan Keely, already facing misdemeanor charges for failing to report her husband’s alleged sexual abuse of an Oxford teenager, now is facing contempt of court charges. On Oct. 30, the Brandon Township resident and former Oxford High School teacher, was in Clarkston 52-2 District Court for a pretrial hearing before Judge Dana Fortinberry while […]
‘Oxford ball, first and 10, on the 41-yard-liiiinnnne!? ‘First down for your Oxford Wiiiiiiildcats!? Travis Harris, 13, a seventh-grader at Oxford Middle School, sits in the broadcast booth at Wildcat Stadium. Equipped with team rosters, Travis serves as the public address announcer for seventh-grade football home games. ‘The view from the booth is great,? Travis […]
The theme for the 2008 Oxford Middle School yearbook was ‘Our Time to Shine?, and it’s been that way for the past two years for staff who puts it together. For its yearbook production, the OMS staff recently received two awards’the Walsworth Regional Excellence Award and the Michigan IPA Silver Award. The WRE Award, received […]
An Oxford Middle School student will be competing in the Nationals? 2008 Miss Junior Teen Royal Oak pageant, which will take place on Nov. 1. Kymber Nelson, 13, learned of her acceptance into the pageant when Nationals, Inc., announced their selections Oct. 6. ‘I was really excited,? said Kymber, upon learning of her selection. ‘I […]
Elizabeth Ligon, an Oxford High School senior, has made the semifinals of the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. Ligon is one of about 16,000 students nationwide to make it into the semifinals of the 54th annual program, which doles out $2,500 scholarships. ‘I think it’s cool to be recognized,? said Elizabeth. ‘I was surprised and […]
It’s not surprising that Josh Allen competed in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick and did well enough to qualify for the state finals during halftime at the Nov. 23 Detroit-Tampa Bay game. After all, competing in this event runs in the family: Josh’s father, Matt, and his five uncles all competed in this […]
For kids who are disappointed that they have to wait until 18 to vote, the Oxford Public Library is offering a nice consolation prize. From Oct. 27 until Nov. 4, the library is offering kids an opportunity to cast their ballot in a different kind of election. They’ll get to vote for their favorite author, […]