Brandon’s girls basketball team has been plagued by slow starts early in the season. As a result, the Blackhawks are winless after three games this season. The most recent came Sept. 2, when host Walled Lake Northern defeated the Blackhawks 47-36. Brandon coach Bryan Ray said the Blackhawks, who have three freshmen and three sophomores […]
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 […]
10 years ago September 1, 1993 First Assistant Fire Chief Jim Craig, an Oxford firefighter since 197 1, has been named acting chief in the wake of the resignation of former chief Fred Gill. Camp Oakland “Boot Camp” on East Drahner Road, has sent its first class out into the world. A $16,000 gift from […]
Over the Labor Day weekend my son Sam and I had the pleasure of canoeing the pristine 15-mile stretch of the Jordan River in northern Antrim County. The rather swift river winds through densely forested swampland, cattail-laden meadows and past stately maple trees before emptying into Lake Charlevoix at East Jordan. According to locals, several […]
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: […]
By Mike Stechschulte Junior – Oxford High School The Oxford Varsity Soccer team certainly has no regrets about its first game of the 2003 season, handing the Davison Cardinals a hard defeat by a blowout score of 11-2 on Tuesday. The Wildcats tied Davison last year by 2-2. The Cats had major contributions from several […]
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Tuesday, August 26 A resident on Bay Pointe Dr. reported that two unknown males stole his 17-foot canoe around 3:45 a.m. Suspicious vehicle seen on Glaspie. Police assisted a citizen on S. Washington Rd. with a disabled vehicle. An administrator at Oxford High School reported a fist fight that occurred between two students – one […]
n What: North Oakland Head Waters Land Conservancy nature walk n Where: Kimball Nature Sanc- tuary n When: Sept. 14, 1:30 p.m. This is the third and final in a series of docent guided nature walks at one of NOHLC’s parcels. The Kimball Nature Sanctuary is a 41-acre site which includes portions of the Clinton […]
The Oxford Fire Department responded on August 31 to a minor grass fire on Dunlap Rd. near Granger Rd. “This was a very minor fire,” said Fire Chief Jack Leroy. “I have no idea what caused it.” The fire occurred around 2:40 p.m. along the side of the road in a pathway that leads into […]