10 years ago February 3, 1993 Oxford High’s Winterfest festivities are this week. Making up the Winterfest court are: Jennifer Meagher, Michelle Bailey, Tammy Lubera, Krista Stransky, Tricia Schafnitz, Janet Mihalyfi, Lisa Coram, Dan Bivens, Jason Kennedy, Tim Hutton, Jeff Frost, Scott Wood, Mark Goodfellow, Jeremy Huston, Aaron Lewis and Brook Newman. High winds knocked […]
The Oxford netters celebrated their 24th straight win in the Flint Metro League last night in a victory over Holly. The varsity team defeated the Broncos 15-7, 15-7 for an overall season record of 32-2-1 and a league record of 9-0. Leading the way in service points were Shannon Gerbe with seven and Breanne Gerbe […]
The Winterfest homecoming this past Friday saw Holly handing the Oxford b-ballers a tough 54-68 loss. Once again, the Wildcats came into the game strong during the first half, evening up the score several times. However, their momentum faltered and they lost their push. Scoring for the Wildcats were Ryan Stull with 19, Andy Bukoski […]
The loss of Noah the one-eyed groundhog did not slow up Oxford’s Groundhog Celebration. The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s 4th annual festival on Feb. 1, saw Windstar Farm’s star llama, Zac, as the weather prognostigating critter. Zac, with the help of Windstar Farms owner Mark Harries and a boxed groundhog puppet, saw no shadow. […]
LAST DAY TO REGISTER NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR THE ELECTIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF LEONARD OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN All electors are hereby given notice that a Village General Election will be held in the Village of Leonard on Monday, March 10th, 2003. Electors who wish to vote in the election must be […]
ATLAS – Atlas Community Baptist Church has ministered for more than 150 years in this unincorporated community. With a new pastor, the congregation has taken radical steps to continue the tradition. When they called Rev. Jim Combs to be their new pastor, they also voted to withdraw from the American Baptist Churches USA, become an […]
BRANDON SCHOOLS – There are still galaxies in this universe waiting to be discovered, and there are still young minds eager to pioneer the discoveries. “Even though we’ve had this tragedy with the Space Shuttle Columbia, the students say it is important to continue to search for knowledge,” said high school science teacher Jamie Martin. […]
Goodrich Area Schools plan to register new kindergarten students during the week of April 7-11. Roundup nights will be May 6 and May 8. All children who are five years old on or before Dec. 1, 2003 and live in the Goodrich Area Schools district are eligible for entry into Reid Elementary School. Registration will […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP – The northeast corner of Oakland County often feels removed from the arms of regional government. Brannon Brown wonders how many people are even aware of the entity called Oakland Schools. The local resident is among those calling for major reform of the intermediate school district structure, especially in light of recent financial […]
BRANDON SCHOOLS – Superintendent Bart Jenniches has little sympathy for those involved in alleged scandals at Oakland Schools. “It’s a shame these other issues overshadow what they do well,” Jenniches said. The controversy over former intermediate superintendent James Redmond’s involvement with the MINDS Institute gets his harshest rebuke: “Of all the controversies, that’s the most […]