n The Oxford Wildcat Wrestling Youth Orgainzation is hosting the State Final Tournament for the Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association at Oxford High School on Sunday, March 16 starting at 7 a.m. Three separate devisions will be represented with approximately 600 kids competing for state finals trophies. The youths will range in age from 6 to 14 […]
Bravo to Lake Orion school administrators Reading the Feb. 26 edition of our sister newspaper The Lake Orion Review, I ran across an interesting little tidbit that I thought deserved some recognition. In light of the Lake Orion school district’s budget crunch, the superintendent and assistant superintendents offered to donate back to the district their […]
Dear Editor, Did you know that our Governor Jennifer Granholm wants to reduce the MEAP Merit Award to $2,500 to $500? She wants to take away our hard-earned college money to pay for the Michigan debt. I do not think so! I did not work my butt off through high school from excelling in academics, […]
Dear Editor, We have family in Iraq. We know the faces of women and men who live there; they are our sisters and brothers. We are the Leadership Team for the Dominican Sisters of Oxford. There are over 150 Dominicans in Iraq, native citizens. They are family to us, There are many other urgent reasons […]
Dear Editor, The Kids Kingdom is going to be built this Memorial Day weekend and we are looking for volunteers to help with this project. It will take 100 people every day for the three day weekend to build the playground. This will be the biggest community built playground in the State of Michigan. It […]
Parent/Teacher Conferences for all grade levels and schools have been rescheduled due to last week’s snow day. The new dates are: n March 12: 7:30-10:00 a.m. at Oxford Middle School and Oxford High School and 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Lakeville and Oxford Elementary Schools n March 19: 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Clear Lake and Leonard Elementary Schools […]
10 years ago March 10, 1993 Jan Drogosch upset incumbent Jim Salloum in Monday’s election for the lone Oxford Council seat. Eugene Mallia, Paul Almeranti and Betty Walls won the three open seats on the Leonard Council. Oxford Christian Academy beat Clagery Baptist of Holland, thus winning the state basketball championship Saturday. Joe Bullen is […]
Adrianne LeMieux (left), a 1998 Oxford High School graduate and her friend, Karin Tilly, toured Ireland in January. Here they are at the St. James Gate Brewery (in the background) in Dublin hoisting Ireland’s favorite son, a tall pint of Guinness. Save some for St. Patty’s Day girls.
Members of Oxford’s Pack 44 held their annual Pine Derby races this past Friday. Scouts, their parents and friends enjoyed an evening of food, prizes, giveaways and, of course, races. Here is a list of those winning their Pine Derby races: n Tiger – first place Justin Klaus, second place Zachary Woloszyk and third place […]
NOTICE OXFORD AREA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Special meetings of the Oxford Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the Administrative Offices at 105 Pontiac St., Oxford, Mi 48371. Patricia Smith, Secretary Oxford Board of Education