Oxford High School seniors displayed their considerable talents last week during the annual Senior Art Show held outside the Performing Arts Center. A variety of artistic media were displayed including oil paints, clay and ceramics, acrylics, pencil drawings, even gold leaf on a guitar. The event was a feast for both the eyes and the […]
Veterans and residents gathered at Lakeville Cemetery over the weekend to observe Memorial Day. Sponsored by the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary Society, the moving ceremony included prayers, readings, singing, a 21-gun salute, the laying of a memorial wreath, the playing of Taps and bagpipes filling the air with the sound of Amazing Grace.
They walked in clear skies. They walked in rain. The walked in the middle of the night. They walked as the sun rose in the east. They walked for those no longer with us. They walked for those still fighting. They walked to raise awareness. They walked to raise money. They walked with hope for […]
It’s a popular notion that cats have nine lives, but one lucky kitty in Oxford has a whole group of guardian angels watching out for him. It all started around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, June 1 when Polly Hewitt and Lenora Udocon were on their way to work at the North Oakland Dental Group on S. […]
It was a bittersweet ceremony Sunday as the Oxford Athletic Boosters honored and said goodbye to the 69 high school senior athletes graduating later this week. ‘The reason why you feel so bad is because it’s been so good. It’s that simple,? said Bill Keenist, parent of Oxford quarterback and senior Billy Keenist. ‘The reason […]
For two decades, Violet M. Kinsey Kintz was a model of efficiency, faithfully serving the Oxford school district by recording meeting minutes and crunching budget numbers. Sadly, Kintz, who lived at Hope Senior Apartments in Oxford, passed away May 31, 2006. She was 88. A former resident of Lapeer and Dryden, Kintz worked as the […]
Too often when the media reports news stories involving young people the focus is on negatives such as crime, violence and drug abuse. The public doesn’t often hear about the good things young people do ? volunteer work, helping others, donating to charitable causes, exhibiting leadership and good citizenship, etc. That’s why every year Oxford-Addison […]
‘The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again.? ? George Miller A few years ago I penned a column waxing poetic about my very first dining experience at the then newly opened Palazzo di Bocce in Orion Township. Dining there for the umpteenth time this past Saturday […]
Thirty-six strokes. That’s what made the difference, according to Coach Terry Kelley, between the 2-4 league record the girls varsity golf team achieved this season and the 6-0 season they might have had. ‘We lost four matches by a total of 36 strokes,? he said. ‘That’s about 2 1/2 strokes per player per competition.? ‘We […]
‘Mom, you can start crying now.? It’s a pretty safe bet that senior class president Brad Grunewald’s mother wasn’t the only parent with tears in their eyes as Oxford High School graduated 239 seniors Sunday afternoon. Family and friends filled the high school football stadium’s bleachers to capacity to watch Oxford’s best and brightest receive […]