By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Today, they’re ambitious high school students, but tomorrow they’ll be civic leaders and public servants guiding our communities and the nation. A motivated group of six Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and […]
Paradox ? a local band that includes Oxford Middle School eighth-graders Adam Hetchler and Scott King ? was the Grand Prize winner at the Chillers Teen Dance Club Battle of the Bands May 7. Located inside the Polar Palace Arena Complex on Davison Road in Lapeer, Chillers Teen Dance Club is a Saturday night hangout […]
Resurfacing began today on a three-mile stretch of Newman and Stanton roads thanks to the generosity of the Levy Corporation and hard work from the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC). Levy Corp. donated 3,000 tons of 21-AA crushed stone to resurface Newman Road from Drahner to Indianwood and Stanton Road from Newman to Coats. […]
The next great American poet could come from Lakeville Elementary teachers Leslie Klingensmith and Christine Vince’s fourth-grade class. Throughout the month of April, the creative fourth-graders penned poems in various styles such as acrostic, haiku, quatrain and diamante (see shaded box for definitions). Everyday students spent some time writing, typing in the computer lab and […]
Well, another election is over and done with. Granted, it wasn’t a particularly exciting election. Oxford’s school board race was about as thrilling as slipping into a 20-year coma while attending a chess club convention in South Dakota in the middle of January. B-O-R-I-N-G! Other than a few Lee Barclay signs here and there, I […]
Spring is a time for bears to awake from their long winter slumber. How appropriate that Brandon resident Gary Elzerman used his expert chainsaw carving skills to sculpt this little wooden bear during an open house held Saturday at Burdick Street Landscape Supply & Equipment (43 E. Burdick St.) in Oxford. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
A Detroit television news broadcast pitched the story to its viewers as a potential case of extortion within the Oxford Village Police Department ? an officer requesting a citizen pay him cash for his services. But Police Chief Mike Neymanowski said it was a situation where one of his officers didn’t perform his duty, then […]
Safety was the main topic of discussion last week as the Oxford Village Council listened to an informational presentation regarding proposed plans to revamp the downtown area’s streetscape. ‘Lately, we’ve heard that the perception by the general public is the reason the DDA is doing this is to make the downtown look pretty,? said Madonna […]
A 35-year-old White Lake man accused of attempting to murder his wife by shooting her in the head Friday night, then leading police on a high-speed chase through Oxford and Metamora townships is sitting in jail now. Jay Kristopher Bartoy was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court Monday on felony charges of assault with […]
The sweet sounds of the 1860s will fill the summer air in Oxford as the village council last week voted to contract with the 5th Michigan Regiment Band to perform during the town’s Lone Ranger celebration Aug. 3. Based in Novi, the 39-member band brings the past to life at reenactments, concerts, parades, festivals and […]