When most college students take the opportunity to study abroad, they usually spend most of their time learning about a specific country’s historical sites and culture. Kelsey Rosenhauer, a 2008 Oxford High School graduate, is taking a different approach to overseas schooling ? she will be spending the next four months in India mastering the […]
Oxford’s varsity wrestling squad closed out the 2011 calender year with a second place finish during their annual Oxford Invite on Wednesday, Dec. 28. After facing little resistance in a win over Ferndale (74-6), the Wildcats were forced to break a sweat in victories over Holly (43-19) and Shelby (40-20) before running out of gas […]
Addison Township’s long-awaited monopole cellular tower from Verizon Wireless is finally ready to be constructed. Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson told township officials and audience members during the Dec. 19 Addison Township Board of Trustees meeting Verizon Wireless signed the contract with the township to lease the 10,000 square foot parcel in the Watershed Preserve Park […]
It’s the two most polarizing words in the sport of hockey ? ‘puck luck.? When you have it, it’s the greatest thing in the world. And when it’s going against you, there is nothing you can do but shake your head and wonder what could have been. The Wildcats found themselves on the wrong end […]
Addison Township has a clear direction for it’s parks for the next five years. At the township board’s Dec. 19 meeting, officials voted unanimously to approve the 2012-17 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. ‘The park committee worked diligently on the park master plan,? Addison Twp. supervisor Bruce Pearson said. ‘We had the draft […]
Oxford’s varsity boys basketball team headed into the Christmas break on a sour note after losing 76-54 to Troy Athens on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Wildcats held a brief 3-2 lead early in the first, but the size of some of the Athens? players took over the game after that. ‘Athens played very well,? Marfia […]
Varsity girls basketball coach Steve Emert headed into the winter break with a smile on his face following a 44-31 victory over Imlay City on Wednesday, Dec. 21. ‘We played very well,? Emert said. ‘We’ve been hitting a flat spot in the third quarter and we played through that flat spot, and I’m very proud […]
Friday nights this fall were filled with fans watching Oxford High School senior Prescott Line run around, over and through opposing defenders on his way to the endzone. Even though Oxford lost in the opening round of districts, Line’s dominance on the football field was rewarded as he was selected as the recipient of the […]
Christmas came early for Lakeville Elementary teachers Amy Devin and Lauren Pawlowski. Devin and Pawlowski, who teach special needs children, got a surprise Christmas present when they were presented with two brand new iPads, donated by Benjamin Duff, president of Cornerpieces, a charity organization located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI helping autistic children. ‘It’s like […]
It will be business as usual when students return to school on Jan. 2. The Board of Education unanimously approved a new teacher contract for the 2012-13 school year during the Dec. 12 Board of Education meeting at Lakeville Elementary. The new contract is effective Jan. 1, 2012 and runs until August 31, 2013. ‘I […]