Oxford kids got to limbo and Hula to their heart’s content last week at the Oxford Public Library’s Hawaiian Day. While older kids may have been soaking up the sun in Mexico for spring break, kids back home had a blast making lei necklaces, mini fruit kabobs and their own surfboards. Hang 10, dudes!
Even though Jay Nickeson’s Oxford-based company was recently awarded a five-year, $47 million contract to provide training for the U.S. Army Special Forces, he knows it’s ‘not all about the money.? ‘Getting awarded with the contract, I can now move people around and insure that my former friends and associates are getting the best training […]
Six years ago, Oxford resident Kelly Peasley made a promise to his 8-year-old son Jacob. He promised that if Jacob ever won First Place at the Mid Michigan Wrestling Association (MMWA) state finals that he would suit up and hit the mat himself. After five years of making runner up, and months of training and […]
When someone selflessly donates their personal time and energy into an organization, it’s nice to know others reward them for their generosity. Oxford resident Gail Wells was awarded last week with a Den Leader Award for her hard work in leading the Webelos from Cub Scout Pack 108. In the four years she’s been a […]
Oxford Bank last Wednesday donated a total of $1,900 to two worthy charities with proceeds they collected from their 2007 Dress Down for Charity program. Oxford/Orion FISH and the Lapeer Area Citizens Against Domestic Assault (LACADA) each received $950. By paying $1 toward the charity, bank employees were allowed to dress in casual attire during […]
The Orion Art Center hosted their All Media Art Show the last week of March and had two Oxford residents receive honors. Over 115 two and three-dimensional art pieces were put on display, but Oxford resident Diana Ostrand’s oil painting of a pitcher and cup took Best of Show. Ostrand owns Accent on Art in […]
Who says you can only read scary books around Halloween? Not Michigan author Jonathan Rand, who’s known for his popular American Chillers and Michigan Chillers series. He visited the students at Lakeville Elementary last Wednesday to share how he started his career writing radio commercials before branching into his scary paperback novels. Each of Rand’s […]
Paired up against teams with several years of experience, the second-year Oxford RoboCats made a strong impression at the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Great Lakes Regional competition in Ypsilanti March 27-29. Although they placed 14th out of 63 teams, the RoboCats? results were ‘incredible? and ‘a significant improvement over last year.? With 6 wins and 2 losses […]
The Oxford Varsity girl’s soccer team lost 1-3 to Romeo April 1 during a game highlighted by 35 mph wind gusts and cold. Oxford took an early 1-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game with a goal by freshman Beth Downs, assisted by senior captain Alex Johnson. Romeo responded with two goals […]
At their regular meeting March 25, the Oxford Board of Education approved implementing the district’s first Strategic Plan 5-0. The plan entails how administration, staff and community members will strive over the next five years to fulfill specific goals created by an 80-member committee last month. ‘On behalf of the board, I want to echo […]