Although he weighed 546 pounds, Bob Willowbee’s doctor said he was healthier than he was. ‘Cholesterol was good, blood pressure was good, pulse was good’everything they could test was good,? the 50-year-old Oxford resident said. But he told Willowbee, who also towers high at 6 ft. 3 1/2, his large weight would lead to a […]
Local a capella group elmoTHUMM was recently crowned the Midwest champions at a vocal competition in Chicago, and will compete in the national championship in California next month. There’s only one problem if they end up winning ? they’d get a recording contract. ‘We don’t have the time,? laughed Adam Westmoreland, a singer with the […]
About 225 kids gathered at Seymour Lake Township Park on a sunshine-filled Saturday for the annual Easter Bunny Bonanza put on by the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department. With Easter baskets in tow, the kids rushed around as more than 6,000 ping pong balls were dropped on the field by a helicopter. The kids […]
The Oxford varsity baseball team has definitely gotten off to a great start after winning their season opener on Thursday against Rochester Adams 9-6. Bobby Rhodes hit three runs and a three-run homer, while Vinnie Ives added a solo home run. Brandon Dugan added two hits, Russell Luxton had three hits and three RBIs. Tim […]
The Oxford Lady Cats have had a rough start to their softball season, but hopes are high they’ll improve. They lost 11-0 against Rochester Adams last Thursday. Sophomore Lauren Lacroix had the only hit of the day and was 1-for-2. ‘Our six defensive errors were costly,? Coach Sue Roeher said. The Lady Cats took on […]
Although Oxford’s track teams opened their season with a loss to Fenton, they’re looking forward to future meets. The boys team ended the meet 47-90, but saw tremendous efforts from all teammates. In distance events, Kam Mueller dominated the 110 meter hurdles and the 300 meter intermediate hurdles, taking first place in both with 15.91 […]
Barbara Johnston and Jaime Bartlo’s fourth-grade classes at Oxford Elementary are studying Michigan lighthouses. What better way to learn than to build one themselves? Students had to construct a lighthouse that actually lights up, write a report and a poem about their lighthouses. Take a look at some of the homemade lighthouse projects these creative […]
Effie Vitinaros always knew she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. When her family came to the U.S. from Nafptos, Greece at the age of six, her second grade teacher, Mrs. Coffee, became her inspiration to teach others. ‘She was just a special person,? Vitinaros recalls today. ‘She took me under her […]
We always say today’s children are our future leaders, and two of them just may be local Oxford students. Nick Hadorn, an eighth-grader from Oxford Middle School, and Chase Tucker, a ninth-grader from Oxford High School, spent March 30-April 2 at the National Young Leaders State Conference in Lansing. Sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership […]
Starting this fall, kindergartners in the Oxford School District will follow an all-day/alternate day (ADAD) schedule instead of the half-day/every day they now attend. School board members unanimously approved the switch at their meeting last Tuesday night. ‘We’re very excited,? said Jim Schwarz, director of curriculum for Oxford schools. ‘The teachers are looking forward to […]