When the school board decided to eliminate the career resource center coordinator position held by Karen Logan, Oxford High School student Autumn Pippenburg decided she’d fight tooth and nail to save Logan’s job. Two weeks ago, the senior passed out petitions describing why the student body ‘needs Mrs. Logan.? Pippenburg had more than 100 of […]
Congratulations to Oxford High School senior Brad Grunewald who was awarded with the Congressional Medal of Merit May 12. Michigan State Representative Mike Rogers awarded 30 students from District #8 at the state capitol in Lansing. Grunewald was selected by OHS administrators and counselors for his outstanding leadership in the community and in school. Grunewald […]
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard recognized seven individuals from the Addison and Oxford substations May 15 at their annual awards program in Pontiac. Deputies Howard ‘Chip? Schultz, Bruce Pearson and Holly Hadac, and Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Addison substation, were awarded with Commendation Certificates for their work on a home invasion last year. […]
The Oxford Varsity girls soccer team finished their regular season with a 5-0 win against Waterford Kettering last Wednesday. Sam Bono scored her 21st and 22nd goals of the season, while captain Kelly Henry recorded her sixth shutout of the season as goalie. The girl’s overall record is 11-7-3 and the team finished 9-3-2 in […]
With summer just around the corner, many water lovers flock to the open sea in their vessel of choice, be it a speed boat, pontoon or jet ski. But just in case any of those marine dwelling vessels have a mechanical problem, there’s always Oakland Mobile Marine. First established in Oxford in 1998 at the […]
While Oxford theater manager Margaret Payne was sitting on a hilltop under a tree up north, she had an idea. ‘I just thought ‘this was the best seat in the world,?? she said. And just like that, the idea to create a tree plaque holder for the Best Seat in the House at the Performing […]
Students at Oxford Middle School will have a new ? and much taller ? principal to look up to this fall. Ken Weaver will be transferring from his position as assistant principal at the high school to being the head honcho after Karen Sage’s retirement at the middle school. Weaver has been the assistant principal […]
Congratulations to Barb Johnston, a fourth grade teacher at Oxford Elementary, who won the Learning Creates Community Understanding Mini-Grant Award last Tuesday. Lakes Community Credit Union presented Johnston with the $250 grant for her request to purchase a white dry erase board for her classroom to replace the blackboard. ‘I chose to write a grant […]
Anyone with a garden knows it’s very hard work, but the end result always makes it worth while. That’s why residents from Oxford, Lake Orion and other surrounding areas have spent the last few weeks planting their garden on land purchased by St. Joseph Catholic Church on the premises of the Dominican Sisters on W. […]
Even though he’s had hair brushes and full two-liter pop bottles thrown at him while on his bike, that hasn’t stopped Oxford resident George Spencer from continuing his love of cycling. ‘I must have a big ‘throw something at me? target on my back,? he joked. An avid rider for four years, Spencer said he […]