Juvenile Complaints rise with onset of Spring

Spring is barely upon us, the Easter break is hardly over, and already the complaints are rolling in. Here is a listing of the ‘Juvenile Complaints? filed this past week: On Tuesday 911 received a call about a 3-year-old locked in a bathroom from a mother on Queens. Assault with hands/fist/feet reported by a Crossroads […]

She doesn’t fight like a girl

Don’t let all the sugar and spice hiding behind Heather Lafnear’s beautiful smile and pretty red hair fool you ? the fourth-grader from Clear Lake Elementary is one tough cookie. Recently, Heather, 10, took second place in the 66 pound category at the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association National Competition (GWA) in Lake Orion. This is […]

She doesn’t fight like a girl

Don’t let all the sugar and spice hiding behind Heather Lafnear’s beautiful smile and pretty red hair fool you ? the fourth-grader from Clear Lake Elementary is one tough cookie. Recently, Heather, 10, took second place in the 66 pound category at the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association National Competition (GWA) in Lake Orion. This is […]

Reporter’s Notebook

My month-long service for the good of our country has finally come to an end – I completed my four week stint as a juror on the Michael Cristini case for the Macomb County Circuit Court. And let’s just say, ladies and gentlemen, that covering court cases for the past five years as a reporter […]

CMS Gas gets no extension from Addison board

The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted at their April 5 regular meeting to not grant CMS Gas? request for an extension in removing gas they placed into the ground at their Rochester Rd. site. According to the September 2001 consent judgement agreed upon between the township and CMS Gas, the company was allowed 18 […]

Softball team starts off slow with 1-5 record

The Wildcat Softball team has had a slow start to their 2004 season – the ladies went into their spring break with a 1-5 record. On April 3, junior pitcher Amber Cervantez was on mound for seven innings when the ladies lost 3-6. Junior Jessica Anhel went three for three, with two doubles. She had […]

Upland Hills School to auction off one-of-a-kind quilt

Upland Hills School is holding its 2004 Annual Auction ‘With Open Arms, a Celebration of Community? on April 24 at the Twin Lakes Golf Club in Oakland Township. As always, the event will feature a raffle for a one-of-a-kind, hand-stitched quilt made by school volunteers. ‘We had more than 15 volunteers work on the quilt […]

Soccer team loses three

The Oxford varsity soccer team went 0-3 this past week on the field. On May 7, the Lady Cats lost to Fenton 0-3. Oxford only had nine shots on goal to Fenton’s 18. ‘By the end of the game we had only one alternate,? said head coach Val Cerato. The team was plagued with injuries […]

Oxford hitters triumph over Lapeer East, Stoney Creek and Linden

The Oxford varsity baseball team scored well on the diamond this past week. On May 8, the Wildcats won both match-ups against Lapeer East. In game one, winning pitcher Sean Maher took the team through seven innings for an 8-2 win. He allowed only four hits and had eight strike outs. Ryan Stull added a […]

Golf team stands 4-2

Life on the course was not easy this past week for Oxford’s varsity women’s golf team – the girls finished second in the Flint Metro League Tournament and lost the Fieldstone Tournament. At the Flint Metro Tournament, Oxford finished second to Linden with 449. Those placing for Oxford were Jacqui Grace with 107, which was […]

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