Successful as a Wildcat. Successful as a Spartan. It doesn’t matter what uniform you put him in or what team he plays for, Dave Rayner is a natural star on the football field. The 2001 Oxford High School graduate was one of four MSU football players to make All-Big Ten Conference this season. He was […]
For about 24 years, Rick Menefee played Santa Claus for his more than 100 nieces and nephews. His wife, Lee, said playing jolly St. Nick was a lifelong joy for Rick that turned into hobby in which he collected more than 88 Santas of all shapes, colors and sizes. Last Christmas, the Menefees decided there […]
Hours after he complained of not feeling well, 41-year-old Darryl Robert Harvey was found dead in his Addison Township home Dec. 4. The cause of death has not been determined, but Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Pete Burkett, of the Addison substation, said, it appears Harvey may have suffered a heart attack. ‘We don’t know what […]
A 44-year old Roseville man was injured after a head-on collision with a van. The cyclist was heading northbound on Rochester Rd. Sunday afternoon when he crossed the center line, hitting an on-coming van. The van was driven by a 69-year old Rochester man who was treated at the scene for chest pain. Both he […]
A recent CNN News study of 558 Midwestern middle school students revealed that more than 80 percent of students surveyed admitted they act like bullies at least once a month. The students said their bullying behavior included physical aggression, social ridicule, teasing, name-calling, and threats, according to the CNN report. Oxford Middle School Assistant Principal […]
Oxford graduate Kim Cochran has always loved arts and crafts but little did she know her hobby would turn into award winning artistry. Cochran sculpts 3-D animal portraits from polymer clay, a compound vinyl dough. ‘I just started out experimenting by sculpting a portrait of my cat,? said Cochran. ‘I love sculpting the animals because […]
U.S. Army Pvt. Robert Price returned home to Oxford last week to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. But before he broke bread with his kin, the 2004 Oxford High School graduate stopped by Daniel Axford Elementary to visit his favorite teacher, Mrs. Ella Mae Schultz, and meet his new pint-sized pen pals. Price said he’s […]
For an hour last Friday night more than 35 students at Elite Gymnastics believed they could fly? and they did. ‘Stretch’extend your head,? shouted Dominique Moceanu as the students flipped, spun, and bounced across a 45 foot mat. Moceanu is a gold winning Olympic gymnast who was at the gym to hold a clinic for […]
A local dental office was robbed over the weekend and it’s no laughing matter despite what was stolen. The thief or thieves took nothing from Oxford Family Dentistry (950 S. Lapeer Rd.) except one tank of nitrous oxide ? commonly known as laughing gas. On Monday, a dental employee arriving at work realized the rear […]
It’s not quite time to yell ‘everybody into the pool,? but Dave Griggs, senior project manager at Skanska, Inc. said the new high school natatorium should be open by January. On Friday, work crews were coating the basin with sealant and by midnight the water began flow. But before students hit the waves the pool […]