If you ask Pete Franks what led to his retirement from fixing brakes and working on the front-ends of cars? The 72 year-old will smile and say ‘old age and white hair.? After 33 years of owning and operating Oxford Brake & Front-End, Pete and his wife JoAnn have decided to hand over the keys […]
The legend of Chief Sashabaw and Oliver Williams is well known in the Clarkston and Waterford area, but the question remains: how much of the legend is actually true and was there truly a Chief Sashabaw? At least that’s what former Michigan resident Ken Bilderback wants to know. ‘A lot of people have the story […]
After two years of working with Homeschool Connections as a home school vendor for the Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA.) OVA officials have decided to go a different route. OVA Director Andrew Hulbert sent out a June 6 e-mail to OVA parents letting them know the partnership would ‘conclude at the end of the 2012/2013 school […]
‘I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.? ? Albert Einstein Growing up in the Keiser household summer time wasn’t a time to be lazy. I remember hearing a knock on my door between 9 a.m. and 10 […]
Oxford Community Schools? athletic department is proud to announce the recommendation of Stephan Henning, fourth-grade teacher at Lakeville Elementary, as the 28th head coach of the boys varsity basketball team. He will take over for Paul Marfia who had a 37-47 record in four years at the helm of the program. ‘I’ve known Stephan Henning […]
Are you a biker looking to ride for a good cause? Then get out to BullFrogs in Ortonville on July 13, for the Fourth Annual Rubber & Roads Charity Bike Ride and Dinner. The ride is to honor Anna Boeck who died of leukemia in January 2010. Boeck was the fianc’e to the brother of […]
According to Oxford Board of Education President Colleen Schultz when it comes to laying off teachers ‘it’s never a nice thing for a board of education to do.? Due to the fact that Crossroads for Youth is opening a charter school this fall, instead of utilizing the district for educational services, Oxford had to find […]
It’s not everyday that a high school student gets to take their classroom learning and turn it into a real-life job opportunity prior to college. But Oxford High School junior Tyler Scott is doing just that. When Career and Technical Education Teacher Karen Cartmill was approached by high school administration to create a computer program […]
When Sharron Catallo decided to step down after 23 years as mayor, Stephen Arkwright was ready to take on the job. ‘I’ve always been interested, I’ve always been involved,? said the newly elected mayor. ‘But I never would have run against Sharron.? Arkwright says he always had great respect both for Catallo and Art Pappas, […]
Denied once already, developer Tim Birtsas was ‘surprised? again, Nov. 18, when his Rose property residential proposal was turned down a second time. Birstas expected approval because he made changes based on township planner recommendations. ‘We’re looking at our options right now,” he said. The original rezoning request on the back portion of the property […]