Angela and Pete shared a laugh when an older gentleman started singing ‘I’m Yours? by Jason Mraz for their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Kolar. It was a surprise for Angela, a 1998 grad of Oxford Christian Academy, and Pete, an Oxford native, when they were married May 22 at Beacon Hill in Commerce […]
Oxford High School graduates were treated to a special night before receiving their diploma during the Senior Baccalaureate Ceremony on June 2. ‘You have looked forward to this time for so long and it’s finally here,? said Kathy Galbraith, Coordinator of Youth Ministry at St. Joseph Catholic Church. ‘Over the next few weeks I encourage […]
Second graders from Lakeville Elementary School boarded the buses last Wednesday and headed off to a different time. Upon arrival at Camp Tamarack Pioneer Village, they no longer had electricity or their iPods – they were pioneers surviving off of the land. Besides the opportunity to live a part of history, the students were treated […]
With a paintbrush in one hand and the wooden canvas sitting on the table, Leonard Elementary School students were ready to give each piece of wood a splash of color. More exact – a splash of red, green and black as they made each one look like a strawberry. They will be displayed during the […]
Linebacker Nathan Yeloushan used his football skills across the globe when he traveled to Italy, May 5-13. Yeloushan, a 2013 Clarkston High School graduate, traveled with the Siena Heights University football team to play the Italian National team. ‘It was pretty cool,? he said about the experience playing his favorite sport in another country. ‘It […]
Hitters finished a stellar season as they ended their spring season at the MHSAA Division 1 Baseball Semifinals. ‘They really brought a lot of excitement to Clarkston Baseball,? said Phil Price, head coach for Clarkston Varsity Baseball. ‘I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and said congratulations. A lot of former […]
Grace Dean picked up a dry erase marker with the prosthetic hand she just finished making during RUSHing Girls to Engineering Summer Camp, June 18. She pulled the strings she had glued to the hand as she used the prosthetic to write on the white dry erase board. The strings moved the fingers of the […]
Oxford Firefighters and Oakland County Sheriff Office deputies responded to a call of a residential structure fire at 12:26 p.m. Firefighters carried the fire hose to the roof above the garage at a home on the 200 block of Cross Timbers Drive. They contained the fire within 15 minutes of arrival. The homeowner was repairing […]
As the fax came through, Jill Collins Brown’s initial reaction was to cry. The 2000 Oxford High School graduate was expecting to see a police report or a referral to come through but instead it was a letter from Dawn Schumacher, President of the Huron County Bar Association and Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Brown had […]
Mallory Skilling was at Relay for Life at Oxford High School on Sunday when a friend ran up to her. The news the sophomore heard left her excited and shocked ? she was selected as one of the 10 finalists for 99.5 WYCD’s Taylor Swift Fearless Experience Karaoke Contest. Skilling entered the contest and could […]