Depth is the name of the game for the varsity boys soccer team as head coach John Thaler enters the season with one of the largest teams he’s coached since becoming the varsity soccer coach. ‘This is the most we have carried in a long time,? Thaler said. Last year we had 18, and this […]
It’s the second year in the Oakland Activities Association for the girls golf team and head coach Terry Kelley likes his chances at winning a league title this year. Competing in the OAA white division, Oxford will go head-to-head on the links with Bloomfield Hills Andover, Farmington, Birmingham Groves, Bloomfield Hills Lahser, the combined team […]
Dear Editor, During the recent Michigan Presidential Primary,’Gov. Jennifer Granholm remarked that ‘voting for a woman who potentially will be the next President of the United States gave me goose bumps.? Well, having a Governor who has taken leave of reality, is in over her head, who when seeking guidance about Michigan’s future surrounded herself […]
Dear Editor, I’m writing to praise a local business that is close to celebrating their two-year anniversary.? I’m talking of Pugh’s Party Store at 511 Heights Rd.’I first stepped in there on my way back from ice fishing, during the foggy weekend we had a couple weeks ago.’I saw a sign that said LIVE BAIT, […]
It’s one transition after another for Jackie Rank and the varsity girls swimming and dive team. Just one season after switching from the Flint Metro League to the Oakland Activities Association’s blue division, the girls will transition from the blue to white after finishing last season with a 5-1 division record. ‘I’m not really sure […]
For varsity volleyball coach Kristi McDevitt, moving up to the Oakland Activities Association’s red division, the top of the ladder, is the realization of a goal. ‘It’s exactly where we want to be,? McDevitt said. ‘The girls went ahead last year, got the job done and got us to where we want to be. And […]
Some students from Webber Elementary School, along with teacher Kate DiMeo, enjoyed visiting with Jon Rand at the Barnes and Nobles Bookstore in Troy. Mr. Rand is the author of the American Chillers series.
Dear Editor, I wonder what the NOTA members were thinking after the director told them Danny Poole committed wrongdoings. Eric Wilson wanted a criminal investigation against Poole, which resulted in finding nothing wrong. So I guess whatever is in Poole’s file is just a bunch of hogwash, like the person who is saying all these […]
Ed Stull enters the Oxford High School Athletic Hall of Fame as one of the best student-athletes of the 1970s. ‘I was surprised and it is a tremendously nice gesture,? Stull said. ‘That is really humbling . . . I really do feel honored they did that.? The three-sport athlete earned eight total varsity letters […]
When Oxford Village residents go to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 13, they should vote YES on Proposal A. If approved, the proposal would give the village permission to sell ? when it so desires ? an odd-shaped 0.431-acre parcel located on the west side of Pleasant St., across from Davison St. It’s adjacent to […]