A temporary gravel parking lot in downtown Oxford’s northwest quadrant was reopened for an additional six months by the village Zoning Board of Appeals Monday night. But ZBA members made it clear they’re losing patience with the Downtown Development Authority, whose lack of action caused the lot to be closed since Jan. 9. ‘How many […]
I’m proud to say I don’t have internet service at home. I never send text messages or feel the need to download television shows, music videos or sports scores on the PDA I never bought. I’ve never based where I have lunch or grab a cup of coffee on whether or not it’s a Wi-Fi […]
Do any of you remember the Dreamworks animated movie ‘Chicken Run? that came out 11 years ago? If you didn’t see it. It’s a story about a chicken farm set in Yorkshire New England during the 1950’s and when the farmer decides to go from selling eggs to selling chicken pie, the chickens decide they […]
By Dr. James O’Neill This is my favorite Jim O’Neill story and as one famous commentator said, the rest of the story. After a few weeks in med school at St. Louis University in 1954, a sister school, Fontbonne University, had a reception for us. At this reception, three of us met our future wives […]
The Wildcats came out on top at last Friday’s Winter Fest game, beating Fenton 48-34. A great defensive performance limited the Tigers to only four points during the fourth quarter and only 15 during the entire second half. Senior captain Zach Tilley led the Cats with 16 points for the night. Senior captain Chris Keenist […]
The Oxford Varsity boys bowling team was defeated by Waterford Mott 5-25 this past Sunday in Waterford at round one of the year-end tournament. Highlights of the match went to junior Steven Lafnear for his 209 game and junior James Roberts? 180 games. They’ll take on Walled Lake Western in round two. The girls also […]
The Tackabury family of Clarkston had a little excitement during a trip up north on the Au Sable River, July 24. “My family and I were on a camping trip, fishing on the river about 200-300 yards away from the plane when it crashed,” said Sharon Tackabury, who snapped photos as the plane splashed down. […]
A School for the Mind and Body (SFMB) is expanding and adding Special Needs Enhanced Learning (SNEL), beginning in September at 3604 Clarkston Road. “Our special needs program is quite unique,” said Nanci Canine, owner and president of A School for the Mind and Body. Services offered in the new SNEL program include speech-language therapy, […]
The Oxford Varsity girls basketball team’s seven-game winning streak came to an end Friday night when Fenton dominated them 60-36. Junior Le’Essa Collier led the team with 12 points. ‘Friday was a combination of Fenton playing extremley well and us playing very poorly,? said coach Al Poynter. ‘We just did not come out with enough […]
The Oxford-Brandon Varsity ski team’s season is underway, with the boys standing 2-3 and the girls 0-4. Team captains are Justin Hickmott and Caroline Kerbelis. At the Jan. 30-31 meet in Grand Blanc, the girls beat Fenton 16-25 in the slalom, but lost to Grand Blanc, Flushing, Powers and Holly. In the giant slalom, the […]