Incidents taken from reports made by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Village Police Department and Oxford Fire Department. Wednesday, January 25 A woman on Metamora arrived home and found her riding lawnmower at the end of her driveway. The same home had been broken into through the basement two days before. A cell phone […]
‘Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of the imagination.? ? John Dewey Someday mankind may build a research station on the moon and have the imaginations of three Oxford Elementary students to thank for it. Calling themselves ‘The Lunar Lunatics,? fifth-graders Savannah Holloway, Chase Janssen and James Russ took first […]
Congratulations to the Oxford High School Quiz Bowl Varsity team for their second place win in the Genesee Academic League. The team competed bi-weekly from October to December against various schools like Flushing, Swartz Creek and Clio. They also competed on a Quiz Bowl television show called ‘High School Challenge? on WFUM (Channel 28) where […]
One Oxford Village official is staying, while another is leaving. Manager Joe Young last week decided to reject a $90,000-per-year job offer from Pontiac to become the city’s deputy mayor and finance director ? positions he’s already familiar with. Young served as Pontiac’s acting deputy mayor from June 1993 to December 1994 and as deputy […]
What do Bo Derek and downtown Oxford have in common? Both are perfect 10s. Last week, Oxford became a certified Main Street community after meeting all 10 criteria set forth by the National Trust Main Street Center. ‘It’s a pretty big feather in our cap,? said DDA Chairperson Sue Bossardet, noting everyone ‘worked very hard […]
Steve Allen’s abrupt and sudden exit from the Oxford Village Council last week opens the door for some dedicated resident to serve their community. Granted, I’m always leery of resignations and appointments on governing boards because it’s the officials, not the voters, who choose the replacements. Often times, appointments are given to people who are […]
Students at Oxford Elementary spent the afternoon Monday learning about ‘nature’s warehouse,? or how things in nature are used in everyday life. Mark Szabo, from Stoney Creek Metropark, spoke to the students about rocks, minerals and problems with pollution. He even brought along various minerals, like limestone and iron ore, for the kids to see.
Congratulations to Leonard Elementary fifth-graders Thomas Spicuzza (left) and James Carroll for their impressive finishes in the school-wide spelling bee Friday. Spicuzza won the bee with the word ‘eradicate? while Carroll earned runner-up status. Spicuzza said he felt a ‘mix of scared and excitement? over his win. He will go on to participate in The […]
By Kristi McDevitt Sports Correspondent The Wildcat wrestlers continued their winning ways defeating Ortonville Brandon 65-15 and Clio 53-20 Wednesday night. The victories improved the team’s overall record to 15-2 and a perfect 4-0 in the Flint Metro League. Winning for the Wildcats against Brandon were Mike Upshur, Nathan Musgrove, Bobby Rhodes, Kyle Brammer, Mike […]
After a big win last Tuesday that put the Oxford Wildcats into a first-place tie atop the Flint Metro League basketball standings, it was important for the team to not let up. The Cats continued their tough play, jumping to a 20-4 lead over Holly and in the first quarter and then coasting to a […]