Team #1920, a.k.a. the Robo Rays from Cedar Crest Academy, recently competed in the ‘Ocean Odyssey? regional LEGO competition on Nov. 19. Other teams may have scored higher, but the Robo Rays left knowing their solutions were the most creative, winning them first prize for innovation. The competition took place at Howard C. Richards Middle […]
The youth of Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church were up bright and early Saturday, as they washed and waxed friends and neighbors’ cars. The Clarkston teens’ car wash, at Calvary Lutheran’s newly acquired second campus in White Lake, raised $400 for their summer mission trips to Belize City, Belize, and Benton Harbor, Mich. The teens will […]
The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas parade went off without a hitch last Saturday. Seventy-four entries braved the cold to show off their wild west-themed floats and outfits. Oxford Cub Scout Pack 366 (pictured) won Best Overall Float. Nine other entries also won awards for their entries. And the winners are? Best Commercial […]
In an effort to build funding for the Addison Township Parks and Recreation and its projects, the Parks and Recreation Committee (PRC) decided to seek bids for trees in the Watershed Preserve. The preserve, located two miles north of Leonard between Rochester Rd. and Haven Rd., is a popular area for nature lovers and was […]
A simple running of a red light on M-24 and Drahner severly damaged two cars and backed up traffic during the morning commute last Tuesday. A 62-year-old man from Oxford drove his van through a red light to make the turn south onto M-24 and hit a woman from Alabama as she was turning left […]
The ultimate hater of the holiday season is coming to Oxford when the high school presents the musical ‘Scrooge? this Thursday (Dec. 8) through Sunday. Much like Charles Dickens? ‘A Christmas Carol,? the story follows Ebenezer Scrooge as he dismisses Christmas and dwells into self-loathing, caring for nothing but his riches. After being visited by […]
Local Boy Scout, Eric Jickling, is working on his Eagle Scout project and needs your help. Jickling drives down Ray Rd. every day and noticed the land on the corner of Delano and Ray roads leaves something to be desired. The corner property is overgrown in invasive species, like bittersweet vines, and is destroying the […]
The next time you’re in downtown Oxford, make sure to stop by Chiropractic USA and say hello to the new chiropractor in town, Dr. Matt Hennessy. Hennessy, 27, is a 1996 graduate of Lake Orion High School and graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA this past October. While finishing up his last […]
Whenever the Christmas season begins, I always love to watch certain movies to get me in the spirit. I can remember sitting on the couch and laughing hysterically as Randy Parker showed how he was ‘mommy’s little piggy? by stuffing his face into his mashed potatoes in A Christmas Story. Whatever your favorite Christmas movie […]
Despite the cold weather, students from preschool and kindergarten made their way to Centennial Park for a special Christmas treat. The Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce chose numerous members from around the community to read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas to the tiny tots. Each child received a bag with a coloring book and special […]