Captain’s Log, Stardate 19-02-2020: I’ve never trusted Klingons, and I never will. Other than that, I awoke (as opposed to being “woke”) from my slumber a few minutes of five to a clear, dark sky with twinkling stars and a quarter moon shining. First thing I heard on the National Public Radio news was about […]
Thomas John “Jack” Oliver, Sr. of Waterford, passed away on February 14, 2020. He was 90 years old. He was born on November 2, 1929 in Pontiac, the son of the late Thomas and Kathleen Oliver. He was the husband of the late Dolores Theresa Oliver; father of Lauren Kobylanski (Pete), Thomas J. Oliver, Jr. […]
Oxford resident Laurie Ann Canales passed away February 12, 2020. She was 62 years old. Beloved wife of Inocencio Canales III for nearly 40 years. Loving mother of Carrie Cabral and Inocencio Canales IV and foster mother of Beth Morino. Proud grandma of Marc, Emanuel, Maria, Ino V and Nito. Dear sister of Carol (Ken) […]
Sally A. Jackson of Charlotte, formerly of Clarkston, passed away February 10, 2020 at 83 years of age. Loving wife of the late William; dear mother of Judith (Paul) McKinney, Jane (the late Ralph) Hettich (Phil), and Janice (Karl) Mertins; grandmother of 7; great grandmother of 17; dear friend of Neil Johnson; preceded in death […]
The Oxford Women’s Club announced their 2020 Scholarship program for graduating Oxford students. Winners will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 each. Students must live within the Oxford School District or attend an Oxford area school. Students need only a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale to be eligible. Scholarships are open to students planning […]
This past Friday the Oxford Wildcats graplers squared off with OAA Red foes for an exciting individual tournament. The Young Wildcats showed heart and grit in placing all 14 weight classes to secure the OAA Red league title. Oxford’s Individual Champions were 130 Jack Thompson, 135 Nathan Call, and 140 Jack Smith. “With the starting […]
The Lady Wildcat bowling team traveled to the 5-Star Lanes to bowl in the 2020 Oakland County Championships this past Saturday. There were 29 teams from Oakland County — with two of the top 10 teams in the state participating. Farmington, Lake Orion, Waterford Mott, Waterford Kettering, South Lyon East were just some of the […]
In case you didn’t know one of the things I do is co-host a local business networking group. We — Mark Kelly of MPK Photo and I — call it the ever-lovin’ Clarkston Coffee Club. You can find out more about this small business group by visiting our webpage ClarkstonCoffeeClub.com. But that is not what […]
Gayle Kimberly Tucker, age 63 of Oxford, lost her battle with cancer on February 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Gayle was a very proud Oxford Wildcat, graduating with honors from Oxford High School in June of 1974. She would then go on to attend Central Michigan University and received her […]
For a better part of a month residents on Hummer Lake Rd. have complained about flooding just west of Metamora Rd. This week on its FaceBook page Oxford Township announced the road, “is open to traffic again after being closed due to water covering the roadway.” On Monday, workers from the Road Commission for Oakland […]