Driving out by Lakeville on Aug. 17, you probably heard the Haulin? Ellis band playing at the Friends of the Addison Township Public Library Music in the Park event. Pickin? and a-grinnin? at Labodie Park, the Haulin? Ellis family tradition kept everybody warm despite temperatures dipping into the 50s soon after sundown. Haulin? Ellis played […]
Coach Jacqueline Rank and the Oxford High School swim and dive team are just about ready to dive into another season of competition. The Wildcat swim season extends from opening practices on Aug. 6 to the state meet on Nov. 17. This is a long slog, but Rank’s got the woman-power to make it. On […]
Monday, August 27 *Two dogs loose on Mill St. Pups rounded up and returned to owners. *Money and personal items stolen from a vehicle at Daniel Axford Elementary. *Malicious destruction to business vehicles on Lakeville Rd. Several windows and mirrors damaged. Sunday, August 26 *Someone tried to kick in door on Park St. and may […]
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. James Schwarz shared the disappointing results of the latest Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) and yearly report card issued for Oxford Schools. Assessed on its proficiency in language arts and math, the Oxford district as a whole met AYP for the 2011-12 school year. At the same time, however, […]
For the benefit of all pre-1970 graduates, the old Leonard High School will have a class reunion on Satuday, Sept. 8. The reunion will take place at 225 East Elmwood St. in downtown Leonard, just around the corner from the school. The reunion will begin at p.m., with food served at 2 p.m. Leonard photographer […]
Aug. 14 was the deadline to register for two open Oxford School Board seats. Two nominees are on the November ballot: current board Vice President Carol Mitchell, and first-time trustee candidate Daniel D’Allessandro. Both are running without party affiliation and without opposition for those four-year seats Mitchell, whose term is set to expire at the […]
The Oxford High School varsity soccer team dominated their home-opener against Ferndale, beating the visiting Eagles 6-1. The Wildcats presented a balanced attack, sharing the scoring among six different players. Juniors Travis Simat, Chase Garavaglia and Jake Champion handled the scoring for the first half. Second half scoring came from sophomores Tommy Downs and Francisco […]
Leland ‘Pug? Laurence, of Leonard, entered into eternal life Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. He was 84. He was born July 17, 1928 to Albert C. and Pansy M. Laurence in Oxford. Best known as ‘Pug?, he was a life-long resident of Oxford who served in the Korean War and upon discharge returned to working in […]
There are many theories on how to best honor fallen soldiers. Historian James Woon, of Addison, may have devised one of the best ways yet. Woon, a historian for the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary Society, has just donated a photo database to Addison Township identifying every American veteran buried in the historic Lakeville Cemetery. Veterans from […]
Oxford Community Television wants you! Ken LaPlace, the new manager of Oxford’s public access cable station, is calling on all able-minded Oxford-area residents to help him produce television shows this fall. LaPlace said that about ten new shows are slated for the fall, and his studios are in need of people to power them. Many […]