On Monday, Oct. 16, the Village of Oxford will host members of the media and citizens from around the Oxford area for an informational open house regarding the upcoming M-24 streetscape construction project scheduled for the summer of 2019. The open house will take place at the Oxford Public Library, located at 530 Pontiac Rd. […]
Do you like to sing? Oxford/Orion Classic Chorale is a group of women who would welcome you to come sing with them! No auditions are required. The group, formerly known as Classic Creations, was founded back in the 60s by Faith Dippold and led by Lew Wilson, who was a band director at Oxford Schools. […]
St. Augustine’s Lutheran Monastery’s annual Fellowship Day will be held on Saturday, October 14, starting at 9:30 a.m., which will feature several outstanding speakers and a pig roast. The day will begin with a Festival Mass at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by coffee and visting at 10:30 a.m. A presentation will be given […]
By David Fleet Editor of The Citizen If Pickles the Cow could talk, her tale would be an “udder” delight. Les and Elizabeth Roggenbuck are the owners of Pickles an 800-pound red poll and short-horned mix cow. Pickles along with the Roggenbucks reside at East River Organics, 2265 North Oxford Road, in rural Oxford Township […]
Oct. 7: Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were called to assist a fire located in the 500 block of Broad Meadow Blvd. at 5:12 a.m. When deputies arrived, plumes of smoke were found emanating from the front porch of the home. A wicker chair next to a cigarette butt container located on the porch was found […]
The Wildcats varsity tennis team took a fourth-place showing with 39 points at the Oxford Athletics Association (OAA) Blue Conference Tournament on Oct. 5. Oxford finished within 2 points of the second place team trophy, as three schools were separated by a point near the top. Oxford had second place medalists at #1 Singles – […]
The Oxford Wildcats varsity soccer team went 1-1 last week– taking a loss to Brandon and securing a win against Groves. The team visited FML rival Brandon on a misty and wet night of soccer on Oct. 6, ultimately falling to Brandon with a 5-1 score. Senior captain Mitch Morawski fed a great pass across […]
This past weekend, the Oxford Girl’s Swim and Dive Team took 20th at the Oakland County Championships. On Friday night, Keira Veltigian came in eighth in diving with a score of 309.35. On Saturday, Ashlee Weltyk took 14th in the 200 Individual Medley with a time of 2:15.43 and 13th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.11. […]
The blue division Lady Wildcat swimmers beat the white division Stoney Creek Cougars in a cross-over dual meet held October 3. The official final score was Oxford 95–91. The results were as follows: In the 200 Medley Relay, Oxford’s A Relay of sophomore Ashlee Weltyk, freshman Grace Charnstrom, Rachel Commons, and freshman Jenna Fistler took […]
Harry William “Bill” Somerville Jr., of Oxford, passed away on Oct. 6, 2017. He was 74. He is survived by his sister Carol (Frank) Sandor and his children Jerry (Sherri) Robertson, Cheryl (Melvin) Granderson, Kimberly (David) Carroll and William (Mary) Somerville. Also his grandchildren Katlin, Nicole, Renae, Sarah, Randy, Erica, Hannah and Maxwell. He also […]