The Dragon football team might be strong, and their cross country stars might be fast, but only one Lake Orion squad boasts true horsepower. The Lake Orion equestrian team, seven riders in all, has been practicing since late July in anticipation of their fall season, which kicks off this weekend at the Oakland County Fairgrounds […]
Brittany Levering didn’t just spend the summer after her fifth grade year looking forward to middle school. She attended the National Young Scholars Program (NYSP) in DeKalb, IL. Her Pine Tree Elementary fourth grade teacher, Francie Hofer, nominated Levering for the six-day event, from June 28-July 3. According to Levering, she didn’t know anyone at […]
Premier Self Storage hosted the community’s first-ever Green Meet last week, with residents from across the area bringing in electronic items to be recycled. The afternoon-long event also featured lunch and a paper airplane contest for all ages (with recycled paper, of course). *** A letter from Premier… To all those that participated and helped […]
Golden globes weren’t the only awards being given out this weekend. The red carpet was rolled out for the nominees and winners of Oxford Chamber of Commerce’s ‘First Annual ‘Red Carpet? Chamber Appreciation and Community Dinner and Awards Gala? at Oxford High School on Saturday, Jan. 15. For three hours, the chamber helped celebrate the […]
Wedding planning can be extremely difficult and nerve-racking for the recently engaged. Deciding between the reception, whose in and out on the guest list, the multitude of wedding cake options, finding the perfect dress can drive any bride and groom to be up a wall. For some couples, the perfect day can be dashed by […]
A call to 9-1-1 from Clear Lake Elementary was avoided on Tuesday, Jan. 11 thanks to a quick thinking fifth-grader who saw a friend in need. Abby Knop, 10, performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved fellow fifth-grade student Rebecca Wood from choking to death after a chicken nugget lodged in her throat. Wood was laughing […]
Oxford Community Schools students will continue sending students to the International Academy ? for now. Due to ongoing conversations with board members after the OCS Board of Education meeting on Monday, Jan. 10, the district has decided to withdraw their withdrawal from the International Academy (IA), located at 1020 E. Square Lake Rd. in Bloomfield […]
The boys varsity swim team made it two victories in a row over Oakland Activities Association teams when they defeated Hazel Park 115-52 on Thursday, Jan. 13. Three additional school records were broken during the meet in the 200 Free Relay, 100 Backstroke and 100 Breaststroke. Oxford finished first in 10 of the 11 events […]
Turnovers were the main culprit in the varsity boys basketball 49-48 loss against Rochester on Thursday, Jan. 13. Oxford committed 24 turnovers on the evening, including eight which head coach Paul Marfia deemed as ‘unforced errors.? ‘I don’t mind turnovers when they force us into them, but we had at least eight turnovers where we […]
Lake Orion’s experienced bowlers rolled right through Oxford’s varsity boys and girls teams in their match on Thursday, Jan. 13. On the girls side, Lake Orion defeated Oxford 157-136 in game one of baker and 155-141 in game two. Oxford was able to salvage a couple of points in head-to-head matches thanks to junior Colleen […]