The boys varsity soccer team might have finished the season with a sub.500 winning percentage, but it didn’t stop opposing coaches from noticing that Oxford had some talent. Three Wildcats were named to the Oakland Activities Association’s All-League team and three were selected on the All-District team. Selected for the OAA All-League team was junior […]
The bowling gene must run in the Waltz family. Brian Waltz, 35, of Oxford, and his grandmother Pauline Waltz, 81, of Oxford, have been bowling on leagues and for recreation for a combined 80 years. Brian has been bowling since he was 5 years old, while Pauline has been rolling strikes for the past 50 […]
It might not be ABC’s hit show Extreme Makeover, Home Edition, but elderly residents in Oxford, Addison, Orion Twp. and Oakland Twp. have the opportunity to receive their own home makeover. Township supervisors Bill Dunn of Oxford, Bruce Pearson of Addison, Matt Gibb of Orion and Joan Foglar of Oakland came together to form the […]
A little idea turned into a big fund-raiser for Clarkston’s SCAMP thanks to Tammy Layton. Layton is the driving force behind an upcoming rummage sale hosted by the Clarkston Community Schools transportation department from June 17-19 at the historic Ellis barn in Springfield Township. The idea to do a rummage sale developed when Layton, a […]
Clarkston kids aren’t the only ones encouraged to spend their free time reading this summer. Area adults have a special reading program all their own. Starting June 15, adults can register for Independence Township Library’s Summer Reading Club for Adults. This is the 13th summer for the club and runs through Sept. 15 for both […]
The Detroit Lions on-the-road losing streak is finally over thanks to the right foot of former Oxford High School football star Dave Rayner. With the weight of the entire city and franchise on his shoulders and right foot, Rayner booted a 34-yard field goal in overtime right through the middle of the uprights to give […]
Those in the community who ever wanted to experience the thrill of hosting a foreign exchange student, Oxford Community Schools (OCS) has a golden opportunity. Thirty-nine Chinese students will be attending Oxford High School for two weeks from January 29 to February 11, 2011 and assistant principal Todd Dunckley is looking for a few good […]
Collecting is something that everyone can do. Whether it be baseball cards, stamps or classic cars, everyone has that certain item they would pay lots of money to be able to own. For retired dentist and Oxford resident Dr. Wallace Lee, he collected bank notes from the state of Michigan and complied his finding into […]
A former Oxford High School star athlete received some much deserved recognition by his conference for his contributions on the football field this season. Zach Line, a 2008 graduate who plays college football for Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs, was selected for the first team All-Conference USA for his efforts on the gridiron. Line, a […]
Even though the varsity cheer team had their highest score ever at the CCCAM Competition, they finished last during the event on Saturday, Dec. 11. The Wildcats finished 16th out of 16 teams with a final score of 652.7224. Cheer co-coach Shari Russell was pleased with how well the team preformed despite their last place […]