Each year, more than 300,000 visual and written works are submitted for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a prestigious national competition whose past winners include Stephen King and Andy Warhol. Luke Farwell, an eighth-grader at Oxford Middle School, recently earned two honorable mentions at the 2018 Southeastern Michigan Region of the Scholastic Art Awards […]
For many folks, childhood memories are a source of joy, comfort, pain, life lessons and, quite often, embarrassment. But for author Terra Kern, they served as great material for her first book, “Here Comes Little Jenna Jafferty.” “Each chapter is about myself and an experience that I had,” said the 1980 Oxford High School […]
There’s still time for folks to rid themselves of their unwanted shoes and help the Leonard Elementary PTO earn some extra cash. The shoe drive being conducted in conjunction with Funds2Orgs has been extended to Saturday, March 3. So far, the response has been great, according to PTO Treasurer Jade Kindermann. “I think we’re at […]
Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP) Lake Orion-Oxford will host its next monthly meeting to raise awareness on how to prevent human trafficking Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Public Library (530 Pontiac St.) For more information, contact Linda Noaker at looxmap@gmail.com.
It seems like businesses in downtown Oxford are dropping like flies these days. Oxford Wine & Beverage Co. closed at the end of last year. Pink & Charlie shut its doors on Monday. Beadifferent Boutique has “store closing” signs posted in the front and back. Folks are wondering who’s next. In an effort to help […]
So much wine, so little time. Lake Orion residents (from left) Andre Cornet, Kathy Sutton and Dave Sutton attended the Oxford Women’s Club’s wine tasting on Sunday. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio. A total of 120 folks attended the Oxford Women’s Club’s 14th annual wine tasting fund-raiser held Sunday afternoon at the historic Buhl Estate in […]
Oxford High School’s TORC 2137 robotics team is hunting for a proper practice space in which to hone its skills. According to the team’s sponsorship mentor, Mary Hanser, Romeo High School has been sharing its practice field with the team over the last two years. But with Romeo High being located over 30 minutes away, […]
The Lanphar 1-12 production wells literally caused quite a stink last weekend, according to an Addison resident and township officials. The Addison Township Fire Department received three complaints from Addison Township residents about a “rotten egg smell,” which was said to be emanating from the wells between Jan. 20 and Jan. 21. One of these […]
As he was walking out the door on his last day at Oxford High School in 2015, one of Josh Norris’ teachers urged him to “go follow your dreams.” The 18-year-old is doing just that these days with a stick in his hands, skates on his feet and his eyes fixed squarely on the puck. […]
Oxford Middle School Choir Director Jan Flynn received a local Teacher of the Year Award from North Oakland Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 334 on Jan. 20 as part of the VFW’s Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award program. The VFW Teacher of the Year award contest recognizes three exceptional teachers for their […]