The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team made fourth place in their pool at their first competition last Saturday despite a team member being ill. Coach Alanna Stockley said she’s glad her girls got their first competition under their belt and that they ‘really learned our strengths and weaknesses and really came together as a team? […]
Oxford’s Board of Education voted unanimously December 12 to allow students who live outside of the district to attend Oxford schools for the second semester of the 2006-07 school year. Students residing within the Oakland Intermediate School District and those districts which border the Oxford district, such as Lapeer or Romeo, are able to send […]
Congratulations to Leonard Elementary fifth-grader Oksana Kurka, 10, for winning the school’s National Geographic Geography Bee last Wednesday. Out of 60 participants, Kurka won the bee with the question ‘Which state is home to Silicon Valley?? Kurka will now complete an exam with the hopes of becoming a state winner. By the way, the answer […]
It looks like it’s up to the equestrian riders in Addison Township to use a little more caution when crossing main roads while navigating the Polly Ann Trail. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) denied their request last week for 16 equestrian crossing signs where the PAT intersects main roads. Areas of concern in […]
After sifting through a total of six applicants for the vacant trustee position on the Oxford School Board, Brandon Township resident Major Murray was sworn in at their Dec. 12 meeting. The position was opened after former trustee Judy Kubina resigned in November to pursue a career in paralegal. Murray said a member of the […]
A 41-year-old Otter Lake woman was transported to POH Medical Center in Pontiac after receiving serious injuries from a three-car accident that occurred around 1:20 p.m. Dec. 19 in downtown Oxford. A 26-year-old Orchard Lake man driving a 2002 Chrysler sedan was stopped in the far northbound lane trying to make a left turn at […]
Congratulations to Barb Johnston, a fourth grade teacher at Oxford Elementary, who won the Lakes Community Credit Union Mini-Grant last week. Lakes Community Credit Union presented Johnston with the $250 grant for her request to purchase an AlphaSmart laptop, which consists of a small keyboard students can take to their desk to type their writing […]
Unless the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) agrees to let Addison Township use in-kind services to help pay for their 2007 dues, the council will remain one member short. On Dec. 18, township officials voted 6-1 to pay their annual dues (based on the proposed 50/50 formula of community population and trail milage) totalling […]
Kids involved with Oxford/Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) will have a greater opportunity to attend a special summer camp next year thanks to the Addison Township Board. Officials Dec. 18 voted unanimously to allocate $2,500 to the OAYA for their Adopt-A-Camper program for summer 2007. Youth Assistance provides social services to at-risk youth and their families. […]
Although Addison Township originally decided last month to allocate $8,737 of their 2007 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies to help fund an initial engineering study for the Village of Leonard’s septic problem, they had to revise their plans Dec. 18. Because the village hasn’t submitted any type of plan for a sewer improvement project, […]