When Hope Ponsart tells people the small white dog they’ve been playing with is deaf, they don’t believe her. It was five months ago when the Springfield Township resident met Lilly, a little white dog with bat ears and a little stump of a tail, at the Rock Financial Pet Expo Novi. ‘I saw her […]
What was once an empty field now has become a temporary construction zone and a trucker’s junk yard. It was February 23, when Carolyn Frericks saw the first mobile trailer office arrive on the property next door to her business at Cabinet One. ‘It sat there and it sat there, I called David Pool at […]
When Independence Township Trustee Neil Wallace took issue with how meeting minutes are written, his words were more than enough for Marguerite Anderson. In an e-mail, April 22, to Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen and Deputy Clerk Paula Heenan, Anderson, who has been the minute recorder for the township for the past eight months, resigned her post. […]
The first -ever Oxford Dance Conservatory Spring Showcase will be held Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Oxford Fine Arts Center, located at Oxford High School. ‘We are very excited,? said Instructor Katy Koivunen. ‘This is a very big deal.? ‘This spring show is our student showcase, which has mostly student choreographed dances […]
After only losing one senior last year and the majority of the team coming back, Tennis Coach Gail Bailey said her girls ‘look better and stronger this year.? ‘I think their confidence and level of play has gone up a lot over the summer,? Bailey said. ‘I think we’re going to be really competitive this […]
With no discussion of the details, the Oxford Board of Education approved Superintendent Dr. William Skilling’s contract until June 2019 at the April 1 regular board meeting. The contract was passed 6-0. Trustee Bill Keenist was absent. According to the contract, his salary for the 2014-15 school year will remain the same at the current […]
‘Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.? ~ Thomas Jefferson If the Oxford Board of Education were sitting in my classroom and I graded them on transparency, I would have to fail them. The April 1 school board meeting is a perfect example of the ‘lack […]
Changes to the central administration staff with regard to its structure, titles and salaries were approved last week by the Oxford Board of Education. According to Superintendent Dr. Willian Skilling, the central office has been broken down into two categories, operations and academics, as a part of a restructuring plan the district will be laying […]
The state of Michigan is expanding on-line education to seated students, according to Oxford Virtual Academy Director Andrew Hulbert. Under section 21F of the State School Aid Act, the State of Michigan is providing students grades 5-12 the option to enroll in up to two-online courses in place of their seated classes. The new legislation […]
Lady Wildcat Varsity Soccer is ready to kick off a new season, according to new Head Coach ? Robert Euashka, who was hired to take over the program last November. ‘You will see a much more composed team on the ball that plays fast and looks to exploit gaps with speed on the widths. Last […]