In a matter of a week, the Oxford School Board narrowed the pool of candidates vying to be the next superintendent from 11 to three to two. Board members met Feb. 16 to discuss the 11 candidates in a closed session. Following the closed session, the board named Thomas Palmer, superintendent of Vassar Schools, Ed […]
It was a big week for the Wildcat grapplers after winning team regionals on Feb. 11 and sending seven wrestlers through to the state round after individual regionals on Feb. 14. The team beat out Sterling Heights Stevenson 62-10 in the semi-finals before beating a very worthy Rochester Adams opponent, 40-24. ‘We knew that Adams […]
For over 20 years Cheryl Bongiorno has been leading Women’s Bible Studies and small groups, but in that time she hadn’t come across a good small-group study for any of the prophet books of the Old Testament, so she decided to write her own and got it published. The book is called ‘Finding Jesus in […]
Behind every computer program, internet website, Smart Phone and tablet App and video game, there is a code. It’s that code that tells those systems step-by-step what to do and how to function properly, but how is it created? That’s what fifth-grade teacher Shannon Dodt is teaching students at Oxford Elementary in the after school […]
One of Gabe Green’s goals for 2008 was to be in a ‘big budget film.? When Drew Barrymore came to Detroit doing a casting call for her directorial debut ‘Whip it,? Green was given his chance. ‘Whip it? is the story of a rebellious Texas teen who trades her small town beauty crown for a […]
Dr. Jeffrey Forman, medical director of 21 Century Oncology says he’s ‘been riding a wave of technology and innovation? for the past 27 years of study. ‘It turns out the way we did things 27 years ago is archaic and ready for the Smithsonian,? he said. ‘Our field continues to evolve based on improving technology, […]
A 20-year deal linking Oxford Schools with the Weiming Education Group for a dormitory to house 200 international students was approved in a 5-1 vote on a renewed agreement between the two entities at the Feb. 11 regular meeting. Trustee Joyce Brasington was opposed and Trustee Kim Shumaker was absent. Brasington said she opposed the […]
Supervisor Dave Wagner says one of the latest recall flyers put out by Citizens Against Independence Township Waste overstepped the lines and he would like to ‘set the record straight.? On the back of the flyer was included a Dec. 31, 2008 memo from Wagner to Assistant Finance Director Renee Poole, directing her to increase […]
Six people made their way to the Oxford Schools? Administration Building on Feb. 12 as Dr. Mike Wilmot, CEO of the Michigan Leadership Institute, held a community forum, seeking further input into the search criteria for the next superintendent. Wilmot gave each person a copy of the draft profile that had been posted for applicants […]
With a down economy and people feeling the pressure of trying to make ends meet, Independence Township Library has become a place of refuge. ‘We used to be able to say we’re slow on this evening and busy on this morning, when the economy changed, so did the traffic patterns,? said Julie Meredith, Library director. […]