What’s it like to let your creative juices flow, start your own business and become an entrepreneur? Jackie Wiscombe’s fifth grade class at Clear Lake Elementary got to find out. Oxford High School students Grace Cleland, Jade Schramm and Christina Medici from the DECA program spent a few weeks teaching the students about how to […]
Friendly Forest is finished, a victim of budget cuts. ‘It’s such a popular event, but you have to cut somewhere,? said Mike Turk, director of Independence Township Parks and Recreation. ‘Special events are kind of the extra things we do, so I think you have to look at those things first.? Besides Friendly Forest, a […]
Former township Trustee Charles Dunn is back to work with the township, this time as an attorney. Some current trustees are unhappy about it. Trustees David Lohmeier and Neil Wallace, and Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen voted against continuing a contract with Charles Dunn, Giarmarco, Mullins, and Horton, P.C, as well as August Mack Environmental firm concerning […]
Members of the public who wish to address the Oxford Board of Education regarding an agenda item during a meeting will no longer have to arrange to do so three days in advance or wait until the end of the meeting to speak their piece. That’s because the school board voted unanimously Dec. 17 to […]
Since 2008, Addison Township has continued to effectively meet its budgeted expenditures without having to raise taxes, according to Supervisor Bruce Pearson. It’s been that frugal mindset that has carried them forward. Pearson is looking for that trend to continue as he presented the board with an overview of the proposed 2015-16 budget. ‘I just […]
Clear Lake third-graders got some practical knowledge when sophomore Alex Schultz and seniors Savannah Fullmer and Olivia Hale spent four weeks teaching them about financial literacy as a part of their marketing research project for DECA. ‘The lessons consisted of saving and spending, money knowledge such as coins and bills, budgeting, and credit, interest, and […]
If you like mysterious phone calls, gun shots, and blood on the wall, then don’t miss Clarkston Village Player’s 2009 season opener ‘Blood Money.? Joseph P. Saulski plays Mike Mason, a 40’s something celebrity game show host who considers himself quite the ‘ladies man.? When not at work he enjoys the company of his 20-something […]
While talks of a lease agreement between Oxford Schools and Weiming Education Group to build international student housing are still up in the air, Oxford resident Diane Myers has started a petition urging the school board to vote against the project. ‘I started the petition because I wanted to know if there were other people […]
The Wildcat grapplers placed third out of 39 teams at the Oakland County Championship Tournament held this past weekend at Lake Orion High School. Oxford had a total score of 200 points, while Detroit Catholic Central took first place with 293 and Walled Lake Central earned second place with 280. ‘I think we did pretty […]
The Holly/Oxford ski teams are planning to ‘come out strong? on both the boys and girls side this season. ‘We have several returning athletes that are strong skiers, and we have lots of young talent as well,? explained assistant coach Dalton Sink. ‘This mix should be good for now and the future.? Fourteen skiers returned […]