For Oxford High School students who plan to attend a college or university, the 2011 ACT scores actually went up. That was part of the presentation made by Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Dr. James Schwarz at the Aug. 8 school board meeting. Schwarz shared with the board two sets of ACT and MME test scores, […]
Gayle Stanley Schlicht never craved the spotlight or sought accolades for his considerable involvement in this community. From helping preserve local history to promoting youth sports, the lifelong Oxford resident simply did whatever needed to be done for the betterment of the hometown he loved so much. ‘He was just a diehard Oxford guy,? said […]
Lake Orion’s boys? swim squad placed 14th, while Seaholm edged Groves in a battle of Birmingham schools to win the Oakland County meet Saturday at LOHS. The Dragons were paced by Petar Simic’s fifth place showing in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.86, a D1 state qualifying time) and 11th place finish in the 200-yard individual medley […]
Typically enemies on the mats, a few Oakland County teams, including Lake Orion, Clarkston and Oxford, joined forces last Saturday for the annual Oakland-Macomb Challenge event. All three squads went a perfect 5-0, helping Oakland reclaim the event, which is held at two separate sites. At Clarkston, the Dragons, Wolves and Wildcats were joined by […]
Auto companies like General Motors, Ford and Nissan predict that by 2020 at least 10 percent of their overall sales will be electric vehicles. In an effort to be proactive regarding this future trend, Oxford Township officials last week voted 6-0 to refer to its planning commission, for review and consideration, the idea of creating […]
It’s amazing how you can see something for years, then one day, all of the sudden, it inspires you to create. That’s what happened to me as I gazed at the painting shown right while making some routine phone calls. For those of you not familiar with it, it’s part of a series called the […]
Bethany Watterworth’s 13 second half points helped Lake Orion pull away from visiting Stoney Creek Wednesday night in an OAA III match-up between a pair of 6-1 teams. Stoney Creek’s Brittney Nelson matched Watterworth with 17 points in the game, but didn’t get too much help from her teammates, as Lake Orion prevailed 45-34. Courtney […]
The Lake Orion boys? bowling team rallied from a 10-0 hole to top Walled Lake Northern 18-12 Sunday in the first round of the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament. Jeff Suma (420) and John Frye (377) led the way for the #2-seeded Dragons, who advance to play #3 Clarkston at Wonderland Lanes on Saturday, starting at […]
Oxford Village officials appear to be on-board with the idea of obtaining a speed sign to aid the police department’s enforcement efforts, but they would rather see grant money pay for it as opposed to local tax dollars. ‘I won’t let this die,? promised Police Chief Mike Neymanowski at last week’s council meeting. ‘We’ll get […]
The sights and sounds of road construction will be present in the Village of Leonard next month as a 1.03-mile stretch of Forest St. undergoes some badly-needed reconstruction and resurfacing. Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the project to M.L. Chartier Excavating, Inc. The Ira-based company was the lowest of nine bidders […]