Credit cards belonging to an elderly woman who was the victim of an armed robbery in Pontiac were found last week inside an Oxford Village apartment at 62 E. Burdick St. during a search conducted by detectives from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police. The apartment is where 27-year-old Jacob Wyatt lives. […]
‘We’ll match you up to $30,000.? Those were not the words Melissa Williams and Holly Bennion were expecting to hear from Oxford Superintendent Tim Throne when they attended the Oct. 28 school board meeting. Williams and Bennion were representing the Daniel Axford (DA) Elementary and Oxford Elementary School (OES) Playground Committee, which has been working […]
Clarkston school budget-cut teams revised their list of proposed reductions, based on further considerations: RED – stop, impact too great Reduction of SMS media specialist ? 0.5 FTE $30,000 Restructure Transportation/Satellite Stops $400,000-$500,000 Eliminate Transportation for All General Education Students $1,500,000-$2,000,000 Open enrollment to contiguous districts (grades K-5) TBD-Revenue Total red $1,930,000-$2,530,000 ———————————————————————————– PINK ? […]
Don’t slug me. I’m gonna? say something that will make some of your heads turn unhealthy hues. Take a deep breath . . . let it out . . . relax, breathe and . . . ‘Every problem is really an opportunity waiting to be taken advantage of.? No, I am not my evil twin […]
If the students can’t go to the museum, the museum will come to them. A bit of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will be parked outside Oxford Elementary School from Nov. 9-11. It’s called DIA Away: Think Like an Artist and it’s a 53-foot double-expandable trailer that serves as a mobile, interactive classroom and […]
The Oxford-Avondale United Varsity Hockey team is back for another season. Tryouts are 3:45 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Troy Sports Center, located at 1819 E. Big Beaver Rd. ‘If you’re interested in coming to skate with the team and you can’t make (the) tryouts, just get in touch with me and […]
brandon twp. 2010 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW CHARTER TOWNSHP OF BRANDON 395 Mill Street, P.O. Box 929 Ortonville, MI 48462 Phone: 248-627-4918 Fax: 248-627-6938 The 2010 March Board of Review will meet at the Brandon Township Offices on Wednesday March 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 11th from 1:00 p.m. to […]
SOLID WASTE-CHAPTER 36 ARTICLE ll.LICENSE Sec. 36-31. Required; applicable fees. (a) A person, firm, or corporation shall not engage in or carry on the business of solid waste collection within the township without first having obtained the necessary licenses from the township board as hereinafter provided. (b) A yearly license fee in the amount of […]
A special mother daughter-duo from Metamora wants their customers to feel good on the outside and even better on the inside. To accomplish this, Studio One Hair Designs owners and stylists Rene and her daughter Kelsey Gertz decided to donate 10 percent of their total sales through November 28 to Love In the Name of […]
Three classes of second-graders from Clear Lake Elementary School spent the morning of Oct. 29 touring various local businesses in downtown Oxford. Students learned about the difference between goods and services; the contributions small businesses make in terms of paying local taxes for public services, providing jobs and donating to charities; and what’s available in […]