Dr. Marsha Chapman received an opportunity that was to good to pass up ? to go on a sponsored week-long trip to China to teach a group of college graduates the finer points of the English language. ‘How could I say no?? said Chapman, who teaches at Oxford High. The students she taught were Chinese […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian team is having another successful season with the A-team winning both meets and the C-team finishing third in the first two meets. The Wildcats have run away from the competition during the meets, finishing 149 points ahead of second place Romeo in the first meet and 154 points ahead of […]
Brandon Twp.- Township officials are seeking a second opinion on the speed limit for a section of M-15. The board approved a motion to request a speed study be conducted by the Michigan State Police on the stretch of M-15 between South Street and Glass Road. The board is specifically concerned with the area near […]
Goodrich- In 2011 Goodrich High School Senior Michelle Dunn received a phone call that made her college experience just a little easier. The executive director of the Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation notified Dunn of a $20,000 award to help her to attend Ferris State University. While Dunn’s success in seeking scholarships is perhaps greater than […]
Family and friends of the late John Elsarelli gathered Sept. 10 in Addison Township’s Labodie Park to dedicate a memorial to a man who loved his lake and his community. ‘I’m honored that the community would think so much of John,? said his wife, Marilyn Elsarelli. Beneath the cool shade of a tree, next to […]
Smiles were on the faces of nearly 20 seniors from Independence Village of Waterstone and other surronding senior centers as six riders mounted horses and strutted their stuff to different themed music at Ashley Oaks Farm on Thursday, Sept. 10. The weather could not have been more cooperative for the event that has drawn seniors […]
Brandon Twp.-Opening day for baseball is still months away, but Recreation Director Fred Waybrant is making plans now for improvements in the township for players and fans of the game. Waybrant will apply for at least two grants? one to be used for the Sherman Village Park, and the other for the Brandon Township Community […]
A long-time area dentist has moved just down the road. After more than 35 years of mercury-safe/mercury-free holistic dentistry in the Village of Ortonville, Dr. David Regiani has moved to a new facility, 10435 Ortonville Road just south of Oak Hill Road in Independence Township. ‘We love Ortonville and all our patients, but we simply […]
It seems like so many stories, so many memories, so many life lessons are lost for future generations when society’s senior citizens pass away. Fortunately, some people, like longtime Oxford resident Perry Hathaway, have committed their life story to paper. A few years ago, the 92-year-old, who owned and operated Perry’s Shoe Service in downtown […]
The Polly Ann Trail was awash in a sea of pink ribbons and pink T-shirts as the 14.2-mile non-motorized path played host to two breast cancer fund-raisers over the weekend. On Saturday, the Pink Ribbon Trailblazers hosted an event in which approximately 100 participants walked, ran and biked to raise approximately $9,000 to help fund […]