charter township of oxford county of oakland michigan synopsis Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on July 14th, 2004 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Trustee Clancy, Supervisor Dunn, Trustee Dywasuk, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Fitchena, Trustee Kniffen, Clerk Sanderson ABSENT: None The following actions were […]
The Clarkston area lost one of its supportive ambassadors last week when Joe Falls succumbed to diabetes at his home above Cranberry Lake. Joe was the sports writing icon every aspiring ink-stained wretch aspired to emulate, but Joe simply outclassed them when he made words come alive on the printed sheet. Loyal readers of Falls? […]
School funding remains an issue nationwide and often when something, or someone, cannot receive the proper funds, it or they simply suffer. One Lake Orion High School Teacher recently proved the same does not happen in Orion. David Whitaker, Physical Education and Health Teacher, saw a need to give the special education kids their own […]
The Oxford Varsity competitive cheer team ended their regular season March first with a 4th place finish at the regional competition at Lake Orion High School. Unfortunately, the girls didn’t make the cut to continue onto the state level competition. Oxford scored a 201 in round one, a 191.348 in the second and 279.5 in […]
2007 was another great year for Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) when it came to helping the area’s at-risk kids. Last week, the group held its annual meeting/breakfast at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Orion to review its progress and honor volunteers who are the backbone of OAYA. Let’s take a glance at some statistics: n […]
How presumptuous can one person be? Kyle Gargaro, editor of The Clarkston News, in his Aug. 11 column, claims to have become an election expert. Even though he admits Wagner ‘did play fast and loose with some facts,? you never saw that in The Clarkston News during the election process. Maybe it didn’t match their […]
Water Meter Reading System -The Village took bids for a Water Meter Reading System that would allow the township to wirelessly read the water meters of residences in the village. DPW Superintendent Mike Olsen outlined the bidding process and his recommendation for the purchse, which consisted of a bid from Michigan Meter in the amount […]
There were errors in the March 14 student of the month section. Tyler Becker’s favorite subjects are Psychology, History and Social Studies; not Culinary and English. Tyler is once referred to as Layne near the end of column and this is incorrect. The teacher responsible for recommending the student was Kathy McMinn, not Kevin McMinn. […]
A total of 120 kids raced around the gym floor at Oxford High School Saturday collecting colored plastic eggs and ping pong balls as part of the Easter Bunny Bonanza. Normally, the annual event, sponsored by Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation, is held at Seymour Lake Township Park. However, an early Easter coupled with the […]
Before they hit the field, members of the Clarkston High School football teams will be hitting the neighborhoods. The seventh annual ‘Rush for Food? benefitting the Clarkston Lighthouse will take place Friday, Aug. 20 after football practice. From 6-7:30 p.m., members of the junior varsity and varsity football teams, wearing their CHS football jerseys, will […]