Addison Township residents don’t have to look far to see how much the township’s new fire hall is appreciated – just take a glance at the smile on Fire Chief George Spencer’s face when he talks about the project. ‘Our goal was to get a strong, functional building with good, utilitarian equipment,? said Spencer during […]
Oxford High School’s top graduate in the class of 2004 is on her way. Laura Grai, 18, has been named a Regents Merit Scholar and LSA Merit Scholar by the University of Michigan; has received the Scholar Recognition Award from the University; and has already been named one of WXYZ-TV Channel 7’s ‘Brightest and Best.? […]
Three Oxford youths recently participated in a production of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar held at Springfield Oaks Pavilion in Davisburg June 18-20. Chelsea Landry, Nichaolas Risinger and Mary Beth Skylis performed in the play through Michigan Youth Theater (MYT), an organization that teaches students communication skills, personal expression and creativity through training in the performing […]
A challenge constantly facing teachers today is answering the one question continuously asked by students throughout the generations: when will I ever use this? Oxford Middle School language arts instructor Jennifer Bennett has found one solution to this never ending problem – have the students create a portfolio that not only demonstrates their skills and […]
Oxford School Board incumbents Judy Kubina and Carol Mitchell-Bliemeister reclaimed their board seats by a landslide in Tuesday’s elections. Only 405 of the 14,148 registered voters, a mere three percent of the district’s voting population, participated in the election. Mitchell-Bliemeister received a total of 290 votes (260 at the OES site and 30 at the […]
At their June 7 regular meeting, the Addison Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a site plan from Sprint PCS for the construction of a cell tower in Addison Oaks Park. Sprint originally requested for the tower to be built at a site in Copper Hills Golf Course, but difficulties with permits and several complaints […]
Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Director Ron Davis attended the June 8 regular meeting of the Oxford Schools Board of Education to answer one very important question on many voters? minds ? who will get to use the new high school swimming pool and when? Oxford Schools Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro explained that when the district […]
Patron’s of Kalloway’s Restaurant and Pub received a special treat on June 11 as the eatery hosted WCSX 94.7 Classic Rock. WCSX selected Oxford as the week’s ‘City of the Week? and held a broadcast from Kalloway’s. Pictured are (left-right) WCSX promotions representatives Jon Logan and Patrick Karbon, WCSX personality Rhonda Hart, and Kalloway’s representatives […]
The Oxford Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a balanced budget at their June 8 regular meeting. The 2004-2005 general fund budget lists $36,097,595 as the total available for appropriations. Of this amount, $4,305,000 comes from local sources (tax levied, interest earnings, building rentals, etc.); $24,787,391 from state (primarily per student foundation monies and grants); […]
Despite a significant growth in property values over the past year, officials with Oxford Area Community Schools are still concerned about making ends meet with the property taxes levied each year. Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey reported during the June 8 school board budget hearing that property values for both homestead and non-homestead in the Oxford […]