Thanks to Oakland Schools, students at Oxford Elementary School will now be able to use cutting edge technology tool kits to help them in their daily learning. These kits, called Strategies and Tools to Enhance Learning for All (STELA) provides teachers with Assistive Technology tools and training to support all learners, including students with disabilities […]
While describing the Sashabaw and Dixie Highway Corridors local leaders pondered how to describe Dixie. Among the terms were ‘weathered,” “hodge-podge,” “shabby,” “upgrade,” “busy,” “traffic” and “resurgence.? ‘If you look at Dixie Highway 15 years ago it doesn’t look like it does today,? said Dick Carlisle of Carlisle-Wortman, Independence Township’s engineering and planning firm at […]
I’ll get back to local stuff in the coming weeks, but promised a couple of readers that I’d address these two national issues this week? Want to play some soccer for $250 million? Well, that’s just wishful thinking unless, of course, your name is David Beckham. The English footballer (that’s soccer player to you chum) […]
An online website called MiCommunity ReMarks allowing users to leave and view comments about Independence Township is now active. ‘It’s now online,? said Ben Carlisle from Carlisle Wortman, the township’s planning and engineering firm. The site which can be found by visiting MiCommunityReMarks.com/Independence is another tool to be used to add to the success of […]
To comply with insurance requirements, the Addison Township Fire Department needs to add a ladder truck to its fleet, but it’s not going to be purchasing one anytime soon. The plan is to possibly lease a 1981 Sutphen aerial ladder truck from the City of Rochester Fire Department. The township currently doesn’t have a ladder […]
While watching television last Wednesday night, my programming was rudely interrupted by a special address to the nation by President Bush. OK, I guess it wasn’t rude. I knew it was coming. People were talking about it all day. Anyway, I knew the point of his speech was to announce a new course for the […]
We always say today’s children are our future leaders. Two of them just may be Oxford students. Oxford High School freshmen Adam Rainey and Rachel Blattel spent January 4-7 at the National Young Leaders State Conference in Ypsilanti. Sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, hundreds of students from all across Michigan attended the leadership […]
Last year, Lake Orion’s Kelli Skarritt won honorable mention for her efforts in the Northern Lakes Bowling Conference. With many of the top girls bowlers returning to the conference this season, Skarritt knew she’d have to work hard on her game to crack the all-conference first team. Through four weeks of action, however, the rest […]
The Oxford Varsity Hockey Team has been struggling with wins this season, but that hasn’t stopped Coach Dave Hague from having a positive outlook. ‘Sometimes you need to take steps backwards in order to move forward,? he said. On Jan. 6, the boys lost 5-0 to Lapeer East, they lost 6-2 against Brandon on Jan. […]
The Oxford Competitive Cheer Team finished fourth place at their Jan. 13 invitational and are ready for the first of two league competitions tonight. Lake Orion took first place overall, followed by Allen Park in second and Lapeer West in third. Oxford had total scores of 169.5 in their first round, 172 in their second […]