Equestrian funds used to help pay township’s back dues

After being absent from the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) for over a year, Addison Township was voted back in by a 6-1 vote Nov. 21 at the council’s regular meeting. Council made a motion to accept the township’s offer of paying $4,787.50 of last year’s dues coupled with $3,838.57 from an equestrian fund […]

Equestrian funds used to help pay township’s back dues

After being absent from the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) for over a year, Addison Township was voted back in by a 6-1 vote Nov. 21 at the council’s regular meeting. Council made a motion to accept the township’s offer of paying $4,787.50 of last year’s dues coupled with $3,838.57 from an equestrian fund […]

Equestrian funds used to help pay township’s back dues

After being absent from the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) for over a year, Addison Township was voted back in by a 6-1 vote Nov. 21 at the council’s regular meeting. Council made a motion to accept the township’s offer of paying $4,787.50 of last year’s dues coupled with $3,838.57 from an equestrian fund […]

Leonard’s septic system going down the drain

Septic systems in the Village of Leonard seem to be failing, and the community may eventually need to build waste water treatment plant. But, village President Geno Mallia, Jr. said there’s not much they can do about it right now. Mallia said the village was alerted at a meeting this past September by Oakland County […]

Frozen for Christmas

Power lines and trees were encased in ice after a winter storm walloped the area over the weekend, leaving thousands without power. On Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory, forecasting freezing rain and accumulating ice. Roads started getting slick on Saturday evening and some back roads were a sheet of ice. […]

Studio serves special needs, learning differences

When a student is struggling in any school subject, whether it be reading or math, it’s important they have an after school program where they can work on those problems and strive to do better. That place just may be the new Seven Stars Studio in Metamora. Owned and operated by Metamora resident Susan Morey, […]

Board decides on assistant position, legal Qs remain

The Township board’s personnel committee gave the first of what will likely be many recommendations last week — this one in regards to the Assistant to the Supervisor position. Committee member John Steimel asked the board to consider the position as a politically appointed one, that would include 40 hours a week with no benefits. […]

Goodrich robotics team visits high school

There’s a new team in town, and you can be a part of it. On Tuesday, members of the Goodrich Martians Robotics Team brought their latest robot creation to Oxford High School to inspire students to join the new Oxford team. The Oxford FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Team is […]

Guest Columnist

As the Holiday Season approaches there are several inevitable occurrences that will try our patience. Along with people jostling in lines, the inevitable NASCAR-like jockeying in the parking lots, out-of-stock merchandise and interminably long lines for Santa, we also have to endure the bane of temporary help in stores and holiday-decorated ‘tip jars.? By and […]

Family thankful for breakthrough, shares story with club

Beth Kimmel shed quite a few tears when dealing with her son’s autism diagnosis. Today, however, those tears are joyous ones, as her son, Alex, is able to communicate with friends and family thanks, in part, to Facilitated Communication, or FC. FC is one form of augmentative and alternative communication that, according to the Syracuse […]