Most people associated with Clarkston Community Schools know the name Mel Vaara. With over 50 years of service to the district and the community, it would be difficult to find someone who did not know Vaara personally or someone he helped in his time here. With such thoughts in mind, the school board held a […]
It’s that time of year again! Oxford’s Fourth Annual Scarecrow Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 21 from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. in Centennial Park, and there’s more fall fun this year than ever. Visitors can come view and judge the top scarecrows in town and vote on the People’s Choice for Business Scarecrow, who […]
With the November 7 election less than three weeks away, the Oxford School Board is making it their goal to get the word out to the community about the 10-year, 18-mill tax renewal that will keep the district’s funding at status quo. Virginia Brennan-Kyro, Superintendent for Oxford Schools, said at the board’s Oct. 10 meeting […]
After a long absence from the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC), Addison Township is still not sure if they will ever rejoin the council. At the Addison Township Board of Trustees regular meeting Oct. 16, trail manager Amy Murray and PATMC chairman Geno Mallia tried to convince the township to rejoin the council, but […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted unanamously at their Oct. 16 meeting to adopt a resolution to enter a contract with Oakland County for its Wireless Oakland initiative. Wireless Oakland is a county-wide intitiative to ‘blanket? the county with wireless internet service with a portion of bandwidth free to every person. Including Addison Twp., […]
The Oxford Varsity boys soccer team ended their regular season with a 15-4 record after shutting out Waterford Mott 8-0 last Thursday. Amidst the falling snow, the Wildcats got two goals each from senior captain Zac Wasylyna, senior Alex McKeown and sophomore Doug Kiracofe. Seniors David Hayward and Francesco Paese each had one goal to […]
Officials in Addison Township voted to take North Oakland Transportation Authority’s request for $3,500 of additional funding to help put a bus back on the road ‘into consideration? at their Oct. 16 meeting, stating that they ‘aren’t ready to act? on the increase just yet. Currently, Addison pays $18,000 per year to NOTA. The additional […]
The Detroit area–which includes Clarkston’is just 9 ? inches away from breaking a record for the all-time snowiest winter. ‘We have recorded 84.1 inches so far this winter and the record for Detroit is 93.6,? said Rich Pollman, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in White Lake. He added that it remains unclear if any […]
Oxford runners braved the cold last Friday to compete at their invitational at Oxford Hills Golf & Country Club against 16 other teams. The boys team placed 11th at the event, and runner Ben Cole was the only medal winner at 35th place (18:01). Adam Heskitt placed 47th (18:16) and Kevin Jickling placed 64th (18:44). […]
We all make mistakes. We don’t live in a perfect world, and it would be pretty boring if we did. Sometimes when you make mistakes you just need to admit it, apologize and hope you can move forward. Media is referred to as the fourth estate for a reason. It’s our job, and just a […]