Say cheese!

Talent was overflowing from the students in Independence Elementary’s seventh annual talent show on May 11. Pictured: Haley Lason, Courtney Blaszkowski, Rachel Dickerson and Anna Wozniak strike a picture-perfect pose at the end of a dance routine.

Soapbox

In college, I took a course called ‘Computer Assisted Reporting,? which primarily focused on using computers to analyze raw numbers and find a story in them. Sometimes that meant taking tomes of statistics, entering them into a database and then looking for trends. Sometimes, it’s as easy as looking at a short list. Faithful readers […]

Dancing Queens

Dancing captures the spirit of music and reflects a dancer’s soul.The fluid motion of a dancer’s body express emotions for which the mind has no words. Honing one’s skill in this art takes years of practice and devotion. Students at dance schools become friends, and team becomes a family. Now in their 25th year in […]

Martian grapplers fall short at home in Tournament of Champions

Goodrich -The defending state champion Martians snagged a second place finish at the Tournament of Champions Dec. 30. Greenville took first place with a score of 193.5 points. ‘The win was not unexpected by any means,? said Coach Matt Turnbow. ? Greenville is ranked as number one in all divisions this year, and last year […]

Assessor to give GCC report

Members of the Gingellville Community Center will soon have some answers from Orion Township, although they probably won’t be the ones they wanted. Due to the confusion surrounding the tax-exempt status of the GCC, and to better understand the tax exempt process in general, the township board has assigned assessor John Attwell the task of […]

Oxford lawyer arrested for retail fraud

A 37-year-old Oxford woman is facing retail fraud charges for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 worth of merchandise from various Kohl’s department stores throughout southeastern Michigan and selling them on eBay. The woman, who is an attorney, was arrested May 9 by Farmington Hills Police at a Kohl’s on Grand River. Farmington Hills Police Chief […]

Addison appoints park rangers

Addison Township officials formally appointed six park rangers at their meeting Monday night. Joe Schnur, Ann Purdy, Rod Blaszyk, Bob Zerwick and Chuck Peringian, of Addison, and Jeff Richter, of Brandon, will now serve as volunteer park rangers for the township. Supervisor Bob Koski said the township formally appointed the rangers to protect them in […]

Oxford spring clean up this Saturday

Oxford Township is celebrating its 24th Annual Road Beautification Project Spring Clean Up on Saturday, May 20, and they’re looking for volunteers. Bags will be provided at the drop-off site at Stony Lake Park (1395 Lapeer Rd.) for volunteers to collect debris and garbage along Oxford’s beautiful roads. Items like old metal refrigerators, stoves, air […]

Visiting the past

Wet conditions might have scared off some, but those who attended the first-ever Wildwood Farm Day at Olde World Canterbury Village weren’t bothered a bit by the rain. The event was held at at the village on Joslyn Road in Orion Township on May 13. Proceeds benefited the Orion Historical Society. Activities for the day […]

Leonard gardens wanted

There’s nothing more peaceful then sitting in a quiet, sunny garden, indulging in the sweet smell of flowers as the butterflies drift by. If your garden sounds this nice or better, why not submit it for the 2nd Annual Leonard Garden Walk on Saturday, July 22. The Leonard Garden Club is looking for perennial, shade […]