Moms, sons kick up their heels
A total of 150 moms and sons enjoyed a fun night out Saturday at the annual Mother-Son Dance held at the Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Oxford Township. The event was put on by the Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation Dept.
Journey to the ‘Secret Garden?
Oxford High School thespians will bring the ‘Secret Garden? musical to life Thursday, March 21 through Saturday, March 23 at the high school’s Fine Arts Center. The story begins in India as 11-year-old Mary Lennox wakes up to find everybody around her dead due to a cholera outbreak. With no one left to take care […]
Who wants to take over Kids Town?
Celebrate Oxford, scheduled for Aug. 3, is almost set, but due to budget cuts the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA), which has run the activity in the past is looking for an organization or a group of organizations to take over the Kids Town. ‘The purpose of a DDA is an economic development engine and […]
DDA brings home two county awards
A total of 11 Main Street Oakland County communities (MSOC) won awards at the Main Street Oakland County awards celebration held at the Royal Oak Music Theater on March 8. The Oxford Downtown Development Authority brought home two of the awards. The yearly event recognizes achievements in five categories including: design, economic restructuring, organization, promotion […]
Clear Lake PTO buys 20 iPad Minis for kids
When Clear Lake Principal Bradley Bigelow showed up to Sarah Rosenthal’s fourth-grade classroom with a large box, they knew they were getting a surprise, but they didn’t know what. ‘The looks on their faces when I started pulling the (iPad) Minis out of their box was just priceless. They were extremely excited,? Bigelow said. ‘We […]
School district breaks down MEAP scores
Comparing this year’s third-grade class MEAP scores to last year’s results for that same grade doesn’t make much sense, according to Leonard Elementary Principal Paul McDevitt. McDevitt used the example of his current third-grade daughter and second-grade son. ‘Next year, when I get the results back on my third-grade son, I’m not going to say […]
Bill to move canvassing to county passes state House
As a way to save local communities money on administering elections, the Michigan House of Representatives approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Brad Jacobsen (R-Oxford). House Bill 4171 is part of a three-bill package that transfers the duties of local canvassing boards to the county level. ‘What this does is (it) eliminates the municipality’s obligation […]
Oxford hires a tennis coach
Two years after the Oxford Board of Education voted to use approximately $400,000 in surplus bond monies to construct new tennis courts, the high school now has a team to play on them. Leading the charge will be new head coach Gayle Bailey. ‘Getting this job is like a Godsend to me to me. I […]
Supervisor highlights Addison’s successes, positives in speech
Fifteen people made their way to Addison Township Hall Saturday morning to listen to Supervisor Bruce Pearson’s second ‘State of the Township? address. ‘It’s hard to believe four years have gone by and we’ve accomplished so much, Pearson said. ‘I wish we had more hours in the day to accomplish more.? Pearson talked about the […]
Building issues force virtual academy to close, move to high school
After a state inspector found issues with the Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) building, located at 3 S. Washington St., operations have been moved to Oxford High School for the remainder of the school year, according to Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling. ‘They told us we had some compliance issues,? explained Skilling. ‘I don’t know what […]