Since the word got out that School Board Vice President Carol Mitchell was named the real-estate broker to handle the upcoming private land purchase on Market Street for the Weiming Education Group, the question of ‘conflict of interest? has been raised both in the public and amongst social-media community groups. Even though the district’s attorney […]
At the Jan. 21 Oxford School Board meeting, Diane Myers presented 256 names of people who signed a petition in opposition to the dormitory to be built by the Weiming Education Group, which would house 200 foreign students. Myers had taken to an online petition early last December in an attempt to garner as many […]
Glenda Bizzotto, 56, of Oxford Township, was killed in a Jan. 20 traffic crash on Baldwin Rd. near Indianwood Drive in Orion Township. Bizzotto, who used to operate a real estate office in the Village of Leonard, was killed when the 1994 Ford Ranger she was driving south on Baldwin Rd. was struck by a […]
Pat Schnur feels she cannot sit idly by while the senior citizens in her community go without a transportation service to take them to medical appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores and social activities. ‘Every person on this earth has worth,? said the 74-year-old Addison Township resident. ‘No matter who you are, you have worth. We can’t […]
For many people, going to work means spending time in an office or a factory. But for Bartlett Clark, a retired U.S. Navy captain, it used to involve spending months beneath the ocean’s surface traveling the world in a nuclear-powered submarine. He could have taken to the sky to serve his country, but he chose […]
For William Horne III, success on the football field and success in the classroom are not mutually exclusive. The Oxford High School senior recently received academic all-state honors (second team) from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. ‘If you study and do your work, it definitely pays off in the long run,? said Horne, […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer The annual Trivia Night, drawing quite the crowd Saturday, January 24, raised more than $20,000 for Lake Orion nonprofit organization Blessings in a Backpack. Now, 200 more students in the Lake Orion community are guaranteed a pack full of food for an entire school year. Blessings in a Backpack […]
By Dan Shriner Review Editor Children in the pediatric ward at Detroit Medical Center will be a little warmer and snug thanks to the boys and girls at St. Joseph Catholic School. The kids have been putting together and tying fleece blankets all week to give to children battling cancer at the hospitals. The undertaking […]
A claim that a pack of coyotes attacked a horse in Oxford Township, resulting in its death, is being investigated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). ‘We’re looking into it,? said Tim Payne, the DNR’s Southeast Regional Wildlife Supervisor. ‘We are still uncertain as to exactly what happened.? Oxford resident Kallie (Roesner) Meyers […]
Often times small ideas will lead to bigger ones. Such was the case for Oxford High School junior Emily Sovis. For Christmas, Sovis wanted to give her mother a pair of wool mittens, but because wool mittens can be expensive, she decided to go to the Salvation Army store, buy some sweaters and sew a […]