If you’re an Addison Township citizen who’s knowledgeable in tax law, there’s a new committee that wants you. The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday night to establish a six-person citizen tax committee charged with the goal of finding specific legal remedies to lower high property taxes in the township. Trustee Ed Brakefield […]
Students at Daniel Axford Elementary spent Jan. 23 learning about self-esteem and character building during their ‘I Feel Good? assembly. Ventriloquist and motivational speaker Richard Paul spoke to students about how to implement the six pillars of character, how to build their self-esteem daily, and why it is important to be fair to others and […]
Using nothing but everyday household items and K’NEX building toys, 15 students from Oxford Elementary School participated in the 9th Annual Imagineers Competition held Jan. 20 at Summit Place Mall in Pontiac. Imagineers is a design contest for fifth-graders. It challenges the students to build something that will fill a need or solve a problem […]
It looks like the Oxford-Brandon boys varsity ski team is on a roll after defeating Fenton and Flushing at Mt. Holly last week. Against Fenton, the boys scored 40 against the Tiger’s 71 in the giant slalom. Oxford captain Anthony Sottile took fifth place (:49.19) and Alex Piette took sixth place (:49.34). In slalom, Oxford-Brandon […]
The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team had another winning weekend at Davison on Saturday. The girls placed second in Division 2 and brought home another trophy, like last week at Armada The team scored 180.5 in first round, 182.1 in second round and 273.5 with a penalty in the third round. Their second Flint Metro […]
The Oxford varsity girls volleyball team is hoping for a victory against Lapeer East on Thursday after two losses against Fenton and Brandon earlier this week. At Fenton last Thursday, the Spikers were defeated 18-25, 19-25 and 16-25 for their first league loss of the season. ‘We weren’t able to get any momentum against them,? […]
After a rough batch of losses, the Oxford varsity hockey team beat Clio 6-1 last Saturday, which the coach called the team’s ‘strongest game of the year.? Brian Simpson had a hat trick and one assist, Tim Marney had one goal and two assists, Justin Ziegelbaur and Alex Ignagni both and two assists each. Elliot […]
Although the Oxford varsity bowling teams had shinning moments at their Oakland County Tournament last weekend, it didn’t last long at their Sunday match against Walled Lake Western. Western defeated the boys team 27-3, even though Coach J.R. Lafnear said Oxford bowlers showed some nice performances. Alex McKeown bowled games of 218 and 175 and […]
After 20 rounds lasting a total of 45 minutes, Leonard Elementary fifth-grader Sean Gilmore finally won the school’s spelling bee last Thursday. His opponent, fifth-grader Samantha Pastewski, kept the contest close throughout the numerous rounds with her skillfull spelling. Out of the 60 fifth-graders in the school, Gilmore made it to the top 12. He […]
In her 90 years of life, Thomas resident Marion Gingell has seen a lot of changes. After all, Her means of transportation spanned from using a horse-drawn buggy in the early 1900s to driving an automobile until she was in her 80s. One thing that hasn’t changed in her life, though, is her dedication to […]