National known Jack Renken, of Recruiting Realities, will be speaking at Oxford Middle School on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. This program is for all athletes in all sports, not just the superstars. Learn how the college recruiting game is really played. This is a must attend for every parent, student athlete in eighth grade […]
The students and faculty at Clear Lake Elementary are taking part in the Abitibi Paper Retriever Recycling Program to promote environmental awareness. Beginning immediately, anyone in the community can go into the rear parking lot of Clear Lake School 24-hours a day and drop off unwanted papers in the yellow/green depository bin. On a regularly […]
Public hearings for a pair of Department of Natural Resources grants the Village of Oxford is pursuing will be held at council’s Tuesday, March 9 meeting. Last week it was reported the public hearings would take place during the Tuesday, Feb. 10 council meeting. However, the village administration’s failure to file the necessary public notices […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to not renew Addison Township’s membership in the North Oakland County Household Hazardous Waste Interlocal Agreement, thereby saving $2,899.54 in membership fees. Board trustee John Sutphin informed the board that few residents used the program this past year. Also, he found that the program did not accept […]
The Auburn Hills City Council has joined Orion Township in opposing a proposed annexation of Orion Township property by a developer looking to increase density for a subdivision. The council passed a resolution on Jan. 19 opposing an annexation into Auburn Hills, which would allow developer James Faycurry to build 500 homes on the property […]
Three talented Oxford Middle School students earned top honors in the 2003 Oxford Public Library Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Teen Poetry Contest. “I’m pretty impressed by our teenagers here in Oxford,” said Charli Osborne, Department Head of Young Adult Services at Oxford Public Library. Seventh-grader Jenifer Bizzotto won first place for her poem entitled, […]
Downtown Lake Orion hosted a reception on Feb. 2 to announce its new Awning, Sign and Paint & Brick Restoration Grant Program to the business community. A group of business and building owners was on hand to hear details of the program which will pay matching grants to approved projects within the Downtown Development Authority […]
Great food, good music, a fabulous setting and the opportunity to support the programs of the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan — Orion/Oxford Club will be available to guests at the club’s Taste of the Town. The annual event takes place Feb. 28 at Castello di Bologna of Canterbury Village. Doors open at […]
While U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Julia Ludeman is helping civilians in Iraq, her mother, Oxford Elementary teacher Mary Ludeman, is busy keeping the home fires burning. Julia, a 2000 graduate of Oxford High School, was recently deployed to Iraq, where she’s aiding civilians in that worn-torn Middle Eastern nation as part of the U.S. Army […]
Lake Orion High School senior Matt Zitzman was recently named a fall finalist for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award program. Nine scholarship recipients were chosen for the 2003 fall sports season. Zitzman was named a finalist for boys golf. To apply for the award, students must have at least a 3.5 (on […]