Golfers continue winning streak at tournaments

By Mike Stechschulte Junior – Oxford High School The Oxford Varsity Golf team continued its recent success this week, defeating the Brandon Blackhawks in their final dual meet of the season, finishing with a record of 4-2. The Wildcats also golfed in two tournaments this week, the Oakland County Invitational and the Flint Metro League […]

Losing streak ends for Cagers

The Lady Wildcats rose out of their losing streak to find victory against the Holly Bronchos. Holly opened the competition fast with eight points in the first quarter, but Oxford came back from behind to out shoot the Bronchos in the second and pull ahead by the end of the third. Oxford wom the night […]

Runners prepare for Oxford Invitational

The Oxford runners came home to defeat Lapeer East on Oct. 1. The Oxford men won against East 15 to 48, while the girls took the lead with 26 points. Placing for the boys were Donnie Richmond in first, Kenny White in second, Kevin Brown in third, German Guerrero in fourth, Tom Rowland in fifth […]

Oxford kickers split during the week

By Mike Stechschulte Junior – Oxford High School The Oxford Wildcats rebounded from a loss to the Fenton Tigers early last week to beat Lapeer East 5-3 on Oct. 2. Last week, the Wildcats lost a tough game to the Fenton Tigers by a score of 5-2. Sophomore Shane Rhondi tended the net for the […]

After long delay, MEAP scores are in

By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer The final MEAP scores are in, and this time they’re on the mark. Schools officials have been waiting for results from the Michigan Education Assessment Placement test since this spring. ‘One of the most important things was to have the numbers be accurate. We would have loved to have put […]

MDOT plans new M-15 turn lane

Ortonville – Mark Sweeney, Metro Region Design Engineer, for the Michigan Department of Transportation, is excited that traffic will move easier on M-15 in 2005. Village officials and MDOT met the first week of October to discuss plans to add a left turn lane on M-15 from South Street, north, to Mill Street. ‘It’s a […]

Lost at Septemberfest

A light blue-grey sweater was picked up from the table at the Dunk Tank, during Septemberfest. The hip length, cable knit sweater-jacket has a hood, with an inside labeltrade mark of Abercrombie and Fitch. If anyone knows where this sweater is please call The Citizen Newspaper at (248) 627-4332.

Autumn’s just the draw for local bow hunters

By Elizabeth Lowe Staff Writer Goodrich ? Bow hunting season opened the first of this month, to the delight of hunters like Tom Foreman. Foreman, who works in the archery department at Brown’s Do-It Center & Sporting Goods in Goodrich, returned from lunch hour with his hands a bit grimy from a jaunt in the […]

Senator Cherry responds to land use issues

Brandon Twp – On Oct. 6 Senator Deb Cherry (D-Burton) held coffee hour at the Brandon Township Hall. One reason for Cherry’s visit was replacing the American Flag which is displayed at the Center after the flag was defaced several weeks ago. More than 30 residents attended the event, at which Cherry listened to local […]

A new smile at Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance

Ortonville- Gail Innis may be new to the area but no stranger to youth counseling. Innis has been helping families with youth intervention issues for more than 14 years and is happy to bring her skills to the Brandon Groveland Youth Assistance program. After college graduation Innis found that while she loved her new teaching […]