The Princess Theatre
The scent of freshly popped and buttered popcorn wafts through the air. Along with the sound of popcorn popping, happy voices can be heard exchanging greetings and making small talk. The old fashioned bulbs on the vintage marquee illuminate North Beech Street. At least they used to. Now the popcorn popper stands still. The voices […]
Sam Davis Reviews Best Nuggets in Town
When you walk into a fast food restaurant you can immediately smell hamburgers, fries and maybe even chicken nuggets. Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Chick Fil-A are among the top-selling restaurants for chicken nuggets in the United States. However, customers aren’t concerned with who sells the most nuggets in the country, they want to know which nugget […]
THS Teacher Performs in Community Production of “The Belle of Amherst”
Talawanda High School English teacher Clare Squance performed as Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst at the Oxford Community Arts Center this past weekend. The show, written by William Luce and based on the life and work of poet Emily Dickinson, is a one-woman performance that incorporates her poetry with glimpses into the poet’s past. Squance, […]
White Water Horse Barn
Whitewater State Park in Liberty, IN, has camping, hiking, fishing, boating, swimming and horseback riding. It became the 16th Indiana state park in 1949. The saddle barn owned by Mark Chenoweth includes hayrides, guided trail rides, sleigh rides and nine miles of trails accessible from the barn and the horsemen’s campground. Mark Chenoweth, the owner, […]
Tackle for the Cure
Come out and enjoy a night of football for a good cause. Tackle for the Cure will be held on Oct. 9, 2015 at 7:00p.m at Talawanda High School. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $7 for adults and $4 for students. Wear pink to support breast cancer awareness month. This is a home […]
Academic Challenge Team Advisor, Scott Schmid, Prepares for a New Year
Academic Challenge advisor and science teacher, Scott Schmid, is preparing for a new year. Last year, with Schmid’s guidance and advising, the team went to the state level to compete for the championship. Schmid said he is hoping this year’s team of four competitors will make it just as far. During competitions against other schools, […]
Root Yoga Opens in Uptown Oxford
For Katie Noble, head instructor and manager of Oxford’s new Root Yoga studio, yoga is more than just a practice, it’s a way of living. “It’s been a wild journey, but I’m loving every minute of it,” she said At the age of eight, Noble went to her first yoga class at the Fitton Center […]
New Guidance Staff at THS
Talawanda has recently undergone change: teachers, athletic coaching, students, and administration. One of the biggest changes was the change in the guidance staff. Two of the counselors from last year retired, while the other counselor moved. The start of the 2015-2016 school year started with three brand new counselors: Scott Davie, Linda Stanger, and Savannah […]
The Study of College Baseball Recruiting
Baseball is offered at almost every college in the United States. Being recruited to play for them isn’t easy, though. There are over 470,000 High school athletes playing the game, and only around 80,000 of them go on and play college ball. That is less than 30%. Colleges look deeper than just a student athlete’s […]
Oxford Ice Cream Shops Offer Wide Variety for all Tastes
In most towns, ice cream parlors aren’t hard to come by, and Oxford is no exception. Oxford has four ice cream places uptown: three on High Street and one on Spring Street. Choosing among these places can be difficult, especially since each one is different. The following guide shows the good, bad, and everything in […]