A 15-year-old male from Chesterfield Township was hospitalized following a boating accident July 21 on Lakeville Lake. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was water boarding when he was struck by the power boat that had been pulling him. The boat was driven by a 22-year-old Chesterfield Township man. Apparently, the victim […]
As Oxford resident Megan Roberts clings to life in hospice, one of her family members last week initiated a lawsuit to secure funds to finance her medical care. Filed by Sandra Bucklin, who is Roberts? aunt and duly appointed guardian, the civil suit is seeking damages from the man who is allegedly responsible for Roberts? […]
This web feature is updated throughout the week to bring you the very latest in Lake Orion sports… MONDAY * The Lake Orion boys? basketball squad saw their season come to an end, just three days after winning a third-straight league title. The team got off to a rough start in Monday’s district opener against […]
Economists seem to be unable to agree: America may or may not be in a recession. Important economic indicators show declining manufacturing, a constricting retail and service sector, and poor GDP, but not negative GDP. So is the sky falling? Is this the end of the world? We don’t think so. Whether we are in […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Madonna VanFossen, director of the Oxford Downtown Development Authority, was publicly criticized last week for representing the interests of a local business as opposed to her employer. ‘I’m kind of shocked that one of our employees . . . goes to a meeting and goes against the wishes of this […]
A group of eight Oxford Township residents are training for the biggest run of their lives ? the Chicago Marathon. ‘It’s something I wanted to do before I turned 40 ? cross that one off my bucket list,? said Kim Vican, 39, who’s part of a group of female runners who call themselves the Wolf […]
Listening to Mayor Kilpatrick explain that he ‘is on a mission from God to run the city of Detroit? must have brought out a hosanna of chortles from our Maker. Perhaps Kilpatrick misspoke himself and should have stated, ‘ruin the city.? And all along I thought Jake and Elwood, The Blues Brothers, were the only […]
While nothing official has occurred yet, the Lake Orion School Board has been spending a lot of behind-the-scenes time preparing for the search for a new superintendent. Current superintendent, Christine Lehman, is retiring this June. Board President Jim Weidman said the board has spent around 17-18 hours over three separate occasions at their winter workshops, […]
Lakeville Cemetery’s historical marker is one step closer to completion. Text for their Michigan Historical Marker sign was presented to the Addison Twp. Board of Trustees during their meeting on Monday, July 20. Upon reviewing the text, the board came to an agreement to table approving the wording for the marker in order for revisions […]
Oxford American Legion Auxiliary Unit 108 recently accepted an award from Active Service Soldier Dave Zanin home on leave from Afghanistan for the birth of his second child for exceptional work of supplying his entire unit with care packages from their tri-yearly packing parties fir the troops. Top left: Pat Pitel, Sue Brueggeman and Ellen […]