Charles Fortinberry, a sophomore at Northwood University and the son of Charles and the Honorable Dana Fortinberry of Clarkston, participated in the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as an intern from Jan. 7 – 13. Fortinberry spent time greeting the media, handing out press kits, serving a golf cart chauffeur and working in […]
There’s a new scholarship available through the Clarkston Joint Scholarship collaboration for area high school seniors. The Clarkston Foundation recently announced they are adding a third scholarship called the ‘Shelmar Scholarship? with a value of $1,500. Students who are going to pursue a teaching career are encouraged to apply for this specialized scholarship. Information on […]
Mary Sloan discovered she has a love for gardening. And this Clarkston Rotarian has a skill for growing readers. Sloan is chair of the Clarkston Rotary Club’s new Literacy Committee. The club took on the focus of literacy earlier this year after Rotary International accepted the challenge. ‘As a former teacher, I realize how important […]
Pup belongs to 15-month-old Nathan Whitely of Independence Township. Nathan received Pup the day he was born. Pup was a gift from a work colleague of Nathan’s father John, who purchased the treasure from a boutique in Texas. ‘Knowing that we might lose him sometime, we purchased a new Pup from the same shop for […]
One Oxford Village official is staying, while another is leaving. Manager Joe Young decided to reject a $90,000-per-year job offer from Pontiac to become the city’s deputy mayor and finance director — positions he’s already quite familiar with. Young served as Pontiac’s acting deputy mayor from June 1993 to December 1994 and as deputy mayor […]
With more than 8,000 volunteers needed for this year’s Super Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Oxford residents Mary Reynolds and Christine Borg decided to pitch in and be part of the crowd. Reynolds, 43, got the idea to volunteer a year ago after her sister-in-law said she was going to volunteer at the Super […]
Six ceremonial shovels purchased for $1,439 were the center of a debate at the Polly Ann Trail Management Council meeting last week. ‘I just think it’s awful that we would spend that much money on shovels. I just think it’s so unnecessary,? said Oxford Township Trustee Sue Bellairs, who sits on the trail council. ‘There’s […]
OHS Senior Josh Tindall reaches as far as he can during the ‘Bungee Run,? a fun competition at Friday’s Winterfest Pep Assembly. For more photos see this week’s edition of The Oxford Leader. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Oprah’s got one. Now Debbie Meyers, co-owner of the Sweet & Savory Bake Shop, does too. A thriving talk show? Nah ? a book club. But not just any book club. This one’s for business lovers. Starting February 1, the first meeting of Meyer’s Business Lovers Book Club will take place at the bake shop […]
Natalie Nance, a 2003 Lake Orion High School graduate and Oxford resident, was killed in a car accident on Jan. 14 while traveling near Cadillac. Nance, 21, was riding in a vehicle with her boyfriend, Mike Pisha, of Wixom, and his cousin Phillip, on their way to Boyne Mountain. As Pisha was driving, the vehicle […]