Public invited to view dyslexia documentary

Move over Sundance Film Festival because an acclaimed, independent documentary about dyslexia will be screened at Kingsbury Country Day School (5000 Hosner Rd.) in Addison Township at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10. It’s called ‘The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia? and it will be shown in the Justin A. Schwartz Center, located at the southwest […]

Kalohn planning fashion show to benefit special ed. programs

As a recent contestant in the Miss Teen Michigan USA pageant, Emily Kalohn knows how good it feels to be up on stage, basking in the spotlight. ‘I just wish everyone could have the opportunity to feel as beautiful as I did on that night,? said the 18-year-old Oxford resident. In an effort to make […]

Woman nearly dodges seven drunk driving offenses

Lake Orion police officers arrested a woman for operating while intoxicated (OWI) around 1 a.m., Aug. 7. When the Lake Orion Police Department (LOPD) ran a background check, the woman, Rene F. Perczuk, appeared to have only one previous OWI conviction. Upon further investigation, officers discovered the woman was convicted of at least six more […]

Crime briefs

Lake Orion man charged with assaulting neighbor Officers arrested a 50-year-old Lake Orion resident for assault and battery on W. Flint Street, Aug. 6. Lake Orion Police Department received a call 5:30 p.m., Thursday, reporting a man broke his neighbor’s dinner plate then slapped the neighbor in the face. The neighbor had allowed the man […]

Supt. forums to start again next year

If there was one thing that Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. William Skilling walked away with after the two public forums on the potential Chinese dormitories, it was a need for better communication to the public as a whole. ‘Had it not been for the board recommending two community forums, I never would have even attempted […]

Thrash band from Oxford’s past featured in South American mag

A local band from Oxford’s past has gone international along with an old photo from this community newspaper. A photo of the thrash metal band Death Threat from the April 5, 1989 issue of the Leader was published as part of an in-depth interview featured in the third issue of Compilation of Death, a magazine […]

Community calendar

Crafting quilts for charity The Town Hall Quilt Guild will meet 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 18 to assemble and distribute quilt kits for charitable projects. Guild meets every third Tuesday at First Congregational Church, 5449 Clarkston Road, east of Sashabaw. Visitors welcome. For more information contact Carol Best, at 248-363-3128. A social half-hour will precede […]

Engagement

Timothy and Karen Clouse of Lake Orion announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Emily Clouse to Daniel Allen VanDenBos. Danny is the son of Russell and Marilyn VanDenBos of Plainwell, MI. Jessica and Danny met on the campus of Michigan State University and are 2008 graduates – Jessica from James Madison College and Danny […]

Clean audit for school district’s books

According to the auditors Oxford Schools has an ‘unmodified opinion? at the end of the fiscal year, which was June 30,2014. ‘An unmodified opinion is the best opinion that a CPA firm can render on a set of financial statements,? said CPA Jane Johnson, of Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants, who presented the […]

Letter to Editor: Opposition to Weiming dormitory

Kudos to you C.J. Carnacchio (re: Making a deal with the Devil). I agree 200 percent. My biggest question is: Why is this a Dr. Skilling and/or Oxford School Board decision (to use school property to allow the building of a dormitory for Chinese/international students)? Why doesn’t this come before the taxpaying residents of Oxford […]