Praise be and pass the mustard, please!

Praise be and pass the mustard, please!

Okay. It’s true. I admit it. I know I am a history-reading, emotionally shallow, U.S. Constitution thumping Neanderthal. Warts and all, I stand with the United States of America. When I was still 17, I even went to Detroit and with a bunch of others swore an oath of allegiance. I reckon you can call […]

Marilyn Frenk, 92

Marilyn Rose Frenk died peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020. She was born December 8, 1927 in Oakwood, MI., to Hazen Seth and Luella (Smith) Francis. On October 22, 1949, she married Albert William (Bill) Frenk, her high school sweetheart. She received her nursing degree from Oakland Community College in 1972. During her career Marilyn […]

Weekly COVID updates: local death #s haven’t grown in 2 months

Each week since April 13, The Leader has reported our community’s COVID-19 statistics as shared by Oakland County. The County provides a breakdown of how the virus has touched us all by ZIP code. We concenrate on three local ZIPs: 48367 (Leonard and eastern Addison Township); 48370, the western side of Addison; and 48371, Oxford […]

OHS Top 25: Andrew Wassell

OHS Top 25: Andrew Wassell

Andrew Wassell Parents: Scott and Amy Wassell GPA: 4.01 Favorite Subject: AP Calculus Plans after Graduation: Attend Rochester University for business management Extracurricular Activities: Cross country, track Outside Interests or Hobbies: Music – piano, singing, composition and songwriting. Traveling, hiking, nature. When I think of the future I’m . . . Excited to grow into […]

You tend to your business, I’ll tend to mine

You tend to your business, I’ll tend to mine

“Don’s Log, COVID-date 2020-0720. Day 126 of our adventure in the brave new world imposed on us by imperial  leaders in Washington, D.C. and Lansing, MI., and exacerbated by far left radicals. At the rate of hysteria and at our current course, our projected destinations are the planets of Anarchy, Socialism and Totalitarianism. Rush, out.” […]

Matthew Payne, 45

Former Oxford resident Matthew Edward Payne of Kalamazoo passed away unexpectedly at home on March 3, 2020. Matt. 45, was born in January of 1975. He is survived by his beloved wife, Kaci; sons Theodore and Sean; parents George and Margaret (VanHorn-Caswell) Payne; sister NancyAnn (Matt)) Butkis, niece, Margaret, nephews Stefan and Christian, step nieces […]

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Caroline Crandall, 77

 Caroline “Mayme”  Crandall, 77,  of Oxford,  passed away on July 5, 2020. She was a Lake Orion High School Graduate, class of 1961. She retired from K-Mart in Lake Orion after 27 years of service. She was especially known by family for spoiling all her nieces and nephews and their children and treating them as […]

Public Notice: Oxford Township

NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE PRIMARY ELECTION AUGUST 4, 2020 IN CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD To the Qualified Electors: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a State Primary Election will be held in: ***************************************************** CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD County of Oakland, State of Michigan TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 THE POLLS will be open 7 o’clock am until […]

Public Notice: Addison Township

NOTICE OF THE AUGUST PRIMARY ELECTION For the Township of Addison To the Qualified Electors of the Township of Addison, County of Oakland, State of Michigan: Notice of August 4, 2020 Primary Election NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN ADDISON TOWNSHIP ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020. THE POLLS WILL […]