🌱 Where Lake Orion residents can still get safe water this week
Lake Orion, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Lake Orion! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Lake Orion residents can still get safe water this week
- How Lake Orion restaurants are coping with the boil-water advisory
- Want your Lake Orion memories buried until 2051?
Also on today's calendar: The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Presents "Reassurance and Peace" and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cloudy, breezy; a p.m. shower, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 60, low: 42.
- Friday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ruptured Oakland County Water Main Fixed, But Advisories Remain In Place (patch.com) — Lake Orion residents remain under a boil-water advisory even though the ruptured 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills has been repaired, and normal pressure may not fully return until early next week. You’re asked to limit water use to essentials, and free water is available at Atwater Park in the Village of Lake Orion and other nearby sites while testing continues. 
• Oakland County water main break forces restaurants to adapt amid boil-water advisory (clickondetroit.com) — Downtown Lake Orion has been unusually quiet as restaurants like Johnny Black’s Lakehouse scramble to reopen under strict boil-water rules, relying on bottled water and disposable plates. Local officials urge residents to conserve water, schools remain closed through Thursday, and some businesses are still restricted while testing continues on the repaired main.
• Community invited to contribute to time capsule project in Oakland Township (candgnews.com) — Lake Orion residents are invited to share photos, letters, and stories for a new community time capsule being created by the Oakland Township Historical Society and buried at Cranberry Lake Farm this July. Submissions from Lake Orion, Rochester, Romeo, and Oakland Township are welcome through June 1, aiming to give people in 2051 a vivid snapshot of today’s local life.
📸 Around Lake Orion
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Upcoming Events in
Lake Orion
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★ Featured events ★
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Dragon Dash 5K →
Wildwood Amphitheater, 2700 Joslyn Ct, Orion Township
9:00 am
Sunday May 17
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Other local events
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Orion Historical Society →
Orion Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion
7:00 pm -
Spring "Pops" Band Concert
Kettering Performing Arts Center
7:00 pm -
Rather be Reading →
Orion Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion
2:00 pm -
Spring Orchestra Concert
Kettering Performing Arts Center
7:00 pm -
The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Presents "Reassurance and Peace" →
St Paul's United Methodist Church, 620 Romeo Rd, Rochester
8:00 am -
Canterbury Village Medieval Faire →
Canterbury Village, 2325 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion
10:00 am
Monday May 18
Wednesday May 20
Friday May 22
Saturday May 23
📣 Lake Orion Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Painting with Jan →
Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St, Oxford
5:00 pm -
Hamtramck Girls Varsity Soccer @ Oxford →
Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
6:00 pm -
Board of Education - Finance Committee
Oxford Community Schools 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
8:45 am -
Spring Fair
Oxford Community Schools Leonard Elementary
5:00 pm -
Lakeland at Oxford →
Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
10:00 am
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Lake Orion. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Auburn Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Orion here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oxford
- Oxford Bank : Q1 2026 Operating Results (May 11, 2026) (marketscreener.com)
- Ole Miss Baseball Jumps Five Spots in D1 Baseball Top 25 Rankings (therebelwalk.com)
- Lake Orion restaurants scramble to survive after water main break shuts down businesses (wxyz.com)
Auburn Hills
- Auburn Hills water main break repair timeline (fox2detroit.com)
- Schools, restaurants shuttered as water crisis continues (theoaklandpress.com)
Rochester
- Ruptured Oakland County Water Main Fixed, But Advisories Remain In Place (patch.com)
- Man Killed In Oakland County Hit-And-Run Crash: Sheriff (patch.com)
Ok Lake Orion! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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