🌱 How a Lake Orion arm helped bring home a league title

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Lake Orion arm helped bring home a league title

Also on today's calendar: Wine & Cheese Open House and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
• Sunday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local Leps: Area grads help Royal Oak team win first Northwoods League Championship (theoaklandpress.com) — A Lake Orion pitcher, Jackson Gilbert, helped the Royal Oak Leprechauns capture their first Northwoods League championship, contributing wins alongside other Oakland County standouts. The summer league team, led by former MLB star DJ LeMahieu, leaned heavily on metro Detroit high school and college talent in a dominant second half that ended with a 3-1 title-clinching victory.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Orion

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 24
• Romeo Girls JV Volleyball @ Lake Orion →
  Lake Orion High School, 495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Township
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Board of Trustee Work Session →
  Waterford Township- Township Calendar Waterford Town Hall3rd Floor External Conference Room (3-1)5200 Civic Center Dr.Waterford, MI  48329 - 5200 CIVIC CENTER DR Waterford MI 48329
  4:30 pm
• Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Waterford Township- Township Calendar - Township of Waterford - Auditorium 5200 Civic Center Dr Waterford MI 48329
  6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Seaholm Boys JV Soccer @ Lake Orion →
  Lake Orion High School, 495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Township
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• LOCS Board of Education Meeting
  Lake Orion Community Schools Orion Township Hall (2323 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion, 48360)
  6:30 pm
• Northville JV Football @ Lake Orion →
  Lake Orion High School, 495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Township
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• fLipSpot Friday Night fLipOut →
  fLipSpot Gymnastics and Cheer L.O., 233 Kay Industrial Dr, Orion Township
  7:45 pm
Saturday September 5
• 21st Annual Corvette Fest →
  Canterbury Village, 2359 Joslyn Ct, Orion Township
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Wine & Cheese Open House →
  Guardian Angel Cemetery, 4701 N Rochester Rd
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• Board of Education - Finance Committee
  Oxford Middle School 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
  8:45 am
Monday August 24
• Oxford Knitting Club →
  Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St, Oxford
  10:30 am
• DK/K Curriculum Night
  Daniel Axford Elementary
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Athens Boys JV Soccer @ Oxford →
  Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Member in Lake Orion. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

• Oakland County man accused in babysitter scams, child exploitation cases gets plea deal (clickondetroit.com)
• One More Year? Court Ruling Opens Door for Three Former Rebels to Return to College Football (therebelwalk.com)
• Asian students made up 10.2% of Oakland County districts' student body in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com)

Auburn Hills

• Ask 411 Wrestling: What Were the Original Plans for the Outsiders in WCW? (411mania.com)
• Stellantis recall nearly 1 million cars (oilandgaspress.com)
• Modern Vehicle Technology Reshapes Windshield Replacement in Auburn Hills (usatoday.com)

Rochester

• 3 Men Charged In Deadly Oakland County Shooting: Sheriff (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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