🌱 How a Lake Orion walk-on fits MSU’s crowded running back room

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• How a Lake Orion walk-on fits MSU's crowded running back room

Also on today's calendar: Wine & Cheese Open House and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: Variable cloudiness, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Michigan State football: Previewing the loaded RB room (spartanshadows.com) — Lake Orion gets a direct connection to Michigan State's crowded running back room through walk-on back Darrin Jones Jr., a former Orchard Lake St. Mary's standout who impressed in the spring. The preview breaks down how transfer star Cam Edwards and a deep cast of backs, including Jones Jr., could share carries, special teams roles, and future opportunities this season.
   

📸 Around Lake Orion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Orion

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Wine & Cheese Open House →
  Guardian Angel Cemetery, 4701 N Rochester Rd,
  1:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Healing for Anxiety →
  Online,
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• 21st Annual Corvette Fest →
  Canterbury Village, 2359 Joslyn Ct, Orion Township
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• LOCS Board of Education Workshop
  Pine Tree Center LOCS Administration Building
  3:00 pm
Friday September 11
• RedCross Blood Drive →
  1730 W Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• Board of Education - Workshop
  Oxford Bridges High School 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
  9:00 am
Monday August 31
• Oxford Knitting Club →
  Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St, Oxford
  10:30 am
Tuesday September 1
• Board of Education - Policy Committee
  Oxford Bridges High School 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
  12:00 pm
• OMS Curriculum Night
  Oxford Middle School Oxford, MI 48371
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Athens JV Football @ Oxford →
  Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• Board of Education - Governance Committee
  Oxford Middle School 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
  12:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Alex Mendenall →
  HomeGrown Brewing Company, 28 N Washington St, Oxford
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Board of Education Meeting
  Oxford Middle School Clear Lake Elementary School, 2085 W Drahner Rd, Oxford, MI 483
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• West Bloomfield 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

• Little dog spotted this morning.
  Posted on multiple sites and was just told to try here as well. Photos indicate initial sighting (red x) and direction it crossed. Zoomed out photo… (Nextdoor Lake Orion)

• Visioneering posted a job opening for Janitorial Building Maintenance in Auburn Hills. Apply here.
• American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Auburn Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Orion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

• Corewell announces new hospital tower coming to Beaumont Troy Hospital campus (wxyz.com)
• Volleyball Opens Regular Season Hosting Ole Miss Volleyball Invitational - Ole Miss Athletics (olemisssports.com)

Auburn Hills

• IKEA Pop Up Opens in Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills (oaklandcounty115.com)
• 2026 Candidate Interview: Sarah Pounds for State Representative District 54 (oaklandcounty115.com)
• What is Stellantis? (qz.com)

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