🌱 Why Lake Orion’s House race suddenly matters statewide this November

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Lake Orion's House race suddenly matters statewide this November

Also on today's calendar: RedCross Blood Drive.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
• Tuesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Democrats in key state legislative races tout more cash than Republicans (detroitnews.com) — Lake Orion residents are at the center of one of Michigan's most competitive House races, where both candidates hail from the village but Democrat Sarah Pounds currently holds a huge cash advantage over Republican Roman Gaskey. A statewide review shows Democrats leading fundraising in most key legislative contests, while Republicans bank more money in central caucus accounts to spend later on vulnerable seats.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Orion

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• RedCross Blood Drive →
  1730 W Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Culvers of Lake Orion Cruise Night →
  Culvers of Lake Orion, 4963 Interpark Dr N, Lake Orion
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• LOCS Board of Education Workshop
  Pine Tree Center LOCS Administration Building
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Oakland University Golf Classic
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce R&S Sharf Golf Course Located on the Oakland University Campus
• School Resumes
  Renaissance High School Clarkston, MI 48346
  7:40 am
• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Eagle Creek Academy 3739 Kern Road Lake Orion, 48363
  9:30 am
• Immigration Law Paralegal Specialty Course →
  Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce Virtual
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Leonard Elementary Clear Lake Elementary School, 2085 W Drahner Rd, Oxford, MI 483
  6:30 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Rochester Calendar Rochester, MI 48307
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Senior Services Peer Solution Group
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Bellbrook 873 W. Avon Road Rochester Hills, MI 48307
  8:30 am
• Henry Ford Health Rochester - Healthy Hikes →
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce 71 Walnut Blvd #110, Rochester, MI 48307
  10:00 am
• Ambassador Meeting →
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Bellbrook 873 W. Avon Road Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307
  4:30 pm
• City Beautiful Commission Meeting →
  Rochester Calendar Rochester, MI 48307
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 93% of customers affected by Wednesday and Thursday's storms have had their power restored and we expect to reach 100% by the end of the day today.
  For the customers who are still without power, we understand how difficult and disruptive an extended outage can be, and we will not stop until every… (Nextdoor )

• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist - Urgent Care Oxford in Oxford. Apply here.
• Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for QA/Expeditor - Auburn Hills Chili's in Auburn Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Orion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

• How worker was rescued from Oxford Township trench collapse in hours-long operation (clickondetroit.com)
• Troy hyperbaric chamber explosion: Safety manager sentenced for role in boy's death (clickondetroit.com)

Auburn Hills

• A winless season is 'fueling' Cardinal Mooney football's fast start (lansingstatejournal.com)
• Jeep® Recalls 328,381 Grand Cherokees Over Rear Springs (moparinsiders.com)
• Rep. Steele announces September office hours in Orion Township (gophouse.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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