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🌱 How did Lake Orion dominate the Oakland County cross country field?

Also, don't miss Alpine Academy Open House: Daycare & Preschool for Ages 2 Months–5 Years on the Lake Orion Patch calendar

Wednesday October 7th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Greetings Lake Orion! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Lake Orion dominate the Oakland County cross country field?
  • See how Lake Orion's marching band ranked on the regional stage.

Also on today's calendar: Alpine Academy Open House: Daycare & Preschool for Ages 2 Months–5 Years and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lake Orion boys cross country wins Oakland County Championship (lakeorionreview.com) — Lake Orion runners just brought home the Oakland County boys cross country championship, led by junior Ricardo Guajardo and a tightly packed top-20 finish from five Dragons. The strong showing in Milford highlights both veteran leadership and emerging underclass talent, reinforcing Lake Orion's status as one of the county's most competitive programs this fall.
   

• Marching bands: Jenison High School wins top awards at Midwest competition (mlive.com) — Lake Orion High School's marching band earned a strong fourth-place finish at the Bands of America regional in Toledo, competing against top ensembles from Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Jenison took first overall, but Lake Orion's performance helped showcase Michigan bands' dominance, with seven of twelve finalists coming from the state.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

  • Ole Miss students, bar workers warn of culture of underage drinking, fake ID schemes and frat allegations (nytimespost.com)
  • TRANSCRIPT: Everything Pete Golding said Monday as Rebels turn attention to Vanderbilt, plus update on Kewan Lacy's status (therebelwalk.com)

Auburn Hills

  • Stamping Die Process Engineer - Stellantis - Auburn Hills, MI, US (dice.com)
  • Belleville woman accused of being serial arsonist, trying to run down firefighter (fox2detroit.com)
  • Former Notre Dame Prep teammates David Praet and Chad Elliott win GAM Four-Ball Championship (theoaklandpress.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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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