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🌱 How Lake Orion is helping a 4-year-old after a devastating accident
Make time for Wine & Cheese Open House on the Lake Orion Patch calendar
Hey there, Lake Orion! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lake Orion is helping a 4-year-old after a devastating accident
Also on today's calendar: Wine & Cheese Open House and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: A couple of t-showers; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 4-year-old Lake Orion girl loses part of her leg in lawn mower accident during family vacation (wxyz.com) — A Lake Orion family is rallying around 4-year-old Brielle Thompson, who lost part of her leg in a lawn mower accident while on vacation in Minnesota and now faces a long recovery. Relatives say the community's support and a GoFundMe are helping with medical and travel costs as doctors work to preserve her knee and determine long-term treatment. 
📸 Around Lake Orion
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Orion
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★ Featured events ★
- Wine & Cheese Open House →
Guardian Angel Cemetery, 4701 N Rochester Rd,
1:00 pm - Healing for Anxiety →
Online,
7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
Monday September 21
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Other local events
- 21st Annual Corvette Fest →
Canterbury Village, 2359 Joslyn Ct, Orion Township
10:00 am - LOCS Board of Education Workshop
Pine Tree Center LOCS Administration Building
3:00 pm - RedCross Blood Drive →
1730 W Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills
11:00 am
Saturday September 5
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
📣 Lake Orion Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Oxford Knitting Club →
Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St, Oxford
10:30 am - 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 - Athens JV Football @ Oxford →
Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
4:30 pm - Board of Education - Governance Committee
Oxford Middle School 10 N Washington St, Oxford, MI 48371, USA
12:00 pm - Alex Mendenall →
HomeGrown Brewing Company, 28 N Washington St, Oxford
6:30 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Oxford Middle School Clear Lake Elementary School, 2085 W Drahner Rd, Oxford, MI 483
6:30 pm - West Bloomfield Boys JV Soccer @ Oxford →
Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
5:30 pm - Lake Orion Varsity Football @ Oxford →
Oxford High School, 745 N Oxford Rd, Oxford
7:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lake Orion PatchAM possible:
- eLake Tech Solutions LLC — (734) 469-4111
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm not sure how to explain this fully, but I need to talk with someone and get advice concerning very important, time-sensitive financial information, and I don't have a clue who to go to.
It involves a friend's inheritance and probate in the UK. I think some kind of international financial lawyer or expert would be needed, but I'm not… (Nextdoor Lake Orion)
- Aspen Dental Management, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Dental Office Manager in Lake Orion. Apply here.
- Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate (Seasonal) in Lake Orion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Orion here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oxford
- Southeastern Falls to LMU in Second Match of Ole Miss Invitational (ground.news)
- This lawyer is stepping up as legal star Fieger continues stroke rehab (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
Auburn Hills
- IKEA Pop Up Opens in Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills (oaklandcounty115.com)
- Football Roundup: Orchard Lake St. Mary's overcomes deficit, pulls out late win against Mona Shores (theoaklandpress.com)
- 2026 Candidate Interview: Sarah Pounds for State Representative District 54 (oaklandcounty115.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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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