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🌱 See what Lake Orion’s new online police transparency tools let you do
Spotted on the Lake Orion calendar: Rochester at Lake Orion

Good morning to you Lake Orion! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See what Lake Orion’s new online police transparency tools let you do
Also on today's calendar: Grady Spencer & The Work and 1 more event.
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Find out what's happening in Oakland Township-Lake Orionfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Rather cloudy; breezy, colder, with a high of 20 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Snow, 1-2", temps: high: 31, low: 27.
- Saturday: Cloudy, snow showers; breezy, with a high of 29 and low of 17 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New transparency tools added to Lake Orion Police website (lakeorionreview.com) — Lake Orion residents now have easier online access to police records, policies, and crime data through a new Transparency section on the village police department’s website. You can submit FOIA requests by email, review department policies, and explore an interactive crime map showing reports near your home or business. These tools are intended to improve openness and community awareness.
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📸 Around Lake Orion
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Orion
★ Featured events ★
- Rochester at Lake Orion
Lake Orion High School, 495 E Scripps Rd, Orion Township
7:00 pm
Tuesday January 20
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Other local events
- Grady Spencer & The Work
20 Front Street , 20 Front St , Lake Orion
7:00 pm - Lake Orion's Largest Free Health Fair
Rebekah's Health and Nutrition Source Lake Orion , 1095 S Lapeer Rd , Orion Township
12:00 pm - Modern Calligraphy for Beginners at Michigan By The Bottle Lake Orion (21+)
Michigan by the Bottle - Lake Orion , 146 S Broadway St , Lake Orion
1:00 pm
Friday February 6
Saturday February 7
Sunday February 8
📣 Lake Orion Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- WINTER YOUTH LACROSSE SKILLS CLINIC
OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM , 1420 Lakeville Rd , Oxford
8:00 am - Oxford Knitting Club
Oxford Public Library , 530 Pontiac St , Oxford
10:30 am - OPL Chess Club
Oxford Public Library , 530 Pontiac St , Oxford
6:30 pm - Michigan Rooted Market Day
Boulder Pointe Golf Club , 1 Champion Dr , Oxford
5:00 pm
Thursday January 15
Monday January 19
Wednesday January 21
Friday March 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Editing to add: If you need any general IT services for your business or just some help at the house with your computer, I get IT Done 👍
Hi folks! Huge thank you to the two nice neighbors for donating these laptops! Of course going forward, I want to make things as simple as possible… (Nextdoor Paint Creek Ridge) - Today’s thought
“Nothing great in the world was accomplished without passion.” ―Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Need an excuse to celebrate? Today is National Rubber… (Nextdoor Keatington)
- Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Member in Lake Orion. Apply here.
- Metalcraft of Mayfield, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler - Auburn Hills, MI (Bluebird) in Auburn Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Orion here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oxford
- Why Winter's Better In Oakland Township: Beat The Blues With These Local Picks (patch.com)
- Pitt adds more help at linebacker, bringing in Alex Sanford Jr. from Purdue (triblive.com)
Auburn Hills
- BidItUp to Host Landmark 8-Day Auction of Production-Ready Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Assets from XALT Energy (altenergymag.com)
- Photo gallery of Auburn Hills Avondale and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in girls hoops action (theoaklandpress.com)
Rochester Hills
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