🌱 Where Lake Orion’s girls rank in the final 2025 hoops poll

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In today's newsletter:

• Where Lake Orion’s girls rank in the final 2025 hoops poll

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A little snow, up to 1"; cold, with a high of 26 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, flurries; cold, temps: high: 20, low: 16.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 23 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Girls Basketball Top 24-Week Three (orionontv.org) — Lake Orion’s girls basketball team is ranked seventh in the final 2025 Top 25 heading into the new year, with a 3–2 record and a call to keep growing. The list compares Lake Orion’s Dragons with nearby rivals like Oxford, Clarkston, and West Bloomfield, giving fans a quick snapshot of regional competition.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Eagle Creek Academy , 3739 Kern Road , Lake Orion
  9:30 am
• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• Magic of Lights
  Pine Knob Music Theatre , 33 Bob Seger Dr , Village of Clarkston
  6:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Fresh Rootz Game Night
  Fresh Rootz , 1322 Walton Blvd. , Rochester Hills
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Royal Bakes: Mastering the King Cake
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce , 812 N Main St , Rochester
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• America 250 Kick-Off Party
  Clarkston Independence District Library , 6495 Clarkston Rd. , Clarkston
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• All Shook Up
  Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce , 3395 Auburn Rd , Auburn Hills
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Ribbon Cutting Celebrating The Edge Fitness Clubs
  The Edge Fitness Clubs , 1068 S. Rochester Rd. , Rochester Hills
  4:00 pm
• An Evening with Catherine Newman
  Rochester Hills Public Library , 500 Olde Towne Rd. , Rochester
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Coffee Talk
  Rochester Community House , 816 Ludlow , Rochester
  7:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• An old woman accidentally drops her fake teeth at the park while walking her dog.
  She can’t find the teeth anywhere in the tall grass. A man spots her bending over and asks what she lost. “I dropped my false teeth somewhere around… (Nextdoor Keatington)
• A vehicle fire has been cleared on northbound I-75 at Rochester Road.
  9:26AM on Dec 29: A vehicle fire on northbound I-75 at Rochester Road has blocked the left center, right center, and right lanes. (Nextdoor )

• Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Member in Lake Orion. Apply here.
• The Cleaning Authority posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Oxford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Orion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

• Supreme Court mulls hurdle holding up Oxford shooting suit, MSU contract tiff (detroitnews.com)
• Overnight storm knocks down power lines, topples trees across Mid-South (actionnews5.com)
• NFL Rebels Update: Week 17 (olemisssports.com)

Auburn Hills

• Michigan utilities ordered to tell customers how rate increases could raise bills (mlive.com)
• Crazy Michigan Winter Weather Brings Down Topgolf Safety Net (wkfr.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: I heard there’s only a 50 percent chance of snow.
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