🌱 Corunna Varsity Softball @ Brandon and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Fruit Tree 101: Spring 2026 at Michigan Timber Shack
• Corunna Varsity Softball @ Brandon
• SBA-MDO Presents a Roundtable to Cut the Red Tape-North Oakland at Brandon Township Public Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 64, low: 35.
• Sunday: Windy with some sun, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ortonville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Fruit Tree 101: Spring 2026
  Michigan Timber Shack, 2076 E Seymour Lake Rd, Ortonville
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Corunna Varsity Softball @ Brandon
  Brandon High School , 1025 S Ortonville Rd , Ortonville
  6:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• SBA-MDO Presents a Roundtable to Cut the Red Tape-North Oakland
  Brandon Township Public Library , 304 South St , Ortonville
  9:00 am
• SBA Advocacy Round Table
  Brandon Township Public Library , 304 South St , Ortonville
  9:00 am

Thursday April 23

• Kearsley Varsity Softball @ Brandon
  Brandon High School , 1025 S Ortonville Rd , Ortonville
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Holly Varsity Softball @ Brandon
  Brandon High School , 1025 S Ortonville Rd , Ortonville
  4:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Clio JV Softball @ Brandon
  Brandon High School , 1025 S Ortonville Rd , Ortonville
  4:00 pm
• Recital Fee Due — Lynn's Dance Studio
  United States Postal Service , 55 Pond St , Ortonville
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• PTA Spring Fling
  Pine Knob Elementary School Clarkston, MI 48346
  6:00 pm
• Floral Wreath Workshop with Epsilon Floral
  The Holly Vault , 202 S Saginaw St , Holly
  6:30 pm
• Floral Wreath Workshop
  Holly Cafe , 204 S Saginaw St , Holly
  6:30 pm
• G's Pizzeria Oxford
  G's Pizzeria Bar & Grill , 925 N Lapeer Rd Suite 925 , Oxford
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Costco Forklift Operator in Rochester. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Oxford

• Pontiac man on supervised release arrested again after FBI finds hidden phone with child abuse images (clickondetroit.com)
• Men's Tennis Beats Tennessee to Advance to Second Round of SEC Tournament - Ole Miss Athletics (olemisssports.com)

Holly

• Holly Schools Gets National Recognition for New Stadium (oaklandcounty115.com)
• Hazen William 'Bill' Holey, 90 (clarkstonnews.com)

Grand Blanc

• Keith Urban to Perform At Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc (99wfmk.com)
• Four firefighters allege Grand Blanc Township, superintendent violated First Amendment rights (mlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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