🌱 How new weather stations in Clare County could speed storm repairs

Good morning to you Clare! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How new weather stations in Clare County could speed storm repairs

Also on today's calendar: St. Louis JV Softball @ Clare and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 70 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower; warm, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Consumers Energy installs new weather stations to improve storm response (9and10news.com) — New Consumers Energy weather stations now include a site in Clare County, feeding real-time data from the grid to improve storm response and power restoration. The company plans 100 stations statewide by 2027, aiming to cut outage times, save customers money, and boost safety during severe weather. Local residents could see faster, more targeted repairs after future storms.
   

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📸 Around Clare

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clare

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Clare Pioneers vs Mount Pleasant Sacred Heartfighting Irish
  Brookwood Athletic complex, 688 Ann Arbor Trail, Clare
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Crafts with Caroline: Book Vase with Flowers
  Pere Marquette District Library Adult Events , 185 E. 4th Street , Clare
  1:00 pm
• St. Louis JV Softball @ Clare
  Clare High School , 306 Schoolcrest Ave , Clare
  4:00 pm
• St. Louis JV Baseball @ Clare
  Clare High School , 306 Schoolcrest Ave , Clare
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Minecraft Club
  Pere Marquette District Library , 185 E 4th St , Clare
  3:30 pm
• Clare Invitation Track Meet
  Brookwood Athletic complex , 688 Ann Arbor Trail , Clare
  4:30 pm
• Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor & Skills Course (HYBRID)
  Camp Rotary , 3201 S Clare Ave , Clare
  6:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Adult Ukulele Class
  Pere Marquette District Library Adult Events , 185 E. 4th Street , Clare
  6:00 pm

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📣 Clare Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Story Learning with Tony
  CRDL-Faith Johnston Memorial Library , 4035 N Mission Rd , Rosebush
  10:30 am
• Scrap Paper Seedlings
  Coleman Area Library , 111 1st St , Coleman
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Track and Field vs. Meridian High School
  FARWELL AREA SCHOOLS , 9555 S Old State Ave , Farwell
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Crafts with Caroline: Book Vase with Flowers
  Pere Marquette District Library Adult Events , 185 E. 4th Street , Clare
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Worker at Mid Michigan Clare in Clare. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Clare. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clare here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Harrison

• 25590 Sun Sail Ct, Harrison Township, MI 48045 (realtor.com)

Beaverton

• Prep Roundup: Chemics sweep, Chargers win in baseball (ourmidland.com)

Mount Pleasant

• State Sen. Roger Hauck announces re-election bid for 34th District seat (mlive.com)
• Freeze warnings join flood warnings for areas of Michigan (detroitnews.com)
• Unhoused man gets prison time for prolonged assault of woman in tent (themorningsun.com)

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Ok Clare! 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: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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