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Hello Clawson! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What illnesses are Clawson doctors seeing most in patients this week?
• How did Clawson's football team fare in Friday night's matchup?
• Why did Clawson decide to drop controversial Flock camera technology?

Also on today's calendar: Royal Oak Garden Club Annual Perennial Exchange and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Rain, a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 61 degrees.
• Sunday: A little rain in the morning, temps: high: 67, low: 53.
• Monday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What's Going Around in Metro Detroit: Asthma flare-ups, gastrointestinal illnesses, COVID (arcpublishing.com) — If you live in Clawson, local MinuteClinic staff are seeing more viral sore throats and tonsillitis right now, and they urge careful handwashing and avoiding shared drinks. Across Oakland County and Metro Detroit, doctors also report rising asthma flare-ups, COVID, flu, and other respiratory and gastrointestinal bugs as kids return to school, making basic precautions especially important.
   

• Michigan high school football final scores from Friday, Sept. 18 (bigrapidsnews.com) — Clawson football fans will want to know the Trojans fell to Algonac, 58–13, in Week 4 action Friday night. The roundup also lists dozens of other high school scores from across Michigan, giving local readers a sense of how neighboring programs are faring this season.
   

• Flock cameras help Shelby Twp. police nab suspect in muliple Ulta store thefts (macombdaily.com) — Clawson is among several southeast Michigan communities that recently cut ties with Flock license-plate cameras over privacy concerns, even as Shelby Township police credit the system with helping catch suspects in an alleged multi-state Ulta theft ring. The case highlights the tradeoff local communities are weighing between investigative tools and residents' worries about constant vehicle tracking.
   

📸 Around Clawson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clawson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Royal Oak Garden Club Annual Perennial Exchange →
  Leo Mahany / Harold Meininger Senior Community Center, 3500 Marais Ave, Royal Oak
  9:00 am
Friday September 25
• LOCAL FILM PREMIERE: Ghost In The Closet Brings a Paranormal Comedy to Royal Oak's Five15 →
  Five15 Media, Mojo and More, 600 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 20
• Love Wins Brunch →
  Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S Main St, Clawson
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Fall Claws N Paws Festival →
  Clawson City Park, Clawson Park, 935 N Custer Ave, Clawson
  3:00 pm
• Fall Claws N' Paws Festival →
  City Park, Clawson
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Talk 'N Tacos →
  Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 South Main Street, Clawson

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 19
• Gilda's Walk & 5K Run →
  Royal Oak High School, 1500 Lexington Blvd, Royal Oak
  8:00 am
• Drop In Exercise Classes - Saturday Cardio Drum Class →
  9:30 am
• Heritage Rooms - Museum Open House →
  10:00 am
• Heritage Rooms Open House (Historical Commission) →
  City Hall, 300 West 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights
  10:00 am
• Rev'N in the Heights Community Event & Car Show →
  City Hall, 300 West 13 Mile Road, Madison Heights
  10:00 am
• Berkley Touch a Truck →
  Berkley Community Center, 2400 Robina, Berkley
  10:00 am
• Fly and Remember →
  Starr Jaycee Park, 1321 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak
  10:00 am
• A Ballet Forest Adventure Story Time and Dance: Family →
  Royal Oak Public Library, Royal Oak
  10:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Royal Oak

• Brother Rice grad J. Chris Newberg's laughs lead the metro area's busy music weekend (theoaklandpress.com)
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Ferndale

• Uber Driver Killed In Oakland County Drunk Driving Crash: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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