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🌱 Patch AM: Dementia Friendly Dexter. Why Should We All Be Dementia Friendly? and 10 more events

Also check out Beginner-Friendly Fall Crochet Class on the Dexter Patch calendar

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Hi Dexter! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Beginner-Friendly Fall Crochet Class at Ann Arbor Artist Studios Address: 4844 Jackson Rd Ste 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  • Android Phones & Tablets at Dexter District Library
  • Drop-In Toddler Story Time at Dexter District Library

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A passing shower, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
  • Wednesday: Cooler with sun and clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.

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  • For all of you who looked at the photos of the monarch butterfly caterpillars on my milkweed, I have an update.
    I have never found a chrysalis in this flowerbed. I was gathering nasturtium seeds from my front bed ( which is about done for the season), and look… (Nextdoor Westridge of Dexter)
  • Hi neighbors,
    ​I'm hoping someone can recommend a reliable and responsive plumber. I recently had a plumber come out to swap out the anode rod on my water heater. … (Nextdoor Carriage Hills)
  • Graco, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Coordinator in Dexter. Apply here.
  • The Buckle, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight Coordinator (Full Time) in Ann Arbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelsea

  • Lyndon Twp: Notice of Planning Commission Hearing 10/29/26 (thesuntimesnews.com)
  • Monroe County Region high school sports schedule for Oct. 12-18 (freep.com)

Ann Arbor

  • The Meat Byproducts Hiding In Your Favorite Deli Dishes (And Why It's A Good Thing) (tastingtable.com)
  • Impressions of Michigan's transfers, freshmen and returning stars in exhibition opener (mlive.com)
  • Historical family letters date back 165 years (record-bee.com)

Ok Dexter! 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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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