🌱 Seasonal Sparkles and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Seasonal Sparkles

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 44, low: 31.
• Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dowling

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday November 17

• Seasonal Sparkles →
  Seasonal Grille, 150 W State St, Hastings
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veterans Day Memorial →
  Tyden Park, 304 N Broadway St, Hastings
  10:00 am
• 6th Boys Basketball vs Parchment Middle School →
  Delton-Kellogg Middle School (Middle School Gym), 10425 Panther Pride Dr, Delton
  4:00 pm
• 7th Boys Basketball vs Parchment Middle School →
  Delton-Kellogg Middle School (Middle School Gym), 10425 Panther Pride Dr, Delton
  5:00 pm
• 8th Boys Basketball vs Parchment Middle School →
  Delton-Kellogg Middle School (Middle School Gym), 10425 Panther Pride Dr, Delton
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Bing Higbee at Clearstream Rehab and Nursing Center →
  Clearstream Rehab and Nursing Center, 240 E North St., Hastings
  2:30 pm
• Rock’s Mobile Craft Studio Annual Christmas Wreath Workshop →
  The Jefferson, 103 West State Street, Hastings
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Dryland Sled Dog Racing →
  Charlton Park, 2545 S. Charlton Park Rd., Hastings
• Charlton Park Dryland Battle Sled Dog Race →
  Hastings MI
  9:00 am
• Riders in the Sky at HPAC
  Central Elementary School Hastings, MI 49058
  7:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Moo-Ville Sparkles A Monthly Event 3rd Mondays at 9:30 am →
  MOO-ville Creamery, 5875 S M-66, Nashville
  9:30 am
• 7th Boys Basketball vs Galesburg-Augusta Middle School →
  Delton-Kellogg Middle School (Middle School Gym), 10425 Panther Pride Dr, Delton
  4:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Happy Monday!
  Mild, above-normal temps continue through Wednesday, with highs in the 50s to low 60s. Rain chances increase Wednesday evening through Friday, with… (Nextdoor )

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Hastings. Apply here.
• Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Hastings. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dowling here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Delton

• Craig A. Hook (sanilaccountynews.com)
• Michigan awards nearly $10 million to help 200-plus districts mentor new educators (midmichigannow.com)

Battle Creek

• Battle Creek hears BCPD presentation on Flock cameras, rules and new transparency portal (wwmt.com)
• Feds take over case of Michigan man busted in fake gold sting operation in Avon (chroniclet.com)
• Battle Creek's Most Dangerous Intersections in 2025: Stay Alert! (michiganautolaw.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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