🌱 Elk Rapids ends 28-year soccer title drought in double overtime
Elk Rapids, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Elk Rapids! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Elk Rapids ends 28-year soccer title drought in double overtime
- Red Kettle campaign brings holiday giving to Elk Rapids' Village Market
Also on today's calendar: Elk Rapids Players Presents Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 37 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 41, low: 33.
- Friday: Showers of rain and snow, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PK thriller, OT heroics, historic 3-peat: Relive Michigan's 2026 boys soccer state finals (mlive.com) — Elk Rapids ended a 28-year boys soccer championship drought with a 1-0 victory over Williamston at Grand Ledge on Saturday. Noah Liggett scored with two minutes left in double overtime, delivering the Elks' first state title since 1998 on a day that crowned four Michigan champions. 
• Ring the Bell. Change a Life. Help The Salvation Army of Petoskey Reach Its $140,000 Red Kettle Campaign Goal (salvationarmyusa.org) — Elk Rapids residents can support the Salvation Army's $140,000 regional Red Kettle campaign at Village Market through Christmas Eve. Elk Rapids Rotary is helping ring bells, and the organization is seeking more volunteers and paid ringers. Donations support food, housing and utility assistance across Antrim, Charlevoix and Emmet counties.
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★ Featured events ★
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Pearl Jewelry Workshop →
Short’s Brewing Company – Pull Barn, 211 Industrial Park, Elk Rapids
6:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Saucin' Days →
M-88 Home Farm Market, 4620 N M88, Central Lake
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Storytime at the Elk Rapids Library
Elk Rapids District Library, 300 Isle of Pines, Elk Rapids
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Tech Help at The Library
Elk Rapids District Library, 300 Isle of Pines, Elk Rapids
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RIBBON CUTTING at New Elk Rapids Compost Station
Elk Rapids Chamber, 8228 Herrman Rd., Elk Rapids
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Homework Lab at the Elk Rapids District Library
Elk Rapids District Library, 300 Isle of Pines, Elk Rapids
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Fly Tying Thursday at Ethanology
Elk Rapids Chamber, 127 Ames St, Elk Rapids
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Elk Rapids Players Presents Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" →
Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall, Elk Rapids
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Elk Rapids Players Presents Lionel Bart's "Oliver!" →
Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall, Elk Rapids
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Lions Football + Food Competitions →
Short’s Brewing Company – Pull Barn, 211 Industrial Park, Elk Rapids
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Mug Club Mondays at the Pull Barn →
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Mug Club Mondays at the Pull Barn! →
Short’s Brewing Company – Pull Barn, 211 Industrial Park, Elk Rapids
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- Chef Charles has outstanding food.
Everything is homemade, the quality of the food and the people can’t be outdone. I visit there often. You can’t go wrong. I’d encourage anybody who… (Nextdoor Elk Rapids)
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Traverse City. Apply here.
- Meijer posted a job opening for Starbucks Barista Afternoons in Traverse City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elk Rapids here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Brooke Mancusi Wins Orion Cup for Third, Consecutive Year (eurodressage.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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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