🌱 Patch AM: How did Ferndale football rack up a 74-0 statement win?

What's up Ferndale! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Ferndale football rack up a 74-0 statement win?
• Why did Ferndale walk away from Flock license plate cameras?
• Are Amazon's buzzing delivery drones headed over more Ferndale homes?

Also on today's calendar: EXPO MICHIGAN MARKETPLACE local pop up shops and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ferndale puts on historic performance to beat Avondale, maintain pole position in OAA Gold (theoaklandpress.com) — Ferndale's Eagles football team just delivered a record-setting 74-0 home win, cementing first place in the OAA Gold and outscoring league opponents 172-0 so far. With dominant offense, multiple return scores, and a smothering defense, they now head on the road to face Pontiac and then Royal Oak in key divisional matchups.
   

• Prison time for misuse? New bills target Flock cameras in Michigan (audacy.com) — Michigan lawmakers are proposing new limits and penalties on how police and neighborhoods use Flock license plate reader cameras, including short data-retention rules and criminal charges for misuse. Ferndale is among several communities that have already stopped using the system, as cities across Metro Detroit debate privacy, oversight, and whether these cameras fit their values.
   

• Amazon delivery drones 'sound like flying lawn mowers' over Texas suburb — and frustrated residents warn it's 'about to happen all over the country' (moneywise.com) — Residents in Ferndale and Auburn Hills are reporting constant buzzing from Amazon's Prime Air delivery drones, comparing the noise to lawn mowers or swarms of bees. As Amazon rapidly expands drone service nationwide, locals are pressing officials and the company for changes, worried about quality-of-life impacts and even potential effects on property values.
   

📸 Around Ferndale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ferndale

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 29
• Ferndale City Hall Presentation →
  Ferndale City Hall, 300 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Soccer vs Bridge Academy West
  Ferndale Middle School Ferndale, MI 48220
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball vs Derby Middle (Away)
  Derby Middle School, 1300 Derby Rd, Birmingham
  4:45 pm
• Varsity Boys Soccer (A) vs Centerline
  Center Line High School, 26300 Arsenal St, Center Line
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Cross Country vs North Hills Away
  North Hills Middle School, 3456 Lahser Rd, Bloomfield Township
  4:45 pm
• Boys' Varsity Soccer Senior Night vs. Harper Woods
  Ferndale High School Stadium
  5:30 pm
• UHS Girl's Volleyball vs Harper Woods High School (Home Game)
  University High School, 2521 Bermuda St, Ferndale
  7:00 pm
• UHS Girl's Volleyball Harper Woods HS (Home Game)
  UHS (Coolidge) - University HS Gym
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Varsity Boys Soccer (H) vs Algonac
  Hazel Park High School, 23400 Hughes Ave, Hazel Park
  4:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Free Wine Tasting - October Wine Club →
  Western Market, 447 West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale
Friday October 2
• Y2Litty W/ Litty Committee | WLW Y2K Party →
  Orchid Theatre, 141 West Nine Mile Road, Ferndale
  10:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• EXPO MICHIGAN MARKETPLACE local pop up shops →
  EXPO MICHIGAN MARKETPLACE 29504 Seven Mile, Livonia, MI
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Hazel Park. Apply here.
• The Henry Ford Health System posted a job opening for Optical Lab Manufacturing Tech - Full time - Oak Park in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ferndale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hazel Park

• 20 Safest Michigan Cities 2026 (banana1015.com)
• Art in Michigan—The Art Geography of Michigan (newcity.com)

Oak Park

• Oakland County Man Arrested After Threatening To Burn Down Catholic Church: Police (patch.com)
• Football Roundup: North Farmington hands South Lyon first LVC loss, beats Lions in OT (theoaklandpress.com)
• Oakland County community events happening Sept. 27 and beyond (theoaklandpress.com)

Ok Ferndale! 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: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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