🌱 Patch AM: Can you help house rescued goats and sheep north of Flint?

Hi there, Flint! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can you help house rescued goats and sheep north of Flint?
• How Flint's resources helped launch a small‑town grad all the way to MIT
• How Flint's Firebirds spoiled Saginaw's sold-out home opener.

Also on today's calendar: GUEST- Turning Pain Into Purpose - Stories of Recovery, Resilience & Hope and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Monday: Cool with variable cloudiness, temps: high: 61, low: 49.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sheriff seeking help for surviving farm animals after sheep found dead on abandoned property (mlive.com) — Just north of Flint, Genesee County deputies found dead and starving farm animals on an abandoned Mt. Morris Township property, and now they're urgently seeking rescues or residents who can house surviving goats and sheep. Animal control lacks long-term farm capacity, so locals able to help are asked to contact Genesee County Animal Care while investigators pursue possible animal neglect charges.
   

• A life of learning: One graduate's journey from small Michigan town to MIT (mlive.com) — A standout Flushing High School graduate who took multivariate calculus at the University of Michigan‑Flint and grew up visiting Flint's children's and Sloan museums is now starting at MIT. Her journey blends STEM rigor, music, tennis, and community service, showing how Genesee County resources helped launch her from local libraries and museums to world‑class research opportunities.
   

• Bate scores first OHL goal, Spirit fall to Firebirds in home opener Saturday (wnem.com) — Flint hockey fans can celebrate as the Firebirds edged Saginaw 5-4 in the Spirit's home opener, powered by a hat trick from Xavier Tessier and strong goaltending by Mason Courville. The back-and-forth matchup saw Flint erase multiple deficits before locking down the third period for their first win of the OHL season.
   

📸 Around Flint

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Flint

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Open Office Hours - Flint →
  Berston Field House, 3300 Saginaw St., Flint
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 21
• GUEST- Turning Pain Into Purpose - Stories of Recovery, Resilience & Hope →
  3139 Hogarth Ave, 3139 Hogarth Avenue, Flint
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Fall, 2026 Meet & Greet →
  Gloria Coles Flint Public Library, 1026 East Kearsley Street, Flint
• Exploring Autumn →
  Flint Children's Museum, 1602 University Avenue, Flint
  12:00 pm
• Tuesday Bike Night →
  Genesee County Parks Office, 5045 E. Stanley Rd, Flint
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Puppy Pals →
  Flint Children's Museum, 1602 University Avenue, Flint
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Immerse Entrepreneurial & Small Business Summit →
  Riverfront Banquet Center – University of Michigan-Flint, 1 Riverfront Plaza, Flint
  8:30 am
• Storybook Explorations →
  Flint Children's Museum, 1602 University Avenue, Flint
  1:00 pm
• Leroy at Market Tap →
  Market Tap, 300 East 1st Street, Flint
  6:30 pm
• Leroy Live at Market Tap →
  Market Tap, 300 East 1st Street, Flint
  6:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Friday Science Lab →
  Flint Children's Museum, 1602 University Avenue, Flint
  12:00 pm
• Friday Night Drop in Golf →
  Swartz Creek Golf Course, 1902 Hammerburg Rd, Flint
  5:00 pm

📣 Flint Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We try to look out for our neighbors.
  Our next door neighbors Derek & Sheila have been so helpful . Always there if we need something. NOW THAT A GREAT NEIGHBORS. (Nextdoor Covert Rd)
• Thought for today.
  Cold raining day ahead of us. Please don't let the dreary day get you down, but remember you have sunshine in your heart. So shine on today, give… (Nextdoor Farnumwood)

• Brinker International posted a job opening for QA/Expeditor - Flint Chili's in Flint. Apply here.
• Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Flint. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flint here.

🗞 Nearby News

Burton

• Fake Power Shutoff Notices Circulating in Burton (banana1015.com)
• Two Flint Women Rescued After U.P. Trail Hike (wcrz.com)
• Grand Blanc LDS church will begin rebuild one year after the attack (abc12.com)

Grand Blanc

• Local Heroes: The gift of sweet treats (midmichigannow.com)
• See the Flint-area football scoreboard for Week 4 (mlive.com)
• BC Exteriors Outlines the Role of Roof Coatings in Commercial Roof Preservation (gainesville.com)

Ok Flint! 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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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