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🌱 Lincoln River Watershed Meeting and 11 more events
Coming up on the Fountain Patch calendar: Preserved!

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Preserved! at LaFontsee Galleries
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
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- Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 63, low: 34.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fountain
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★ Featured events ★
- Preserved! →
LaFontsee Galleries, 1504 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids
5:30 pm - Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
📣 Fountain Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lincoln River Watershed Meeting →
Victory Township Hall, 4411 North Stiles Road, Scottville
9:00 am - H.G. Bacon Award Program
Mason County Central High School Scottville, MI 49454
7:00 pm - Marion Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Mason County Eastern →
Mason County Eastern High School, 18 Custer Rd, Custer
7:00 pm - Marion at Mason County Eastern →
Mason County Eastern High School, 18 S Main St, Custer
7:00 pm - Ludington JV Football @ Hart →
Hart High School, 300 Johnson St, Hart
6:00 pm - Whitehall JV Football @ Ludington →
Ludington High School, 508 N Washington Ave, Ludington
6:00 pm - Big Sable River Macroinvertebrate Sampling →
Meet Across from Docs, 9121 U.S. 31, Free Soil
9:00 am - Hesperia at Mason County Central →
Mason County Central High School, 300 W Broadway St, Scottville
7:00 pm - Lincoln River Macroinvertebrate Sampling →
West Shore Community College - CTE, 3000 North Stiles Road, Scottville
9:00 am - Brethren at Mason County Eastern →
Mason County Eastern High School, 18 S Main St, Custer
6:30 pm - Calvary Christian at Mason County Eastern →
Mason County Eastern High School, 18 S Main St, Custer
6:00 pm - The Wizard of Oz →
Center Stage Theater - West Shore Community College, 3000 N Stiles Rd, Scottville
7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- GPM Investments, LLC posted a job opening for Cashier/Sales Associate - Store 5791 in Scottville. Apply here.
- West Shore Community College posted a job opening for Learn to Skate Assistant Coach in Scottville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fountain here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ludington
- JCI Ludington to host third annual mini golf trick-or-treat event (masoncountypress.com)
- Ludington rolls over Oakridge in four sets in West Michigan Conference volleyball match (localsportsjournal.com)
- ITC explains Copperton grid project, seeks local feedback (ourmidland.com)
Manistee
- Wrecking Balls stays unbeaten in Manistee fall kickball league (manisteenews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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