🌱 Board Meeting and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Fire Board Meeting at Gaines Township Hall
• Board Meeting at Gaines Township Hall
• Board of Zoning Appeals at Gaines Township Hall

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Showers around in the p.m., temps: high: 73, low: 61.
• Thursday: Breezy with occasional rain, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gaines

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 5
• Fire Board Meeting →
  Gaines Township Hall, 9155 W. Grand Blanc rd, Gaines
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Board Meeting →
  Gaines Township Hall, 9155 W. Grand Blanc rd, Gaines
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Gaines Township Hall, 9155 W. Grand Blanc rd, Gaines
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Planning Commission →
  Gaines Township Hall, 9155 W. Grand Blanc rd, Gaines
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Watercolor Painting
  Durand Senior Center, 8618 E Lansing Rd, Durand
  1:00 pm
• Byron ~ Wooden Pumpkin Craft →
  124 Lehring Rd, Byron
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• FFA Regional Recreation
  Perry High School
  5:45 pm
Saturday October 3
• Durand HarvestFest →
  Durand Memorial Library, 700 N. Saginaw St., Durand
  1:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Cardio Drumming
  Durand Senior Center, 8618 E Lansing Rd, Durand
  10:30 am
• Byron ~ Story Time →
  124 Lehring Rd, Byron
  1:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Byron ~ Taste the World →
  124 Lehring Rd, Byron
  3:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• FFA Fall Leadership Conference
  Crowne Plaza , Lansing
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Meijer posted a job opening for Part Time Cashier in Swartz Creek. Apply here.
• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Kitchen Team Member in Lennon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaines here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Excellence in Education: Avery Whitten (fox17online.com)

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• Vote for the top Michigan high school football video highlight from Week 5 (mlive.com)
• Grand Blanc Township LDS church begins to rebuild after deadly attack (detroitnews.com)

Fenton

• Vote for the Flint-area Athlete of the Week for Sept. 21-27 (mlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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