Community Corner
🌱 How Grand Ledge’s Cooper Kim struck gold on the world stage
Also, don't miss Wild, Weird, Wacky Carved Pumpkins & Gourds on the Grand Ledge Patch calendar

Hello Grand Ledge! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How Grand Ledge's Cooper Kim struck gold on the world stage
Also on today's calendar: Forgotten Island and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
- Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
- Thursday: Breezy, a.m. showers; cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG Paris World Challenge Cup • USA Gymnastics (usagym.org) — Grand Ledge gymnast Cooper Kim, now competing for Stanford, captured gold on horizontal bar at the Paris World Challenge Cup, edging top international rivals. His performance, alongside multiple medals from U.S. teammate Izzy Stassi and others, highlights how local talent is making an impact on the global gymnastics stage and bringing international recognition back to Grand Ledge.
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📸 Around Grand Ledge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Ledge
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★ Featured events ★
- Wild, Weird, Wacky Carved Pumpkins & Gourds →
Grand Ledge Area District Library, Grand Ledge
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Forgotten Island →
Grand Ledge Sun Theatre, 316 South Bridge Street, Grand Ledge
7:00 pm - CHAMBER EVENT: Grand Ledge Beer Fest →
Fitzgerald Field, Grand Ledge - Fall Festival Fun at GLADL →
Grand Ledge MI - Grand Ledge Beer Fest →
Fitzgerald Field, Grand Ledge - Beer Fest →
Grand Ledge, MI Calendar, Access off of West River Street, Grand Ledge - Grand Ledge Fall Festival →
Grand Ledge MI - Hammered Dulcimer Concert during the Fall Festival →
Grand Ledge MI - CHAMBER EVENT: Grand Ledge Fall Festival →
Grand Ledge MI - Fall Festival →
Grand Ledge, MI Calendar, 525 E. River St., Grand Ledge - Haunted 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Grand Ledge, MI (40) →
Grand Ledge MI
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
📣 Grand Ledge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- ACMH 36th Annual Conference: We Are the Eyes of the World →
The MTG Space, 4039 Legacy Parkway, Lansing
8:00 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Production/Cook in Grand Ledge. Apply here.
- Morrie's Auto Group posted a job opening for Automotive Accounting Assistant-Grand Ledge Ford in Grand Ledge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Ledge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lansing
- Lansing gas prices drop 27 cents this week (wlns.com)
- Ingham County's last day of home hazardous waste collection Tuesday (wlns.com)
- Niowave to expand Mid-Michigan operations, boosting cancer therapy production (wilx.com)
Ok Grand Ledge! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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