🌱 Meet the Grosse Pointe Woods resident now shaping Michigan’s appeals system

Good day Grosse Pointe Woods! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Grosse Pointe Woods resident now shaping Michigan’s appeals system

Also on today's calendar: Miniature Painting Class and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a polar bear in the jungle ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
• Saturday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gov. Whitmer makes appointments (legalnews.com) — A Grosse Pointe Woods resident, John Hiemstra, has been appointed to the Michigan Appellate Defender Commission, representing the Michigan Court of Appeals through 2029. His selection comes alongside other statewide appointments by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, giving the Woods a direct voice in Michigan’s indigent appellate defense system.
   

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📸 Around Grosse Pointe Woods

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe Woods

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Utica Ford Varsity Baseball @ Grosse Pointe North
  Grosse Pointe North High School, 707 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Library Book Sale
  City of Harper Woods , 19617 Harper Ave , Harper Woods
  1:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Library Book Sale
  City of Harper Woods , 19617 Harper Ave , Harper Woods
  1:00 pm
• Miniature Painting Class
  Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch , 20680 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Woods
  2:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Heritage Collection Building: Boxes in the Attic - Digitize your collection
  Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch , 20680 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Woods
  6:30 pm

Friday May 1

• Anchor Bay Varsity Softball @ Grosse Pointe North
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Romeo Freshman Baseball @ Grosse Pointe North
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  4:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Grosse Pointe North Norsemen vs University Liggett Knights
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• Milk River Drainage Board Meeting
  St. Clair Shores, MI Calendar , 20001 Pleasant St. , St. Clair Shores
  10:00 am
• 1,000 Hours Outside: Earth Day Clean Up
  Grosse Pointe Public Library -- Ewald Branch , 15175 E Jefferson Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  4:30 pm
• Allen Dennard
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe , 97 Kercheval Ave , Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
• Matilda the Musical
  Schaap Center , 15001 E Jefferson Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Harper Woods

• How Cass Tech preps future college football players academically (freep.com)
• $110,000 Michigan Lottery Fantasy 5 Double Play winner has one month left to claim (lotterypost.com)

Grosse Pointe Farms

• David Fenske, MD (wsjm.com)
• Joy Charlene Emery (grossepointenews.com)
• Grosse Pointe Park attorney charged with counts, accused of putting family members' faces on child porn (audacy.com)

Grosse Pointe

• Metro Detroit Lawyer Charged With Child Porn: Prosecutor (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: LOST (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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