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🌱 Patch AM: Why kids in The Village are pledging to ‘walk their wheels’
And check out Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the Grosse Pointe Patch calendar
Hi Grosse Pointe! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why kids in The Village are pledging to 'walk their wheels'
- How quick teamwork saved two boaters off Grosse Pointe's shoreline
- How Grosse Pointers can help save a rare prairie nearby
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, showers around; warm, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
- Friday: A little morning rain, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
- Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Walk Your Wheels kicks off with giveaway (grossepointenews.com) — Kids in the City of Grosse Pointe recently pledged to walk, not ride, their bikes and scooters through The Village in exchange for a chance to win new bikes, helmets and locks. Funded by a regional crisis intervention grant, the giveaway supports bike safety education and positive interactions between public safety officers and families across the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods. 
• DNR: Father and son rescued after they became stranded in Lake St. Clair (themorningsun.com) — A father and son were rescued from Lake St. Clair after their boat became disabled about three miles off the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, leaving both in cold water and suffering hypothermia. DNR conservation officers and the U.S. Coast Guard located them using 911 and hotline information, brought them ashore at the yacht club, and urged local boaters to take extra safety precautions in chilly fall conditions.
• Preserving the Sibley Prairie (grossepointenews.com) — Members of the Rotary Club of Grosse Pointe recently heard from Wayne County Conservation District director Connie Boris about why protecting the nearby Sibley Prairie matters to southeast Michigan. She explained the prairie's rare habitat, the threat from development, and how residents can support the all-volunteer Save Sibley Prairie Coalition's efforts to permanently preserve the 440-acre site.
📸 Around Grosse Pointe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe
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★ Featured events ★
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Planet D Nonet →
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
6:30 pm - Grosse Pointe Theatre's Les Misérables →
Schaap Center, 15001 E. Jefferson Ave., Grosse Pointe Park
2:00 pm - Groupe de Conversation October →
Village Grille, 16930 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Park
6:00 pm - The GUD Band →
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
6:30 pm - Russ Macklem →
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
6:00 pm - Music From Mozart to Mercury →
Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, 17150 Maumee Avenue, Grosse Pointe
4:00 pm - Russ Macklem →
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
6:30 pm - The GUD Band →
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, 97 Kercheval St, Grosse Pointe Farms
6:30 pm - Free Trunk or Treat →
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
2:30 pm
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
📣 Grosse Pointe Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Oak Park Girls JV Volleyball @ Harper Woods →
Harper Woods High School, 20225 Beaconsfield St, Harper Woods
7:00 pm - Living On (Grosse Pointe Farms) →
The Helm at the Boll Life Center, 158 Ridge Road, Grosse Pointe Farms
10:00 am - Fall Plant Exchange →
Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar, Barrington and Windmill Pointe Drive, Grosse Pointe Park
9:30 am - Sonic Freeway at Grosse Pointe Woods Fall Fest →
Grosse Pointe Woods MI
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ETA: I HAVE ADDED THE PROOF TO BACK MY POST.
Michigan SNAP will increase oct 1, 2026. A single person will receive a 8 dollar increase and a 4 person home will get a 29 dollar increase making… (Nextdoor Cornerstone Village)
- Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
- Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Restaurant General Manager in Harper Woods. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grosse Pointe Park
- Home, gun and car safety freebies (grossepointenews.com)
- Woods getting access to school cameras (grossepointenews.com)
- Park resident achieves improbable golf feat (grossepointenews.com)
Grosse Pointe Farms
- War Memorial breaks ground on theater (grossepointenews.com)
Grosse Pointe Woods
- Woods ready for the season (grossepointenews.com)
- Campaign office grand opening is Thursday (grossepointenews.com)
Ok Grosse Pointe! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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