🌱 VBCDP Offices and Hours and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Monster Truck Throwdown
• VBCDP Offices and Hours at Van Buren Dems Hartford Office
• Senior Citizen Luncheon (RWE Cafeteria) at Hartford Alternative Education

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
• Thursday: Rain, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hartford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 24
• Monster Truck Throwdown →
  Hartford Speedway, 301 Bowie St, Hartford
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• VBCDP Offices and Hours →
  Van Buren Dems Hartford Office, 6 W Main Street, Hartford
  10:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Senior Citizen Luncheon (RWE Cafeteria)
  Hartford Alternative Education Hartford, MI 49057
  1:00 pm
• JV Football @ White Pigeon (A)
  HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Hartford, MI 49057
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Bud Smokers Only Music Festival by Bone Thugs N Harmony →
  Hartford Speedway, 301 Bowie Street, Hartford
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Bangor Public Schools VLB G V Home White Pigeon Jr/Sr HS →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  5:30 pm
• Solar & Battery Storage: the Good, the Bad, and the Zoning Options →
  Van Buren ISD Conference Center, 490 S Paw Paw Street, Lawrence
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Bangor - Family Story Time - Theme: Grand Parents day →
  Bangor MI
  10:00 am
• Bangor Public Schools XC BG MS Away SW10 MEET @ Bangor →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  4:30 pm
• Bangor Public Schools XC BG V Away SW10 MEET @ Bangor →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  5:00 pm
• Bangor Public Schools FB B MS Away Marcellus Middle School →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  5:00 pm
• 2nd Semester Academic Awards
  Coloma High School Coloma, MI 49038
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Watervliet. Apply here.
• Van Buren Intermediate School District posted a job opening for Speech and Language Pathologist (Center-Based Program & Local District Services) Beginning August 2026 in Lawrence. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coloma

• Monday Sports – Gibbs scores 3 TD's in Lions 31-24 win over Jets (wirx.com)

Paw Paw

• Kids returning to class, supply donation needs met after Dix Street Elementary fire (wwmt.com)

South Haven

• South Haven school leaders come together to evacuate employees from East Jordan Plastics fire (abc57.com)
• SHAES thanks community, supporting agencies following massive fire on Friday (wsjm.com)
• Should you pay off my mortgage early? (wwmt.com)

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