🌱 Monster Truck Throwdown and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
• Senior Citizen Luncheon (RWE Cafeteria) at Hartford Alternative Education
• JV Football @ White Pigeon (A) at HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain, with a high of 72 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 66, low: 42.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hartford

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
  2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• October Monthly Meeting - Join Us In Person Or Online →
  Van Buren Intermediate School District, 490 South Paw Paw Street, Lawrence
  4:30 pm
• Bangor Public Schools SOC B V Away Coloma High School →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  6:00 pm
• Bangor Public Schools FB B JV Away Dansville High School →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Picture Day
  Coloma Junior High School Coloma, MI 49038
  7:30 am
• Bangor Public Schools FB B V Home Dansville High School (@ Lawrence →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Bangor - Spice Club - Mexican: Tuna salad →
  Bangor MI
• Bangor - Fab Lab - Apple Volcano Experiment →
  Bangor MI
  10:00 am
• Bangor Public Schools SOC B V Away Comstock →
  Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
  6:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Van Buren Intermediate School District posted a job opening for Resource Room Teacher - Bert Goens Learning Center Beginning 2026-27 School Year in Lawrence. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Paw Paw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coloma

• Soccer Recap: Bangor Sets Scoring Season-High Against Coloma (maxpreps.com)

Paw Paw

• Michigan Works! to Host Two October Hiring Events in Cassopolis and Paw Paw, Connecting Job Seekers with Local Employers (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
• Paw Paw Township provides funds to purchase lifesaving equipment (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
• Paw Paw tennis team beats Three River (wilcoxnewspapers.com)

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-- 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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