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Good morning to you Howell! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Thinking of building a plane? Zenith's Howell workshop might decide it.
- How are Charyl Stockwell Academy's demographics shifting for Howell families?
- What illnesses are Howell-area doctors seeing most this week?
Also on today's calendar: Healing Revolution Stem Cell Educational Seminar and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun, a shower; breezy, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Zenith Workshops and Fly-In Returning to Michigan (generalaviationnews.com) — A hands-on Zenith Aircraft workshop and informal fly-in are headed to Livingston County Airport in Howell on October 9–10, 2026, giving locals a chance to try building a rudder section from a kit. Space is limited and fees apply, but aviation enthusiasts can also simply fly or drive in, camp, and connect with other Zenith builders and pilots. 
• Charyl Stockwell Academy enrolled 10 Hispanic students in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com) — Charyl Stockwell Academy's district, headquartered in Howell, now enrolls just 10 Hispanic students at its main academy campus, only 1.4% of 696 students for 2024-25. The share of Hispanic students has steadily declined over the past decade, even as overall enrollment grew. Statewide test data show persistent achievement gaps between Hispanic, Black, and white students.
• What's Going Around in Metro Detroit: Dehydration, heat-related illnesses, tick bites, cyclosporiasis (clickondetroit.com) — Doctors across Metro Detroit, including a Howell family medicine practice, report sinus infections and a rise in poison ivy cases in Livingston County. The broader region is also seeing dehydration, heat-related illness, various respiratory viruses, GI bugs, and sports injuries, with physicians urging good hydration, handwashing, and up-to-date physicals and vaccines as school and fall sports ramp up.
📸 Around Howell
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Howell
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★ Featured events ★
- Healing Revolution Stem Cell Educational Seminar →
SERVPRO of Northwest Genesee County, Fenton, Lapeer, and Grand Blanc, 4250 Lennon Rd, Flint
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- Back to School Night
Hartland High School Howell, MI 48843
5:30 pm - CH - PTO PITA WAY FOODRAISER
Challenger Elementary School PITA WAY
4:00 pm - Football (H) v Oxford - HAYAA
Hartland High School Howell, MI 48843
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 Howell Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 Brighton Farmers Market
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Located at the City's Municipal Parking Lot located at 200 N. First Street in downtown Brighton.
8:00 am - Auditions for Mary Poppins →
Fowlerville Senior Center, 203 N Collins St, Fowlerville
10:00 am - Unified Worship Service
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 300 E Grand River, Brighton
10:00 am - Whitmore Lake Farmers Market →
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Northfield Community Park, just north of the Whitmore Lake Post Office (9725 Main St., Whitmore Lake)
10:00 am - Honor & Fairway 2026 Golf Outing
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Oak Pointe Country Club 4500 Club Drive, Brighton, MI 48116.
8:00 am - Fowlerville Board of Education, School Board Meeting →
Fowlerville Community Schools 7677 West Sharpe Rd Fowlerville, MI 48836
7:00 pm - 223 Wrestling, LLC →
Fowlerville High School 700 N. Grand Ave, Fowlerville, MI 48836
7:00 pm - Referral Group - Midday Connect
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce 218 E. Grand River Brighton, MI 48116 Conference Room on the first floor
11:30 am - CareGivers Connection
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Community Bible Church 7372 Grand River Rd. Brighton, MI 48114 We meet in the Hive classroom.
6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
Pooter, a cat who went missing in Howell, MI, has been safely reunited with their family after 2 hours, 51 minutes. Message from Owner: "She might… (Nextdoor Marion NE) - Coffee and cannolis , have 2 more slots available today.
A pot of coffee, and cannolis And an hour with the baby goats ! If this sounds fun for you and your partner, family, small group of friends… (Nextdoor North Howell)
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Howell. Apply here.
- Bank Of Ann Arbor posted a job opening for Relationship Banker in Howell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Howell here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fowlerville
- Fowlerville Online Learning Academy had 1 Asian student in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)
- 1 scam reported in Fowlerville for week ending Aug. 15, 2026 (livingstontoday.com)
- 12th Annual Drug Epidemic Memorial & Overdose Awareness Day Event Saturday (whmi.com)
Brighton
- Brighton Street Art Fair kicks off on Friday for another year (cbsnews.com)
- White students made up 92.2% of Brighton High School enrollment in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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