🌱 How a self-taught cook from Hemlock just won MasterChef.

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• How a self-taught cook from Hemlock just won MasterChef.

Also on today's calendar: Ironpaws UDD First Chance Qualifier and 2 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 74, low: 64.
• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Master Chef Winner Jake Kelley Learned Cooking On YouTube (975now.com) — A hometown spotlight shines on Hemlock as resident and Alma College graduate Jake Kelley wins season 16 of MasterChef, despite having no formal culinary training. The piece celebrates his roots, self-taught cooking via YouTube, and how he turned a passion for food and his Mexican heritage into a nationally recognized victory.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hemlock

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Nouvel Catholic Central at Hemlock →
  733 North Hemlock Rd., Hemlock
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Cross Country @ Birch Run
  Hemlock Middle School Hemlock, MI 48626
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Ironpaws UDD First Chance Qualifier →
  Hemlock MI
  7:30 am
Friday October 16
• White Cloud at Hemlock →
  Hemlock High School, 733 North Hemlock Rd., Hemlock
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Ironpaws UDD First Chance Qualifier →
  Hemlock MI

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• 2399078 - Cross Country (Coed V) @ Frankenmuth High School →
  Frankenmuth High School (Freeland High School)
  4:30 pm
• 2399727 - Cross Country (Coed MS) @ Frankenmuth High School →
  Frankenmuth High School (Freeland High School)
  4:30 pm
• HS Volleyball @ Breckenridge
  Merrill Middle\/ High School Merrill, MI 48637
  5:30 pm
• Merrill Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Breckenridge →
  Breckenridge Middle/High School, 700 Wright St, Breckenridge
  5:30 pm
• Middle School Football @ Morrice
  Merrill Middle\/ High School Merrill, MI 48637
  6:00 pm
• World Ballet Company - Swan Lake →
  Dow Event Center, 303 Johnson St, Saginaw
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• 2399118 - Volleyball (Girls F) @ John Glenn High School →
  John Glenn High School (Freeland High School)
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking to buy some furniture.
  New to area. Where can I buy good quality furniture? (Nextdoor Hemlock Rd)

• DTE Energy Company posted a job opening for Solar Tech - Multiple Levels (associate and staff) in Breckenridge. Apply here.
• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Saginaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hemlock here.

🗞 Nearby News

Freeland

• Daily News seeks nominations for 2026 Citizen of the Year (ourmidland.com)
• Man again convicted of killing mother and sister, and other Saginaw-area news this week (mlive.com)
• Saginaw-area football recap, with Week 5 Friday Night Hero (mlive.com)

Saginaw

• New Dairy Queen In Saginaw, Michigan Opening Date (banana1015.com)
• Smith Family Dentistry Highlights Routine Dental Visits as a Key Step Toward Long-Term Oral Health (express-press-release.net)
• Midland Dow reloads and repeats at Tri-Cities Swimming Championship (mlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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