🌱 How did Hemlock’s Jake Kelley cook his way to TV glory?
Hemlock, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Hemlock! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Hemlock’s Jake Kelley cook his way to TV glory?
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 69, low: 43.
- Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Master Chef Winner Jake Kelley Learned Cooking On YouTube (banana1015.com) — A hometown shout-out goes to Hemlock’s own Jake Kelley, who just won Season 16 of TV’s “Master Chef” after teaching himself to cook through YouTube videos. The Alma College grad and passionate home cook leaned on his Mexican heritage and creativity to outlast intense challenges and professional-level pressure in the national competition. 
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★ Featured events ★
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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
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Ironpaws UDD First Chance Qualifier →
Ironpaws, 3197 East Tittabawassee Road, Hemlock
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White Cloud at Hemlock →
Hemlock High School, 733 North Hemlock Rd., Hemlock
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Ironpaws UDD First Chance Qualifier →
Hemlock MI
Sunday October 4
Friday October 16
Sunday October 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Park in the Park →
Williams Township Park, 1080 W Midland Rd, Auburn
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MS Volleyball @ Breckenridge (7th first)
Merrill Middle\/ High School Merrill, MI 48637
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2408274 - Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan →
Freeland Community School District, 305 Third Street, Freeland
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Coleman at St. Charles →
St. Charles MI
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HS Volleyball vs Ashley
Merrill Middle\/ High School Merrill, MI 48637
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Coleman Comets at St. Charles Bulldogs →
St. Charles High School, 881 W. Walnut St, St. Charles
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Middle School Football @ Carson City
Merrill Middle\/ High School Merrill, MI 48637
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MS/HS Cross Country @MERRILL (MSAC)
Merrill Middle\/ High School Merrill, MI 48637
4:30 pm -
Jim Pagel Jazz Trio →
Apple Mountain, 4519 North River Road, Freeland
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have a lamp which needs to have the cord replaced.
Brown cord, 14 m-16 gauge wire. Does anyone around Hemlock do this kind of thing? (Nextdoor Hemlock Rd) - All children should be tested for lead at ages 1 and 2.
If they’ve never been tested, they should get a test by age 6. Learn more about blood lead testing at Michigan.gov/MiLeadSafe. (Nextdoor )
- Keel posted a job opening for CNC Machinist in Merrill. Apply here.
- Heritage Pool Supply Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Saginaw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hemlock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Freeland
- Hood Safe Expands Commercial Kitchen Services to Freeland and Mid-Michigan (austinnews.net)
- MBS Int'l Airport breaks ground on snow removal facility expansion (abc12.com)
- Here are proposals that will appear on Saginaw County ballots in November 2026 (mlive.com)
Saginaw
- Another popular restaurant is opening along Saginaw County's bustling Bay, Tittabawassee corridor (mlive.com)
- 2 arraigned following Saginaw police chase, shooting investigation (wnem.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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