🌱 How Lapeer firefighters juggled two structure fires just minutes apart
Lapeer, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Lapeer! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lapeer firefighters juggled two structure fires just minutes apart
- How investigators say Sunday’s Lapeer library and drop-in center fires began
- How a Lapeer child care program just earned statewide recognition
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Rain at times, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 41.
- Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Two fires reported within minutes of each other Sunday morning in Lapeer (sanilacbroadcasting.com) — Two commercial fires just minutes apart kept Lapeer firefighters and several neighboring departments busy early Sunday, heavily damaging a North Jefferson Street building and singeing the Lapeer District Library on West Nepessing. Thanks to quick mutual-aid responses, the library’s damage was kept minor and no injuries were reported, while investigators from Lapeer Fire & Rescue and city police continue probing both incidents. 
2. Lapeer man charged with arson in two Sunday fires (abc12.com) — Residents in Lapeer are learning more about two suspicious fires that hit the Golden Arrow Drop-In Center and Marguerite de Angeli Library early Sunday, now being treated as arson. A 49-year-old Lapeer man has been arrested and faces two third-degree arson felonies and a habitual offender notice, with investigators saying a portable open-flame device was used to ignite trash bins outside the buildings.
3. State recognizes Plainfield Township as 2026 Child Care Champion (iosconews.com) — Lapeer residents may be interested that Lapeer County Medical Care Facility and Suncrest Daycare were honored as 2026 Child Care Champions for their work supporting local families and employees. The Lapeer-based program covers half of employees’ child care costs and is investing in facility upgrades, workforce development, and more preschool classrooms, alongside eight other innovative child care efforts recognized across Michigan.
4. Michigan Hunters Are Watching 3 Deer Diseases This Fall - Here's What to Know (myrtlebeachonline.com) — Hunters in and around Lapeer County should know that epizootic hemorrhagic disease has been confirmed locally this year, alongside other deer illnesses like chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis elsewhere in Michigan. The DNR says healthy deer from affected areas are still safe to eat, but urges hunters to avoid obviously sick animals, report suspected EHD cases, and review current testing and carcass rules before heading out.
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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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Friday Friends →
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Free Kids Costume Shop →
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Hadley Storytime
Lapeer District Library, 3556 Hadley Road, Hadley
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Basket Weavers →
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Level Up Your Career: Free Workshop Series with GST Michigan Works →
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FLC Fall Child Tutoring →
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Babytime →
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Genealogy Interest Group →
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Wednesday October 7
📣 Lapeer Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MS Football vs ALMONT
North Branch High School, 6598 Brush St, North Branch
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Varsity Soccer vs BAY CITY JOHN GLENN
North Branch High School, 6598 Brush St, North Branch
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JV Football vs ALMONT
North Branch High School, 6598 Brush St, North Branch
6:15 pm
Thursday October 1
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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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