🌱 How Ludington’s O-Bots battled to reach the world robotics stage

Hi Ludington! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Ludington’s O-Bots battled to reach the world robotics stage

Also on today's calendar: Spring Fling Vendor Market and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ludington O-Bots qualify for FIRST Robotics World Championship (masoncountypress.com subscription) — Ludington High School’s O-Bots robotics team has earned a spot at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston after finishing 49th out of 619 teams at Michigan states. Ten students and their robot, Cyclops, will represent Ludington following a season of strong showings at Muskegon, Ferris State, and Saginaw Valley competitions.
   

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📸 Around Ludington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ludington

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Tree Sale Pick Up - Ludington — Mason-Lake Conservation District
  5302 US-10, Ludington
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Spring Fling Vendor Market
  Vendor Row , 5762 US-10 , Ludington
  11:00 am

Friday May 8

• Manistee JV Softball @ Ludington
  Ludington High School , 508 N Washington Ave , Ludington
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Social Awareness Book Club
  Ludington Library , 217 E Ludington Ave , Ludington
  10:30 am

Thursday May 14

• Holton Varsity Softball @ Ludington
  Ludington High School , 508 N Washington Ave , Ludington
  4:00 pm
• Dixon's Violin
  Ludington Area Center for the Arts , 107 S Harrison St , Ludington
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• JHTrack: @ MCE 4:15pm
  Pentwater Public Schools Pentwater, MI 49449
  4:15 pm

Monday April 27

• (A)Baseball/Softball: Bear Lake Away 4:15pm
  Pentwater Public Schools Pentwater, MI 49449
  4:15 pm

Tuesday April 28

• VGolf: Jamboree @ Bear Lake-Wolf Lake Golf Park 4pm
  Pentwater Public Schools Pentwater, MI 49449
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• (A)Softball: Hart Away 4pm
  Pentwater Public Schools Pentwater, MI 49449
  4:00 pm
• Pentwater Varsity Softball @ Hart
  Hart High School , 300 Johnson St , Hart
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Brews & Beats 2026
  Pentwater Village Green , 327 S Hancock St , Pentwater
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• King mattress with twin box springs-free.
  If anyone wants a good king size mattress with the twin box springs to go under it, let me know. It's free to anyone who can pick them up. In… (Nextdoor Crosswinds)
• This black cat has been showing up off and on for the last couple months going after the birds in my yard … if anyone know who this cat belongs to please let me know ..
  I live on Decker road Hamlin twp ( by Styx bar) (Nextdoor Hamlin Lake)

• Medilodge posted a job opening for Part Time Activities Aide in Ludington. Apply here.
• UACJ Automotive Whitehall posted a job opening for Extrusion Material Handler in Ludington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ludington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pentwater

• Obituary: Sally Lou Wisner, 80, of Pentwater (oceanacountypress.com)

Hart

• Varsity Girls Soccer: Hart defeats Whitehall for first conference win of season (oceanacountypress.com)
• Community Calendar for Monday, April 20 (shorelinemedia.net)

Manistee

• Little Manistee River Weir continues steelhead egg collection despite storm damage (9and10news.com)
• Manistee beach finalist in USA Today best Michigan beach contest (ourmidland.com)
• $2 million Manistee Harbor maintenance project begins (masoncountypress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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