🌱 How a 2-ton NASA-Boeing 3D print ended up in Macomb

Hi there, Macomb! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a 2-ton NASA-Boeing 3D print ended up in Macomb
• What Hackel's $1.25 billion budget means for Macomb's future.
• How a fake house is fixing Sterling Heights' sewer stink.

Also on today's calendar: 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ORNL, Boeing 3D Print 2-Ton Die for Thermoplastic Composite Parts (compositesworld.com) — A massive 3D-printed steel mold for aircraft parts has just been finished and shipped to Baker Industries in Macomb, where the company completed heat treatment and final fabrication for Boeing. This high-profile NASA-backed project puts Macomb's manufacturing expertise on the map, showing how local industry is helping test faster, cheaper ways to build next-generation composite aircraft components.
   

• Hackel proposes $1.25 billion Macomb County budget, stresses capital needs (detroitnews.com) — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is proposing a $1.25 billion 2027 budget that boosts spending nearly 12% while warning that only $21 million is set aside for much larger capital needs. County leaders say they must craft a long‑term plan to fix aging buildings and infrastructure, even as reserves, pensions, and bond ratings remain strong.
   

• Welcome home, Macomb County tells neighborhood hit by stinky sewage (bnd.com) — Macomb County has opened a disguised "house" facility in Sterling Heights to scrub foul sewer odors from the Oakland‑Macomb Interceptor without raising sewer rates. The brick structure quietly pulls and filters hydrogen sulfide gas, protecting nearby residents from long‑standing smells and helping preserve critical underground pipes that serve 11 Macomb County communities.
   

📸 Around Macomb

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macomb

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Lord Of The Flies →
  Arsène Performing Arts, 24877 21 Mile Rd, Macomb
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Donuts with Grown Ups Story Time
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  10:00 am
• Howl-o-Ween | Dog Days in the Park →
  49625 Romeo Plank Road, Macomb
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Be Aware 5K Walk/Run →
  Macomb MI
Tuesday October 13
• Rock N Read
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Little Listeners
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  11:00 am
• Board of Trustees →
  Macomb Township Hall, 54111 Broughton Rd, Macomb
  6:30 pm
• 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety →
  Online Zoom
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• MSN Fund Run 2026
  MSN
  8:00 am
• Medicare/Medicaid Assistance
  North Branch - Group Study Room A
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Lord Of The Flies →
  Arsène Performing Arts, 24877 21 Mile Rd, Macomb
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing cat in Westbridge.
  Orange long haired tabby named George. Contact 9472818038 (Nextdoor Westbridge Manor)

• Kids Empire posted a job opening for Park Team Member in Macomb. Apply here.
• Chippewa Valley Schools posted a job opening for Dive Coach - Dakota in Macomb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macomb here.

🗞 Nearby News

Utica

• 2 new teams join MLive's Top 25 as thriller-filled week shakes up prep football rankings (mlive.com)
• Communities wrestle with license plate reader technology (dailypress.net)
• JBM Law Targets 3 Probate Failure Points for Michigan Families (lakeoswegoreview.com)

Chesterfield

• Bassmaster Elite Series to return to Chesterfield Twp. in summer 2027 (macombdaily.com)
• U.S. 131 Shooting in Michigan Ends With Two Arrests (wearemidmichigan.com)

Sterling Heights

• Trial delayed in Clinton Twp.-Sterling Heights attempted-abductions case (macombdaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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