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🌱 Monthly Beginning Birding Walks and 11 more events
Coming up on the Mattawan Patch calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour

Cheers Mattawan! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
- Monthly Beginning Birding Walks at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery
- Portage Central JV Football @ Mattawan
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Rain, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 66, low: 43.
- Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
📸 Around Mattawan
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mattawan
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★ Featured events ★
- 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
- Monthly Beginning Birding Walks →
Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery, 34270 Co Rd 652, Mattawan
9:00 am - Portage Central JV Football @ Mattawan →
Mattawan High School, 56720 Murray St, Mattawan
6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- MS XC v Plainwell
Paw Paw Middle School Paw Paw, MI 49079
5:00 pm - V/JV/FR VOLLEYBALL @ STURGIS
Paw Paw High School Sturgis, MI 49091, USA
5:00 pm - JV FOOTBALL vs STURGIS
Falan Field, 119 Paw Paw Rd, Paw Paw
6:00 pm - Afroman with special guest Luniz →
Warner Vineyards, 706 S Kalamazoo St, Paw Paw - V FOOTBALL @ STURGIS
Paw Paw High School Sturgis, MI 49091, USA
7:00 pm - JV VOLLEYBALL @ WC JV TOURNAMENT @ THREE RIVERS
Paw Paw High School Three Rivers, MI 49093, USA
8:00 am - FR VOLLEYBALL @ WC 9TH TOURNAMENT @ PLAINWELL
Paw Paw High School, 685 102nd Ave, Plainwell
8:00 am - MS XC Invitational @ Otsego
Paw Paw Middle School Paw Paw, MI 49079
8:30 am - Join Us for Donuts with Dems →
VBCDP Paw Paw Office, 32849 E. Red Arrow Highway, Suite 300, Paw Paw
10:00 am - FR VOLLEYBALL @ PENNFIELD TRI W/K- CENTRAL
Pennfield High School, 8299 Pennfield Rd, Battle Creek
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Water quality monitoring continues, and cleanup is ongoing after the East Jordan Plastics fire, with officials stating the public is safe and employees may return by the end of the week.
12:29PM on Sep 29: Water quality monitoring continues after a plastics factory fire, with South Haven city officials stating residents do not need to… (Nextdoor ) - Did anyone attend the meeting last night in Mattawan about putting in a "primarily drive thru" restaurant downtown?
I'm curious about the restaurant and whether it's going ahead. (Nextdoor Mattawan)
- Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Site Supervisor Processing Plant in Lawton. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Paw Paw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mattawan here.
🗞 Nearby News
Paw Paw
- Michigan Works! to Host Two October Hiring Events in Cassopolis and Paw Paw, Connecting Job Seekers with Local Employers (michiganbusinessnetwork.com)
- Paw Paw Township provides funds to purchase lifesaving equipment (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
- Paw Paw tennis team beats Three River (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
Portage
- Homeowner arrested after fatal stabbing of burglary suspect in Portage, victim ID'd (mlive.com)
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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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