🌱 Monroe’s Holiday Tree Walk opens decorating ahead of lighting night

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In today's newsletter:

• Monroe’s Holiday Tree Walk opens decorating ahead of lighting night
• More homes to choose from, less time to decide in Monroe
• Monroe freshman Karis Beaton adds a third state swimming qualification

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Flat Rock & Toledo Speedways Awards Banquet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler; an afternoon shower, with a high of 54 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 48, low: 33.
• Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Monroe Holiday Tree Walk returns with free lighting event (monroenews.com) — Residents can start decorating trees today for Monroe’s Holiday Tree Walk at Veterans Park, with decorating open from 8 a.m. to dusk through Nov. 20. The display opens Nov. 21 with a free lighting celebration from 6–10 p.m. and stays up through Jan. 2.
   

• Monroe Inventory Grows as Homes Move Off the Market Faster (newsbreak.com) — Monroe-area homebuyers had more listings to choose from in October, but homes also moved off the market faster than a year earlier. Active listings rose nearly 10% to 292, while median time on the market fell to 39 days. The median asking price dropped 2.2% to $310,525.
   

• Roundup of Monroe County Region high school sports for Nov. 9, 2026 (monroenews.com) — Monroe freshman Karis Beaton has qualified for the Division 1 state swimming finals in a third event after her relay lead-off swim at the conference championships in Ann Arbor. Monroe finished fifth in the league standings, and coach Erin Dowen said every relay recorded a best time.
   

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📸 Around Monroe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Monroe Burger Night →
  Monroe Boat Club, 7932 Bolles Harbor Dr, Monroe
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Richard Simmons Aerobics
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance
  9:00 am
• Soup for the soul book club
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 2881 Nadeau Rd., Monroe
  11:00 am
• Inspirational Book Club
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 2210 Bluebush Rd., Monroe
  11:00 am
• Procraftinate
  Frenchtown-Dixie Branch Library, 2881 Nadeau Rd., Monroe
  4:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Investment Coffee Club - Financial Advisor
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance
  9:00 am
• Storytime for preschool & toddlers
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 2664 Vivian Rd., Monroe
  10:00 am
• Monroe Michigan Crochet Club
  Frenchtown-Dixie Branch Library, 2881 Nadeau Rd., Monroe
  10:00 am
• Read It & Eat It Book Club
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance
  11:30 am
• 2026 Flat Rock & Toledo Speedways Awards Banquet →
  First Merchants Bank Expo Center, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Monroe
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Planner Party Saturdays
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 9060 Raisin Street, Maybee
  10:00 am
• Sensory Sensations
  Blue Bush Branch Library, 2881 Nadeau Rd., Monroe
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for shift leader in Monroe. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Temporary Retail Sales Support in Monroe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Carleton

• Airport High puts artistic spin on Michigan snowplow safety (monroenews.com)
• 5 Abandoned Cold War Missile Sites Still Hidden Across America (newsbreak.com)

Flat Rock

• Season for Flat Rock girls volleyball ends with loss to No. 10 Divine Child in D2 regional semis (thenewsherald.com)
• Ford Worker Allegedly Walked Millions in Parts Out of Plants (backfirenews.com)

Temperance

• What we know about the Bedford parent accused of defecating at Grosse Pointe South (themarysue.com)
• Roundup of Monroe County Region high school sports for Nov. 9, 2026 (lansingstatejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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