🌱 Dog Days and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
• Dog Days
• Mini Cheer Clinic at Brandywine Community Schools

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.
• Friday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 68, low: 44.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.

📸 Around Niles

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Niles

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
  2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Dog Days →
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Mini Cheer Clinic
  Brandywine Community Schools Niles, MI 49120
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• AUTUMN NATURAL WREATHS WORKSHOP →
  1:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Community Soup Night @ Niles-Buchanan YMCA →
  Niles-Buchanan YMCA, 905 North Front St, Niles
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Dog Days →
  10:00 am
• FERNWOOD FALL FESTIVAL →
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• HOW TO REWILD YOUR YARD →
  1:00 pm
• HERBAL FORTUNE TELLING →
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• WOODLORE TREE TOUR WITH LEVI O'BRIEN →
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• CREATURE CRAFT PARTY →
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• 2026 Buchanan Annual Meeting & Dinner →
  The Loading Dock, 325 E. Front Street, Suite 118, Buchanan
  5:00 pm
• Plainwell Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Edwardsburg →
  Edwardsburg High School, 69358 Section St, Edwardsburg
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart posted a job opening for Pharmacy Sales Associate in Niles. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Wendy's Crew Member in Niles. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Niles here.

🗞 Nearby News

Berrien Springs

• Van Buren Genealogical Society to host 'Genealogy Day' next month (wsjm.com)
• Former Andrews Faculty Heather Thompson Day and Seth Day Arrested in Texas (fulcrum7.com)

Dowagiac

• Oktoberfest Dining Options, $150,000 Sweet Trucks & Bucks, Monster Bash and More at Four Winds Casinos in October (greatnews.life)
• Mobile Casino 120 Free Spins (laprensanewspaper.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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