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🌱 VBCDP Offices and Hours and 11 more events
You won't want to miss Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the Paw Paw Lake Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Rain, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
- Friday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 65, low: 41.
- Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
📸 Around Paw Paw Lake
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paw Paw Lake
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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
📣 Paw Paw Lake Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- VBCDP Offices and Hours →
Van Buren Dems Hartford Office, 6 W Main Street, Hartford
10:00 am - ELEVATE Entrepreneurship 2026 →
Blue Dress Barn Historic Wedding Venue, 3893 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor
11:00 am - Help Staff Our South Haven Mobile Office →
South Haven Mobile Office, 359 Broadway, South Haven
12:00 pm - Veronica Smith Pocket Gallery Opening Reception →
600 Phoenix St, South Haven
4:00 pm - October Monthly Meeting - Join Us In Person Or Online →
Van Buren Intermediate School District, 490 South Paw Paw Street, Lawrence
4:30 pm - Bangor Public Schools SOC B V Away Coloma High School →
Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
6:00 pm - Bangor Public Schools FB B JV Away Dansville High School →
Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
6:30 pm - Caring Connection Presents Voices Empowered - An Evening with Epstein Survivor Jess Michaels →
Shadowland Ballroom, 333 Broad Street, St. Joseph
7:00 pm - Spooky South Haven Walking Tour →
Starts at Black River Tavern, 403 Phoenix Street, South Haven - Picture Day
Coloma Junior High School Coloma, MI 49038
7:30 am - October Friday Night Frequency Float →
The Collective, 401 Klock Road, Benton Harbor
7:00 pm - Bangor Public Schools FB B V Home Dansville High School (@ Lawrence →
Bangor Public Schools Bangor, MI 49013
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Eau Claire. Apply here.
- Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Dowagiac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paw Paw Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coloma
- Soccer Recap: Bangor Sets Scoring Season-High Against Coloma (maxpreps.com)
Benton Harbor
- Benton Harbor Salvation Army planning new shelter (wsjm.com)
- Napier Bridges over St. Joseph River at Benton Harbor, MI (blogspot.com)
- Benton Harbor asked for permission to establish chicken coop at high school (wsjm.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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