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🌱 Olivet Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Portland and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Preserved! on the Portland Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Preserved! at LaFontsee Galleries
- City Council Meeting at Portland, MI Calendar
- Crushed Glass Resin Pour Party - Portland at Wagon Wheel American Grill
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Fog in the a.m.; mostly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 73, low: 63.
- Thursday: Rain; breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
📸 Around Portland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portland
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★ Featured events ★
- Preserved! →
LaFontsee Galleries, 1504 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids
5:30 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- City Council Meeting →
Portland, MI Calendar, City Hall 259 Kent St, Portland
7:00 pm - Crushed Glass Resin Pour Party - Portland →
Wagon Wheel American Grill, 7888 East Grand River Avenue, Portland
6:00 pm - Olivet Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Portland →
Portland High School, 1100 Ionia Rd, Portland
6:30 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Tuesday October 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sip & Read Book Club →
Lyons Township District Library, 240 E. Bridge St., Lyons
11:00 am - Knitter's Circle →
Lyons Township District Library, 240 E. Bridge St., Lyons
11:00 am - Sanctuary Spirits Distillery, Brewery, & Winery – Lansing →
Sanctuary Spirits, 902 E Saginaw Hwy, Grand Ledge
7:00 pm - Pewamo-Westphalia Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Fowler →
Fowler High School, 700 S Main St, Fowler
7:00 pm - Writers Group →
Lyons Township District Library, 240 E. Bridge St., Lyons
10:00 am - Game Night →
Lyons Township District Library, 240 E. Bridge St., Lyons
4:00 pm - Market at The Collective, Grand Ledge →
The Collective, 216 S Bridge St, Grand Ledge
10:00 am - CHAMBER EVENT: Grand Ledge Fall Festival →
Jaycee Park, 525 E River St, Grand Ledge
10:00 am - Bookish Bingo →
Lyons Township District Library, 240 E. Bridge St., Lyons
11:00 am
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Portland. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grand Ledge
- Big Lots Consolidated Stores, BigLots sold us some short lived products that we had to get rid of in short order. Many products a big ripoff a waste of your money. Let the buyer beware of their inferi (ripoffreport.com)
- Weekend Recap: MAG/WAG Paris World Challenge Cup • USA Gymnastics (usagym.org)
Ionia
- Week 5 football roundup: See how P-W, Ionia and St. Patrick fared (sentinel-standard.com)
Lansing
- Lansing gas prices drop 27 cents this week (wlns.com)
- Ingham County's last day of home hazardous waste collection Tuesday (wlns.com)
- Niowave to expand Mid-Michigan operations, boosting cancer therapy production (wilx.com)
Ok Portland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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