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🌱 Patch AM: How the Utica Unicorns turned a 6-2 hole into a win
Also check out Preplanning Seminar with Resurrection Cemetery on the Utica Patch calendar

Greetings Utica! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How the Utica Unicorns turned a 6-2 hole into a win
Also on today's calendar: Preplanning Seminar with Resurrection Cemetery and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
- Monday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Unicorns Rally Past Hoppers, 7-6 - USPBL powered by Mortgage Matchup (uspbl.com subscription) — Utica baseball fans just saw the hometown Unicorns pull off a dramatic 7-6 comeback win at UWM Field, erasing a five-run deficit with a huge sixth inning. Strong relief pitching then shut down the Eastside Diamond Hoppers, with Ryan Enos and Cecil Lofton leading a balanced Unicorns offense that kept Utica in the USPBL playoff hunt.
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📸 Around Utica
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica
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★ Featured events ★
- Preplanning Seminar with Resurrection Cemetery →
Fern Hill Golf Club, 17600 Clinton River Rd,
7:00 pm - Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Walk →
Stony Creek Metropark, 4300 Main Park Dr,
9:00 am - Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Community Walk →
Stony Creek Metropark, 4300 Main Park Dr,
9:00 am - Fairways Fore Life →
Cedar Glen Golf and Outing, 36860 25 Mile Rd, New Baltimore
9:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Tech Tutoring
North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Group Study Room C
1:00 pm - PAWS for Reading
North Macomb Branch Library North Branch -
6:30 pm - Hammered Flower Bandannas
North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
7:00 pm - Westside Woolly Mammoths at Utica Unicorns →
UWM Field, 7171 Auburn Rd, Utica
12:05 pm - Weekly Meeting
Kiwanis Club Filippas Restaurant, 45125 Mound Rd, Shelby Charter Twp, MI, 48317, United States
12:00 pm - Let It Flow
North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
4:30 pm - Telephone Town Hall- SCAMS Prevention →
Comfort of your own home
6:30 pm - 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
9:00 am
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
📣 Utica Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- BUNNY UPDATE!!!
Still need sightings of Bunny. I've had a few today that tell me she crossed over John R and also crossed over East Long Lake. I am hoping she'll… (Nextdoor Van Dyke/Hall)
- Midas, Inc. posted a job opening for Future Opening: Automotive Service Manager in Utica. Apply here.
- Lincoln Electric posted a job opening for Night Shift Machinist in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sterling Heights
- Sterling Heights Community Garden up for Michigan Municipal League 'excellence' award (candgnews.com)
- Sterling Heights chief judge to be honored for nearly 3 decades of service (mlive.com)
- Macomb County Library events week of Aug. 22 and beyond (macombdaily.com)
Macomb
- Free leadership training offered for Macomb County nonprofit leaders (mlive.com)
Ok Utica! 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: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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