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🌱 Patch AM: Where Utica and Eisenhower land in Metro Detroit’s preseason rankings

Coming up on the Utica Patch calendar: Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Walk

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Hello Utica! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Utica and Eisenhower land in Metro Detroit's preseason rankings

Also on today's calendar: Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• High school football preview: Preseason Metro Detroit Top 10 rankings (freep.com subscription) — Metro Detroit's preseason high school football rankings put Utica Eisenhower and Utica among the East zone's top programs to watch this fall. The lists break teams into North, East, West, and Detroit zones, highlighting likely contenders and key rivalries before kickoff. Utica fans can start circling big matchups now.
   

📸 Around Utica

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica

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★ Featured events ★

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Other local events
    Saturday August 29
  • Block Party
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
    3:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Tech Tutoring
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Group Study Room C
    1:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • MSN School Picture Day
    L'Anse Creuse Middle School - North MSN
    8:00 am
  • Preplanning Seminar with Resurrection Cemetery →
    Fern Hill Golf Club, 17600 Clinton River Rd
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Weekly Meeting
    Kiwanis Club Filippas Restaurant, 45125 Mound Rd, Shelby Charter Twp, MI, 48317, United States
    12:00 pm
  • NorthFlicks - Movie Night (Adult)
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - North Branch Meeting Room
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday September 8
  • Bluey Dance Party
    North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 9
  • Telephone Town Hall- SCAMS Prevention →
    Comfort of your own home
    6:30 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
    St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
    9:00 am

📣 Utica Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for recommendations for a painter to spruce up my kitchen and upstairs hallway in my condo.
    Hoping to find a reliable company that offers good quality without charging an arm and a leg. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor Van Dyke/Hall)
  • The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Utica. Apply here.
  • Westlake Chemical Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sterling Heights

  • Sterling Heights Approves $600K Purchase of Canoe Launch for Park Expansion (wrif.com)
  • USPBL players help Utica schools students with back-to-school shopping (candgnews.com)
  • Eastbound I-696 between M-10 and I-75 set to reopen before end of the year (wxyz.com)

Macomb

  • L'Anse Creuse's Preston Geigle hopes to lead Lancers on grand turnaround season (macombdaily.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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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