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🌱 Brush Site Open and 11 more events
Coming up: Tales For Twos on the Shields Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Brush Site Open at Thomas Township
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
- Thursday: Rain at times, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shields
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- Brush Site Open
Thomas Township, 249 N Miller Rd, Saginaw
1:00 am
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tales For Twos →
8207 Shields Dr, Saginaw
10:30 am - Interviewing Workshop →
Michigan Works! Service Center-Saginaw, 312 E Genesee, Saginaw
2:00 pm - Hoyt LEGO Club →
4:00 pm - 2399078 - Cross Country (Coed V) @ Frankenmuth High School →
Frankenmuth High School (Freeland High School)
4:30 pm - 2399727 - Cross Country (Coed MS) @ Frankenmuth High School →
Frankenmuth High School (Freeland High School)
4:30 pm - Organic in Action / Shepherd Organic Produce & Poultry →
Shepherd Organic Produce & Poultry, 1673 Pruess Rd, Hemlock
5:00 pm - Organic in Action →
Shepherd Organic Produce & Poultry, 1673 Pruess Rd, Hemlock
5:00 pm - SASA Boys Soccer @ Midland Calvary Baptist
Calvary Baptist Academy, 6100 Perrine Rd, Midland
5:30 pm - Jigsaw Puzzle Competition →
8207 Shields Dr, Saginaw
6:00 pm - Safety Around Water Program (Session 5) →
Saginaw YMCA: Shallow Pool, 1915 Fordney St, Saginaw
6:00 pm - Cross Country TVC @ Frankenmuth
Hemlock Middle School Hemlock, MI 48626
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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🗞 Nearby News
Saginaw
- Saginaw County Health Department to close Thursday morning for emergency training (mlive.com)
- The Salvation Army Saginaw Corps unveils newly renovated community center (midmichigannow.com)
- Saginaw council approves data center ordinance after months of planning (mlive.com)
Freeland
- Daily News seeks nominations for 2026 Citizen of the Year (ourmidland.com)
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-- 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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