🌱 WMC and Kent City set for regional volleyball title rematch

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• WMC and Kent City set for regional volleyball title rematch

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 42, low: 28.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Western Michigan Christian battles to three-set Division 3 regional semifinal volleyball victory over Calvin Christian (localsportsjournal.com) — Western Michigan Christian and Kent City will meet for a Division 3 regional volleyball title, a rematch of their regular-season meeting at the Sparta Invitational. The Warriors advanced Tuesday by beating Calvin Christian in three competitive sets, led by Madie Folkema’s 19 kills and 16 digs.
   

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📸 Around Sparta

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sparta

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Thursday November 12

• Community Blood Drive
  Village of Sparta, 54 E Division St, Sparta
  1:00 pm
• Design-A-Mug Craft at Sip & Shop
  Village of Sparta, 177 E Division St, Sparta
  4:00 pm
• Doe Days: A Sparta Sip and Shop Event!
  Village of Sparta, 194 E Division St, Sparta
  5:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Hang lights in Candy Cane Lane with us!
  Village of Sparta, 177 E Division St, Sparta
  1:00 pm
• Craft Night Junk Reading Journal Bullet Journaling Spraying Book Ed
  Village of Sparta, 77 E Division, Sparta
  6:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Hang lights in Candy Cane Lane with us!
  Village of Sparta, 177 E Division St, Sparta
  10:00 am
• Holiday Cards Watercolor Workshop
  Village of Sparta, 201 E. Division Suite E, Sparta
  3:00 pm
• Straw and Feather Buddies
  Village of Sparta, 201 E. Division Suite E, Sparta
  6:00 pm
• Live Music at The Garden Patch | Saturday Nights
  Village of Sparta, 125 N State St, Sparta
  7:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Romance Book Club Spicy Sexy Sunday đ
  Village of Sparta, 77 E Division, Sparta
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• All Field School - Thanksgiving Feast
  Northview High School Cafeteria, 4451 Hunsberger Ave NE, Grand R
  4:00 pm
• Holiday Decoration Swap! →
  Rockford United Methodist Church, 159 Maple Street Northeast, Rockford
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LifeCircles PACE posted a job opening for Cook in Sparta. Apply here.
• Aramark posted a job opening for Cook - Kent County in Comstock Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sparta here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kent City

• Eight Muskegon-area girls cross country runners earn 2026 all-state honors (mlive.com)
• Veterans agencies provide nourishment and community (feedwm.org)
• Democratic candidates make sweeping gains in 2026 midterm election (oaklandpostonline.com)

Rockford

• Repurposed Rite Aid In Rockford Offers Solace From Michigan Winters (golfblogger.com)
• Automotive career launches with internship and Tech Center credentials (schoolnewsnetwork.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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