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🌱 St. Helen community remembers the life of Robert Michael Krieg
Happening soon: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the St. Helen Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- St. Helen community remembers the life of Robert Michael Krieg
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 63, low: 34.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Robert Michael Krieg (houghtonlakeresorter.com) — A longtime St. Helen resident, 68-year-old Robert Michael Krieg, has died at home, with cremation already completed and no services planned. Remembered as a kindhearted outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting, and his grandchildren, he leaves behind two daughters, three grandchildren, several siblings, and many nieces and nephews who will cherish his memory. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in St. Helen
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★ Featured events ★
- Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour →
2000 S Mission St, Mt Pleasant
3:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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📣 St. Helen Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- McBain Ramblers at Roscommon →
10600 Oakwood Dr., Roscommon
7:00 pm - McBain at Roscommon →
10600 Oakwood Dr., Roscommon
7:00 pm - HOMECOMING GAME 7:00 P.M. VS SSC
Ogemaw Heights High School West Branch, MI 48661
7:00 pm - Annual REC Workshop →
Forest Fire Experiment Station, Roscommon
8:00 am - West Branch District Library's Book Lovers Lunch →
West Branch District Library, 119 N 4th St, West Branch
12:00 pm - Northern Michigan Christian Comets at Roscommon →
Roscommon MI
7:00 pm - Houghton Lake (CPL) Class →
Guardian Defense, 9013 N Cut Rd, Roscommon
10:00 am - Forestry Scavenger Hunt →
6:00 pm - Pre-School Storytime at West Branch District Library →
West Branch District Library, 119 N 4th St, West Branch
11:00 am - Crushed Glass Resin Pour Party - Prudenville →
Copper Kettle Distilling, 939 West Houghton Lake Drive, Prudenville
6:00 pm - Houghton Lake Kinusaiga workshop →
Copper Kettle Distilling, 939 West Houghton Lake Drive, Prudenville - Houghton Lake Kinusaiga workshop @ Copper Kettle Distillery →
Copper Kettle Distilling, 939 West Houghton Lake Drive, Prudenville
1:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Sunday October 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Manager in West Branch. Apply here.
- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist in West Branch. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near St. Helen here.
🗞 Nearby News
Roscommon
- Olive Kathleen 'Katie' Rittershofer (houghtonlakeresorter.com)
- Janet Eleanor (Karinen) Allison (houghtonlakeresorter.com)
- Sparta tops Cadillac in tennis; NMC blanks Bucks in soccer (cadillacnews.com)
Houghton Lake
- Music Box marker installed in Houghton Lake (upnorthvoice.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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