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🌱 Which CCR hits will rock Sturges-Young Center on October 15?
Happening soon: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour on the Sturgis Patch calendar
Hi Sturgis! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which CCR hits will rock Sturges-Young Center on October 15?
- How an Amish wedding comes together—and how to write Lovina
Also on today's calendar: Captain While You Can Tailgate Tour and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: A touch of morning rain, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Creedence Revived brings classic rock to Sturgis (bnd.com) — Sturgis music lovers can catch Creedence Revived, a top Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band, kicking off the 2026–27 Performance Series at the Sturges-Young Center for the Arts on Oct. 15. The downtown venue is selling tickets starting at $20, with a set packed with CCR hits and full details available through the center's box office and website. 
• Lovina's 'English' Friend Ruth Shares About Wedding Week Preparations (ruralmessenger.com) — Fans of Lovina's Amish Kitchen in and around Sturgis can peek behind the scenes of Benjamin and Joanna's Amish wedding week, from decorating a youth center to baking hundreds of cupcakes and organizing a massive home-style meal. The column ends by inviting readers to write Lovina at her Sturgis post office box and shares a family Sloppy Joe recipe.
📸 Around Sturgis
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sturgis
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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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Other local events
- Battle Creek Fall Campout →
Camp Fort Hill, N Everson Dr, Sturgis
1:00 pm - SHS - Homecoming Parade
Sturgis Public Schools Sturgis, MI 49091
5:00 pm - SHS - Homecoming Football Game v. Paw Paw
Sturgis Public Schools Sturgis, MI 49091
7:00 pm - MS Tennis Game
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
4:00 pm - MS Volleyball 7th Green
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
4:00 pm - MS Volleyball 8th Green
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
5:00 pm - MS Soccer Game
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
4:30 pm - MS Volleyball 7th White
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
4:00 pm - MS Football Game
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
4:30 pm - MS Volleyball 8th White
Novi Middle School Sturgis, MI 49091
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
📣 Sturgis Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fennville Girls JV Volleyball @ Constantine →
Constantine High School, 1 Falcon Dr, Constantine
5:00 pm - Phoenyx Trivia →
Riviera Theatre Bar, 48 N. Main St., Three Rivers
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Sturgis. Apply here.
- Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Sturgis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sturgis here.
🗞 Nearby News
Centreville
- Matt Swanwick (Centreville Village President, Michigan, candidate 2026) (ballotpedia.org)
Bronson
- Girls Volleyball: Coldwater sweeps Northwest in afternoon assembly match; Bronson and Quincy win (wtvbam.com)
- A look at the Greater Lansing area state Senate and House candidates (lansingcitypulse.com)
Three Rivers
- Paw Paw tennis team beats Three River (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
- Tie-dyed to eternity: Remembering Pat McKenzie (watershedvoice.com)
- UIA Investigation Findings Address Unemployment Fraud (sbam.org)
Ok Sturgis! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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