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🌱 Patch AM: How Troy’s boys tennis team powered its way to state finals
Spotted on the Troy calendar: 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety

Good morning Troy! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Troy's boys tennis team powered its way to state finals
Also on today's calendar: 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
- Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower; more humid, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BOYS TENNIS REGIONAL ROUNDUP: Troy, Bloomfield Hills and Troy Athens advance from loaded D1 site (theoaklandpress.com) — Troy High's boys tennis team just dominated a loaded Division 1 regional, scoring 30 points and advancing to next week's state finals in Midland alongside Bloomfield Hills and Troy Athens. Led by multiple singles and doubles titles, the Colts continued their recent run of state-level success, giving Troy fans plenty to watch as the championship tournament begins Wednesday.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Troy
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★ Featured events ★
- 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety →
Online Zoom,
7:00 pm - Alpine Academy Open House: Daycare & Preschool for Ages 2 Months–5 Years →
Alpine Academy, 3100 W Gunn Rd,
5:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
Wednesday November 4
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Other local events
- St. Olaf Orchestra at Troy High School (Troy, MI) →
Troy High School, 4777 Northfield Parkway, Troy
7:00 pm - St. Olaf Orchestra at Troy High School →
Troy High School, 4777 Northfield Parkway, Troy
7:00 pm - Kim's Klasic Kruisers →
Community Choice Credit Union, 30 E Long Lake Road, Troy
5:00 pm - Realcomp 2026 MLS Updates & Educational Showcase →
MSU Management Education Center, 811 West Square Lake Road, Troy
9:00 am - Oakland & Detroit District Dental Societies Presents Women in Dentistry →
Somerset Inn, 2601 West Big Beaver Road, Troy
5:30 pm - Financial Bootcamp →
MSU Education Center, 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy
6:00 pm - Jack-O-Lanterns Among the Trees →
6685 Coolidge Hwy, Troy
4:00 am - Family Fun Harvest Festival →
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4230 Livernois Rd, Troy
12:30 pm - North Hills CRC Trunk or Treat! →
North Hills Christian Reformed Church, 3150 N Adams Rd, Troy
5:00 pm - Big Screen Rewind - Halloween Edition →
MJR Troy Cinema, 100 E Maple Rd, Troy
4:00 pm
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 24
Thursday October 29
Saturday October 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Clawson
- Lakeview sweeps Clawson, continues to march towards MAC Gold supremacy (theoaklandpress.com)
- 10 Secret Detroit-Area BBQ Joints Most Tourists Walk Right Past (newsbreak.com)
- Elevate your home with these spooky Halloween trends (detroitnews.com)
Birmingham
- Birmingham restaurant e Fiori brings Italian heritage through food, design and hospitality (wxyz.com)
- Oakland County community calendar Oct. 10 and beyond (theoaklandpress.com)
Detroit
- Boy, 8, Shoots Brother, 11, In Face; Father Charged: Prosecutors (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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