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Good morning Troy! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Troy fire station will you visit for free ladder truck rides?
  • How Hamilton Elementary's enrollment is changing within Troy School District

Also on today's calendar: Introduction to Inner Engineering and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 64 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Some sun with showers around, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Troy Fire Department Hosting Open Houses at All Six Stations Oct. 4 (oaklandcounty115.com) — Troy residents are invited to visit any of the city's six fire stations on Sunday, Oct. 4, from 1–4 p.m. for free open houses featuring safety demonstrations, ladder truck rides at select stations, and cider and donuts. Families can tour trucks, meet firefighters, and learn stovetop and vehicle extrication safety at locations across Troy, including stations on Big Beaver, Maple, John R, Livernois, and Coolidge.
   

• 197 white students enrolled at Hamilton Elementary in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Families in Troy's Hamilton Elementary community can see how enrollment is shifting, with 197 white students in 2024–25, up 10.1% from last year and representing 42.8% of the school's 460 students. As part of Troy School District, where Athens High has the highest white enrollment, Hamilton's decade-long data shows gradual demographic changes against a backdrop of statewide enrollment decline.
   

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  • Is anyone missing a cat?
    Looks to be about 6 months old, female. Had an industrial-type plastic zip tie around her neck. Any fosters looking to take in a cat? #lostandfound (Nextdoor Somerset Park)
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    Must be something celebrated. Congrats to whomever! (Nextdoor Somerset Park)
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  • Huntington's disease families find hope, community at Michigan HDSA Team Hope Walk (clickondetroit.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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