🌱 Walker names a longtime department veteran as police chief

Good morning Walker! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Walker names a longtime department veteran as police chief

Also on today's calendar: Pancakes for Pets: A Pancake Breakfast, Bake Sale, and Raffle Fundraiser and 6 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 54 and low of 41 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Walker city leaders appoint Brandyn Huegel as new police chief (mlive.com) — Walker’s interim police chief, Brandyn Heugel, will lead the department permanently after a unanimous City Commission vote Nov. 9. A nearly 28-year veteran of Walker police and former deputy chief, she succeeds retired Chief Keith Mankel with support from community members, law enforcement professionals and former Chief Catherine Garcia-Lindström.
   

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📸 Around Walker

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walker

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 21

• Pancakes for Pets: A Pancake Breakfast, Bake Sale, and Raffle Fundraiser →
  St Adalbert's Fraternal Aid, 701 5th St NW, Grand Rapids
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday November 13

• Freestyle Skate: 6-7:50AM →
  Walker MI
  6:00 am
• Indian Mounds - Grand River Special Cleanup! →
  Trails, 1415 Maynard Avenue SW, Walker
  9:00 am
• Stick & Puck 12-1:50pm →
  Walker MI
  12:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Indian Mounds - Special Cleanup Day Two! →
  Trails, 1415 Maynard Avenue SW, Walker
  9:00 am

Monday November 16

• Kevin Cavanaugh at Yorkshire and Stonebridge Manors →
  Yorkshire and Stonebridge Manors, 3511 Leonard St NW, Walker
  10:00 am
• Open Skate 12-1:20pm →
  Walker MI
  12:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• DDA Meeting →
  City Commission Chambers, Walker
  7:30 am

Wednesday November 18

• Freestyle Skate: 6-7:50AM →
  Walker MI
  6:00 am

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📣 Walker Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Cast Into the Deep 2.0 →
  Cathedral Square Center, 360 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids
  8:30 am
• Oasis (60+) Bible Study - A Call to Live in God’s Faithful Love →
  Calvary Church, 707 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids
  9:45 am
• Sandy's Donuts →
  Sandy’s Donuts, 2040 Leonard St NW, Grand Rapids
  10:00 am
• Grief Support Group →
  St. Jude Church, 1120 4 Mile Rd NE, Grand Rapids
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Grand Rapids

• Whitmer highlights upgrades at $62.9M Grand Rapids veterans home ahead of holiday (mlive.com)
• How a law that's helped more than 20,000 veterans get healthcare got its start in Grand Rapids (fox17online.com)
• Grand Rapids transitional housing program sees success, plans expansion (woodtv.com)

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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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