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🌱 Which Wayland runners shined in the rainy Riverside Park jamboree?
Wayland, Michigan Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Wayland! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Wayland runners shined in the rainy Riverside Park jamboree?
Also on today's calendar: Preserved! .
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 43.
- Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Times drop for most as TK runs through rain at Riverside Park (sunandnews.com) — Wayland cross-country runners figured prominently in a rainy OK Gold jamboree at Riverside Park, where the boys placed sixth and the girls took third behind South Christian and TK. Senior Mason Fein led Wayland’s boys with a strong runner-up finish, while one Wayland Wildcat cracked the top 14 in the girls’ race as many runners from across the conference posted season or personal bests. 
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Preserved! →
LaFontsee Galleries, 1504 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids
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Saturday October 3
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Monday October 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Bee Brave 5K →
Caledonia MI
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Clerk's Department - 10/5/26 Office Hours →
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Planning Commission Meeting →
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Allegan Area MI Chapter Banquet →
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Parks Advisory Board Meeting →
County Services Building - Board Room, 3283 122nd Avenue, Allegan
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Martin Clippers vs Saugatuck →
1556 Chalmers St., Martin
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Saugatuck at Martin →
1556 Chalmers St., Martin
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District Marching Band Showcase (Stadium)
Forest Hills Northern High School, 3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rapids
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Flicks on the field (Stadium)
Forest Hills Northern High School, 3801 Leonard St NE, Grand Rap
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Township Board Meeting →
Caledonia Charter Township, MI Calendar, 8196 Boardmoor Avenue SE, Caledonia
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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🗞 Nearby News
Caledonia
- Wayne State men's tennis to host Warrior Fall Invitational against Case Western Reserve (westernwaynetoday.com)
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Byron Center
- Asian street food restaurant plans Wyoming location (woodtv.com)
- Grand Rapids-area Week 6 prep football picks: Big tests for undefeated teams (mlive.com)
Allegan
- Video shows high-speed chase after Kalamazoo County deputy shot (woodtv.com)
- Step Up for Down Syndrome returns Saturday with carnival celebration in GR (fox17online.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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