🌱 Laingsburg Girls JV Volleyball @ Portland and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Laingsburg Girls JV Volleyball @ Portland

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westphalia

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 31

• Laingsburg Girls JV Volleyball @ Portland →
  Portland High School, 1100 Ionia Rd, Portland
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Writers Group →
  Lyons Township District Library, 240 E Bridge St, Lyons
  10:00 am
• Dinosaur Dance Party
  Lyons Township District Library Muir Community Room, 122 W. Superior St
  3:00 pm

Friday August 7

• DIY Dino Cups
  Lyons Township District Library
  10:00 am

Saturday August 8

• Market at The Collective, Grand Ledge →
  The Collective, 216 S Bridge St, Grand Ledge
  10:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Jake Slater as Elvis with the Josh Ramses Band →
  Ionia Theatre, 205 W Main St, Ionia
  4:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting →
  Portland, MI Calendar, City Hall 259 Kent St, Portland
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Build-a-Dino
  Lyons Township District Library
  1:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Portland, MI Calendar, City Hall 259 Kent St, Portland
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Middle School Kick Start
  PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Portland Middle School, 745 Storz Ave, Portland, MI 48875, USA
  4:00 pm
• Oakwood Open House
  PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Oakwood Elementary School, 500 Oak St, Portland, MI 48875, USA
  4:00 pm
• High School Open House
  PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Portland High School, 1100 Ionia Rd, Portland, MI 48875, USA
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Portland. Apply here.
• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Shopper in Dewitt. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westphalia here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Portland

• USWNT Stock Up, Stock Down: Has Kate Del Fava Earned a Call-Up? (woodtv.com)
• Albion College Athletes Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll (theportlandbeacon.com)
• Brandon Strong wins GOP primary for 78th District state House (mlive.com)

Grand Ledge

• Eaton County election results: Grand Ledge emergency services tax OK'd (lansingstatejournal.com)

DeWitt

• Live & Local week of Aug. 5, 2026 (lansingcitypulse.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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