🌱 How a Wyoming-announced grant is boosting food access in Kentwood

What's up Wyoming! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Wyoming-announced grant is boosting food access in Kentwood
• Which Wyoming, Michigan standout is key to Hope's title chase?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan grant brings refrigeration, resources to Kentwood food pantry (fox17online.com) — A new grant announced in Wyoming will help Second Harvest Food Pantry in nearby Kentwood better serve local families with refrigeration, nutrition education, and funds for dairy. With demand far above expectations, the pantry now serves hundreds of families weekly and offers walk-in hours multiple days, giving Wyoming-area neighbors another resource when money for groceries runs short.
   

• Men's Soccer Finishes Runner-Up in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll (hope.edu) — A Hope College men's soccer preseason poll places the team second in the MIAA, and one of its returning all-conference standouts hails from Wyoming. Junior midfielder Benjamin Smitley, a Grand Rapids Catholic Central alum, joins several other veterans as Hope chases another league title starting with a Sept. 2 home match.
   

📸 Around Wyoming

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Thursday August 27
• Southfield High School
  Kentwood High School East Kentwood HS - EKHS Falcon Stadium
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Half Day- CPLC Dismissed
  Century Park Learning Center Grandville, MI 49418
• Northview High School
  Kentwood High School East Kentwood HS - EKHS Tennis Courts
  4:00 pm
• Huron High School
  Kentwood Public Schools Pat Patterson Soccer Complex - Pat Patterson Soccer Complex
  4:00 pm
• South Christian Football
  Kentwood High School East Kentwood HS - EKHS Falcon Stadium
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Holland Christian Schools
  Kentwood Public Schools Pat Patterson Soccer Complex - Pat Patterson Soccer Complex
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Picture Make Up
  Grandville High School Grandville, MI 49418
  7:00 am
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  Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber-Commerce 284 Dodge NE Suite 100, Comstock Park, MI 49321
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Chamber Board of Directors Meeting
  Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce Florentines Grandville
  12:00 pm
• Downtown Grandville Farmers Night Market
  Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce Downtown Grandville Pavilion
  4:00 pm
• EK FR/JV Volleyball Invite
  Kentwood Public Schools East Kentwood HS - EKHS West Wing Gym
  4:00 pm
• Motley Crue →
  Acrisure Amphitheater, 201 Market Ave SW, Grand Rapids
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Wyoming. Apply here.
• Alpha Baking Company, Inc. posted a job opening for General Helper - 3rd shift in Wyoming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wyoming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grandville

• Football Frenzy Week 1 preview: Season openers across West Michigan (woodtv.com)
• Video: Man admitted to drunken crash that killed teen parents (woodtv.com)
• Grand Rapids Downtown Market Vendor Closing After 13 Years as New Concept Steps In (wgrd.com)

Grand Rapids

• 'BioBlitz' at Riverside Park seeks to identify wildlife in Grand Rapids (woodtv.com)
• Triumph Announce Second Leg Of Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour (rttnews.com)

Ok Wyoming! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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