🌱 Patch AM: How Utica kids stayed active and creative with free summer programs

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In today's newsletter:

• How Utica kids stayed active and creative with free summer programs

Also on today's calendar: District V FGCNYS Flower Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
• Tuesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
• Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oneida County Youth Bureau summer highlights (oneidadispatch.com) — Youth and families from Utica and across Oneida County enjoyed free summer programs including a sidewalk art contest at Munson and a Fun & Fitness Run at Mohawk Valley Community College's Utica campus. Local partners like Utica Royalties, the Utica Children's Museum Mobile Museum, and county agencies helped offer rides, races, and health activities aimed at keeping kids active, creative, and connected.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• District V FGCNYS Flower Show →
  303 Genesee St, Utica
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Monday Night Jams →
  The Other Side, 2011 Genesee St, Utica
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Meeting →
  The Other Side, 2011 Genesee St, Utica
  5:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Genealogy Workshop: Transatlantic Travel and Your Ancestors' Routes in the 19th Century →
  Oneida County History Center
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Ilion Little Theatre Brooks' Chicken BBQ! →
  Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, 100 Otsego St, Ilion
  11:00 am
Friday September 18
• 1983 Blue Sox Reunion →
  Oneida County History Center, 1608 Genesee St, Utica
  1:00 pm
• Blithe Spirit →
  Ilion Little Theater Club, Remington Ave, Ilion
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Blithe Spirit →
  Ilion Little Theater Club, 13 Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Blithe Spirit →
  Ilion Little Theater Club, 13 Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
  2:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Blithe Spirit →
  Ilion Little Theater Club, 13Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Blithe Spirit →
  Ilion Little Theater Club, 13Remington Ave, Ilion, NY, 13357
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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  We never used to be Sunday Day Peeps ... and then waaaaay back we were only Sunday NIGHT folks ! Now !! Wow!! Thank you all so much for wanting to be… (Nextdoor West Utica)
• Hey yall!
  Just wondering how's everyone's day has been going coming in here from west utica! (Nextdoor West Utica)

• Cabela's posted a job opening for Customer Service Team Lead in Utica. Apply here.
• Aspen Dental posted a job opening for Assistant Dental Office Manager in Utica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Utica here.

🗞 Nearby News

New Hartford

• New Hartford defeats Notre Dame in varsity football. See the highlights (timestelegram.com)

Marcy

• First ever Oktoberfest taking place at Utica Maennerchor (countryfolks.com)

Ok Utica! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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