🌱 How Essential Plan changes are still disrupting one West Bloomfield family’s care

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• How Essential Plan changes are still disrupting one West Bloomfield family's care

Also on today's calendar: 4th Annual Lima Pumpkin Festival & AG Day.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 73, low: 61.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ontario County woman says insurance problems persist months after Essential Plan changes (13wham.com) — A West Bloomfield woman says ongoing problems with her new health insurance plan are still delaying medical care and reimbursements for her family months after statewide Essential Plan changes. She reports postponed surgery, higher upfront costs, and unresolved deductible issues for her husband, while the insurer says plan designs and accumulators vary and urges members to seek help understanding coverage.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Bloomfield

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Saturday October 3
• 4th Annual Lima Pumpkin Festival & AG Day →
  Mark Tubbs Memorial Park, 7384 Ziegler Dr, Lima
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• HS Homecoming Dance
  Bloomfield Central School District, 45 Maple Avenue, Suite A, Bloomfield
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Public Observing (weather permitting) →
  Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy, 8355 Co Rd 14, Ionia
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Lima Library @ the Farmer's Market →
  Lima Presbyterian Church Lawn, 7295 W Main St, Lima
  3:00 pm
• High Hopes: Immigration and the Erie Canal by Derrick Pratt →
  Lima Public Library, 1872 Genesse Street, Lima
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Victor Farmers' Market →
  Village Hall Parking Lot, 60 East Main Street, Victor
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Saturday Hours Return Today →
  Lima Public Library, 1872 Genesse Street, Lima
  10:00 am
• HS Homecoming Dance
  Bloomfield Central School District, 45 Maple Avenue, Suite A, Bloomfield
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Game Night →
  Lima Public Library, 1872 Genesse Street, Lima
  6:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Cory Branan →
  Fanatics Pub, 7281 W Main St, Lima
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Corey Branan -Solo Performance →
  Fanatics Pub, 7281 W Main St, Lima
  7:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Lima Library Closed for Indigenous People's Day →
  Lima Public Library, 1872 Genesse Street, Lima
• Sodus at Bloomfield/Honeoye →
  Bloomfield/Honeoye High School, Bloomfield
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Victor. Apply here.
• Troon posted a job opening for Sous Chef in Victor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Bloomfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Honeoye Falls

• Entertainment events this week in Greater Monroe: Sept. 27 (monroenynews.com)

Victor

• Victor's bid to take five Eastview Mall parcels goes before the public tonight (fingerlakes1.com)
• Forklift fire causes smoke and water damage at Farmington business (fingerlakes1.com)

Canandaigua

• Ewing Forum to host Parkinson's discussion in Canandaigua Oct. 11 (fingerlakes1.com)
• How an AI Receptionist for Contractors Helps Plumbers and HVAC Shops Stop Missing Calls (fingerlakes1.com)
• Person Unhurt After Falling From Sailboat on Canandaigua Lake (fingerlakesdailynews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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