🌱 Explore Kettering’s newest park and its 100-foot playground zipline

Good morning to you Kettering! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Explore Kettering’s newest park and its 100-foot playground zipline
• Why Kettering police reclassified a weekend shooting as a homicide
• How Kettering parents can cut teen driving risks this summer

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Friday: Sun and clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gentile Nature Park (ohparent.com) — Kettering’s Gentile Nature Park on Peach Orchard Road offers residents a 12.9-acre, aviation-themed escape with the city’s largest nature playground and a 100-foot zipline. Open daily from dawn to dusk, it connects to regional bike paths and provides free, accessible outdoor fun without reservable shelters.
   

• 911 call reveals details of deadly shooting in Kettering (k991fm.com) — Kettering police are now investigating a weekend shooting on Shroyer Road as a homicide rather than a suicide, after reviewing a 911 call and other evidence. Officers say the incident happened inside a home among people who knew each other and stress there is no broader public safety threat while detectives continue interviewing witnesses and seeking any available video.
   

• ‘100 Deadliest Days of Summer': How to prepare teens for driving (wdtn.com) — Kettering parents are being urged to talk seriously with their teens about driving as summer’s “100 deadliest days” for young drivers begin. Local driving experts explain why inexperience and distractions make teens far more crash-prone and recommend limits on passengers, gradual independence after licensing, and respecting Ohio’s curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds.
   

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📸 Around Kettering

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kettering

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Wednesday June 3

• The Daytonians: Stories of Heroes, Inventors and Tragedies
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Woodland Historic Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  6:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Woodland Arboretum Tree Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• The Daytonians: Stories of Heroes, Inventors and Tragedies
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  6:00 pm
• Arts Commission →
  Centerville, OH Calendar Centerville, OH 45458
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Woodland Historic Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  6:00 pm
• Film Festival Season Pass
  Dayton Jewish Community Center 525 Versailles Dr, Dayton, OH 45459
  7:30 pm
• 2026 Dayton International Film Festival Opening Night ~ Ethan Bloom
  Dayton Jewish Community Center The Roger Glass Center for the Arts, 29 Creative Way, Dayton, OH, 45479, United States
  7:30 pm

Friday June 5

• Uptown First Friday →
  Centerville, OH Calendar, Uptown Centerville Main and Franklin streets, Centerville
  7:00 pm
• Beth Abraham Mirpeset Kabbalat Shabbat
  Dayton Jewish Community Center Beth Abraham Synagogue, 305 Sugar Camp Cir., Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  7:15 pm

Saturday June 6

• Oakwood Farmers Market →
  Oakwood Farmers' Market, 22 Orchard Dr, Dayton
  9:00 am

Sunday June 7

• Summer Concert Series: Hotel California →
  Centerville, OH Calendar, 255 W Spring Valley Pike, Centerville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• we have an injured squirrel in our yard, does anybody know of a 24 hour wildlife rescue?
  he has broken legs for sure and would hate to see him pass away when he’s fully healthy other than the legs. (Nextdoor Traction Avenue)
• I wanted to let everyone know that follows my personal page here that Terry my fellow co-owner here at Rum Runners is having his neck surgery this morning from the accident that he had last summer.
  Our son is home from the military to help assist taking care of him while myself and our daughter and the RR Crew take care of things around here!… (Nextdoor Rosewood)

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🗞 Nearby News

Centerville

• Road resurfacing project to last several weeks in Centerville neighborhood (k991fm.com)
• Centerville school employee accused of filming, sharing video of student in restroom (wlwt.com)
• Two Ohio State players on ballot for College Football Hall of Fame (usatoday.com)

Dayton

• Watkins Heating & Cooling Dayton Highlights AC Replacement Excellence as Summer Season Approaches (commercialappeal.com)
• Dayton advocates call for unity and accountability after weekend shootings leave 1 dead (dayton247now.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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