🌱 Will Whitehouse trade its pollinator garden for a new library?

Hello again Whitehouse! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Whitehouse trade its pollinator garden for a new library?
• How does Whitehouse Primary’s third-grade class compare across Lucas County?

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Create Community Peace Fest and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Whitehouse Village Council to revisit sale proposal of new library location (13abc.com) — Whitehouse officials are weighing whether to sell the village’s pollinator garden at Route 64 and Finzel Road for a long-awaited Toledo Lucas County Public Library branch, with key council votes set for September. Residents who value the garden and those eager for a nearby library will have chances to weigh in as plans and community listening sessions develop.
   

• How many students were enrolled in third grade in Lucas County schools in 2024-25 school year? (toledoreporter.com) — Whitehouse parents can see that Whitehouse Primary enrolled 118 third-graders for the 2024-25 school year, among the higher counts in Lucas County. The piece also compares enrollment across dozens of local schools and highlights broader trends in Ohio student numbers and achievement after the pandemic.
   

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📸 Around Whitehouse

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whitehouse

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Music Vine Concert Series →
  Bittersweet Farms, 12660 Archbold-Whitehouse Rd, Whitehouse
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 8

• 2026 Create Community Peace Fest →
  Ordinary Pioneer, 6901 Providence St, Whitehouse
  2:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Board of Education Meeting
  ANTHONY WAYNE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Whitehouse, OH 43571
  8:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Office Open
  Whitehouse Elementary School Whitehouse, OH 43571
  8:00 am

Thursday August 13

• SKP Massage →
  Adventure Spirits Distilling, 10907 Waterville St, Whitehouse
  5:30 pm

Friday August 14

• Office Open
  Whitehouse Elementary School Whitehouse, OH 43571
  8:00 am
• Music Vine Concert Series →
  Bittersweet Farms, 12660 Archbold-Whitehouse Rd, Whitehouse
  11:30 am

Thursday August 20

• SKP Massage →
  Adventure Spirits Distilling, 10907 Waterville St, Whitehouse
  5:30 pm

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📣 Whitehouse Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Kids' Crafternoon
  Waterville Branch Library Waterville - Meeting Room B (Capacity : 37)
  2:00 pm
• HS Volleyball AWAY @ Lakota (Scrimmage)
  Liberty Center Local Elementary School Liberty Center, OH 43532
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Senior Meals with Maumee Senior Center at Waterville Branch
  Waterville Branch Library Waterville - Meeting Room A (Capacity : 47)
  12:15 pm
• Senior Activity
  Waterville Branch Library Waterville - Meeting Room A (Capacity : 47)
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Perrysburg. Apply here.
• Pilot Company posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Perrysburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whitehouse here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Waterville

• Library could be 'a beautiful entryway' into Whitehouse (wtol.com)
• Man dies after losing control of motorcycle near Waterville (wtol.com)

Maumee

• 'It's time for Fallen Timbers to rise up': $89 million redevelopment plan set to begin soon (wtol.com)
• Sunshine Communities has spent over 75 years serving people with developmental disabilities in northwest Ohio (13abc.com)
• Defiance water concerns: Is it safe to drink? (wtol.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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