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In today's newsletter:

• How Orem institute students turned a devotional into 1,000 hygiene kits
• How an Orem teen turned anxiety into gold-medal breakdancing
• Could one rooftop text reshape the UVU shooting legal battle?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sister Yee Invites Utah Valley Institute Students to Help Care for Those in Need (churchofjesuschrist.org) — Students at the Utah Valley Institute of Religion in Orem recently heard Sister Kristin M. Yee urge them to care for those in need, then joined a hands-on service project. Young adults quickly transformed the chapel into a work space and assembled 1,000 hygiene kits for Hearts Knit Together, which supports domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, highlighting practical ways Orem students can serve daily.
   

• Utah teen breaks rhythm of anxiety through love of breakdancing (abc4.com) — An Orem 14-year-old, known in the breaking world as "Bboy Air Sugga," is using breakdancing to manage anxiety and build confidence. After discovering the art at age 9, he's earned multiple medals, including two golds at the AAU Junior Olympic Games, and now encourages other local teens to find passions that help them step beyond their comfort zones.
   

• 'I got you covered': Alleged text to TPUSA organizer may shape Charlie Kirk family's legal case (meaww.com) — Orem residents following the Utah Valley University shooting case should know Charlie Kirk's family has filed a notice of claim alleging rooftop security promises weren't kept before his 2025 appearance in Orem. Legal experts say a text from UVU's police chief saying "I got you covered" could be central to overcoming Utah's strong governmental immunity protections as the family weighs a lawsuit.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orem

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Fizzy Fun Hangout →
  Lumen Scholar Institute, 1353 W 760 N, Orem
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• PTA Fall Extravaganza
  Edgemont Elementary School Provo, UT 84604
  4:30 pm
• Foothill Fall Festival
  Foothill Elementary School Orem, UT 84097
  5:00 pm
• HS Boys Volleyball vs DaVinci
  Karl Maeser Preparatory Academy, 320 W 600 S St, Lindon
  5:30 pm
• Candle making at Bru →
  Bru Drink Shoppe, 495 West University Parkway, Orem
  6:30 pm
• Football @ Timpview
  Orem High Orem, UT 84097
  7:00 pm
• FB vs Salem Hills-BB
  Mountain View High Orem, UT 84057
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Storybook Book Club: First Annual Book Crawl →
  Pink Axolotl, 163 400 North, Orem
• Scarecrow Walk 2026
  USU 4-H Youth Programs - Utah County, 80 E. 725 S., Kaysville
Monday September 28
• MS Boys Soccer @ American Heritage
  American Heritage Schools, 736 N 1100 E, American Fork
  4:00 pm
• MS Girls Volleyball vs ALA
  Karl Maeser Preparatory Academy, 320 W 600 S St, Lindon
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 543 E University Pkwy, Orem
  10:00 am

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• HomeStar Windows & Doors Introduces Local Window and Door Installation Resource for Provo Homeowners (tennessean.com)
• Provo City Council considers ordinance to prevent squatting in condemned buildings (abc4.com)
• Provo Police Identify 31-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed by Officers Near University Parkway After a Domestic Violence Call Late Saturday Night (centralrecorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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