🌱 Why an Allen Park gas station can’t give you pennies back

Hello Allen Park! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why an Allen Park gas station can’t give you pennies back
• How Allen Park Cabrini’s co-op team erased a three-goal deficit

Also on today's calendar: Project Management Techniques Training Course in Allen Park, MI.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold with some sun, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Areas of fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 32.
• Thursday: Increasingly windy with rain, with a high of 45 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stores, financial institutions come up short as penny production stops (newstribune.com) — If you pay cash in Allen Park, you may notice your total rounded to the nearest nickel because a local Marathon station can’t get pennies anymore. With federal penny production halted, Michigan retailers are improvising, and the state now allows rounding on sales tax, leaving many Allen Park customers confused at the counter.
   

• Riverview-Cabrini hockey stuns Downriver Unified with late rally in season sequel (thenewsherald.com) — Allen Park Cabrini’s co-op hockey team with Riverview just pulled off a wild 7-5 comeback win over Downriver Unified, powered by a five-goal night from star scorer Markham. The Riverview-Cabrini United squad, now 7-3, is off to its best start since the schools joined forces five seasons ago and will look for revenge against Grosse Ile on Friday in Trenton.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Allen Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Needles, Hooks, & Books
  Allen Park Public Library, 8100 Allen Rd, Allen Park
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Community Improvement Commission Meeting
  Kennedy Memorial Building , 3240 Ferris , Lincoln Park
  7:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Project Management Techniques Training Course in Allen Park, MI
  Regus - Dearborn , 3200 Greenfield Rd #300 , Dearborn
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Yoga for Health & Fitness
  City of Taylor - Senior Services , 6750 Troy , Taylor
  9:30 am
• Grief Support
  City of Taylor - Senior Services , 6750 Troy St. , Taylor
  10:00 am
• Senior Aerobics
  City of Taylor - Senior Services , 6750 Troy , Taylor
  10:45 am
• Christmas Bake Sale Fundraiser
  City of Taylor - Senior Services , 6750 Troy , Taylor
  11:00 am
• Jukebox Bingo- Hosted by Digital Mix Entertainment
  City of Taylor - Senior Services , 6750 Troy , Taylor
  12:00 pm
• Redford Union Panthers vs Melvindale Cardinals
  Redford Union High School , 17711 Kinloch St , Redford Township
  3:45 pm
• Edsel Ford Boys JV Basketball @ Lincoln Park
  Lincoln Park High School , 1701 Champaign Rd , Lincoln Park
  5:30 pm
• Robotics Innovation Center Grand Opening
  Anderson High School , 12601 McCann Ave , Southgate
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Craft Night
  Melvindale Public Library Melvindale, MI 48122
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash on the westbound I-96 express lanes between Davison and Fullerton St. in Wayne has been cleared.
  1:41AM on Dec 15: Accident closes I-96 Express Lanes westbound between Davison and Fullerton St. in Wayne. (Nextdoor )

• Krispy Kreme posted a job opening for Doughnut Maker in Allen Park. Apply here.
• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Lincoln Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Allen Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln Park

• From CA to Michigan and back: Choco the dachsie's long, strange trip home (sacbee.com)
• Wayne County deputies spread holiday cheer with surprise gift cards instead of tickets (wxyz.com)

Dearborn

• Michigan gas prices up three cents since last week, down three cents in metro Detroit (wxyz.com)
• University Staff United pickets outside Winter Commencement (michigandaily.com)
• Men Receive Life Sentences in Home Invasion Murder of Jeweler (nationaljeweler.com)

Detroit

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