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Happening soon: Toastmasters on the Brighton Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Brighton grad who earned a perfect 4.0 at MSU
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Brighton? Post it to Brighton photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Some brightening; not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Areas of morning fog, temps: high: 36, low: 28.
- Thursday: Breezy with rain, with a high of 43 and low of 20 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 86 MSU graduates receive MSU Board of Trustees' Award for academic excellence (msu.edu) — Brighton residents can cheer on hometown Spartan Lauren R. Carrico, who graduated in information science with a perfect 4.0 GPA and received MSU’s prestigious Board of Trustees Award. She’s one of 86 Michigan State graduates honored this December for maintaining a flawless academic record across a wide range of majors and hometowns.
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📸 Around Brighton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brighton
★ Featured events ★
- Toastmasters
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce, 218 E Grand River Ave, Brighton
6:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Unlock Your Team's Potential sponsored by EP Wealth Advisors
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 218 E. Grand River Ave. , Brighton
8:00 am - Lyon Area Referral Group
Salem South Lyon District Library , 9800 Pontiac Trail , Brighton
9:30 am - NTAL Wednesday Story Time
Northfield Township Area Library , 125 Barker Rd. , Whitmore Lake
11:00 am - intenSati - Movement Mantras Meditation to Manifest Your Best Life!
Brighton Lighthouse , 142 Brighton Lake Road , Brighton
6:00 pm - Trivia at South Lyon Aubree's
The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 218 E Grand River Ave , Brighton
7:00 pm - Tinsel & Tee Shots: Holiday Pop-Up at Fox Hills
Fox Hills Performance Center , 8768 North Territorial Road , Plymouth
3:00 am - Legos @ NTAL
Northfield Township Area Library , 125 Barker Rd. , Whitmore Lake
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Brighton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Read, Music, Play (RMP) (ages 0-3 with parents/caregivers) In-Person
Howell Carnegie Library Meabon Room -
9:30 am - Read, Music, Play (RMP) at 2|42 Community Center (ages 0-3 with parents/caregivers) In-Person
2|42 Community Church
11:15 am - Hartland Chamber Lunch Bunch - Tasty Networking
Hartland Area Chamber of Commerce , 1774 N. Old US 23 , Howell
12:00 pm - English Conversational Group/Grupo de Conversacion Ingles In-Person
Howell Carnegie Library Colbert Room -
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I just want to say a huge thank you to the neighbor who returned my package that was delivered to your house by accident.
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- Michigan Staffing posted a job opening for Janitorial Cre in Brighton. Apply here.
- Meijer posted a job opening for Food Clerk Produce in Brighton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brighton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hartland
- Howell's rout of defending state champ surprise of KLAA-MIHL Showcase (livingstondaily.com)
Howell
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-- The Patch AM Team
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