🌱 Patch AM: Why is Dexter starting the season ranked No. 2 locally?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is Dexter starting the season ranked No. 2 locally?

Also on today's calendar: Drop-In Makerspace Grades K-8.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Flurries; windy, much colder, with a high of 25 and low of 22 degrees.
• Saturday: Not as cold, temps: high: 40, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Breezy and colder, with a high of 27 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First Ann Arbor-area girls basketball power rankings for 2025-26 (mlive.com) — Dexter’s girls basketball team debuts at No. 2 in the first Ann Arbor-area power rankings for the 2025–26 season, signaling high expectations locally. The roundup compares Dexter with nearby rivals like Saline, Whitmore Lake, and Father Gabriel Richard, and hints at how early-season results could shape the next rankings after New Year’s.
   

📸 Around Dexter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dexter

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Monday December 22

• Drop-In Winter Wonderland Story & Crafts
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
• Pizza and Games
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  1:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Drop-In Makerspace Grades K-8
  Dexter District Library , 3255 Alpine , Dexter
  11:00 am

📣 Dexter Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• 5th grade Winter Survival
  Freeman Environmental Education Center , 3540 Dixboro Ln , Ann Arbor
  9:30 am
• "Christmas" Comedy on the Farm — Robin Hills Farm
  Robin Hills Farm , 20390 M-52 , Chelsea
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Saline Indoor Farmers Market
  Liberty School , 7265 N Ann Arbor St , Saline
  9:00 am
• Legos @ NTAL
  Northfield Township Area Library , 125 Barker Rd. , Whitmore Lake
  11:00 am
• Manchester Underground Presents - Rachel Dresselhouse & Terry Farmer
  Manchester Underground Music And Art , 480 W Main St , Manchester
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Unified Worship Service
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 300 E Grand River , Brighton
  10:00 am
• 5th Annual Ypsi Artisan Holiday Market
  100 Market Pl , Ypsilanti
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Nutrition Workshop
  Hamburg Fitness Center & Camp , 8540 Hamburg Road , Brighton
• Whitmore Lake Leads Referral Group
  Captain Joe's Grill , 9901 N. Main Road , Whitmore Lake
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Part time Cleaning Associate in Dexter. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Dexter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chelsea

• Chelsea Girls' Roll Past Pinckney in Home Opener (thesuntimesnews.com)
• Publisher's Message: A Thank You to Donors and a Little Time Off (chelseaupdate.com)
• Chelsea Education Foundation Reflects on 2025 Grants (thesuntimesnews.com)

Ann Arbor

• First bus-only traffic lane opens in Ann Arbor. Here's what it looks like. (mlive.com)
• Ann Arbor City Council removes Neighborhood Crime Watch signs (michigandaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t think you know the gravity of this situation.
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