🌱 How a surprise Lansing budget move hit Farmington Hills’ Holocaust center

Good day Farmington Hills! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a surprise Lansing budget move hit Farmington Hills’ Holocaust center
• Which Farmington Hills students just graduated MSU with perfect 4.0 GPAs?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Some brightening; not as cold, with a high of 32 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy; areas of morning fog, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
• Thursday: Breezy with rain, with a high of 44 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Michigan House cancels $645M in state spending without Senate OK (themanchestermirror.com) — Funding for the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills has been abruptly cut as part of a $645 million rollback of Michigan state work projects by the Republican-led House budget committee. Local Rep. Samantha Steckloff and other Democrats sharply criticize the move, warning it comes amid rising antisemitism and broader partisan battles over how taxpayer dollars are spent.
   

• 86 MSU graduates receive MSU Board of Trustees' Award for academic excellence (msu.edu) — Two Farmington Hills students, Lindsay Berke and Alexander DeBrincat, are among 86 Michigan State University graduates honored for earning perfect 4.0 GPAs and receiving the MSU Board of Trustees Award. The story lists each honoree, their major, college, and hometown, spotlighting local academic excellence and the special recognition they’ll receive at December commencement ceremonies.
   

📸 Around Farmington Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Farmington Hills

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Tuesday December 16

• Community Sings with Matt Watroba
  Farmington Community Library , 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Poetry in Motion
  Farmington Community Library , 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  10:30 am
• ESL Book Discussion
  Farmington Community Library , 23500 Liberty Street , Farmington
  1:30 pm
• Quilters of Farmington
  Farmington Community Library , 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  2:00 pm
• ESL Conversation Group
  Farmington Community Library , 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• ESL One-on-One
  Farmington Community Library , 32737 W 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  1:00 pm
• Technology One-on-One
  Farmington Community Library , 32737 W. 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  1:00 pm
• Books & Bites (Grades 6-12)
  Farmington Community Library , 23500 Liberty Street , Farmington
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
  North Congregational Church , 36520 W 12 Mile Rd , Farmington Hills
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Document Shredding
  Wixom Community Center , 49015 Pontiac Trail , Wixom
  10:00 am
• Book-A-Librarian
  Wixom Public Library , 49015 Pontiac Trail , Wixom
  2:00 pm
• Game at St. Mary’s
  S.M.A.C. , 3535 Indian Trail , West Bloomfield Township
  4:30 pm
• Gym-Royal Oak HS Basketball G JV Home Novi High School
  Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My wife and I went to Las Palapas for dinner tonight.
  I have to say the chicken quesadilla was the best I’ve ever had, the service was excellent and the fried ice cream was huge! If you haven’t ever… (Nextdoor North Farmington)
• Loving Home Needed for Our Cane Corso 🐕
  We’re heartbroken to share that we need to rehome our 16-month-old Cane Corso, Shaka. He’s a wonderful dog with so much love to give, but my grandma… (Nextdoor Hunters Square)

• Sumitomo Electric Group posted a job opening for Sumitomo Electric Group Careers - Contract Clerk/Assistant - Testing and Validation in Farmington. Apply here.
• ABM Industries posted a job opening for School Custodian in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmington Hills here.

🗞 Nearby News

Farmington

• 700Credit Data Breach Exposes 5.6M Americans' SSNs and Personal Info (webpronews.com)

Novi

• Inside Klawsome: Michigan's First Claw Machine Arcade in Novi (witl.com)
• Michigan's Paris Baguette: A Sweet Surprise (witl.com)
• May They Rest in Peace: Fr. John Patrick Wheeler, CSB (detroitcatholic.com)

Huntington Woods

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-- The Patch AM Team

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