🌱 Patch AM: How one hometown coach is quietly transforming kids’ sports in Grosse Pointe

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In today's newsletter:

• How one hometown coach is quietly transforming kids’ sports in Grosse Pointe

Also on today's calendar: Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy; a little morning rain, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
• Saturday: Colder with periods of rain, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Sunday: Cloudy, snow showers; breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coach returns to hometown roots after life on the go (grossepointenews.com) — A globe-trotting nurse and coach has resettled her family in Grosse Pointe, pouring her energy into Kerby Elementary, Grosse Pointe South, and a regional field hockey nonprofit. She’s spearheading “Gym Class Takeovers” in local schools to introduce kids to field hockey at no cost, while balancing parenting, PTO leadership, and community travel adventures rooted in her hometown.
   

📸 Around Grosse Pointe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grosse Pointe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening
  1300 Shehadi Court Dearborn, MI 48126,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 11

• Trek Grosse Pointe Swap-a-Palooza
  Trek Bicycle Grosse Pointe , 20343 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Woods
  11:00 am

Wednesday January 14

• School Wide Spelling Bee
  Ronald Brown Academy Detroit, MI 48224
  8:00 am

Saturday January 17

• Grosse Pointe South Hosts Invite
  Grosse Pointe South High School , 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd , Grosse Pointe Farms
  12:00 pm

Sunday January 25

• Tea and Treasures: A Toast to America at 250 with Detroit Opera
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  3:00 pm

Friday February 6

• Johnny Rhoades: Solo Acoustic @ The Whiskey Six
  The Whiskey Six , 646 St Clair Ave , Grosse Pointe
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Trunino Lowe
  Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe , 97 Kercheval Ave , Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Second Saturdays at TWM: Space Explorers Blast Off! — The War Memorial
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  9:00 am
• Norsemen Classic
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  9:30 am

Monday January 12

• The Laughing Stacks Book Club
  Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch , 20680 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Woods
  7:00 pm
• City Council Meeting
  Grosse Pointe Park City Hall , 15115 E Jefferson Ave , Grosse Pointe Park
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Silent Book Club at The War Memorial — The War Memorial
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
• Grosse Pointe North Norsemen vs Dakota Cougars
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 1-7-2026 for people on Chandler park drive by Moross are we the only one not getting our mail delivered when the regular young mail lady is off.
  I see the carriers go down the side streets, but then they don't deliver our mail on Chandler park. What's that all about? I know ourr street from… (Nextdoor Cornerstone Village)

• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(01034) Grosse Pointe Woods in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Harper Woods. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe Park

• Norma Theresa Burnham (grossepointenews.com)

Grosse Pointe Woods

• Carl Hartman (grossepointenews.com)
• Michelin-Starred Chef To Open Taco Restaurant in Grosse Pointe Woods (wrif.com)

Harper Woods

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-- The Patch AM Team

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