🌱 Patch AM: See how Grosse Pointe North students turned classwork into real-world help

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

In today's newsletter:

• See how Grosse Pointe North students turned classwork into real-world help
• How Grosse Pointe North’s lone senior is fueling a 6-0 start
• How a Neff Park boat shaped a Pointer’s life on the water

Also on today's calendar: Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did King Tut say when he had a nightmare? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 23 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Snow, 1-2", temps: high: 34, low: 30.
• Saturday: Cloudy with snow showers, with a high of 32 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grosse Pointe North students design shoes to help community through semester-long project (wxyz.com) — Students at Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe Woods spent a semester designing and marketing custom canvas shoes that will be donated to children in need through Detroit’s Matrix Human Services. The project blends business skills, creativity, and community service while teaching teens about leadership, inclusion, and real-world impact.
   

• Borowski helps lead charge in North's girls basketball success (grossepointenews.com) — Grosse Pointe North senior three-sport athlete Eva Borowski is powering the girls basketball team’s 6-0 start while embracing her role as the squad’s lone senior leader. She reflects on guiding a young roster, her offseason AAU work, and savoring one last softball season in green and gold with close friends.
   

• His heart's on the water (grossepointenews.com) — A lifelong Grosse Pointe resident, environmental supervisor Andy Hartz traces his passion for Lake St. Clair back to a teenage boat kept at Neff Park and days at Grosse Pointe South High School. He now helps oversee water and wetlands protection across several counties, while fishing, hunting, and birdwatching along the Pointes with his daughter, who also works in environmental safety.
   

📸 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

Friday January 16

• Fraser at Grosse Pointe North
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  4:00 pm

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

Wednesday January 28

• Baby Time @ Woods
  Grosse Pointe Public Library - Woods Branch , 20680 Mack Ave , Grosse Pointe Woods
  9:30 am

Thursday January 29

• Baby Time @ Central
  Grosse Pointe Public Library , 10 Kercheval Ave , Grosse Pointe
  9:30 am

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

Thursday January 15

• MAC Gold Meet
  Grosse Pointe South High School , 11 Grosse Pointe Blvd , Grosse Pointe Farms
  5:30 pm
• Puzzle Palooza
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  6:00 pm
• Grosse Pointe North Norsemen vs Romeo Bulldogs
  Grosse Pointe North High School , 707 Vernier Rd , Grosse Pointe Woods
  6:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Grosse Pointe Garden Center Annual Meeting and Lecture
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  1:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Manuscript to Market: A Kingdom Writer’s Intensive
  19232 Kelly Rd , Harper Woods
  3:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Candlelight: Romantic Jazz ft. Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, & Ella Fitzgerald
  The War Memorial , 32 Lake Shore Dr , Grosse Pointe Farms
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Break boards, break records: Team Jake Toy Drive hosts karate event to benefit Children's Hospital —Dustin Block Read on Patch

• American Red Cross posted a job opening for Blood Collection Staff - Customer Service in Grosse Pointe. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 331 in Roseville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grosse Pointe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe Farms

• Grosse Pointe Shores City Council honors long-serving member (candgnews.com)
• Lydia Helen Eugenio (grossepointenews.com)

Grosse Pointe Woods

• Grosse Pointe Woods high school students turn shoe design assignment into community project (clickondetroit.com)
• Diane Carol Andriotakis (grossepointenews.com)
• Cecelia Frances Klein Barr (grossepointenews.com)

Detroit

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-- The Patch AM Team

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