🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Howell farm kid who conquered the entire Appalachian Trail

Good morning Howell! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Howell farm kid who conquered the entire Appalachian Trail
• Why a Howell resident filed a civil rights complaint against the city

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Frigid with a few flurries, with a high of 20 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 24, low: 16.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 25 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here are 5 of the best uplifting news stories from 2025 (adn.com) — One of 2025’s standout feel-good stories features 80-year-old Betty Kellenberger, who grew up on a farm in Howell and went on to hike the entire 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail. Her achievement is highlighted alongside other uplifting tales, from school phone bans boosting reading to creative animal rescues, offering Howell readers a hometown connection to national inspiration.
   

• Michigan Advance's 2025 in pictures (michiganadvance.com) — A Howell resident’s clash with white supremacist demonstrators and subsequent civil rights complaint against the city and police is highlighted in this statewide 2025 photo recap. The piece also notes Howell and Brighton among cities hosting large “No Kings Day” protests against Trump administration policies, placing local activism within a broader year of political rallies and demonstrations across Michigan.
   

📸 Around Howell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Howell

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Howell Home Show
  Howell Opera House, 123 W Grand River Ave, Howell
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday January 7

• Hartland Business Builders
  Chamber Office , 9525 E. Highland Road , Hartland
  11:30 am

📣 Howell Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• 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

Sunday January 4

• Unified Worship Service
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 300 E Grand River , Brighton
  10:00 am
• Free Karma Yoga Class at Hamburg Fitness
  Hamburg Fitness Center and Camp Tom Rau & Rick Scherrer , 8540 Hamburg Road , Brighton
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• 4-8yo Kids Yoga Class
  Spirit Rising Yoga & Meditation , 8571 W. Grand River Ave. Suite 1000 (Basement) , Brighton
  5:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• CareGivers Connection
  Community Bible Church , 7372 Grand River Rd. , Brighton
  6:00 pm
• Recovery in the Spirit
  Community Bible Church , 7372 Grand River Rd. , Brighton
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Lyon Area Referral Group
  Salem South Lyon District Library , 9800 Pontiac Trail , South Lyon
  9:30 am
• NTAL Wednesday Story Time
  Northfield Township Area Library , 125 Barker Rd. , Whitmore Lake
  11:00 am

Thursday January 8

• Kinwell at South Lyon
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce , 52365 10 Mile , South Lyon
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Amidst our push for the Genoa Township Master Plan Survey, we forgot to point you to review the Livingston County Draft Master Plan.
  Feedback is requested through January 26, 2026. There is a ton of great data / info about our County in here. (and some awesome pictures as well!) It… (Nextdoor )

• Target posted a job opening for 6am Inbound (Stocking) (T1971) in Howell. Apply here.
• ServiceMASTER Clean posted a job opening for Part time office cleaning in Howell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Howell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fowlerville

• New Michigan Laws Taking Effect in January (whmi.com)
• From a human firecracker to swimmers under the Mackinac Bridge, our favorite videos of 2025 (mlive.com)

Brighton

• Michigan Company Wins Local Best New Business Award (glassbytes.com)
• Livingston County saw a whopping 13 restaurant openings in 2025 (livingstondaily.com)
• Arsenal Captain Leah Williamson Awarded CBE in New Year Honours List After Historic Double Triumph in 2025 (soccersouls.com)

Ok Howell! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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