🌱 Christmas Cookie Class and 10 more events

Coffee in hand, Mattawan? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas Cookie Class at Vintage Inspired
• Christmas Cookie Decorating Class at Vintage Inspired
• Trivia - Texas Township at Louie's Corner Bar

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Snow showers in the morning, with a high of 28 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 29, low: 13.
• Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 17 and low of 13 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mattawan

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Mattawan Wildcats vs St.Joseph Bears
  Mattawan High School, 56720 Murray St, Mattawan
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Cookie Class
  Vintage Inspired , 52530 N Main St , Mattawan
  1:00 pm
• Christmas Cookie Decorating Class
  Vintage Inspired , 52530 N Main St , Mattawan
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Trivia - Texas Township
  Louie's Corner Bar , 7177 W Q Ave , Kalamazoo
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Storytime at Parchment Library
  Parchment Community Library , 401 S Riverview Dr , Parchment
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime at EAS
  Kalamazoo Public Library - Eastwood Branch , 1112 Gayle Ave , Kalamazoo
  10:30 am
• Ukulele Class
  Comstock Community Center , 6330 King Hwy , Kalamazoo
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime at Eastwood Library
  Kalamazoo Public Library - Eastwood Branch , 1112 Gayle Ave , Kalamazoo
  10:30 am
• Toddler Story and Play Time
  Dowagiac District Library , 211 Commercial St , Dowagiac
  10:30 am
• Tai Chi Club at Vicksburg District Library
  Vicksburg District Library , 215 S Michigan Ave , Vicksburg
  10:30 am
• Conversation Cafe
  Comstock Community Center , 6330 King Hwy , Kalamazoo
  11:30 am
• Food Pantry
  Comstock Community Center , 6330 King Hwy , Kalamazoo
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A head-on crash closed a portion of Stadium Drive in Kalamazoo, but westbound traffic from Howard is now back open.
  8:47PM on Dec 9: West bound Stadium Dr at Howard is blocked due to an accident, with lanes expected to be closed for at least the next hour. (Nextdoor )
• During low, frigid temperatures, don’t let dry-looking roadways give you a false sense of security.
  Black ice is a thin, often invisible layer of ice. Continue to use caution: reduce speed, increase following distance, brake gently, and allow extra… (Nextdoor )

• Van Buren Area Online Application Consortium posted a job opening for Assistant Varsity High School Track Coach in Mattawan. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Paw Paw. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mattawan here.

🗞 Nearby News

Paw Paw

• Paw Paw boys beat Sturgis, Mattawan wins (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
• Paw Paw Launches New 'Christmas in the Village' Celebration (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
• Meet Charlie: Van Buren sheriff's new K-9 (woodtv.com)

Portage

• $1.87M renovation earns lakefront Portage park ‘Project of the Year' award (mlive.com)
• Kalamazoo Residents Curious About New Auntie Anne's, Cinnabon Opening (wkfr.com)

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