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🌱 Which Otsego restaurant just failed key food safety checks?
And on the Otsego Patch calendar - Wine Wednesday - LYNX GC

Hey there, Otsego! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Otsego restaurant just failed key food safety checks?
Also on today's calendar: Otsego Aquatic Center Open Swim.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Otsegofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
- Wednesday: Fog in the morning; clearing, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
- Thursday: Windy with rain, with a high of 44 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Here's how Allegan County restaurants fared during health inspections (hollandsentinel.com) — Allegan County’s latest food safety inspections are out, including a restaurant on Allegan Street in Otsego cited for storing raw seafood above cooked peppers and having a cooler that held salsa at unsafe temperatures. Inspectors detailed dozens of similar violations across nearby towns, from improper sanitizing to spoiled or poorly stored foods. Residents can use these findings to gauge how carefully local kitchens handle their meals.
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📸 Around Otsego
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Otsego
★ Featured events ★
- Wine Wednesday - LYNX GC
LYNX GC, 900 Lincoln Rd, Otsego
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- Battle of the Books
Washington Street Elementary Otsego, MI 49078
4:00 pm - Otsego Aquatic Center Open Swim
Otsego Aquatic Center , 550 Washington St , Otsego
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 26
📣 Otsego Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bridge Club
Richland Community Library , 8951 Park St , Richland
12:00 pm - Bridge Club at the Richland Library
Richland Community Library , 8951 Park St , Richland
12:00 pm - Teen Tuesdays at Ransom District Library
Ransom District Library , 180 S Sherwood Ave , Plainwell
3:30 pm - Ukulele Jam
Comstock Community Center , 6330 King Hwy , Kalamazoo
4:00 pm - NPCHS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hopkins
Hopkins High School , 333 Clark St , Hopkins
5:30 pm - NPCHS Boys JV Basketball @ Hopkins
Hopkins High School , 333 Clark St , Hopkins
5:30 pm - Allegan Boys JV Basketball @ Gobles
Gobles Middle/High School , 409 N State St , Gobles
5:30 pm - Mystery Book Club - A Fashionably French Murder
Parchment Community Library , 401 S Riverview Dr , Parchment
6:30 pm - Bridgman Boys Varsity Basketball @ Martin
Martin High School , 1556 Chalmers St , Martin
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner - No Experience Required in Otsego. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Plainwell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Otsego here.
🗞 Nearby News
Allegan
- Wreaths Across America remembers over a thousand veterans in Allegan (wwmt.com)
- Gateway Mission expands to help more people (woodtv.com)
- Legacy lives on: Educators' $2.2M estate gift to benefit Fennville Schools for generations (wwmt.com)
Kalamazoo
- Behind the Curtain: ‘Annie' brings ‘moments of nostalgia' to Kalamazoo (woodtv.com)
- Kalamazoo Valley Gleaners transforms food waste into 3.5 million meals in first year (wwmt.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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