🌱 Patch AM: Which new 2026–27 classes could change Saline High School schedules?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which new 2026–27 classes could change Saline High School schedules?
• Why did Saline Township back a controversial OpenAI data center deal?
• Could new Lansing bills change the future of Saline data centers?

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy and colder, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Low clouds, temps: high: 40, low: 29.
• Friday: Rain and ice in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Some New and Interesting Courses are coming to Saline High School (thesuntimesnews.com) — Saline High School students will see a significantly expanded course catalog in 2026–27 after the Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved a slate of new classes. Offerings range from AP Cybersecurity, mechatronics, and underwater robotics to sports economics, history through film, and inclusive Unified Art, giving teens more options to match their interests and future plans.
   

• Michigan township defends decision to settle on OpenAI data center, and 4 other major stories (mlive.com) — Residents in and around Saline are still reacting after the Saline Township Board settled a lawsuit that clears the way for a large OpenAI and Oracle data center, despite vocal local opposition and downtown protests. The roundup also highlights major statewide stories, from pesticide safety concerns to a delayed nuclear plant restart, AHL hockey honors, and new high‑voltage power lines near Lansing.
   

• Trio of Michigan Senate Democrats introduce policy to address data center water usage (route-fifty.com) — State lawmakers are responding to proposed hyperscale data centers in Saline and other Michigan communities with new bills aimed at limiting water withdrawals, boosting transparency, and shielding residents from infrastructure costs. The package would cap large consumptive water use, require annual reporting on data centers’ energy and water consumption, and prevent utilities from shifting data center-related infrastructure expenses onto household customers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Food Pantry-Aid in Milan
  Aid In Milan , 89 W Main St , Milan
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Clinton Historical Society Meeting
  Clinton Public Library , 100 Brown St , Clinton
  3:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Drop-in New Year's Hat & Noismaker Crafts
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  11:00 am
• After School Art :: Freestyle
  Manchester District Library , City Room , Manchester
  3:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• KPop Demon Hunters Party
  Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• NEW YEAR'S EVE (City Hall Closed)
  City Hall , 147 Wabash St , Milan
• City hall Closed for the New Years Holiday
  City Hall , 147 Wabash St , Milan
• NYE Dinner at Uncle Lyle's
  Uncle Lyle's Tavern and Grille , 108 Tecumseh St , Dundee
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• NEW YEAR'S DAY (City Hall Closed)
  City Hall , 147 Wabash St , Milan

Friday January 16

• Tecumseh's Annual Ice Sculpture Festival
  Downtown Tecumseh , W Chicago Blvd , Tecumseh
  3:00 pm

Friday February 27

• Women's Wellness Retreat - February 2026 — EmpowerX
  The Stacy Mansion , 710 W Chicago Blvd , Tecumseh
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Busch's, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Cutter (Multi-Location, Full Time) in Saline. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Asset Protection Associate in Saline. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saline here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ann Arbor

• Snow Match program in Ann Arbor grows with more volunteers (wemu.org)
• Landmark Properties, Manulife Investment Management start construction on 259-unit student housing community in Ann Arbor (rejournals.com)
• City explains reasons for cutting down nearly 50-year-old trees at Ann Arbor plaza (mlive.com)

Milan

• Milan Area Emergency Response Calls, Dec 14-20, 2025 (thesuntimesnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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