🌱 Patch AM: How Utica helped launch Macomb’s new bar association leadership year

Hey there, Utica! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Utica helped launch Macomb’s new bar association leadership year
• Can Utica Ford turn around its five-game basketball skid?

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rather cloudy and cold, with a high of 25 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cold; afternoon flurries, temps: high: 26, low: 21.
• Sunday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Detroit Mercy Law alumna heads up Macomb bar association (legalnews.com) — Utica hosted the Macomb County Bar Association’s “Toast at Host” kickoff, where Judge Julie Gatti swore in a new board led by president Farrah Ramdayal-Howard. The Detroit Mercy Law alum now heads Michigan’s third-largest bar group, bringing her elder law and estate planning experience from her Shelby Township firm. She highlights bar involvement, continuing education, and community service as central to her leadership.
   

• Yale remains perfect with win over Utica Ford (macombdaily.com) — Utica Ford’s boys basketball team dropped its fifth straight game, falling 51-38 to undefeated Yale in the SC4 Skippers Holiday Showcase at St. Clair Community College in Port Huron. Senior Jamie Thomas led Utica Ford with eight points and five rebounds, but the Falcons’ offense struggled from the field and never reached the free-throw line. The team now sits at 1-5 after opening with a win over Port Huron.
   

📸 Around Utica

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Utica

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Thursday January 8

• Weekly Meeting
  Filippas Restaurant , 45125 Mound Rd , Shelby Charter Twp
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Fresh Rootz Game Night
  Fresh Rootz , 1322 Walton Blvd. , Rochester Hills
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Farmers Market
  Royal Oak Farmers Market , 316 E 11 Mile Road , Royal Oak
  7:00 am
• Sensory Friendly Storytime
  Library , 40255 Dodge Park Road , Sterling Heights
  11:00 am
• Royal Bakes: Mastering the King Cake
  Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce , 812 N Main St , Rochester
  2:00 pm
• 70's Glow Stick Night at the Dodge Park Ice Rink
  Sterling Heights, MI Calendar , 40620 Utica Road , Sterling Heights
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Antiques & Collectibles Market
  Royal Oak Farmers Market , 316 E 11 Mile Road , Royal Oak
  8:00 am

Monday January 5

• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• Trivia Night
  Library , 40255 Dodge Park Road , Sterling Heights
  6:00 pm
• POOL- City of Royal Oak open swim
  Royal Oak High School Royal Oak, MI 48073
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Eagle Creek Academy , 3739 Kern Road , Lake Orion
  9:30 am
• Toddler Tuesdays
  Library Robert J. Corbett Youth Room , 240 W 13 Mile Rd , Madison Heights
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling Heights

• Reported robbery at Sterling Heights vape shop was unfounded, per police (macombdaily.com)
• Fraser on the rebound trail, rallies back to down Stevenson (macombdaily.com)
• A ‘guardian angel' on his side: How a Sterling Heights man, 20, fought to recover from stroke (macombdaily.com)

Macomb

• Family-friendly New Year's Eve events happening around metro Detroit (wxyz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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