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🌱 How Sturgis girls turned defense into another blowout win
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In today's newsletter:
- How Sturgis girls turned defense into another blowout win
- Sturgis and Three Rivers communities remember Sandra Kay Daugherty, 71
- How a Sturgis case helped change special education rights nationwide
Also on today's calendar: White Christmas and 1 more event.
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Fog in the morning; clearing, temps: high: 36, low: 30.
- Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 44 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Sturgis girls impressive again in lop-sided win over Niles (sturgisjournal.com) — Sturgis girls basketball opened the season with another dominant home win, routing Niles 63-26 behind a 26-point night from Sydney Bir and stifling defense. The Trojans now prepare to host perennial Wolverine Conference power Otsego on Tuesday. The roundup also highlights strong performances from nearby schools including Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Centreville, Colon, and Mendon. 
• Sandra Daugherty, 71 – WLKM Radio 95.9 FM (wlkm.com) — Family and friends in Sturgis are mourning Sandra Kay Daugherty, 71, whose grandchildren Brenden and Brooke Oldenberg live in Sturgis. A lifelong Three Rivers-area resident, she worked many years at Three Rivers Hospital and later managed a local Wendy’s. Honoring her wishes, a private family funeral and burial in Bly Cemetery in Marcellus will be held.
• How One Lawyer Helped Reshape Special Education at the Supreme Court (edweek.org) — Sturgis Public Schools appears in a key Supreme Court case that strengthened the rights of students with disabilities to seek damages when services fall short. The story follows attorney Roman Martinez’s role in that case and several other landmark rulings, explaining how these decisions could spur more disability-rights lawsuits and shape how schools nationwide handle special education.
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★ Featured events ★
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Auditorium Board
Sturges-Young Center for the Arts, 201 N Nottawa St, Sturgis
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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VO Invention Convention
Novi Community Schools Sturgis, MI 49091
4:00 pm -
MS Choir Concert HS Auditorium
Novi High School , 24062 Taft Rd , Novi
7:00 pm -
White Christmas
Sturges-Young Center for the Arts , 201 N Nottawa St , Sturgis
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Southcentral Michigan Planning Council
St. Joseph County Courthouse , St Joseph County Courthouse , 125 W Main St , Centreville
9:00 am -
Kundalini with The Last Rockhold- Darcee
Hidden Bliss Studio , 373 N Willowbrook Rd Ste U , Coldwater
10:00 am -
FREE Diaper Distribution
The Huss Project , 1008 8th St , Three Rivers
12:00 pm -
Hartford Girls Varsity Basketball @ White Pigeon
White Pigeon Jr/Sr High School , 410 Prairie Ave , White Pigeon
5:30 pm -
Constantine Falcons vs Kalamazoo Christian Comets
Constantine High School , 1 Falcon Dr , Constantine
7:00 pm -
Brownfield Authority
125 W Main St , Centreville
7:00 pm -
Phoenyx Trivia
Riviera Theatre and Bar , 48 & 50 , N Main St , Three Rivers
7:00 pm -
Vicksburg Farmers’ Market
Vicksburg Historic Village , 300 N Richardson St , Vicksburg
2:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Furnaces and water heaters are common carbon monoxide or CO poisoning sources.
Have a professional inspect heating systems, water heaters and any other fuel-burning appliances and equipment every year. Learn more about CO at… (Nextdoor )
- Michigan Staffing posted a job opening for Grocery and Fresh Area - Weekends Required in Sturgis. Apply here.
- Axelon Services Corporation posted a job opening for Environmental Cleaning Specialist - 3rd shift in Sturgis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sturgis here.
🗞 Nearby News
Centreville
- Centreville schools launches Food Club for district students and families (wilcoxnewspapers.com)
Three Rivers
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