🌱 Patch AM: See why Whitmer chose a Wyandotte fire station for a key signing

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In today's newsletter:

• See why Whitmer chose a Wyandotte fire station for a key signing

Also on today's calendar: Festive Fridays at Wyandotte Museums and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold with high clouds, with a high of 32 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Fog in the morning and breezy, temps: high: 38, low: 30.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, with a high of 45 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan governor, author, longtime public servant (freep.com subscription) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s long public career is highlighted through photos, including a key stop at Wyandotte Fire Station 1 where she signed a bipartisan state budget. The piece traces her work on issues from infrastructure and civil rights to COVID-19, education, and economic development, showing how her decisions and visibility shape life across Michigan, including Downriver communities like Wyandotte.
   

📸 Around Wyandotte

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wyandotte

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• NAMI Family Support Group Wyandotte
  Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, 2333 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Al Turner Drop In Chess
  Main Library
  5:00 pm
• Silver Strings Dulcimer Society Concert (both)
  Southgate Veterans Memorial Library (Adults) Southgate, MI 48195
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Girl Scouts 76776 (front)
  Southgate Veterans Memorial Library (Kids) Southgate, MI 48195
  3:30 pm
• AHS Fall Play
  Southgate Community Schools Southgate, MI 48195
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Festive Fridays at Wyandotte Museums
  George P. MacNichol House , 2610 Biddle Ave , Wyandotte
  5:00 pm
• SANTA PUB CRAWL - Downtown Wyandotte
  District 142 - Live Music & Event Venue , 142 Maple St , Wyandotte
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Bingo Loco - Name That Song Game Show - Holiday Edition
  District 142 - Live Music & Event Venue , 142 Maple St , Wyandotte
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Redford Union Panthers vs Melvindale Cardinals
  Redford Union High School , 17711 Kinloch St , Redford Township
  3:45 pm
• Edsel Ford Boys JV Basketball @ Lincoln Park
  Lincoln Park High School , 1701 Champaign Rd , Lincoln Park
  5:30 pm
• Robotics Innovation Center Grand Opening
  Anderson High School , 12601 McCann Ave , Southgate
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Craft Night
  Melvindale Public Library Melvindale, MI 48122
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A crash on the westbound I-96 express lanes between Davison and Fullerton St. in Wayne has been cleared.
  1:41AM on Dec 15: Accident closes I-96 Express Lanes westbound between Davison and Fullerton St. in Wayne. (Nextdoor )

• Glass Family of Companies posted a job opening for Assembly Technician in Wyandotte. Apply here.
• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Lincoln Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wyandotte here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln Park

• From CA to Michigan and back: Choco the dachsie's long, strange trip home (sacbee.com)
• Wayne County deputies spread holiday cheer with surprise gift cards instead of tickets (wxyz.com)

Allen Park

• O'NEILL: Trump's repeating history and not in a good way (thenewsherald.com)
• SPARE NOTES: More Of 2026 PBA Schedule Taking Shape (wbrz.com)
• Stores, financial institutions come up short as penny production stops (newstribune.com)

Dearborn

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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