🌱 How will 67 UPS layoffs impact Wyoming’s Clyde Park workforce?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will 67 UPS layoffs impact Wyoming’s Clyde Park workforce?
• Why did Wyoming’s 3 Gatos Brewery close after just four years?

Also on today's calendar: A Christmas Celebration for All and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Morning snow showers; cold, with a high of 27 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 28, low: 12.
• Saturday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 16 and low of 7 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 67 UPS workers to be laid off in Kent County (wzzm13.com) — UPS plans to lay off 67 workers at its Clyde Park Avenue facility in Wyoming this January, citing the end of its daytime sorting operation. The cuts, part of UPS’s broader “Network of the Future” restructuring, come during the peak holiday shipping season and will affect employees at the company’s local hub in Kent County.
   

• Michigan's craft beer boom is over, but these survivors aren't tapped out (mlive.com) — A Wyoming favorite, 3 Gatos Brewery, shut its doors in February after just four years, reflecting broader struggles in Michigan’s once-booming craft beer scene. The piece explains how breweries across Grand Rapids and the state are adapting with new drinks, food, and community-focused events as rising costs and changing drinking habits squeeze the industry.
   

📸 Around Wyoming

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wyoming

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 10

• A Christmas Celebration for All
  Community Reformed Church, 10376 Felch St, Zeeland
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• WJH Holiday Band Concert
  Wyoming Fine Arts Center
  7:00 pm
• North Kent Comedy Nights
  Flo's Pizzeria Ristorante & Sports Bar , 1259 Post Dr NE , Belmont
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• South Kent Chamber's 2025 Santa Parade - Holidays Around the World
  Supermercado Mexico - Divison , 3375 Division Ave S Suite A , Wyoming
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Sophia McIntosh
  Rak: Modern Thai & Cocktails , 435 Ionia Ave SW , Grand Rapids
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Ern & Patti Hooten, "Papa Hoot"
  Allendale Nursing & Rehab , 11007 Radcliff Drive , Allendale
  11:00 am
• Nancy Buchanan
  MediLodge at the Shore , 900 S Beacon Blvd , Grand Haven
  12:00 pm
• Nancy Crumback
  Covenant Living , 2510 Lake Michigan Dr. NW , Grand Rapids
  12:00 pm
• Senior Class Movie Night Fundraiser
  East Kentwood HS - Fine Arts Auditorium
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• The Grand Castle
  The Grand Castle Apartments , 2655 Grand Castle Blvd , Grandville
  4:00 pm
• Josh Teed - The Tides of Change
  The Stache , 133 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW , Grand Rapids
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Senior Steppers
  Grandville Senior Neighbors Center , 3380 Division Ave SW , Grandville
  12:00 pm
• Holiday Sip + Shop @ InBooze Gift Shop
  InBooze , 3090 Pine St SW SW , Grandville
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello everyone.
  i don’t know the exact day yet, I'll be making 20 hot cocoa bombs to give to my Next Door neighbors, who live in Wyoming or Kentwood as Christmas… (Nextdoor Highgate)
• There is a male German Shepherd running loose on Porter street.
  He will not let me catch him. The time was 2:20pm by the condos and the 2 churches (Nextdoor Parkview)

• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Cleaning Associate in Wyoming. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Wyoming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wyoming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grandville

• Stunning comeback headlines Grand Rapids-area girls prep hoops openers (mlive.com)

Grand Rapids

• Year in review: Broadway Grand Rapids (woodtv.com)
• $34.6M housing project starts with demolition of old Family Fare store in Grand Rapids (mlive.com)
• Did you know? General admission at the Grand Rapids Art Museum is free on Thursday nights (fox17online.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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