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🌱 Patch AM: Back-To-School Block Party Returning To Evanston Township High School

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Hello Evanston! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Free back-to-school block party returns to Evanston Township High School
  • How a 34-year veteran helped shape Evanston's fire and EMS services
  • How one Evanston mom's kidney donation set off a lifesaving chain

Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 77, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Back-To-School Block Party Returning To Evanston Township High School (patch.com) — Evanston families can look forward to the return of the free Kits, 'Cats and Kids Block Party at Evanston Township High School on Sept. 1. The community celebration at Lazier Field will feature games, inflatables, arts and crafts, local food vendors, and performances by the ETHS and Northwestern marching bands, plus a pep rally with city and school leaders.
   

• Evanston Fire Captain Matt Grizely To Retire After 34 Years Of Service (patch.com) — A longtime Evanston Fire Department leader, Captain Matt Grizely, is retiring after more than 34 years serving the city, including key roles in fire prevention and EMS training. His work shaping paramedic training, inspections and public education leaves a lasting mark on Evanston's safety services, as colleagues praise his decades of commitment to the community.
   

• Meet the Evanston mom who started donor chain that led to Ethan Carpenter's kidney transplant (evanstonroundtable.com) — An Evanston nurse practitioner, Carolyn Read, kick-started a kidney donor chain after reading about teen Ethan Carpenter's search for a transplant, ultimately helping match him and another recipient. She describes her July surgery, strong recovery and the financial protections Illinois law and donor-assistance programs offer, hoping more Evanston-area residents will see living donation as both doable and life-changing.
   

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  • New Faces In New Places Key For Kits —Dennis Mahoney Read on Patch
  • Oak View Group posted a job opening for Housekeeping | Part-Time | Ryan Field at Northwestern University in Evanston. Apply here.
  • Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Closer (Thurs-Sun 10pm-6am) in Evanston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Evanston here.

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  • Thieves Relocate Bike: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters (patch.com)

Ok Evanston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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