🌱 Could Dearborn Heights parents soon be fined over kids’ e-bike use?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could Dearborn Heights parents soon be fined over kids’ e-bike use?

Also on today's calendar: AAUW-D Vintage and Collectible Book Sale on April 25th! and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 66, low: 38.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Dearborn Heights weighs new e-bike, e-scooter rules after child injuries (clickondetroit.com) — Dearborn Heights officials are drafting new rules that could limit where kids ride e-bikes and e-scooters and potentially fine both young riders and their parents for violations. The move follows two recent crashes involving children under 13 and has sparked debate among residents about safety versus over-penalizing families. A draft ordinance is expected for the next City Council meeting.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dearborn Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday April 21

• Living On – Grief Support Group
  Eton Senior Recreation Center, 4900 Pardee Ave, Dearborn Heights
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Quix Bowl State Tournament
  Crestwood High School , 419 S State St , Ann Arbor
  7:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• Track (Bryant,Smith @ Smith)
  O.L. Smith Middle School , 23851 Yale St , Dearborn
  4:00 pm
• City Council Study Session
  Dearborn Heights, MI Calendar
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• AAUW-D Vintage and Collectible Book Sale on April 25th!
  Dearborn Historical Museum , 915 S Brady St , Dearborn
  9:00 am

Saturday May 16

• Special Needs Story Time
  Caroline Kennedy Library of Dearborn Heights , 24590 George St , Dearborn Heights
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Drop In Hockey
  Civic Ice Arena , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  11:00 am
• Autism Acceptance Dance
  Booker T. Dozier Recreation Center , 2025 Middlebelt Rd , Inkster
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Quix Bowl State Tournament
  Crestwood High School , 419 S State St , Ann Arbor
  7:00 am
• Flag Retirement Ceremony
  Garden City, MI Calendar , 6000 Middlebelt , Garden City
  10:00 am
• Garden City Varsity Baseball @ Stevenson
  Adlai E. Stevenson High School , 33500 Six Mile Rd , Livonia
  1:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Sticks and Pucks
  Civic Ice Arena , 200 Log Cabin Road , Garden City
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost cat give reward he was my husband's cat.
  I bought him for him.That is all I have left of my husband's (Nextdoor Annapolis-Van Born)
• Does anyone know this guy's family?
  Contact: FRIENDS FOR ANIMALS OF METRO DETROIT (313-943-2697) X 6002) (Nextdoor Robichaud)

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Dearborn Heights. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Inkster

• High speed winds leave thousands without power in southern Michigan (michiganpublic.org)

Dearborn

• Ford Renovates Product Development Center in Dearborn To Create 3.3 Million Square Foot Campus by 2029 (detroitpraisenetwork.com)
• Trump Promised Peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, It Feels Farther Away (chapelboro.com)
• Dearborn Schools could name first Arab American superintendent as 4 candidates advance (mlive.com)

Detroit

• Man Charged In Metro Detroit Kidnapping, Sex Assault Of Teen At Bus Stop: Prosecutor (patch.com)
• MI Man Hit With Ax In Road Rage Incident: Report (patch.com)
• More Storms To Hit Detroit Area Thursday, Friday (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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