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🌱 Patch AM: How Dexter is becoming a more dementia-friendly place for neighbors

Coming up on the Dexter Patch calendar: Fall Beginner Crochet Class

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Hi Dexter! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Dexter is becoming a more dementia-friendly place for neighbors
  • How much Dexter students gained from this year's big rivalry showdown
  • Which Dexter stage show is lighting up this fall weekend?

Also on today's calendar: Fall Beginner Crochet Class and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Saturday: Warm with high clouds, temps: high: 76, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Some rain, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Milan Joins Regional Effort to Build Dementia-Friendly Community: Saline and Chelsea Already Have the Designation; Dexter is Working Toward It (thesuntimesnews.com) — Dexter is actively working toward official dementia-friendly status, with city-backed trainings, monthly Dementia Friendly Day respite at the Dexter Senior Center, and a local Dementia-Friendly Dexter team supported by the Rotary Club. Residents can join an Oct. 13 Dementia Friends training, participate in the Oct. 11 Walk to End Alzheimer's team, and learn practical ways to better support neighbors living with memory loss.
   

2. Chelsea Celebrates Victory On and Off the Field During Annual Rivalry Match (thesuntimesnews.com) — Dexter families and supporters helped raise more than $36,000 for the Educational Foundation of Dexter during this year's Chelsea–Dexter Rivalry Match, part of a combined $75,224 for both districts. The long-running football showdown has grown into a major fundraiser backed by local businesses and volunteers, with organizers emphasizing how the money will support classroom programs and opportunities for Dexter students and teachers.
   

3. Here are 28 things to do in Michigan this weekend, October 9-11 (michiganpublic.org) — Dexter's Encore Theatre is hosting performances of "Sister Act" through October 18, giving locals an easy night-out option right in town this weekend. The statewide roundup also points to nearby fall fun like Waterloo Recreation Area's Harvest Festival in Chelsea and other festivals across Michigan, if you feel like a short drive beyond Dexter.
   

4. A Powerful El Niño Is Building. What Could It Mean for Washtenaw County This Winter? (thesuntimesnews.com) — Dexter residents could see a milder, less snowy winter as a powerful El Niño strengthens, potentially bringing more rain, fewer long cold snaps, and trickier freeze-thaw cycles on local roads. The article explains how this Pacific pattern may affect Washtenaw County's temperatures, snow totals, outdoor recreation, and gardens, while stressing that big storms and cold blasts are still possible.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Nesco Resource posted a job opening for Production Assistant - Printing - 3rd shift in Chelsea. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Chelsea. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dexter here.

Ok Dexter! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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