🌱 Discover the nearly forgotten railroad village just northeast of Grass Lake

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In today's newsletter:

• Discover the nearly forgotten railroad village just northeast of Grass Lake

Also on today's calendar: Onsted JV Baseball @ Grass Lake and 5 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 very warm, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 64, low: 34.
• Sunday: Sunshine, windy and chilly, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Shadow Town of Francisco: Jackson County, Michigan (wearebattlecreek.com) — Just a few miles northeast of Grass Lake, the former village of Francisco still survives as a small residential cluster with deep ties to Grass Lake’s early history. Once a busy railroad stop with shops, churches, and a post office, the area is now a quiet part of Grass Lake Township that locals still call Francisco, and you can drive through to see many original homes.
   

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📸 Around Grass Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grass Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Clinton Varsity Baseball @ Grass Lake
  Grass Lake High School, 11500 Warrior Trl, Grass Lake
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.
  Grass Lake High School Audtiorium
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Onsted JV Baseball @ Grass Lake
  Grass Lake High School , 11500 Warrior Trl , Grass Lake
  5:00 pm
• GLCWI Meeting
  Lost Railway Museum , 142 W Michigan Ave , Grass Lake
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Coldwater JV Softball @ Grass Lake
  Grass Lake High School , 11500 Warrior Trl , Grass Lake
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Bedford Varsity Softball @ Grass Lake
  Grass Lake High School , 11500 Warrior Trl , Grass Lake
  4:00 pm
• Waterloo G+G Gravel Bike Race
  Portage Lake Campground, Waterloo Recreation Area , Unnamed Road , Grass Lake
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Waterloo G+G Gravel Race
  Portage Lake Campground, Waterloo Recreation Area , Unnamed Road , Grass Lake
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Grass Lake High School
  Grass Lake High School , 11500 Warrior Trail , Grass Lake
  4:00 pm
• Manchester JV Baseball @ Napoleon
  Napoleon High School , 201 West St , Napoleon
  4:00 pm
• Boys JV Baseball vs Grass Lake High School
  MICHIGAN CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT , 400 S State Street , Michigan Center
  4:00 pm
• Girls JV Softball vs Grass Lake High School
  MICHIGAN CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT , 400 S State Street , Michigan Center
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mid-Michigan Area Public Schools Consortium posted a job opening for Secondary Spanish Teacher in Michigan Center. Apply here.
• Alro Steel posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Material Handler/Machine Operator - Plastics - No Experience Required in Jackson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grass Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Jackson

• Recycle electronics, paint, Styrofoam at free Earth Day drive in Jackson (mlive.com)
• Jackson man honored for life-saving actions (wlns.com)
• Board of Trustees selects new president of Jackson State University (wdam.com)

Brooklyn

• Former NBA Player Damon Jones Set to Become First to Plead Guilty in FBI's Basketball Betting Probe (wlns.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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