🌱 How a Harper Woods lawmaker is shaping Michigan’s assisted-suicide debate

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Harper Woods lawmaker is shaping Michigan’s assisted-suicide debate

Also on today's calendar: Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella thru June 21, at the Schaap Center and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: Very warm with sunshine, temps: high: 88, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Michigan lawmakers weighing bills to legalize physician-assisted suicide (michiganpublic.org) — A Harper Woods–based state representative is helping lead a push to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Michigan, backing a “Death with Dignity” bill package for terminally ill adults. Supporters say it would give patients more control over dying, while groups like Right to Life of Michigan and the American Medical Association strongly oppose the change, so the proposal faces an uncertain path in Lansing.
   

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📸 Around Harper Woods

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harper Woods

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 14

• CRUISIN’ TO THE BEACH →
  Lake Saint Clair Metropark, Lake St Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Township
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• Water Bills Due
  City of Harper Woods 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods, MI 48225

Wednesday June 17

• Auction - Impounded/Abandoned Vehicles
  City of Harper Woods 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods, MI 48225
  5:00 pm

Friday June 19

• City Offices Closed - Juneteenth
  City of Harper Woods 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods, MI 48225
• Juneteeth Celebration
  City of Harper Woods Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center, 19305 Vernier Rd, Harper
  1:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Summer Begins
  City of Harper Woods 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods, MI 48225
• Wellness in The Park →
  Salter Memorial Park, 19430 Harper Ave, Harper Woods
  9:00 am
• Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella thru June 21, at the Schaap Center →
  15001 E Jefferson Ave, Grosse Pointe Park
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 21

• Father's Day
  City of Harper Woods 19617 Harper Ave, Harper Woods, MI 48225

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Put on Your Crown - Set →
  Painting with a Twist Roseville, 28750 Utica Rd, Roseville
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Volunteer Work Day at Patterson Park →
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar, 16006 Essex Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Park
  9:00 am
• Park Farmers Market →
  Grosse Pointe Park, MI Calendar Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
  9:00 am
• I-94 Ramp Cleanup →
  St. Clair Shores, MI Calendar St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Harper Woods. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Harper Woods. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harper Woods here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Grosse Pointe Farms

• Benjamin G. Chapman (grossepointenews.com)
• Dr. Thomas Anthony Drabecki (grossepointenews.com)

Grosse Pointe

• Randolph Milton Wright (grossepointenews.com)
• Bayview Mackinac Race draws 203 boats for 2026 start (thetimesherald.com)

St. Clair Shores

• No Charges For Officer Who Fatally Shot Metro Detroit Teen: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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