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Happening soon: Soul Happens on the Lansing Patch calendar

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Good day Lansing! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How LCC's "Party with the Prez" welcomed students back to campus
  • Storms wreck Lake Lansing Park South and damage buildings near Williamston
  • What a new Marine Corps contract means for jobs in Lansing

Also on today's calendar: Soul Happens and 4 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lansing Community College students kick off the semester with 'Party with the Prez' (wilx.com) — Lansing Community College students kicked off the new semester with the annual "Party with the Prez" Welcome Week celebration on campus, featuring free food, games, and music. LCC's president emphasized helping Lansing-area students feel supported and aware of campus resources, including options for adults considering returning to school.
   

2. Lake Lansing Park South, former Habitat for Humanity building in Williamston devastated by Thursday storms (wilx.com) — Strong storms tore through the Lansing area Thursday, heavily damaging Lake Lansing Park South and a former Habitat for Humanity ReStore building near Williamston. Trees and power lines were downed, the park pavilion was destroyed, and thousands across Mid-Michigan lost power as cleanup crews and residents began assessing and clearing the damage.
   

3. American Rheinmetall Secures Award from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for MCT-30 Turret Machined Components Supporting USMC ACV-30 Program (soldiersystems.net) — American Rheinmetall's Lansing facility will help build machined components for MCT-30 turrets used on the Marine Corps' ACV-30 vehicles under a new $710,000 subcontract. Work in Lansing and Lapeer will run through 2026 and 2027, supporting local manufacturing jobs and expanding the company's defense industry footprint in Michigan.
   

4. Michigan critical race theory ban proposal meets opposition from NAACP leader (wilx.com) — A new bill in Lansing from Sen. Jim Runestad would ban teaching critical race theory, the 1619 Project, and what it calls "anti-American academic theories" in Michigan public schools, with funding penalties for violations. The NAACP Lansing Branch president and Sen. Sarah Anthony of Lansing argue the proposal would whitewash history and distract from core education issues, while supporters say CRT is divisive indoctrination.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday September 4
  • Football @ Southeast
    Charlotte High School Charlotte, MI 48813
    7:30 pm
    • Sunday September 6
  • East Lansing Farmers Market →
    East Lansing, MI Calendar, 280 Valley Court, East Lansing
    10:00 am
    • Monday September 7
  • Labor Day - City Offices Closed →
    East Lansing, MI Calendar East Lansing, MI 48823
    • Tuesday September 8
  • City Council Meeting →
    East Lansing, MI Calendar, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing
    6:30 pm
    • Wednesday September 9
  • Senior Portraits
    Charlotte High School Black Box
    7:10 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Franny has been found!
    She is home, eating and drinking lots of water. Thank you all for your advice in how to find her. (Nextdoor Park Meadows)
  • This is Charlie Bob.
    He went missing around 3am this morning he's got a collar with a bell. Very friendly but a little skittish. Please please help. He's an ESA kitty… (Nextdoor Baker Donora)
  • Molly Maid posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner in Lansing. Apply here.
  • Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Corrugate Warehouse Associate in Lansing. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lansing here.

Ok Lansing! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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