🌱 Will Kettering find $15 million to save its beloved ice arena?

What's up Kettering! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Kettering find $15 million to save its beloved ice arena?
• Will ZZ Top still rock Kettering after canceling the Hollywood Bowl?

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Residents push back against plan to close Kettering Ice Arena (whio.com) — Kettering’s ice arena could be closed and demolished under a draft 10-year parks master plan, drawing strong opposition from more than 150 residents at two meetings. City leaders say $15 million in repairs are needed, while skaters and hockey supporters are organizing, exploring regional partnerships, and urging council to find funding before a possible vote on the plan next month.
   

• ZZ Top/Cheap Trick at the Hollywood Bowl Aug. 5 Canceled (rockcellarmagazine.com) — ZZ Top’s Hollywood Bowl show with Cheap Trick was abruptly canceled due to personnel issues, but their broader tour remains on. That includes an August 30 stop at Kettering’s Fraze Pavilion, giving local fans a confirmed chance to see the Texas rock legends live despite the Los Angeles setback.
   

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📸 Around Kettering

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kettering

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Monday August 10

• Harman: Open House
  Harman School Dayton, OH 45409
  4:30 pm
• Woodland Historic Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  5:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Woodland Arboretum Tree Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  10:00 am
• Cemetery Symbols Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  2:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Woodland Historic Tour
  Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum, 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Students Walk Their Schedule
  Centerville City Dayton, OH 45458
  10:00 am
• New Student Orientation
  Centerville City Watts Gym
  10:30 am
• JCC A Bisl Talent Workshop
  Dayton Jewish Community Center Boonshoft CJCE, 525 Versailles Dr., Centerville, OH, 45459, United States
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Uptown First Friday: Help Mom Retire →
  Centerville, OH Calendar, Uptown Centerville Main and Franklin streets, Centerville
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Oakwood Farmers Market →
  Oakwood Farmers' Market, 22 Orchard Dr, Dayton
  9:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Hadassah's 100th Birthday Trivia and Tea Party
  Dayton Jewish Community Center OH
  2:00 pm
• Summer Concert Series: Live from Earth: Pat Benatar and Beyond →
  Centerville, OH Calendar, 255 W Spring Valley Pike, Centerville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• From the north branch of the Butterfly Buffet:
  Sometimes you’re having such a good time you forget that it’s time to go home! This guy spent the night hanging on and waiting for the sunrise to… (Nextdoor South Oak Creek)

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🗞 Nearby News

Oakwood

• Oakwood football makes major strides (wdtn.com)
• Investment Opportunity Coming to Oakwood with Absolute Auction On August 18th (bedfordohio.org)

Centerville

• Cincinnati Children's Centerville reopens after construction upgrades (highlandcountypress.com)
• Versant Diagnostics Buys American Dermatopathology Laboratory (levinassociates.com)
• Water main repair to close part of road near Centerville Kroger this week (k991fm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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