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🌱 Why shots were fired near 9800 South State Street Thursday afternoon
Hi there, Sandy! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why shots were fired near 9800 South State Street Thursday afternoon
- How a Sandy robotics team turned a rough state into worlds
- How Sandy fans can see Messi’s first-ever match in Utah
Also on today's calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Daybreak and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A morning rain or snow shower, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 40.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Suspect taken into custody after road rage incident lead to shots fired on Sandy street (kjzz.com) — Police arrested a suspect after shots were fired during a road rage incident Thursday afternoon near 9800 South State Street in Sandy, briefly shutting down the busy area. Sandy City Police say there’s no ongoing threat to nearby businesses or schools, but they’re still investigating what led up to the gunfire and have not confirmed whether anyone was injured. 
• Beehive students bound for robotics world championships (sandyjournal.com) — A Sandy-based robotics team from Beehive Science & Technology Academy is heading to the FIRST Tech Challenge world championships after earning the top Inspire Award at state. Despite a rough tournament day with technical glitches, the mostly returning team is rebuilding, fundraising, and leaning on years of experience. Students say the program is teaching them teamwork, communication, and humility alongside high-level engineering skills.
• Talkin' Real: Lionel Messi to make first MLS appearance in Utah (kjzz.com) — Soccer fans in Sandy can look forward to a huge week at America First Field, with Real Salt Lake hosting San Diego FC on Saturday and Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on Wednesday in his first-ever match in Utah. Local analysts break down RSL’s strong conference position, share coach Pablo Mastroeni’s thoughts, and spotlight the Utah Royals and Goal of the Week.
📸 Around Sandy
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Upcoming Events in
Sandy
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★ Featured events ★
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Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Jewel Box Stage, 9900 Monroe St, Sandy
12:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Paint Nite Brand Creative Events
Club 90 , 9065 Monroe St , Sandy
6:00 pm -
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Hale Centre Theatre , 9900 Monroe St , Sandy
7:30 pm -
Girls Golf @ The Ridge
Jordan High Sandy, UT 84070
8:00 am -
Frosh Boys Soccer v Granger
Jordan High Soccer Field
4:00 pm -
B Soccer v. Judge Memorial (JLO)
Jordan High STADIUM
5:30 pm -
B Lax v. Timpanogos
Jordan High STADIUM
5:30 pm -
B Lax v. Timpanogos (JLO)
Jordan High STADIUM
7:30 pm -
STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Daybreak
11221 Copper Rock Dr , South Jordan
5:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Friday April 24
📣 Sandy Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baseball vs Skyline (V 4:00)
Alta High Sandy, UT 84094
4:00 pm -
Madrigals Performance @ UVU
Jordan High Sandy, UT 84070
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Hunter Boys JV Soccer @ Hillcrest
Hillcrest High School , 7350 S 900 E , Midvale
5:30 pm -
B Lax v. Mountain View
STADIUM
5:30 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My autistic young adult daughter is missing.
She has been mostly in Huntsman Mental Health hospital since beginning of February. I don’t think she is taking her medication and therefore very… (Nextdoor Historic Sandy) - Report of smoke at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah.
12:05PM on Apr 15: A massive smoke plume was reported near the airport starting around noon. (Nextdoor )
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for American Airlines Customer Service Representative (Remote) in Saratoga Springs. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cottonwood Heights
- How Salt Lake City residents can get hundreds from the city for their lawn care (fox13now.com)
- Winter's last stand? Snow, freeze warnings return to Utah's forecast (deseret.com)
- Sidney Cyrus Gold (bluebonnetnews.com)
Midvale
- Turning retail into events: Boosting community, revenue and growth (utahbusiness.com)
- Way We Were: A smelter smorgasbord (parkrecord.com)
- Medical incident briefly blocks northbound I-15 traffic in Midvale (kutv.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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