Community Corner
Today's News Fast: July 21
Fried eggs, a Macomb County astronaut and a community garden raising food and spirits top today's headlines.
- Jiminy Cricket! Leapin' lizards! Holy cow and all other exclamatory phrases apply to today's weather. We're going to see a high near 100 degrees with heat index values in the area of 110! If there was ever a day for A/C, Slurpees and ice baths, it's today. There is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and the temperature will drop to around 74 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
- Ever notice that garden next to Immanuel Lutheran Church and School on Romeo Plank? It's The Gathering Patch. A community garden started by Immanuel, the various vegetables grown there are donated to "The Well" Soup Kitchen. The garden is always in need of volunteers. Click into the article to find out how to get involved.
- As the U.S. shuttle program comes to an end, Macomb County native and astronaut Jerry Linenger, discusses the end of American-made space travel. Check out this article at 1 p.m.
- Join Patch later today as Macomb Patch Editor Jenny Whalen braves the 99 degree temperatures to test that old cliche, "It's so hot, I could fry an egg on the sidewalk." Fact or fiction? We'll find out!
- In recognition of Macomb Township's German roots, we give you the German Word of the Day: wünschen, meaning to wish, is a verb pronounced [vuhn-shen].
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