🌱 Patch AM: How Menasha’s $1M pledge will support Appleton’s tornado recovery

Hi there, Appleton! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Menasha's $1M pledge will support Appleton's tornado recovery
• Appleton community notes the passing of educator Shirley M. Coulter
• Appleton West's big win and a wild Neenah-Notre Dame finish

Also on today's calendar: Timmy No Brakes and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
• Tuesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Menasha Corporation commits $1M to Appleton-Menasha tornado recovery (postcrescent.com) — Appleton-area residents recovering from the July 27 tornado will see a major boost, as Menasha Corporation is donating $1 million over two years for relief and rebuilding. An initial $250,000 goes to the Community Response Fund, with the rest supporting long-term recovery for affected families, employees, and local businesses across the Fox Valley.
   

• Shirley M. Coulter (Denham) (waupacanow.com) — Family and friends are mourning Shirley M. Coulter, 90, who passed away peacefully on August 20 at Dimensions Living in Appleton. A longtime educator and children's science advocate, she spent decades teaching in Wisconsin schools, later quilting for charity and supporting libraries and humane societies; her family offers special thanks to Appleton caregivers.
   

• Notre Dame holds off Neenah in wild shootout, 56-53, in overtime (postcrescent.com) — Football fans in the Appleton area saw big opening wins, with Appleton West rolling past Green Bay East at home and Appleton North's defense highlighted in related coverage. The roundup also details a dramatic Notre Dame–Neenah overtime shootout and Menasha's heartbreaking one-point loss at the Banta Bowl in Appleton, including a late injury.
   

📸 Around Appleton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Appleton

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Terrapin Flyer →
  Poplar Hall, 141 Riverheath Way, Appleton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Meet the Teacher/ Open House
  Sunrise El Appleton, WI 54915
  3:00 pm
• Free AASD Tdap and Meningococcal Vaccine Clinic
  West Hi Wilson Middle School, 225 N Badger Ave.
  4:30 pm
• Open House/Back to School Night
  West Hi Appleton gh School
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Free AASD Tdap and Meningococcal Vaccine Clinic
  West Hi Kaleidoscope Academy, 318 E Brewster Street.
  3:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• 1st Day of School
  Sunrise El Appleton, WI 54915
  8:35 am
Saturday September 12
• Timmy No Brakes →
  Skyline Comedy Club, 1004 S Olde Oneida St, Appleton
  8:45 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Staff Development (No School)
  Banta Sch Menasha, WI 54952
• Staff Development
  Menasha Joint SD Menasha, WI 54952
• YMCA of the Fox Cities Bubbles & Bliss →
  The Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce North Shore Golf Club N 8421 N Shore Rd Menasha, WI 54952
  2:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Little Chute Area SD Intermediate/Middle/High School Complex - District Board Room
  4:30 pm
• School Board Meeting
  Menasha Joint SD Menasha City Center, 100 Main St, Menasha, WI 54952, USA, CAL
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Appleton Glass Nickel is re-opening next week after being damaged from the tornado!
  A huge shout out & Thank You to them for paying employees while they've been closed!!! (Nextdoor East Appleton River Fork)
• Hello!
  I am in search of your old clothing! I pay cash for your old clothes that are sitting collecting dust. Specifically looking for clothes from the 80s… (Nextdoor Downtown Appleton)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Appleton. Apply here.
• Merry Maids posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Appleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Appleton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kimberly

• USA TODAY Editor's Picks 2026 opens product submissions for brands (postcrescent.com)
• Green Bay Packers roster, jersey numbers for preseason game vs. Broncos (postcrescent.com)

Little Chute

• Illinois man sentenced in connection with fentanyl death of 2-year-old (postcrescent.com)

Menasha

• Menasha students get free outfits ahead of the new school year thanks to $4,000 donation (wbay.com)
• Wisconsin National Guard wraps up tornado recovery work in Menasha (wisn.com)
• Fox Cities businesses work through weather tornado aftermath (spectrumnews1.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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