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🌱 Patch AM: Brookfield Academy girls tennis dominates Catholic Memorial in invitational showdown
Happening soon: Wisconsin Dells Winery Trolley Tour on the Brookfield Patch calendar
Good morning Brookfield! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Brookfield Academy girls tennis dominates Catholic Memorial in invitational showdown
- How your Brookfield-area representative just got recognized on health care
- How a Flock camera error led Brookfield police to draw guns
Also on today's calendar: Wisconsin Dells Winery Trolley Tour and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: A t-storm around in the a.m., temps: high: 86, low: 71.
- Tuesday: A stray t-storm; very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Blue Knights top Crusaders (gmtoday.com) — Brookfield Academy's girls tennis team delivered a dominant 6-1 win over Catholic Memorial at a Friday invitational in Kohler, giving local fans plenty to cheer about. Former CMH coach Jeff Mrochinski led the Blue Knights, who swept all four singles matches and took two of three doubles courts. 
• Rep. Neylon honored with Legislative Champion Award (gmtoday.com) — Parts of Brookfield are represented in Madison by Rep. Adam Neylon, who was just honored as a Legislative Champion by the Wisconsin Dermatological Society for work on health care access and physician mobility. His efforts to reform non-compete agreements aim to improve patient access and help communities like Brookfield attract and keep medical professionals.
• Milwaukee police defend Flock cameras amid misuse investigations (fox6now.com) — Brookfield residents are directly tied to Milwaukee's debate over Flock license plate cameras after Brookfield police, alerted by the system, stopped an innocent woman at gunpoint due to outdated data. Milwaukee officials now defend the technology while acknowledging officer misuse and human error, and the Common Council is demanding new safeguards and answers by late September.
📸 Around Brookfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Wisconsin Dells Winery Trolley Tour →
400 N Barker Rd, Brookfield
8:15 am - Fiesta Del Rio →
1240 Frame Park Dr, Waukesha
12:00 pm
Saturday September 5
Sunday September 6
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Other local events
- (Tentative) GnG 4H Display Case Set up
4-H Clubs-Waukesha County Pauline Haass Public Library, N64W23820 Main St, Sussex, WI 530
6:30 pm - ENROLLMENT FOR 2026-2027 4-H BEGINS!
4-H Clubs-Waukesha County 515 W Moreland Blvd, Waukesha, WI 53188 - Finance Committee →
Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
7:00 pm - Legislative & Licensing Committee →
Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
7:15 pm - Wisconsin Dells Winery Trolley Tour For Adults Ages 45+ Full day Experience! →
Goerke's Corners Park & Ride, 400 N Barker Rd, Brookfield
8:15 am - Wisconsin Wind Orchestra →
Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, 300 Carroll St, Waukesha
4:00 pm - Waukesha JBF Kids Sale- EVERYTHING for kids at 50-90% Off Retail! →
1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
9:00 am - IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
, Milwaukee
9:00 am - Old Falls Renaissance Faire →
Old Falls Village Park, N96W15791 County Line Rd, Menomonee Falls
10:00 am - Waukesha JBF HUGE KIDS MEGA SALE- 50-90% OFF EVERYTHING FOR KIDS! →
1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
9:00 am
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 5
Sunday September 6
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
📣 Brookfield Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brookfield garage sale Saturday and Sunday until 2:00.
Great items to choose from! Address is 13720 Acre View Drive in Brookfield. (Nextdoor High View Acres)
- CleanPower - Marsden Holding Company posted a job opening for PT Cleaner Route- Brookfield, WI in Brookfield. Apply here.
- Pick 'n Save posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Brookfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls theft; custom piece of fabricated machinery stolen (fox6now.com)
- Inbox: It's a tough business (packers.com)
- Kohl's partners with DoorDash for fast delivery (jsonline.com)
Pewaukee
- City of Pewaukee restaurant owner accused of threatening police, employees (gmtoday.com)
- What to know about Tony Romo's citations, statement and what's next (jsonline.com)
- Western Lakes dominates Watertown (gmtoday.com)
Ok Brookfield! 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: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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