🌱 De Pere’s leaf pickup deadline is Sunday: Skip the bags
De Pere, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, De Pere? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- De Pere’s leaf pickup deadline is Sunday: Skip the bags
- How automation is changing work at Robinson's De Pere plant
- De Pere church’s secret-recipe fruitcakes keep a holiday tradition alive
Also on today's calendar: MegTec Satellite Meeting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 54 and low of 34 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 41, low: 31.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Green Bay and De Pere Leaf Trucks Collect Loose Piles From the Terrace Until Nov. 15, and Neither City Takes Bagged Leaves (newsbreak.com) — De Pere residents have until Nov. 15 to rake leaves onto the terrace between the sidewalk and street for city pickup. Leave them loose, not bagged, and keep piles clear of mailboxes and hard debris. Street superintendent Tony Fietzer warns that bricks and similar objects can damage the city’s leaf-vacuum equipment. 
2. One massive automated cell transforms production at Robinson (thefabricator.com) — Robinson's De Pere plant is turning days of enclosure production into minutes with an automated line that punches, bends and welds metal. The company says 40 welders whose work shifted to the new equipment are handling other jobs as demand from power generation customers drives growth.
3. Recipe is a secret, but word is out on De Pere church's famous fruitcakes (newsbreak.com) — De Pere’s First United Presbyterian Church is selling its holiday fruitcakes, continuing a volunteer tradition nearly seven decades old. The Men's Club makes more than 800 loaves to support church ministries and community aid. Buyers can reserve by email or visit the church office Monday through Thursday mornings, with prices starting at $10.
4. Green Bay community offers feedback on traffic safety plan, learns about city crash data (fox11online.com) — Green Bay is asking drivers to identify unsafe roads and suggest fixes, with an online survey open through Nov. 23. At a public meeting, a pedestrian who said he was struck in a crosswalk pointed to De Pere's roundabouts as a model for slowing traffic.
5. OLI Issues ‘2026 See Tracks? Think Train Week' Report (railwayage.com) — A CN Police interview in De Pere is among the outreach examples highlighted in Operation Lifesaver's new report on its September rail safety campaign. The national effort combined crossing visits, public events and media coverage, with the organization's social media posts drawing more than 3.3 million views.
📸 Around De Pere
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Drawing Series at Blue Door Artworks →
Blue Door Artworks, 115 N Wisconsin St, De Pere
1:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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MegTec Satellite Meeting →
Graystone Ale House, 3711 Monroe Rd, De Pere
3:00 pm -
Pottery Wheel Experience →
Paintin’ Pottery, 520 George Street, De Pere
6:00 pm -
Theology Thursday →
Pages and Pours, 415 Main Avenue, De Pere
6:30 pm -
Free Anxiety, Focus + Sensory Workshop for Parents →
Lux Life Chiropractic, 330 North Broadway, De Pere
7:00 pm -
Steam Machine at Luna Coffee →
Luna Coffee, 330 Main Ave, De Pere
8:00 pm -
Karaoke with DJ Dan the Karaoke Man →
The Longbranch, 334 Main Ave, De Pere
9:00 pm -
Art Nite →
Downtown De Pere, De Pere
5:00 pm -
Unlimited Play All Day! -- Open to the Public →
District 82 Pinball Arcade, 800 Okeefe Rd, De Pere
5:00 pm -
BURN, MELT, GLUE & SCREW Second Reception →
The ART STUDIO De Pere, 124 N Broadway, Unit CCDD, De Pere
5:00 pm -
Workshop: Wine Vs. Beer – A Pairing Experience Where Wine & Beer Go Head-To-Head →
Mulva Cultural Center, 221 S Broadway, De Pere
6:00 pm -
ComedyCity Grown-Up Show - Friday →
ComedyCity Theatre, 365 Main Ave., DePere
7:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wild animals…
I was reading about how wild animals are affected by human habits…ie when we work and traffic flows and what to know when they should keep a lower… (Nextdoor De Pere)
- Culver's posted a job opening for Closing Dishwasher in Green Bay. Apply here.
- Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Green Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near De Pere here.
Ok De Pere! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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