Community Corner
🌱 See how DeForest Girl Scouts built a new free library
Spotted on the DeForest calendar: 25th Annual Awareness Walk
Cheers DeForest! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how DeForest Girl Scouts built a new free library
- DeForest's own soccer star earns a Hall of Fame honor
- What a canceled DeForest data center means for local taxpayers
Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and less humid, temps: high: 64, low: 40.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• For Bronze Award, DeForest Girl Scouts present little free library (gazettextra.com) — A new Little Free Library is now open outside Christian Faith Moravian Church in DeForest, created by Girl Scout Troop 8143 as their Bronze Award project. The girls planned, fundraised, and installed the library after securing support from church leaders and Harvest Intermediate School, giving DeForest neighbors 24/7 access to free books and encouraging community literacy. 
• DeForest native Emily Gerber-Kluck to be inducted into UW-Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame (hngnews.com) — DeForest residents can cheer on hometown soccer standout Emily Gerber-Kluck, who will be inducted into the UW-Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame on October 24. The former Warhawk star set multiple scoring records, earned three WIAC Player of the Year honors, and became the program's first All-American while helping lead the team to conference titles and a Sweet 16 run.
• Grounding a Charged Debate (wnanews.com) — DeForest gets a brief but important mention in a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report examining how large data centers affect local taxes, power demand, and community finances. The study reviews deals in several cities, including a proposal later canceled in DeForest, and outlines options state and local officials could use to better protect taxpayers as more projects are proposed.
📸 Around DeForest
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🗓 Upcoming Events in DeForest
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★ Featured events ★
- 25th Annual Awareness Walk →
Fireman's Park, 300 Jefferson St., DeForest
10:30 am
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- Homecoming Parade
De Forest Area SD De Forest, WI 53532
5:00 pm - Homecoming Game
DeForest Area High School De Forest, WI 53532
7:00 pm - 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
10:00 am - Brush Collection - East of Main Street →
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7:00 am - WERQ →
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6:00 pm - Restorative Yoga →
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6:00 pm - Farmers Market →
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3:30 pm - Village Board Work Session →
DeForest, WI Calendar, DeForest Village Hall 120 South Stevenson Street, DeForest
5:00 pm - Village Board Meeting →
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6:00 pm - Bootcamp →
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6:15 pm - Fall Harvest Festival →
Midland United Methodist Church, 10235 County Rd KP, Mazomanie
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Deforest. Apply here.
- Arby's - DRM, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager - FT in Deforest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeForest here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waunakee
- Snack, sip, shop in downtown Waunakee (hngnews.com)
- Waunakee joins Dane County communities in Week Without Driving (hngnews.com)
- The MAGA factor, pure and simple (blogspot.com)
Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie to imagine a week without driving with community audit (hngnews.com)
Ok DeForest! 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 waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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