🌱 Patch AM: How a Fox Point family turned tragic loss into lasting scholarships

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Fox Point family turned tragic loss into lasting scholarships
• Fox Point resident named to influential Milwaukee County judgeship

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How Olympic Swimming Hopeful's Sudden Death Transformed His Family (Exclusive) (people.com) — A Fox Point family is honoring 16-year-old swimmer Grant Freeze, a Nicolet High student who died after a car crash on his short drive to practice, by creating a scholarship and awards nonprofit in his name. His parents and brother describe their grief, how swimming and counseling are helping them cope, and how Grant's organ donations and memorial scholarships are already impacting other young swimmers and STEM students.
   

• New Milwaukee Judges Bring Civil and Criminal Legal Expertise (urbanmilwaukee.com) — A Fox Point resident, attorney Jay Pucek, has been appointed to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, bringing experience as a police officer, prosecutor, and public defender to the bench. Alongside civil litigator Malinda Eskra, he'll serve through mid-2027 before facing voters, shaping how county courts handle both criminal and civil cases that can affect local residents.
   

📸 Around Fox Point

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Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School
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• MS First Day of School
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• First Day of School!
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• HS Freshman & New Students Orientation
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• HS First Day of Classes-All Grades
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Wednesday September 2
• HS Photo Make-Up Day
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• Annual Meeting
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  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Girls Tennis: Quad (Varsity)
  Brown Deer SD Milwaukee, WI 53223
  8:00 am
• Girls Tennis: Woodland Conference CSF Quad (Junior Varsity)
  Brown Deer SD Milwaukee, WI 53223
  9:00 am
• Girls Tennis: Woodland Conference CSF Quad (Varsity)
  Brown Deer SD Milwaukee, WI 53223
  9:00 am
• District Open House
  Brown Deer SD Milwaukee, WI 53223
  1:00 pm
• JV Boys Volleyball Practice
  Brown Deer SD Milwaukee, WI 53223
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nicolet Rec Dept Offering "Tai Chi - Neigong" —Nicolet Recreation Department Read on Patch

🗞 Nearby News

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• Wisconsin Restaurant Association: Announces 2026 Women in Hospitality Award recipients (wisbusiness.com)

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• Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Aug. 26, 2026 (jsonline.com)
• Child enters Milwaukee County Zoo enclosure; no animals or people hurt (jsonline.com)
• Evers requests federal disaster aid after July severe storms, tornado (jsonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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