🌱 Patch AM: Four Franklin High students earn elite National Merit semifinalist honors

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In today's newsletter:

• Four Franklin High students earn elite National Merit semifinalist honors

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• One Wisconsin High School Topped Every Other For National Merit Semifinalists (patch.com) — Franklin High School students Caitlin Montgomery, Rohan Peddamallu, Ayaan Sajeeth, and Henry Tower have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, placing them among the top-scoring seniors in Wisconsin. They join more than 250 Wisconsin students recognized statewide, and most semifinalists are expected to advance and compete for scholarships next spring.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• Fall Children's Consignment Sale →
  Forest Park Middle School, 8225 W Forest Hill Ave, Franklin
  9:00 am
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Milwaukee
  10:00 am
• ERV-toberfest- Food & beer Festival →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Board of Education Meeting
  Franklin Public SD, 8222 S 51st St, Franklin
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• CD Franklin Family Glow Run
  Forest Park Middle School, 8225 W Forest Hill Ave, Franklin
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• The Nightinjails at On Cloud Wine →
  Franklin WI
  5:30 pm
• Kettle Moraine at Franklin →
  Franklin High School, 8222 S 51St St, Franklin
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Lutheran Girl Pioneers Biennial National Convention →
  St. Paul's Lutheran Church and School – Franklin, 6881 S 51st St, Franklin
  8:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Bluegrass All Stars - Cider Sunday →
  Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W College Ave, Franklin
  12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 11
• Tinker Tots →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  10:30 am
• Paint Fall Pumpkins →
  Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 43rd Annual Trimborn Farm Harvest of Arts & Crafts →
  8881 W Grange Ave, Greendale
  10:00 am
• Girl Scout Troop 37289 →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  12:15 pm
Sunday September 13
• Park Pals Book Club →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• LEGO Lab →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I like how delusional some clothing descriptions are.
  You read the tag and it's like, "Hand was only. Tumble dry on low." Listen, you're a cotton T-shirt. You're going in the washing machine. Whatever… (Nextdoor Franklin/Crooked Creek)
• "No, thanks, I'm a vegetarian.
  " is a fun thing to say when someone hands you their baby. (Nextdoor Franklin/Crooked Creek)

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Emergency Services Dispatcher in Greendale. Apply here.
• Texas Roadhouse posted a job opening for Kitchen Manager in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greendale

• Four Years Later, Community Star Gives 'Hopeful' Update on Peacock Movie (polygon.com)
• Volleyball Recap: Oak Creek Rolls to Its Fourth Straight Win (maxpreps.com)

Greenfield

• Local teams compete in cross country meet at Greenfield Park (gmtoday.com)
• 'Revive' Housing Pilot Advances After Months Of Negotiations (urbanmilwaukee.com)
• 62-room hotel proposed for Greenfield's 84South development (dailyreporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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