🌱 Patch AM: Why some Oak Creek-Franklin students suddenly lost their bus ride

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In today's newsletter:

• Why some Oak Creek-Franklin students suddenly lost their bus ride
• How Franklin volunteers are turning local fields into meals

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
• Thursday: Humid with peeks of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Catalytic converter thefts impact Oak Creek-Franklin school bus service (fox6now.com) — Families in the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District are being warned that some students may not have bus transportation after catalytic converters were stolen from Go Riteway buses. The district says the company is still assessing how many buses remain usable and is urging parents who can to drive their children while officials work on solutions.
   

• So much is 'ripe for the picking' on Hunger Task Force's Farm in Franklin as harvest season gets underway (cbs58.com) — Harvest season is underway at the Hunger Task Force Farm in Franklin, where volunteers are gathering thousands of pounds of fresh produce for local food banks. With about 30 different crops grown on the 200-acre site, the farm helps ensure healthy food reaches neighbors who struggle to afford groceries, and it's actively seeking community volunteers to pitch in.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• The Nightinjails at On Cloud Wine →
  Franklin
  5:30 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
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
• 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
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
• Forte Theatre Company presents Annie: Opening night →
  Saber Center for the Performing Arts, 8222 S 51st St, Franklin
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Cider Sunday! →
  Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W College Ave, Franklin
  11:30 am
• Bluegrass All Stars - Cider Sunday →
  Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W College Ave, Franklin
  12:30 pm
• Forte Theatre Company presents: Annie →
  Saber Center for the Performing Arts, 8222 S 51st St, Franklin
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• Fall Family Storytime →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  10:30 am
• Denny Diamond Svehla: a Neil Diamond story - Lunch Show →
  Clifford's Supper Club, 10418 W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners
  11:00 am
• Slovenian Union of America →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  1:00 pm
• Hales Corners Library and W. Ben Hunt Center Foundation →
  5885 S 116th St, Hales Corners
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• WARNING!
  There's an email going around with the subject line: "Two Free Tickets for the next Bears home game". DON'T OPEN IT! It contains two free tickets… (Nextdoor Franklin/Crooked Creek)

• S&C Electric Company posted a job opening for Assembler - 1st shift Franklin, WI in Franklin. Apply here.
• Hatch Staffing Services posted a job opening for Fabrication Shop Supervisor - Family Owned Company in Greendale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oak Creek

• South Milwaukee family of 10 and their pets displaced after fire; a coworker opens her home (tmj4.com)
• Volleyball Recap: Oak Creek Rolls to Its Sixth Straight Win (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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