🌱 What Grafton’s $282,000 dam repair means for river views

Morning Grafton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Grafton's $282,000 dam repair means for river views
• How Grafton volunteers are building free beds for local kids
• How Grafton's Zach Plier impressed scouts at Bryant & Stratton JC Day

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
• Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grafton neighbors react to long-awaited Bridge Street Dam repair timeline (tmj4.com) — Grafton residents can expect work on the partially failed Bridge Street Dam to start as soon as late October, after the village approved a $282,000 repair contract. Neighbors who live and walk near the dam say they're relieved a 60-day construction timeline is finally in sight, hoping repairs restore river levels before winter sets in.
   

• Giving children a place to sleep (ozaukeepress.com) — Families in Grafton with children who lack a bed can now apply for free, brand-new beds through the new Ozaukee County chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, which just held its first build at Mueller Funeral Home in town. Volunteers constructed eight beds for kids in Grafton and nearby communities, with monthly builds planned and a growing stockpile to meet future requests quickly.
   

• Bryant & Stratton JC Scout Day: Takeaways (prepbaseballreport.com) — A Grafton outfielder, freshman Zach Plier, turned heads at Bryant & Stratton's JC Scout Day with standout speed, power, and arm strength that could earn him immediate playing time. The showcase in Oconomowoc highlighted several Wisconsin prospects and promoted upcoming fall ID events around the state for players looking to get noticed.
   

📸 Around Grafton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grafton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• GHS Homecoming Game
  Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Going Deeper in the Bible →
  Vineyard Church, 1597 County Highway V, Grafton
  9:00 am
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
• Architectural Modernism Fall House Tour | Docomomo and Michael P. Johnson →
  1021 17th Avenue, Grafton
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Brunch →
  Vineyard Church, 1597 County Highway V, Grafton
  11:00 am
• Brunch - October →
  Vineyard Church, 1597 County Highway V, Grafton
  11:00 am
Monday October 5
• Finance and Personnel Committee →
  Village of Grafton Calendar Grafton, WI 53024
  5:30 pm
• Village Board →
  Village of Grafton Calendar Grafton, WI 53024
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Versiti Blood Drive →
  Vineyard Church, 1597 County Highway V, Grafton
  2:00 pm
• Community Development Authority Cancelled →
  Village of Grafton Calendar Grafton, WI 53024
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Morning Meet-Ups
  Cedarburg Coffee Roastery Greenhouse, W62N603 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg
  7:45 am
• "Rebound, Renew, Reimagine: Quilts from the Manhattan Quilters Guild" WMQFA Exhibit
  Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• "Liz Alpert Fay: Ordinary/Extraordinary Women" WMQFA Exhibit
  Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Clean, good food, reasonable prices, comfortable.
  I've been there many times. Love their soups. (Nextdoor Grafton Lands)
• Grafton Parks and Recreation Croptoberfest!
  Saturday, October 31, 9AM-8PM. $75 per person. Advanced registration required. Call Grafton Parks and Recreation at 262-375-5310 or https://graftonwi… (Nextdoor Grafton)

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Loss Prevention Clerk in Grafton. Apply here.
• footprint Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Grafton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grafton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cedarburg

• Next Cedarburg Community Blood Drive is Oct. 8 (gmtoday.com)
• This Historic Wisconsin Town Hosts A Massive Open-Air Market For One Sunday Every October (takingthekids.com)
• KML caps inspiring week by taking 3rd at Sprawl (gmtoday.com)

Saukville

• NorthShore Classical Academy expanding to include seventh and eighth grades (gmtoday.com)

Port Washington

• Lighthouse headline TK (jsonline.com)
• Alzheimer's Walk was 'extraordinary' (gmtoday.com)

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-- 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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