🌱 Patch AM: How you can join the next John Muir Park cleanup day

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In today's newsletter:

• How you can join the next John Muir Park cleanup day
• How a former Green Bay cartoonist reached 400 newspapers nationwide

Also on today's calendar: 9th Annual Fall Volunteer Expo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 68, low: 57.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Green Bay's Conservation Corps marks 9/11 with cleanup day at west side park (fox11online.com) — Green Bay volunteers just spent a day clearing invasive plants at John Muir Park to honor 9/11 and highlight 250 years of American freedom, and you're invited to help next. The city's Conservation Corps will return to the park on October 24, offering another hands-on chance to improve a west side green space and meet neighbors.
   

• Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — the 'Bers', polls that are up, Star Trek, Liberty laments (nkytribune.com) — Longtime Green Bay Press-Gazette cartoonist Joe Heller, who still lives in Green Bay, continues to syndicate his editorial cartoons to hundreds of newspapers nationwide. The piece highlights his career, awards, and ongoing work, underscoring how a local artist's voice still reaches a national audience even after his 2013 layoff.
   

📸 Around Green Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• 9th Annual Fall Volunteer Expo →
  Stadium View Bar, Restaurant, & Event Halls, 1963 Holmgren Wy, Green Bay
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Mahjong 101 →
  The Nest Cowork + Club, 111 North Broadway, Green Bay
• Story Time →
  Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay
  5:00 am
• Family Place Playdate with Red Crayon →
  Central Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay
  10:00 am
• Plein Air Tuesdays with the Art Garage →
  Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay
  11:00 am
• Move with the Mayor →
  City Hall, 100 N Jefferson St, Green Bay
  12:00 pm
• Curiosity Unveiled: Fall Harvest Traditions →
  Neville Public Museum, 210 MUSEUM PLACE, Green Bay
  1:00 pm
• History After Dark: Railroad History Lectures & Behind the Scenes Tours →
  National Railroad Museum, 2285 South Broadway, Green Bay
  1:30 pm
• Fall Volunteer Expo →
  Stadium View, 1963 Holmgren Way, Green Bay
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Candlelight: 90s Unplugged →
  Birder Hall, 400 Grant St, De Pere
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson →
  Birder Hall, 400 Grant St, De Pere
  8:45 pm
Saturday October 3
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Today, 9/11 at Walmart east i was shopping and wearing my retired firefighter shirt, when this lady came up to me and thanked me for my service and shook my hand and gave me a hug.
  I don't know who you are but I want to let you know how much I appreciated that and how much that meant to me. GODbless you! (Nextdoor Village of Bellevue)
• I want to thank all you wonderful people for encouraging me to write and publish my first book, "Letters from Afar".
  Amazon Books is now selling it online and amazingly, 27 people have already purchased it. When I first put together letters I had written to my… (Nextdoor Three Corners)

• Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Green Bay. Apply here.
• MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Activities Assistant Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $20-$37/Hr in Green Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Green Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

Allouez

• September 15, 2026 (villageofallouezwi.gov)
• Slow & Pokey Fun Run (fleetfeet.com)

De Pere

• De Pere Redbirds Take Care of Appleton West Terrors 40-14 (gopresstimes.com)
• Students relocated after mold found in St. Norbert residence hall (nbc26.com)
• New federal aid laws change how new undergrads can borrow money (nbc26.com)

Ok Green Bay! 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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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