🌱 Patch AM: How a Greendale native battled back to become an All-Star

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Greendale native battled back to become an All-Star

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A stray t-storm; not as warm, temps: high: 78, low: 66.
• Sunday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Milwaukee Milkmen slugger Griffin Doersching makes inspiring comeback after blood clot (wisn.com) — A Greendale-born slugger for the Milwaukee Milkmen is back on the field this season after recovering from a serious pulmonary embolism that sidelined him in 2025. Living just across from the ballpark, he's now an American Association All-Star, inspiring local fans with his resilience and renewed appreciation for every game.
   

📸 Around Greendale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Greendale

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Monday September 7
• NO School - Happy Labor Day!
  College Park El Greendale, WI 53129
• No School - Labor Day Holiday
  Greendale SD Greendale, WI 53129
• Labor Day- No School
  Greendale Mid Greendale, WI 53129
Thursday September 10
• GHS Open House 6-8:10pm
  Greendale Hi Greendale, WI 53129
• Picture Retake Day
  Greendale Hi Greendale, WI 53129
  7:00 am
• GHS Open House, 6-8:10 pm
  Greendale Hi Greendale, WI 53129
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  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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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• City of Greenfield Beer Garden →
  Greenfield, WI Calendar, 5151 W Layton Avenue, Greenfield
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Greenfield Farmers Market →
  Greenfield, WI Calendar, 5151 W Layton Avenue, Greenfield
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• No School - Labor Day
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
• FPS 4K-12 No School (Labor Day)
  Franklin Public SD Franklin, WI 53132

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Spencer's posted a job opening for Senior Assistant Store Manager in Greendale. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Greendale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Greendale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenfield

• Gravity Global: Greenfield Middle School enhances meal consistency and efficiency with Alto-Shaam's Origin multi-cook convection oven (wisbusiness.com)

Franklin

• Data center boom means good times for old-line manufacturing, 50 or 500 hires at a time (badgerinstitute.org)

West Allis

• MyPath: The Richardson School relocates West Allis campus to new Cudahy facility (wisbusiness.com)
• Snow Plow Solutions Publishes Industry Insight on Preparing Snow Removal Equipment for Wisconsin Winters (wboc.com)
• WATCH: Police response to Wisconsin State Fair disturbances (fox6now.com)

Ok Greendale! 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: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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