🌱 How a Marinette volunteer became a national Miss Amazing standout
Marinette, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Marinette! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Marinette volunteer became a national Miss Amazing standout
- Technical issues at Marinette-linked program delay Saudi warship deliveries
- Marinette-born Pearl Harbor survivor Rolland Briar dies at 104
Also on today's calendar: Live Music with Sunny & the Heat and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wilsey dazzles in Miss Amazing National Summit (gazettextra.com) — Marinette resident Katie Wilsey has been named National First Runner-up in the Miss Amazing pageant’s Miss Division, after earlier winning the Miss Amazing Wisconsin title. Active at Marinette’s Community REC Center and in Special Olympics, she’s also helping shape a 2027 documentary series that recently filmed in town, highlighting her advocacy and creative work for people with disabilities. 
• Technical Discrepancies Delay Delivery of Multi-Mission Warships to Saudi Arabia (defensemirror.com) — Warships being built for Saudi Arabia at Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s Wisconsin shipyard are facing delivery delays due to technical discrepancies and additional engineering work. Corrections will be handled at other U.S. facilities through 2031, leaving the schedule for all four Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships uncertain despite the lead vessel’s 2025 launch in Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin Navy veteran who survived Pearl Harbor attack dies at age 104 (stripes.com) — A Pearl Harbor survivor born in Marinette, Rolland Briar, has died at age 104 in Green Bay after a long life that included service aboard the USS Whitney during the 1941 attack. Raised in Marinette before enlisting in the Navy, he later worked as an accountant; his funeral with full military honors is planned in Green Bay this weekend.
📸 Around Marinette
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Two Rivers Varsity Football @ Marinette →
Marinette High School, 2135 Pierce Ave, Marinette
7:00 pm
Friday August 21
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Other local events
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Live Music with Sunny & the Heat →
Forgotten Fire Winery, N2393 Schacht Rd, Marinette
1:00 pm -
Menominee JV Football @ Marinette →
Marinette High School, 2135 Pierce Ave, Marinette
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Book Club Meeting - Book into Film/TV Show →
Forgotten Fire Winery, N2393 Schacht Rd, Marinette
6:00 pm -
Until Dawn The Trio @ The Lodge on Main →
The Lodge on Main, 1333 Main St, Marinette
7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Thursday August 27
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
📣 Marinette Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Highway Committee Regular Meeting →
Oconto County, WI Calendar Oconto, WI 54152
9:00 am -
Daizy Roots →
Peg Egan Performing Arts Center, 7840 Church St, Egg Harbor
5:00 pm -
Randy the Music Man →
Wave Pointe Marina & Resort, 3600 Co Rd CC, Sturgeon Bay
5:00 pm -
Dinosaur Dimensions at Holtwood Sports Complex
Farnsworth Public Library 715 Main Street, Oconto, WI 54153
10:30 am -
Club Member Pick-Up Party →
Forgotten Fire Winery, N2393 Schacht Rd, Marinette
6:00 pm -
Live Music with Todd Wangerin →
Forgotten Fire Winery, N2393 Schacht Rd, Marinette
1:00 pm -
JAKE ROCK @ GATEWAY BAR AND GRILL →
Gateway Bar and Grill, 706 N U.S. Hwy 141, Crivitz
2:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation posted a job opening for Clamp Truck Operator in Marinette. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Marinette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marinette here.
🗞 Nearby News
Egg Harbor
- Here's your voter guide to the Aug. 11 primary election in Door County (greenbaypressgazette.com)
Oconto
- 7 Wisconsin Diners Where The Kitchen Still Starts From Scratch (takingthekids.com)
- Oconto Falls Panthers now in Packerland for football (newmedia-wi.com)
- William 'Bill' Weber (merrillfotonews.com)
Crivitz
- Three local bands take stage at Italian Fest Saturday (ironmountaindailynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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