Good morning Mercer! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Health & Wellness at the Community Center at Mercer Community Center
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Saturday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, temps: high: 60, low: 34.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 38 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Saturday October 3
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Boulder Junction Snowmobile Club Brushing →
Boulder Junction WI
8:30 am
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Volleyball Hurley Fall Classic
Hurley SD
Hurley, WI 54534
9:00 am
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Bulldogs Football HOME vs Rhinelander - Veterans Memorial Field
Hurley SD
Hurley, WI 54534
11:00 am
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Taste of Boulder Junction – A Friends of the Library Fundraiser →
Boulder Junction WI
5:00 pm
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A Taste of Boulder Junction →
Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction
5:00 pm
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Taste of Boulder Junction – A Friends of the... →
Boulder Junction Town Hall, 5392 Park St, Boulder Junction
5:00 pm
Monday October 5
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Mah Jongg →
Boulder Junction Library, 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction
1:00 pm
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JV Football HOME vs Rib Lake
Hurley SD
Hurley, WI 54534
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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JH Football HOME vs Ontonagon
Hurley SD
Hurley, WI 54534
5:00 pm
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JH Girls Basketball HOME vs Bessemer
Hurley SD
Hurley, WI 54534
5:30 pm
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Northern Waters Genealogical Society →
Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction
6:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- October is National Firewood Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using the occasion to spread the event’s slogan: “Buy It Where You Burn It!
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It’s important for Wisconsin residents and visitors to understand and observe the year-round importance of obtaining firewood from local sources,… (Nextdoor )
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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Lac Du Flambeau. Apply here.
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O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Park Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lac du Flambeau
- Hundreds of Wisconsin towns fall short of cybersecurity best practices (votebeat.org)
- Mole Lake Ojibwe tribe included in suit over alleged predatory lending (jsonline.com)
Minocqua
- Weather Discussion 10/2/26 (wjfw.com)
- Wisconsin Travel Enters Golden Season as Visitors Chase Stunning Fall Colours and Experiences (travelandtourworld.com)
- Lake of the Woods delivers fast muskie action at PMTT World Championships (outdoornews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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