🌱 Foxconn Qualifies For Tax Breaks + Teacher Receives Donation

Good morning, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant! We're back with your Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Daily. Today's edition brings news about Foxconn, plus news of a special donation that made its way to a local teacher.

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First, your weekend weather:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and milder. High: 41 Low: 34.
• Friday: Cloudy, a little rain; breezy. High: 47 Low: 36.

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Here are the top stories today in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant:

1. This Weekend's Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Area Prep Sports Schedule (Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch)
2. "A Holly Jolly Donation" — A Mitchell music teacher received a $1,300 gift. Here's how they plan on using it. (Press Release Desk)
3. Latest: Hospital Capacity In Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Area (Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch)
4. Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Housing Market: Sale Prices By ZIP Code (Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch)
5. Foxconn has qualified for Wisconsin tax breaks. It is the first time in the company's Mount Pleasant history that the company qualifies. The company could get over $28 million in tax credits because of jobs and capital investment. (Madison.com)

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This weekend in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant:

Thursday, December 23

• Utilities Commission - Mount Pleasant Village Meetings (8:30 AM)

Friday, December 24

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From my notebook:

• Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs: "WDVA Secretary Mary Kolar helped celebrate an early 102nd birthday with WWII veteran Connie Allord at Mission BBQ restaurant in Madison with some of her fellow women veterans. Connie was the very first WDVA Women Veteran of the Year awar..." (Facebook)
• Real Racine: "Looking for something fun for your children to do outdoors next week? Check out River Bend Nature Center's Winter Break Nature Camp where campers will build campfires, snowshoe (weather permitting), track wildlife, enjoy archery, and exp..." (Facebook)

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