🌱 How Mukwonago students turned Jack-O-Lantern Jaunt funds into fresh salads

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In today's newsletter:

• How Mukwonago students turned Jack-O-Lantern Jaunt funds into fresh salads
• How Mukwonago’s sprinters and hurdlers stacked up against the state’s best
• When and how you can hit the water at Mukwonago Park

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 49.
• Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lettuce learn about growing (gmtoday.com) — Prairie View Elementary in Mukwonago is growing its own lettuce with a new Fork Farm hydroponic tower donated by the Mukwonago Rotary Club using 2025 Jack-O-Lantern Jaunt proceeds. Students in the Environmental Club handle planting, testing water, and harvesting greens for school lunches, turning healthy eating into a hands-on lesson from seed to salad.
   

• Warhawks make it clean sweep against state's best at host meet (gmtoday.com) — Mukwonago track and field athletes turned in strong performances at Arrowhead’s elite Myrhum Invite, with the girls finishing second overall and standout sprinter Laela Presendofer winning three events. Several other Mukwonago athletes placed highly in relays, hurdles, jumps, and pole vault, competing against many of the state’s top programs just ahead of the championship stretch.
   

• Waukesha County beaches open for 2026 season (gmtoday.com) — If you’re ready for summer, Mukwonago Park’s beach is now open for the 2026 season with swim-at-your-own-risk hours from sunrise to sunset. Waukesha County has also opened five other park beaches, all scheduled to stay open through late September, weather and water conditions permitting.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mukwonago

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 14

• Discovery Time →
  Mukwonago Community Library, 511 Division St, Mukwonago
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Golf: Boys Varsity Ryder Cup Golf Meet vs Multiple Schools (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  8:00 am
• Tennis: Boys Varsity Match vs Big Foot/Williams Bay (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  4:30 pm
• Tennis: Boys JV 1 Match vs Big Foot/Williams Bay (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  4:30 pm
• Baseball: Varsity Game vs Monroe (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  4:45 pm
• Baseball: JV 1 Game vs Monroe (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  4:45 pm
• Softball: Varsity Game vs Jefferson (Away)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  5:00 pm
• Soccer: Girls JV 1 Game vs Edgerton (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA!!! (Note: New Day & Time) →
  Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Richard Bong St Rec Area, 26313 Burlington Rd, Kansasville
  9:30 am
• Tennis: Boys Varsity Quad vs Multiple Schools (Home) (Rescheduled from 05-01-26)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  1:00 pm
• Golf: Boys Varsity Match vs Big Foot (Away)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  3:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Golf: Boys Varsity Ryder Cup Golf Meet vs Multiple Schools (Home)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Total home renovation project: Going for lakehouse aesthetic.
  Can anyone recommend a contractor (S.E. WI) that did an outstanding job for you? Quality of work is #1 criteria for selection. Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Oakwood)

• ProHealth Care, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Mukwonago - 6:30 PM - 3:00 AM in Mukwonago. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Mukwonago. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mukwonago here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Troy

• 15 summer 2026 concerts skipping Wisconsin worth the road trip - (upnorthnewswi.com)
• Softball: Jefferson upends East Troy 10-0 to clinch share of conference title (gazettextra.com)
• Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin: Watertown's Mark Crave named as nominee for Board of Directors (gazettextra.com)

Muskego

• Waukesha County beaches open for 2026 season; 'get outside and enjoy' (fox6now.com)
• Shepard strong in relief as Blackshirts down Rockets (gmtoday.com)

Waukesha

• Museum passport offers incentives to visit Waukesha County museums (gmtoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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