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In today's newsletter:

• Which Oak Creek bankers just earned elite leadership credentials?

Also on today's calendar: Trivia with America's Pub Quiz and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 69.
• Sunday: Breezy and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wisconsin Bankers Advance Leadership and Industry Expertise at the Graduate School of Banking (wisbank.com) — Two Tri City National Bank professionals from Oak Creek are among Wisconsin bankers graduating from the Graduate School of Banking at UW–Madison, earning executive leadership certificates. Their new skills in leadership and bank management are meant to strengthen service to local customers and communities, including those here in Oak Creek.
   

📸 Around Oak Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Georgie Porgie's Car Show – Oak Creek →
  Georgie Porgie's Treefort Restaurant - Oak Creek, 9555 S Howell Ave Ste 450, Oak Creek
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Trivia with America's Pub Quiz →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm
Monday August 31
• First Day of School!
  Oak Creek-Franklin Joint SD Oak Creek, WI 53154
Wednesday September 2
• Maximize Your Online Chamber Member Benefits - Training Session →
  South Suburban Chamber of Commerce Hampton Inn & Suites 6901 S. 76th Street Franklin WI 53132
  9:00 am
• Girls Basketball Tryouts
  West Middle School Oak Creek, WI 53154
  4:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Oak Creek LionsFest - Labor Day Weekend →
  9327 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek
  3:00 pm
• Oak Creek LionsFest '26 →
  Oak Creek Lions Club, 9327 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek
  3:00 pm
• OCPL Trivia Night →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  5:30 pm
• Oak Creek Library Night @ Milwaukee Milkmen →
  Franklin Field, 7035 S Ballpark Dr, Franklin
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Trivia with America's Pub Quiz →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Lionsfest Annual Car Show →
  American Legion Post 434, 9327 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Teen Volunteer Orientation at Oak Creek Public Library →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Aldi, Inc. posted a job opening for Full-Time Store Associate in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Milwaukee

• 53-year-old man struck by vehicle Tuesday in South Milwaukee (wisn.com)
• Child enters Milwaukee County Zoo enclosure; no animals or people hurt (jsonline.com)

Cudahy

• 'We own our privacy': Flock cameras and firearm rights collide at gun shops (washingtontimes.com)
• Former WWE star-turned-mayor cuts the cord with flock (heartlandernews.com)

Franklin

• Vitas finishes first in semifinals at 2026 World Rowing Championship (uwbadgers.com)
• Johnson's journal: Madison Marx defies the odds (dothaneagle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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