🌱 See how 3 new tiny homes are changing Racine veterans’ lives.
Racine, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Racine! 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. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See how 3 new tiny homes are changing Racine veterans’ lives.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and more humid, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 91, low: 76. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Very warm with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three new tiny homes, one big mission at Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin (racinecountyeye.com) — New tiny homes at Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin in Racine are giving more local veterans stable housing plus on-site counseling, peer support, and other services. The village on Yout Street now has 20 furnished units, expanded bathrooms, and fresh landscaping thanks to Walsh Construction and Microsoft volunteers, and VOW is inviting Racine-area residents to support the mission through donations and volunteering. 
📸 Around Racine
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Annual Mike Batten Memorial Golf Outing - plus Fishing Charter
Racine Area Mfr-Commerce Inc Golf - Meadowbrook Country Club Fishing - The Boat House, Kenosha, followed by Dinner at MCC Dinner at MCC
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Committee of the Whole →
Mount Pleasant Village Meetings Village Hall > Room B109 (Community Room 1) - 8811 Campus Drive Mount Pleasant WI 53406
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Village Board →
Mount Pleasant Village Meetings Village Hall > Room B114 (Ebe Auditorium) - 8811 Campus Drive Mount Pleasant WI 53406
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summer school ends
Horlick Hi Racine, WI 53404 -
Summer School Graduation
Horlick Hi Academies of Racine Horlick Theater
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MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
Racine Area Mfr-Commerce Inc Festival Park 5 Fifth St. Racine
9:00 am -
Tourism Commission →
Mount Pleasant Village Meetings Community Room 1 - 8811 Campus Drive Mount Pleasant WI 53406
4:00 pm
Monday July 27
Thursday July 30
Saturday August 1
Monday August 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
Racine Area Mfr-Commerce Inc Festival Park 5 Fifth St. Racine
9:00 am -
Annual Mike Batten Memorial Golf Outing - plus Fishing Charter
Racine Area Mfr-Commerce Inc Golf - Meadowbrook Country Club Fishing - The Boat House, Kenosha, followed by Dinner at MCC Dinner at MCC
10:00 am -
In-Person Absentee Voting →
Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
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Sounds at Sunset - 5 Card Studs →
Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 8500 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
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Sounds at Sunset presents: 5 Card Studs →
Campus Park, 8500 Campus Dr, Mt Pleasant
6:30 pm
Saturday July 25
Monday July 27
Tuesday July 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My favorite mocha, hot or blended.
It's the right mix of coffee & chocolate. Good prices, too, and they do fair trade items. I love when the coffee beans are being roasted on site. (Nextdoor Horlick Gilmore) - I was teaching my daughter how to ride a bike with her training wheels, and I was teaching her to brake.
I told her that if she pushed the pedals backward, the bike would brake and she would stop. So, when I let her go, I stared in horror as she tumbled… (Nextdoor North Racine)
- Valvoline, Inc. posted a job opening for Service Center Manager in Racine. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader starting up to $15/Hr (02085) - 2815 Durand Ave in Racine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Racine here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Pleasant
- Jean Lois Hawes, 93, of Racine (racinecountyeye.com)
- Artists Gallery to feature Marc J. Wollman's architectural photography in August exhibit (racinecountyeye.com)
- Police department in Wisconsin announces unexpected death of a K9 (wearegreenbay.com)
Caledonia
- Jury returns guilty verdict in April 2025 fatal shooting in Caledonia (tncontentexchange.com)
- Caledonia man arrested in connection with pellet gun shooting that killed family dog (tmj4.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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