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🌱 Fall Harvest Festival and 10 more events
And check out Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue on the Rock Springs Patch calendar
Good morning Rock Springs! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue at Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue
- Fall Harvest Festival at Midland United Methodist Church
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
- Friday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
- Saturday: Sunny, breezy and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
📸 Around Rock Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rock Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue →
Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue, 305 Pine Street, Rock Springs
10:00 am
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Fall Harvest Festival →
Midland United Methodist Church, 10235 County Rd KP, Mazomanie
4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
📣 Rock Springs Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Hay Auction →
South Central Livestock Exchange, S4340 County Hwy S, Reedsburg
9:00 am - Sheep and Goat Auction followed with Slaughter Cattle and Baby Calves →
South Central Livestock Exchange, S4340 County Hwy S, Reedsburg
10:30 am - Boys Soccer: Reedsburg vs Mount Horeb (JV)
Mount Horeb High School Mount Horeb Soccer Stadium
5:00 pm - Teen Dungeons and Dragons →
230 Fourth Ave., Baraboo
5:30 pm - Football: Sparta vs Reedsburg (JV2)
Reedsburg Area High School Millennium Field
6:00 pm - Football: Janesville Parker vs Reedsburg (JV2)
Reedsburg Area High School RAHS Football Millennium Field
6:00 pm - To Be Read- A Book Club and Social Hour for Gen. Z Adults →
230 Fourth Ave., Baraboo
6:30 pm - Boys Soccer: Reedsburg vs Mount Horeb (Varsity)
Mount Horeb High School Mount Horeb Soccer Stadium
7:00 pm - Girls Volleyball: Reedsburg vs Mount Horeb (Varsity)
Mount Horeb High School Main Gym
7:00 pm - Farmers Market at Reedsburg Area Medical Center →
Reedsburg WI
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- International Bat Week is at the end of October.
Of the eight bats found in Wisconsin, four are state-threatened species: big brown bat, little brown bat, northern long-eared bat (also federally… (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Reedsburg. Apply here.
- Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Pharmacy Customer Service Associate in Reedsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rock Springs here.
🗞 Nearby News
Reedsburg
- Girls volleyball: Blackhawks showcase diversified attack, stingy defense in win over Reedsburg (gazettextra.com)
- Cornell case: Lawyers address phone call, timeline and NY AG taking over probe (newsnationnow.com)
Baraboo
- Ruth Marie (Rediske) Sommerfield (wwisradio.com)
- Gutting Two-Year Colleges Leaves Rural Students Behind (mdrc.org)
- Two Wisconsin Sheriff Races Raise Issue of ICE Arrests (urbanmilwaukee.com)
Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells' Most Relaxing Water Experience (organicspamagazine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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