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South Milwaukee, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings South Milwaukee! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Who South Milwaukee faces in its first-round football playoff game
Also on today's calendar: Travel Deliciously Travel Show (Oak Creek) and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 64 and low of 44 degrees.
- Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 63, low: 46.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• WIAA Football playoff brackets revealed (tmj4.com) — South Milwaukee’s football team has clinched a Division 3 playoff spot and will open on Oct. 23 as the No. 8 seed against top-seeded Port Washington. The WIAA has released full brackets across all divisions, with numerous Milwaukee-area schools in the mix and first-round games set statewide. 
📸 Around South Milwaukee
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Travel Deliciously Travel Show (Oak Creek) →
Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek
1:30 pm -
Fall Craft & Vendor Fair →
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2507 5th Ave, South Milwaukee
9:00 am
Thursday October 22
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
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Common Council Meeting →
South Milwaukee, WI Calendar, Common Council Chambers 2424 15th Ave, South Milwaukee
7:00 pm -
Play Date: Social: Seven Bridges Trail Hunt →
Grant Park’s Seven Bridges Trail, 100 E Hawthorne Ave, South Milwaukee
10:00 am -
Hallowings →
Gazebo Park, Greendale
4:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
Saturday October 24
Sunday November 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Mindful Movement for PD - Cudahy →
Kelly Senior Center, 6100 S Lake Dr, Cudahy
11:30 am -
COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
Cudahy City Hall, 5050 S Lake Dr, Cudahy
6:00 pm -
Getting Your Home Ready to Sell →
Oak Creek Public Library, Oak Creek
6:00 pm -
Brickyard Pub Trivia →
Brickyard Pub, 3455 E. Layton Ave, Cudahy
7:30 pm -
Girls Basketball vs. OC East Gold
Oak Creek West Middle School, 8401 South 13th Street, Oak Creek
4:00 pm -
Halloween Spirit Circle at Bloom Skin Spa →
Bloom Skin Spa, 3701 E. Layton Ave., Cudahy
7:00 pm -
Halloween Spirit Circle at Bloom Skin Spa! →
Bloom Skin Spa, 3701 E. Layton Ave., Cudahy
7:00 pm -
Oak Creek Farmers Market →
Oak Creek WI
9:00 am -
Ivy Ford at Orsons →
Orsons, Cudahy
7:00 pm
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sooo we took our Turbo to Petco in oak creek and I was told that he would need to be on some sort of sedative or something to get groomed again they try “one more time” otherwise they can’t groom him anymore.
He was restless and broke off the table multiple times. Turbo is a Irish setter he is extremely hyper. He had been seeing a groomer there previously… (Nextdoor Northwest South Milwaukee)
- 7-eleven posted a job opening for Assistant Store Leader (Assistant Manager) in Cudahy. Apply here.
- Ikea posted a job opening for and#xA; Customer Resolutions Specialist in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Milwaukee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oak Creek
- South Asians for America Condemns Alleged Plot to Attack Hindu Temple in Illinois, Calls for Federal Investigation (indianewengland.com)
- EPA proposes shifting oversight of coal ash landfills in Wisconsin to state regulators (milwaukeecourier.com)
- Volleyball Recap: Arrowhead Beats Oak Creek for Their Seventh Straight Win (maxpreps.com)
Franklin
- Victory of the Lamb church in Franklin hosts 400+ pumpkin giveaway for local children, families (cbs58.com)
- Franklin memory care theft, former employee sentenced (fox6now.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant?" — Swimming trunks! (Thank you Kristina F. for sending it in!)
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