🌱 Did you buy a ticket at Sparta’s BP on Wisconsin Street?
Sparta, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Sparta! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Did you buy a ticket at Sparta’s BP on Wisconsin Street?
Also on today's calendar: Free Medical Clinic - St. Clare Health Mission of Monroe County.
Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 50 and low of 26 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 39.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Winning $2 million ticket sold in Sparta in record Wisconsin Powerball night (news8000.com) — A Sparta gas station on West Wisconsin Street sold a Powerball ticket worth $2 million in Wednesday’s drawing, thanks to the buyer adding the Power Play option. The win came during one of Wisconsin’s biggest lottery nights ever, with six tickets statewide sharing $8 million in prizes and winners having 180 days to claim their money. 
📸 Around Sparta
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Upcoming Events in
Sparta
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★ Featured events ★
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Mother's Day Brunch →
McCoy's Community Center, 1571 S 9th Ave, Fort McCoy
10:00 am
Sunday May 10
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Other local events
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Free Medical Clinic - St. Clare Health Mission of Monroe County →
Mayo Clinic Health System - Sparta, 310 W Main St, Sparta
5:00 pm -
Challenge Academy Open House →
Challenge Academy, 749 E 12th Ave, Fort McCoy
12:30 pm
Tuesday May 19
Wednesday May 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Middle School Track at Cashton →
Bangor El Bangor, WI 54614
4:00 pm -
JH Track Cashton
Cashton Mid/Hi Cashton, WI 54619
4:00 pm -
JH BB vs West Salem
Cashton El Cashton, WI 54619
4:30 pm -
JV Baseball vs Melrose-Mindoro
Bangor SD, 700 10th Ave S, Bangor
5:00 pm -
BB/SB @ North Crawford
Cashton El Cashton, WI 54619
5:00 pm -
Johnsmith w/ Dan Sebranek, Elisi Smith-Waller, & Larry Dalton →
Leo & Leona's Tavern, W1436 WI-33, Bangor
7:30 pm -
OPEN-Fitness Center
Cashton El Cashton, WI 54619
5:15 am -
JH Track @ Kickapoo
Cashton El Cashton, WI 54619
4:00 pm -
Middle School Track at Kickapoo →
Bangor Mid/Hi Bangor, WI 54614
4:00 pm
Friday May 1
Saturday May 2
Monday May 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Reminder: Submissions for DNR’s annual Air, Air Everywhere poetry contest are due Friday, May 1!
3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers, parents or scout leaders can lead students through activities in the Where’s the Air? guide. After learning about… (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Sparta. Apply here.
- Hormel Foods Corp posted a job opening for 3rd shift - Lead Agglomeration in Sparta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sparta here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Salem
- Summer blockbuster movie season is here. These are films to watch (lacrossetribune.com)
- Onalaska host early 8-team invitational track meet (wxow.com)
- FBI raids 22 sites in Minnesota, investigating what it called ‘rampant fraud' (lacrossetribune.com)
Tomah
- Phyllis Jeanne Schedler (monroecountyherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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