🌱 Patch AM: How firefighters contained a major machine fire at Sussex’s Quad plant

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In today's newsletter:

• How firefighters contained a major machine fire at Sussex's Quad plant

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of sun with a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
• Thursday: A brief shower or two, temps: high: 72, low: 57.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Firefighters extinguish machine fire at Quad Graphics Sussex plant (tmj4.com) — Firefighters in Sussex spent more than an hour Tuesday morning putting out a fire inside a large paper processing machine at the Quad Graphics plant, using about 15,000 gallons of water and foam. No one was hurt, the building was not damaged, and employees later returned to begin cleanup, while the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sussex

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Pints in the Park Beer Garden →
  Spring Green Park, N60W23548 Clover Dr, Sussex
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• U.S. CONSTITUTION DAY
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Friday September 18
• POW-MIA RECOGNITION DAY
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Monday September 21
• Memory Café - Taste of the Orchard →
  Sussex WI
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
• Bike Riding - Bugline Trail →
  Madeline Park, W232N6527 Waukesha Avenue, Sussex
  10:00 am
• Rumors Cruise Night – Sussex →
  Rumors Sports Bar & Grill, W232N6368 Waukesha Ave, Sussex
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• BULLYING AWARENESS DAY
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Friday October 2
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Pewaukee Farmers Market →
  Galilee Lutheran Church, N24W26430 Crestview Drive, Pewaukee
  3:00 pm
• Shamanic Group Clearing: A Guided Energetic Reset to Clear What Isn't Yours →
  Sienna Moon, 213 West Wisconsin Avenue, Pewaukee
  6:00 pm
• Pewaukee Public Library Board Meeting →
  Pewaukee, WI Calendar Pewaukee, WI 53072
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• U.S. CONSTITUTION DAY
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Meijer posted a job opening for Retail Pricing Clerk - Sussex, WI in Pewaukee. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Menomonee Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sussex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pewaukee

• Pewaukee Village Board to consider water study, allowing alcohol for certain outdoor areas (gmtoday.com)
• Senior residents win lawsuit after Waukesha County judge rules fire and EMS fees are unlawful (tmj4.com)
• DeGroot leads Hamilton runners at Mukwonago (gmtoday.com)

Menomonee Falls

• Kohl's Adds More Babies'R'Us Shops (vmsd.com)
• Wisconsin middle school bans caffeine pouches over nicotine confusion (nbc26.com)

Milwaukee

• See Which Of Wisconsin's Children's Hospitals Ranked Best By U.S. News (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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