🌱 Mequon's first inclusive playground takes a step toward reality
Thiensville, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min readHey there, Thiensville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Mequon's first inclusive playground takes a step toward reality
Also on today's calendar: Kids MusicFest and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 53 and low of 38 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 43, low: 31.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• From dream to dirt: Mequon's inclusive playground breaks ground (gmtoday.com) — Mequon's first inclusive playground is moving toward construction with help from Thiensville-area Rotarians, following a Nov. 1 groundbreaking. Plans include wheelchair-accessible swings and sliders, ramps and braille signage. Organizers say they have raised $3.4 million, with $600,000 still needed, and expect the project to take a year to build. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Kids MusicFest →
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W Walnut St, Milwaukee
1:00 pm -
Downsizing For A Future Move →
Discovery Commons North Shore, 100 W River Woods Pkwy, Glendale
8:00 am
Sunday November 15
Tuesday November 17
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Other local events
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Downtown Thiensville Sponsor and Volunteer Appreciation Event →
Shully's, Thiensville
5:00 pm -
PTO Family Bingo Night
Donges Bay El Thiensville, WI 53092
6:00 pm -
Heart 2 Heart Compassionate Widow's Circle Tea Talk Series →
Hildebrand Law Firm, 500 W. Silver Spring Drive, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Glendale
4:00 pm -
Board of Trustees →
Thiensville, WI Calendar
6:00 pm -
Thiensville Village Christmas Tree Lighting →
250 Elm Street, Thiensville
6:00 pm -
Thiensville Cookie Walk →
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10:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Monday November 16
Friday December 4
Saturday December 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Finance and Personnel Committee →
Village Hall, 4800 W Green Brook Drive, Brown Deer
5:00 pm -
Neighborhood Watch Meeting →
Village Hall, 4800 W Green Brook Drive, Brown Deer
6:30 pm -
Jr Knights Youth Basketball
Maple Dale-Indian Hill SD Milwaukee, WI 53217
6:30 pm -
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217 -
Special Library Board Meeting →
Brown Deer Public Library, 4301 W. Brown Deer Rd., Brown Deer
9:00 am -
"Liz Alpert Fay: Ordinary/Extraordinary Women" WMQFA Exhibit
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg
10:00 am
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Mequon
- Mequon-Thiensville Chamber recognizes outstanding leaders (gmtoday.com)
- 8 Wisconsin Seafood Spots We Ranked, From Lake Michigan Whitefish To Crispy Shrimp Baskets (newsbreak.com)
- Marquette University mourns the loss of longtime orthodontics professor, Dr. Russell Kittleson (marquette.edu)
Cedarburg
- Sheriff's Office investigates potential voter irregularity in Cedarburg (gmtoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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