🌱 Patch AM: How Waukesha-area football teams kicked off their new seasons

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In today's newsletter:

• How Waukesha-area football teams kicked off their new seasons
• Where Waukesha County drivers found the cheapest E15 gas last week
• What led to a six-year sentence in Menomonee Falls FedEx shooting

Also on today's calendar: New Berlin Solar Power Hour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 61.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Northstars win shootout over Red Knights (gmtoday.com) — Waukesha North opened its football season at home with a thrilling 42-36 win over Milwaukee Lutheran, giving new head coach Derek Sweger a victorious debut. The roundup also highlights dominant season-opening wins by Pewaukee, Hamilton, and Muskego, plus a tough loss for Mukwonago, offering a quick snapshot of how nearby programs started their fall campaigns.
   

• Waukesha County saw lowest price for E15 gas at $3.38 in week ending Aug. 15 (waukeshatimes.com) — Waukesha County drivers saw the lowest reported E15 gas price at $3.38 per gallon during the week ending Aug. 15, with an average of $3.64 across local stations. Thirty-one of 153 county stations offered E15, slightly undercutting the statewide average of $3.79 as broader oil-market tensions keep fuel costs volatile.
   

• Menomonee Falls FedEx gunfire, man sentenced to 6 years in prison (fox6now.com) — A man who fired a gun at a manager during a 2025 dispute at the Menomonee Falls FedEx facility has been sentenced to six years in prison plus five years of extended supervision. Waukesha County prosecutors detailed how the confrontation escalated from a badge-access dispute to a physical fight and a single gunshot, which fortunately did not injure anyone.
   

📸 Around Waukesha

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waukesha

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Tuesday August 25
• Staff Professional Day
  Waukesha , WI 53186
Wednesday August 26
• New Berlin Solar Power Hour →
  New Berlin Public Library, 15105 W Library Ln, New Berlin
  2:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Innovation Brewhaus Hops & Hounds Event
  Humane Animal Welfare Society Third Space Innovation Brewhouse, N71 W13040, W Appleton Ave Sui
• HAWS Mobile Visits Sendiks
  Humane Animal Welfare Society Sendik's Food Market Whitefish Bay, 500 E Silver Spring Dr, Milw
  12:00 pm
• HAWS Mobile Visits The Iron Horse Hotel
  Humane Animal Welfare Society The Iron Horse Hotel, 500 W Florida St, Milwaukee, WI 53204, U
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Fiesta Del Rio →
  1240 Frame Park Dr, Waukesha
  12:00 pm
• Wisconsin Wind Orchestra →
  Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, 300 Carroll St, Waukesha
  4:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Waukesha JBF Kids Sale- EVERYTHING for kids at 50-90% Off Retail! →
  1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Car Show Genesee Town Park →
  N 42 S 31800 Depot Rd Genesee Depot
  8:00 am
• Old Falls Renaissance Faire →
  Old Falls Village Park, N96W15791 County Line Rd, Menomonee Falls
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Waukesha JBF HUGE KIDS MEGA SALE- 50-90% OFF EVERYTHING FOR KIDS! →
  1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  9:00 am
• Farm to Fork →
  Rustic Manor 1848 | Wisconsin's Premier Barn Wedding Venue, 3115 WI-83, Hartland
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Pewaukee

• (Future) Badger Observer: 2027 Wisconsin football offensive line commit Jack Tabbert (badgerobserver.com)

New Berlin

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• Kim shoots 2-under to help Lasers finish second at invite (gmtoday.com)
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Brookfield

• Arrowhead girls tennis wins Brookfield East Invitational on August 19 (jsonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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