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🌱 Patch AM: CD PTO Meeting and 11 more events
And check out IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival on the Franklin Patch calendar
Hey there, Franklin! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival
- ERV-toberfest- Food & beer Festival at Erv's Mug
- CD PTO Meeting at Country Dale
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
- Tuesday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
- Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
📸 Around Franklin
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin
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★ Featured events ★
- IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
Milwaukee
9:00 am - IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Milwaukee
10:00 am - ERV-toberfest- Food & beer Festival →
Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- CD PTO Meeting
Country Dale CD-CD Public Calendar
4:30 pm - CD PTO Family Night Out
Croatian Park Beer Garden, 9100 S 76th St, Franklin
5:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Franklin Public SD, 8222 S 51st St, Franklin
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Wednesday September 16
📣 Franklin Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tourism Commission →
Mount Pleasant Village Meetings Community Room 1 - 8811 Campus Drive Mount Pleasant WI 53406
4:00 pm - Plan Commission
Cudahy City Hall, 5050 S Lake Dr, Cudahy
11:00 pm - Clubs Choice Fundraiser
Fratt El Racine, WI 53405 - World Physical Therapy Day
Cudahy SD Cudahy, WI 53110 - Tommy Tornado Club (Extended Learning)
Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
7:00 am - Tommy Tornado Club (Extended Learning) & YLA
Julian Thomas El Racine, WI 53404
3:34 pm - Parent Meeting for Wonka jr, Swing Choir and Tour
Gilmore Fine Arts Sch Auditorium
4:00 pm - CANCELLED - Water Resource Management Committee Meeting →
New Berlin, WI Calendar
4:45 pm - Water Resource Management Committee Meeting →
New Berlin, WI Calendar
4:45 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The worst part about working for the department of unemployment is
when you get fired you still have to show up the next day. (Nextdoor Franklin/Crooked Creek)
- Ascension Health posted a job opening for Inventory Coordinator in Franklin. Apply here.
- Saputo, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Line Lead - 2nd shift Goat in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greendale
- Burn Pit BBQ's annual barbecue competition cooks up support for Wisconsin veterans (tmj4.com)
- Volleyball Recap: Divine Savior Holy Angels Takes Down Ranked Oconomowoc (maxpreps.com)
Greenfield
- Green Alert: Hales Corners veteran missing (fox6now.com)
Oak Creek
- Oak Creek LionsFest brings fun, funds into the community (tmj4.com)
- Bank of America Financial Center in Oak Creek, WI (bankofamerica.com)
- A carjacker stole an SUV with two kids inside. He didn't count on the 8-year-old girl in the backseat. (upworthy.com)
Ok Franklin! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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