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Hello again Franklin! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Franklin ski park changes policies after religious discrimination settlement.
  • What led to a 10-year firearm ban near Franklin school?

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 64, low: 39.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sports park paying $20,000 in religious discrimination settlement (wislawjournal.com) — Franklin's Crystal Ridge Ski Area, formerly The Rock Snowpark, will pay $20,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it fired a worker over religious social media posts. Under a two-year consent decree, the park must revise policies, report any future religious discrimination complaints, and train employees on federal anti-discrimination protections in the workplace.
   

• Franklin Indian School gun threat; restraining order issued against accused (fox6now.com) — A Franklin-area Indian Community School employee was allegedly threatened at gunpoint while clearing brush along the school's property line, leading a court commissioner to issue a 10-year restraining and firearm ban against the accused neighbor. The order bars him from possessing weapons, contacting the school, or coming within 500 feet of its property, while related criminal charges move forward next month.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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