🌱 How did Mercer’s track team stack up at the Hodag Invite?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Mercer’s track team stack up at the Hodag Invite?

Also on today's calendar: Health & Wellness at the Community Center and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 70 and low of 26 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, windy and much colder, temps: high: 35, low: 21.
• Sunday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Chequamegon teams place third at Hodag Invite (gazettextra.com) — Mercer’s track and field squad competed at the Hodag Hybrid Invitational in Rhinelander, where both the boys and girls teams finished in the lower half of a strong 11-team field. Chequamegon’s boys and girls each took third overall, powered by several first-place distance and relay performances, offering a good benchmark for how Mercer stacks up early in the season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mercer

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Conservation Speaker Event
  Mercer Public Library, 2648 Margaret St, Mercer
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Health & Wellness at the Community Center
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  9:30 am

Wednesday April 22

• Intermediate Guitar II
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  12:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Health & Wellness at the Community Center
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  10:00 am

Friday April 24

• Iron County Lake Leaders (Long Lake)
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  12:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• Spaghetti Dinner
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  4:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Health & Wellness at the Community Center
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  9:30 am

Wednesday May 6

• Bingo for the Lions
  Mercer Community Center , 2648 Margaret St , Mercer
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Cookie Decorating with Tina Werderman
  Hurley City Library , 405 5th Ave N , Hurley
  9:00 am

Saturday April 25

• The Ultimate Doors: Tribute to The Doors
  Lake of the Torches Resort Casino , 510 Old Abe Rd , Lac Du Flambeau
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Faux Stained Glass with Brandee Benson
  Hurley City Library , 405 5th Ave N , Hurley
  9:00 am
• Martinis in May
  Whitetail Inn , 9038 WI-70 , St Germain
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CallTower Inc posted a job opening for Proposal and Contract Specialist / Spécialiste des propositions et des contrats in Montreal. Apply here.
• Super One Foods posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Park Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mercer here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lac du Flambeau

• UW AIIS hosts Indigenous Elder Leon Valliere for spring 2026 Elder-in-Residence program (badgerherald.com)
• Court Report: April 15, 2026 - Vilas County News-Review (vcnewsreview.com)

Hurley

• Iron County to acquire Mercer railroad corridor (yourdailyglobe.com)
• Sandra Arlene Kuhn Machesky (yourdailyglobe.com)

Minocqua

• Minocqua Gunsmith Under Investigation (947thebeast.com)
• Brewers snap 6-game skid by beating Blue Jays 2-1 with bizarre rally in 8th (wjfw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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