🌱 How New Auburn’s Chester Lang turned heartbreak into a powerful state run

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In today's newsletter:

• How New Auburn’s Chester Lang turned heartbreak into a powerful state run

Also on today's calendar: OPEN FOR PUBLIC SHOOTING.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'Running is the happy place': New Auburn junior shines with late brother's memory close by (chippewa.com) — New Auburn track standout Chester Lang has been competing at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships in La Crosse while carrying the memory of his late brother, with fellow New Auburn athletes like Whittney Gotham and Elise Branville also in action. The meet featured strong showings from nearby schools including Bloomer, Cadott, McDonell, Chippewa Falls, Elk Mound, and Menomonie, highlighting a big weekend for area track programs.
   

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📸 Around New Auburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Auburn

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 25

• Music in the Park and Farmers Market →
  Colfax Fairgrounds, S A F Park Rd, Colfax
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday July 2

• OPEN FOR PUBLIC SHOOTING →
  Colfax Sportsmen's Club, E8498 810th Ave, Colfax
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 13

• Softball - Activities →
  Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Mid/Hi Goodman Field, Madison

Sunday June 14

• Team Wisconsin
  Bloomer SD BHS Gym
  6:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Baseball - Activities →
  Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Mid/Hi Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Appleton
• SUMMER SCHOOL
  Bloomer SD Multiple Locations
  8:00 am
• SUMMER SCHOOL OPEN GYM
  Bloomer SD BHS Gym
  9:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• Youth Volleyball Camp
  Bloomer SD BMS Gym
  12:30 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Team Wisconsin BB
  Bloomer SD BHS Gym
  4:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Bloomer SD BMS Auditorium
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• WRESTLING CAMP
  Bloomer SD BHS WRESTLING ROOM
  4:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Unraveled Hooks & Pearls →
  G E Bleskacek Public Mem Lib, 1519 17th Ave, Bloomer
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• GPAC posted a job opening for Commercial Lines Customer Service Representative in New Auburn. Apply here.
• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Bloomer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Auburn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Barron

• Insider: Barron County Disposition and Warrant Status Reports - Jun. 11, 2026 (drydenwire.com)
• Barron County tourism grows 1.5%, while Wisconsin strikes another record (gazettextra.com)
• Rumble in Reeve charitable event at the Town of Vance garage (news-shield.com)

Chippewa Falls

• Chippewa Falls is Gearing Up – Literally! (businessdailynetwork.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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