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🌱 Patch AM: Spirit Day - Holiday or Ugly Sweater Day and 11 more events
Spotted on the Appleton calendar: Holiday Read and Sing Along

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Spirit Day - Holiday or Ugly Sweater Day at Woodland Intermediate
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- Monday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 33 and low of 27 degrees.
- Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 38, low: 24.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Appleton
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- Spirit Day - Holiday or Ugly Sweater Day
Woodland Intermediate Appleton, WI 54915
7:00 am
Tuesday December 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Holiday Read and Sing Along
CLO-Commons , CLO-GYM-108 , Sherwood
9:00 am - Neenah Support Group
Neuroscience Group - Neenah , 1305 W American Dr , Neenah
3:00 pm - đđSchool-Wide Sing Along Holiday Eventđđ
Banta Sch Menasha, WI 54952
3:00 pm - Dine to Donate Panda Express (Calumet St.)
Butte Des Morts El Menasha, WI 54952
4:00 pm - Spirit Day - Holiday or Ugly Sweater Day
Westside El Kimberly, WI 54136
7:00 am - Basketball: Boys JV Game
Appleton East High School
6:00 pm - Basketball: Girls JV Game
Neenah High School
6:00 pm - CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL CREATIONS WITH LAURA
Xe54: a Wine & Cocktail Lounge , 1350 W American Dr , Neenah
6:00 pm - Basketball: Girls Varsity Game
Neenah High School
7:30 pm - Basketball: Boys Varsity Game
Appleton East High School
7:30 pm - Hockey: Boys Varsity Tournament
Champion Center , Grand Chute, WI
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
Sunday December 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- UPDATE: someone has come forward for Bruno, and they said they will be fostering initially but hoping to adopt!
IMMEDIATE NEED This handsome guy’s name is Bruno, and he is scheduled to be put down today, Saturday Dec 20th, at 2PM if someone does not come… (Nextdoor Lawrence City Park) - Missing for 2 days.
This is Billie, she is 3 y/o and can be shy. Please call me at (636) 696-5208 if found. (Nextdoor Erb Park)
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler - Industrial Equipment in Appleton. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Appleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Appleton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kaukauna
- Well-known Green Bay OB/GYN and Democratic activist survives crash with semi on foggy highway (kaukaunacommunitynews.com)
- Appleton area high school sports results for Saturday, Dec. 20 (postcrescent.com)
- The events that shaped 2025 tested even the most optimistic farmer (wisfarmer.com)
Neenah
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