🌱 Patch AM: Still have shredded cheese from October? Appleton shoppers should double-check now

Hello Appleton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Still have shredded cheese from October? Appleton shoppers should double-check now
• How a Grand Chute road-rage shooting could jail an Appleton man
• Could Oshkosh’s school cuts signal what’s coming for Appleton?

Also on today's calendar: Project Pet.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 22 and low of -8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Brisk and much colder, temps: high: 1, low: -8.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and frigid, with a high of 7 and low of 0 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Check your cheese from these Appleton-area grocery chains affected by recall (postcrescent.com) — If you shop at Walmart, Target, or Aldi in Appleton, a major shredded cheese recall may have affected products you bought in October that could contain metal fragments. Stores say current stock is safe, but any recalled bags still in your fridge or freezer should be thrown out or returned for a refund. Check your old cheese before your next pizza night.
   

2. Appleton man pleads to reduced charge in Grand Chute road rage incident (postcrescent.com) — An Appleton resident has pleaded no contest to a reduced felony charge after a July road-rage shooting in nearby Grand Chute that injured another driver’s finger. The 22-year-old now faces up to 7½ years in prison, with sentencing set for Jan. 16, a case that underscores ongoing safety concerns for Appleton-area drivers.
   

3. Oshkosh superintendent addresses plan to cut about 70 jobs; dozens speak out in opposition (fox11online.com) — Oshkosh school leaders are weighing a plan to cut about 70 positions to close a $6 million budget gap, sparking hours of public pushback. While the proposal targets Oshkosh, the same funding and enrollment pressures are hitting districts across Northeast Wisconsin, including Appleton, signaling potential long-term impacts on local classrooms and student services.
   

4. Ex-Wisconsin DNR secretary George Meyer remembered as leading conservationist (jsonline.com) — Appleton readers may remember George Meyer from his time teaching at Lawrence University after leading Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources. The longtime conservation champion, who shaped major environmental protections and mentored future leaders statewide, has died at 78. His family plans a celebration of life in spring 2026 and suggests memorial donations to the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation.
   

📸 Around Appleton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Appleton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Indoor Fox Den Mini Market
  Fox Commons, 10 W College Ave, Appleton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Project Pet
  Pinot's Palette , 226 E College Ave , Appleton
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• 1000 Little Wonders – Pine Trees
  1000 Islands Environmental Center , 1000 Beaulieu Ct , Kaukauna
  9:30 am
• Guest Bartender — The Tardigrade's Bookshelf
  The Tardigrade's Bookshelf , 501 N Richmond St , Appleton
  4:00 pm
• Age of Fable/Static Unknown/Shan Fiorelllo Live Show
  The 602 Club , 608 N Lawe St , Appleton
  6:00 pm
• Gabriel Rutledge
  Skyline Comedy Club , 1004 S Olde Oneida St , Appleton
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holiday / Winter porch Pot Class
  1923 Legacy Lounge , 2320 S. Memorial Dr. , Appleton
• Yoga Between the Pages *Registration Required*
  Little Chute Public Library , 625 Grand Ave , Little Chute
  9:15 am
• Little Chute Dance Invitational — New Richmond High School Dance Team
  Little Chute High School , 1402 Freedom Rd , Little Chute
  10:00 am
• Grignon Mansion Christmas Tours
  Charles A. Grignon Mansion , 1313 Augustine St , Kaukauna
  2:00 pm
• SHOTGUN JANE @ MALONEYS
  Maloney's , N 1994 , Kaukauna
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Clovis Grove Craft and Vendor Fair
  Clovis Grove Elementary School , 974 9th St , Menasha
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• While my daughter and I have been sick since Saturday, my son has been taking of everything.
  He had shoveled the sidewalk and paths for the mailman and half of the bottom of the driveway. Today someone finished the shoveling for us. I have no… (Nextdoor East Appleton River Fork)
• My 2 escape artists took off out my back door while trying to put them out on a lead.
  If any one sees a red and white husky and a black and white husky in the area of coop road and hearthstone, theyre friendly and black one has my… (Nextdoor Peaceful Valley)

• ITW posted a job opening for Fabrication Support (Paint) - 2nd Shift in Appleton. Apply here.
• Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Lane Server in Appleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Appleton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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