🌱 Which Baraboo nonprofit just scored a Packers Foundation grant?

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• Which Baraboo nonprofit just scored a Packers Foundation grant?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Afternoon snow showers, with a high of 41 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and colder, temps: high: 22, low: 16.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 34 and low of 4 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Packers Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to 395 organizations (greenbaypressgazette.com) — Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin River Area in Baraboo was among hundreds of nonprofits statewide receiving part of $1.5 million in grants from the Green Bay Packers Foundation this year. The funding cycle focused on animal welfare, health and wellness, community initiatives, and environmental causes, with eligible Wisconsin 501(c)(3) groups able to apply online for future rounds.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Zumba Gold + Balance Bonus at Portage Library
  Portage Public Library , 253 W Edgewater St , Portage
  9:15 am
• ADRC Support Group in Lodi for Alzheimer's and Dementia
  Reach Out Lodi , 601 Clark St , Lodi
  1:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV Game Time Changed
  Fort Atkinson High School
  4:15 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV 2 Game Time Changed
  Fort Atkinson High School
  4:15 pm
• Wrestling MS: Middle School
  Lodi Middle School
  4:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV 2 Game
  Fort Atkinson High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity Game Date & Time Changed from 12-09-2025
  Fort Atkinson High School
  5:45 pm
• Bask: G/JV
  Sauk Prairie High School Gym South (HS)
  5:45 pm
• Bask: B/JV
  Edgewood High School Wilke Gym
  5:45 pm
• Bask: B/JV 2
  Edgewood High School Krantz Center
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV Game
  Fort Atkinson High School
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Knipper posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Baraboo. Apply here.
• Apollo Retail posted a job opening for Overnight Cosmetic Merchandiser in Baraboo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baraboo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wisconsin Dells

• Reducing gulf dead zone possible, but challenging (brownfieldagnews.com)

Reedsburg

• Born deaf and blind, she's caught in Trump's anti-diversity crusade (hawaiitribune-herald.com)
• Kuokkanen unbeaten at Dual in the Dells as West goes 3-2 (gmtoday.com)
• Sound Devices Astral HH Selected as Finalist for 2026 TEC Awards (mixonline.com)

Waunakee

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-- The Patch AM Team

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