🌱 Patch AM: What could a new I-94 overhaul mean for Brookfield commuters?

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In today's newsletter:

• What could a new I-94 overhaul mean for Brookfield commuters?
• Brookfield Academy community mourns the loss of alumna Claire Tracy

Also on today's calendar: Small Town Christmas Craft & Vendor Show - Sip & Shop and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; very cold, with a high of 25 and low of -4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cloudy and bitterly cold, temps: high: -1, low: -6.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and frigid, with a high of 5 and low of -1 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• I-94 travelers hope for improvements as major highway project study gets green light (tmj4.com) — Drivers using I-94 through Brookfield should prepare for years of potential changes as a major study of the corridor between the Zoo Interchange and Willow Glen Road moves forward. State officials are examining congestion, safety issues, and aging bridges, with any future construction likely to significantly affect commute times and traffic patterns for Brookfield residents who rely on this busy route.
   

• Former Brookfield Academy student, Rice University soccer player dies (gmtoday.com) — Brookfield Academy and the wider Brookfield community are mourning the death of 19-year-old alumna and standout soccer player Claire Tracy, who went on to study and play at Rice University. School leaders, her former coach, and Rice officials remembered her determination, leadership, and kindness, and encouraged classmates and community members to seek support and lean on one another while grieving.
   

📸 Around Brookfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Small Town Christmas Craft & Vendor Show - Sip & Shop
  Fillmore Turner Hall, 523 County H, Fredonia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm
• Dean Martin's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Basketball: G/V
  Brookfield East High School Main Court (2&3)
  7:00 pm
• Petawa Presents An Evening of Culture 🎄 Music of the Season 🎄
  Petawa Cultural Center , Inc. , Brookfield
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: B/V
  Menomonee Falls High School
  7:00 pm
• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm
• Dean Martin's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Dean Martin's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm
• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm
• Dean Martin's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello friends!
  Sayas Carpentry specializes in finish carpentry and home remodeling. From custom trim and cabinet installation to full room transformations, we bring… (Nextdoor Brookfield East Passage)
• Milwaukee firefighters successfully extinguished a house fire in Bay View with no injuries reported, despite facing freezing conditions and challenges with equipment.
  9:59AM on Dec 11: Authorities responded to a home fire in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood on Thursday morning. (Nextdoor )

• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Brookfield. Apply here.
• Silgan posted a job opening for Shipping Receiving Lead in Brookfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Menomonee Falls

• Assist Marketing Expands Nationwide Event Staffing Reach to Support High-Impact Brand Activations (apnews.com)
• How to prevent ice dams in Wisconsin winter (upnorthnewswi.com)
• The Scoop: Tomah's Karma Hasselberger, Cuba City's Brooklyn Bussan, two from Menomonee Falls commit to NCAA Division III schools (wisconsin.golf)

Pewaukee

• Fire experts share importance of sprinklers (spectrumnews1.com)
• 35 Easy Rice Recipes (tasteofhome.com)
• Pewaukee Residents Warned, Postal Service Shift May Delay Tax Payment Postmarks (hoodline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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