🌱 Patch AM: Why Microsoft walked away from its Caledonia data center site

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Microsoft walked away from its Caledonia data center site

Also on today's calendar: Winter Break Trivia Fun on MONDAY 12/29 and 1 more event.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Robert B.!

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Brisk and much colder, with a high of 25 and low of 21 degrees.
• Saturday: A shower; breezy, not as cold, temps: high: 40, low: 11. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• No ‘fireball squirrels': Nature and next-generation data center design (envnewsbits.info) — Microsoft recently dropped plans for a major data center on agricultural land in Caledonia after residents objected to turning farmland into an industrial site, and is now eyeing another Wisconsin location instead. The decision highlights how local feedback is shaping where massive new “AI factory” data centers get built, and encourages earlier collaboration between companies, landowners, and conservation groups.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Caledonia

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Stuff the Sleigh 5K
  5530 Middle Rd, Racine
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Stuff the Sleigh 5K Run/Walk - Caledonia, WI
  5530 Middle Rd , Racine
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Baseball Camp (Single Day Options Available) - Caledonia, WI 2025
  Hitters Baseball , 2915 6 1/2 Mile Rd , Caledonia
  12:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Winter Break Trivia Fun on MONDAY 12/29
  130 W Ryan Rd , Oak Creek
  7:30 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Union Grove High School vs. Elkhorn Area
  Union Grove High School , 3433 S Colony Ave , Union Grove
  5:30 pm
• Kelly’s Bleachers
  Kelly's Bleachers Wind Lake , 7805 S Loomis Rd , Wind Lake
  9:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Toys For Tot's
  Muskego Chamber of Commerce & Tourism , S73 W16485 W Janesville Rd , Muskego
• SOLD OUT!! NEW DUELING PIANOS @ THE MUSKEGO FABHOUSE
  The Muskego FABhouse , S76W17745 Janesville Rd , Muskego
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Family singalong, Southridge Mall
  Southridge Mall , 5300 S 76th St , Greendale
  11:00 am
• Miracle on 34th Street
  Martin Luther High School , 5201 S 76th St , Greendale
  12:00 pm

Monday December 22

• No School-Winter Break
  Greenfield SD Milwaukee, WI 53220
• No School - Winter Break
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Each fall, Wisconsin hunters band together to help those in need by donating venison through the DNR’s deer donation program and other “hunt for the hungry” initiatives.
  The donated deer are dropped off at designated locations, processed, packaged, and then distributed to local food pantries. Hunter participation in… (Nextdoor )

• RITEWAY BUS SERVICE, Inc. posted a job opening for Vehicle Cleaner / Porter / Custodian (Weekends) in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Snipes posted a job opening for Stock Personnel in Racine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Caledonia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Racine

• Mahone Foundation scholarship applications open Dec. 18 for Kenosha, Racine seniors (racinecountyeye.com)
• About Racine Danish Kringles, the beloved Wisconsin pastry (upnorthnewswi.com)
• Homicide Suspect Arrested in Arkansas in Racine Shooting Death (wlip.com)

Mount Pleasant

• Data center download: The biggest projects you missed (fierce-network.com)

Milwaukee

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