🌱 Patch AM: How much Christmas tourism cash is flowing into Green Bay?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much Christmas tourism cash is flowing into Green Bay?
• Which Green Bay groups just scored Packers Foundation grant money?
• Step inside 1960s downtown Green Bay Christmas at the Neville Museum

Also on today's calendar: The Official Christmas Bar Crawl - Green Bay and 6 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain mixing with snow; windy, with a high of 41 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Much colder, temps: high: 19, low: 15.
• Saturday: Not as cold; morning flurries, with a high of 33 and low of 3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Green Bay area tourism snowballs as Christmas approaches (wearegreenbay.com) — Holiday tourism is surging in Green Bay, with snow, Lambeau Field, and downtown events drawing visitors and pumping dollars into local shops and attractions. From the Christkindle Market and Titletown’s Winter Jubilee to CityDeck lights, businesses are urging residents and out-of-towners alike to shop small and keep more Christmas spending in the community.
   

2. 395 Wisconsin nonprofits, groups get $1.5 million in grants from Packers Foundation (fox11online.com) — Green Bay’s own Packers Foundation just awarded $1.5 million in grants, including 38 awards totaling $149,450 to Brown County organizations ranging from parks and animal rescues to health and recovery services. The Lambeau Field ceremony highlighted how these funds help small nonprofits keep doors open and expand programs that directly serve local families.
   

3. WE THE PEOPLE: Neville Public Museum gives a look back at holiday memories of old (wbay.com) — Green Bay families can revisit downtown’s classic Prange’s holiday magic at the Neville Public Museum’s “Holiday Memories of Downtown Green Bay” exhibit, showcasing vintage animated snow babies, enchanted forest animals, and Bruce the Spruce. The display lets kids and grandparents share what Christmastime in 1960s Green Bay felt like, preserving beloved local traditions in an immersive, nostalgic setting.
   

4. Silver Alert canceled for missing West Bend man last known to be in Green Bay (fox11online.com) — A 91-year-old West Bend man who was last known to be in the Green Bay area has been found safe after a Silver Alert was issued. Authorities had asked for help locating him and his gray 2017 Honda Pilot, sharing his description and last known movements before confirming he was located without harm.
   

📸 Around Green Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay

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Friday December 19

• Wolf Feeding
  Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
  1:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV-2 Game
  Pulaski High School
  5:40 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV-2 Game
  Ashwaubenon High School
  5:40 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV-1 Game
  Pulaski High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV-1 Game
  Ashwaubenon High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity Game
  Pulaski High School
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity Game
  Ashwaubenon High School
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Hockey: Boys Varsity Game
  Cornerstone Community Center
• The Official Christmas Bar Crawl - Green Bay
  The Sardine Can , 128 S Broadway , Green Bay
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Wrestling: B/JV-1
  Bay Port High School
  5:00 pm
• Open House Listening Session
  Howard Village Hall , 2456 Glendale Ave , Howard
  6:00 pm
• SINGO!
  Howard, WI Calendar , 550 Commons Place , Howard
  6:00 pm
• Sex Offender Residency Appeals Board Meeting
  Howard, WI Calendar Green Bay, WI 54307
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I live on 10th and biemeret.
  Car was broken into sometime throughout the night last night/early morning. My wallet was stolen and my keys. Please beware everyone! Terrible timing… (Nextdoor Olde Norwood)
• Green Bay Police are attempting to arrest a man with an active warrant on Western Avenue, prompting a large police presence and the nearby Franklin Middle School to enter 'secure building' mode.
  11:44AM on Dec 16: Green Bay Police report a large police presence on Western Avenue searching for a suspect with an active warrant. (Nextdoor )

• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Green Bay. Apply here.
• Dave & Buster's, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Green Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Green Bay here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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