🌱 Costco Theft + Tickets For Blood Donors

Good morning, people of Menomonee Falls! Ethan Duran here with a brand-new edition of the Menomonee Falls Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 34 Low: 15.

Here are the top stories today in Menomonee Falls:

1. The Menomonee Falls Police Department says a woman stole over $800 worth of merchandise from an area Costco. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
2. The Red Cross is offering a chance to win Super Bowl tickets to blood donors. (Menomonee Falls Patch)
3. Here are this week's events in and around Menomonee Falls.(Menomonee Falls Patch)
4. Milwaukee police are looking for a missing 15-year-old who was last seen near N. 41st Street and W. Meinecke Avenue. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)
5. Check the latest Menomonee Falls job listings here. (Menomonee Falls Patch)

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Today in Menomonee Falls:

From my notebook:

• Valley View Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "How cool is this? One of Mrs. Bill's students, Logan A., was fortunate enough to skate with the Admiral's team and scrimmage on their ice last Friday." (Facebook)
• Hamilton School District: "Hamilton students bring home medals from SkillsUSA. Three Hamilton High School students competed Dec. 8 in the SkillsUSA district-level competition hosted at Watertown High School. The students participated in individual contests of adve..." (Facebook)
• Valley View Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "A big thank you to our generous PTO and families for bringing in cookies, treats and a hot cocoa bar!!! Yum!!!" (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls Public Library: "It's the holiday season! We will be closed on: Friday, December 24 Saturday, December 25 Friday, December 31 Saturday, January 1" (Facebook)
• Northwest Now: "The founder of Hope Network has been recognized for her work with the Shining Star Award from the Greater Menomonee Falls Foundation." (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls Community Education & Recreation: "🎄REMINDER🎄 Our office will have a modified schedule for the remainder of the year. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday!" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Shady Lane and Roosevelt: "Just wanted to send out a heartfelt thank you to the sweet anonymous people who picked up our lunch yesterday at the McDonald’s on County Q in the Falls. - My kids and I were just coming back from practice for our church’s Christmas play..." (Nextdoor)

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— Ethan Duran

About me: I'm a Milwaukeean keeping watch over the state of Wisconsin. You can talk to me at ethan.duran@patch.com.