🌱 New Sussex Restaurant + Waukesha Child In Hospital

Happy Thursday, people of Menomonee Falls! Here's everything you need to know going on locallytoday.

First, today's weather:

Breezy and much colder. High: 38 Low: 24.

Here are the top stories today in Menomonee Falls:

1. Tekila, a Mexican restaurant with a 3,000-square-foot beer garden, is set to open in Sussex on Thursday. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
2. One child hurt in the Waukesha parade crash remains at Children's Hospital in fair condition. (Waukesha Patch)
3. First Lady Jill Biden visits Waukesha to meet families and first responders of parade attack. (FOX6 Milwaukee)

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Today in Menomonee Falls:

• Intergenerational Christmas Celebration (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Menomonee Falls High School: "MFHS Spanish students just finished the heated battle of music or La Batalla de Música. Congratulations to these students who filled out the winning brackets! 2 students even had perfect brackets! Our awesome administration played too. C..." (Facebook)
• Valley View Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "The start of our 2021-2022 Spelling Bee! This year includes two virtual students from home- a sign of the times. A big Thank You to Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Paulus for running this endeavor again this year !!! 🐝🏆 More photos to follow" (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls Downtown: "The long awaited #leafyourmark community tile mural is on display at our office. Thank you to everyone who participated. It came out great!" (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls High School: "Congrats to MFHS alum, Matt Henningsen for earning this great recognition! #FallsPride https://direc.to/hZuB" (Facebook)
• Ben Franklin Elementary: "First graders working on holiday projects!" (Facebook)
• Valley View Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "We all know our staff is special- now we have proof! The tiara is meant to wear and pass along - here’s our fifth grade sharing the look!" (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls Public Library: "Don’t forget to turn in your Hallmark movie Bingo sheets before December 20th for your chance to win a prize package from Shelley's Hallmark Shop. While you’re at the Library, you can pick up a few more movies to watch, too." (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls Downtown: "I got one from Santa today and love it!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• "Voyage to the Deep" at the Milwaukee Public Museum (December 16)
• Intergenerational Christmas Celebration (December 16)
• Grace Lutheran Ministries - Menomonee Falls Living Nativity (December 17)
• Christmas Gift Corner Craft and Vendor Show (December 18)
• Grace Lutheran Ministries - Menomonee Falls Living Nativity (December 18)
• Brighten The First Day Of Winter With 15 Percent Off FTD’s Sunniest Blooms (December 21)
• Cookies for a Cause (December 22)
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— Ethan Duran

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