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In today's newsletter:

• How vulnerable is Mount Pleasant’s water supply to new AI data centers?

Also on today's calendar: Winter Break Trivia Fun on MONDAY 12/29 and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A morning rain or snow shower, with a high of 39 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 26, low: 22.
• Monday: Ice, then rain, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Furious Residents Say AI Data Centers Are Sucking Up the Great Lakes (futurism.com) — Mount Pleasant is cited as one of several Great Lakes communities grappling with proposed or existing AI data centers that could strain local water supplies. The story explains how massive facilities across the region, including in Wisconsin and neighboring states, may affect lake levels and municipal systems, and highlights growing resident pushback as companies race to build new AI infrastructure.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 25

• Utility Commission
  8811 Campus Drive, Mt Pleasant
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Committee of the Whole
  Village Hall > Room B109 (Community Room 1) , 8811 Campus Drive , Mount Pleasant
  5:00 pm
• Village Board
  Village Hall > Room B114 (Ebe Auditorium) , 8811 Campus Drive , Mount Pleasant
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Holiday - Village Hall Closed
  Village Hall , 8811 Campus Drive , Mount Pleasant
  8:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Holiday - Village Hall Closed
  Village Hall , 8811 Campus Drive , Mount Pleasant
  8:00 am

Monday December 29

• Bow Wow Blizzard Camp
  Wisconsin Humane Society Racine Campus , 8900 16th St , Mt Pleasant
  9:00 am
• Winter Break Trivia Fun on MONDAY 12/29
  130 W Ryan Rd , Oak Creek
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Stuff the Sleigh 5K
  5530 Middle Rd , Racine
  4:00 pm
• 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
• Yoga in the Park by Hot Yoga Kenosha
  Petrifying Springs Park , 5555 7th St , Kenosha
  5:30 pm
• Committee of the Whole
  Caledonia Village Hall , 5043 Chester Ln , Racine
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's news we were hoping we wouldn’t have to share this season.
  Two children in our state have died from respiratory illnesses. Please, protect yourself and your family: dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/releases/121825.htm (Nextdoor )
• Yesterday I drove from Hy 20 to Spring St on Sunnyslope.
  Remarkable that most of the fire hydrants are plowed in, some barely visible. With so many condos as well as single homes, it's a heavily occupied… (Nextdoor Woodland Hills)

🗞 Nearby News

Sturtevant

• Wisconsin corrections officials don't track how many prisoners participate in work release (milwaukeenns.org)

Racine

• Racine Public Library announces holiday closures, bookmobile pause through early January, 2026 (racinecountyeye.com)
• About Racine Danish Kringles, the beloved Wisconsin pastry (upnorthnewswi.com)
• Meet Percey: Featured Pet for December 19, 2025 (racinecountyeye.com)

Ok Mount Pleasant! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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