🌱 Patch AM: How could Oak Creek’s teams be realigned for next season?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could Oak Creek’s teams be realigned for next season?

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Fun for Everyone and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunshine and bitterly cold, with a high of 10 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Not as cold, temps: high: 24, low: 18.
• Tuesday: Not as cold, turning breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Task Force goes over initial conference realignment plan (gmtoday.com) — Oak Creek High School’s athletic teams could be shifted into a revamped Greater Metro Conference under a preliminary WIAA realignment plan for all non-football sports. The proposal would move Oak Creek out of the Classic 8 just a year after joining, reshuffling several Milwaukee-area leagues before a final decision in March 2026.
   

📸 Around Oak Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Creek

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Saturday December 13

• Trivia Fun for Everyone
  130 W Ryan Rd , Oak Creek
  8:00 pm

Monday December 15

• 7 Royal Boys Basketball vs Forest Park Gold
  Oak Creek East Middle School , 9330 S Shepard Ave , Oak Creek
  4:00 pm
• 8 Gold Boys Basketball vs Forest Park Black
  Forest Park Middle School , 8225 W Forest Hill Ave , Franklin
  4:45 pm
• 8 Royal Boys Basketball vs Forest Park Gold
  Oak Creek East Middle School , 9330 S Shepard Ave , Oak Creek
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• PTO Panera Restaurant night
  Carollton Elementary Oak Creek, WI 53154
  4:00 pm
• 7 Gold Boys Basketball vs 7 Royal Boys Basketball
  Oak Creek East Middle School , 9330 S Shepard Ave , Oak Creek
  4:00 pm
• 8 Gold Boys Basketball vs 8 Royal Boys Basketball
  Oak Creek East Middle School , 9330 S Shepard Ave , Oak Creek
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Trivia Fun for Everyone
  130 W Ryan Rd , Oak Creek
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 14

• Miracle on 34th Street
  Saber Center for the Performing Arts , 8222 S 51st St , Franklin
  12:00 pm
• Park Pals Book Club
  Hales Corners Historical Society , 5885 S 116th St , Hales Corners
  1:00 pm
• Book Club x Nostalgia Theme!
  Hales Corners Library , 5885 S 116th St , Hales Corners
  1:00 pm
• Counterpunch
  X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More , 5036 S Packard Ave , Cudahy
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Everton Dee was spayed yesterday & microchipped.
  She was a bit off kilter yesterday evening. She's running around just fine today! (Nextdoor Camelot Park / M District)
• Hello, I'm Kaitlyn!
  I graduated from The Meditative Dog Grooming Academy in March of 2025. I am currently working at End Of the Leash which is located in Hales Corners… (Nextdoor E Studio Ln)

• Lincoln Property Company posted a job opening for Porter in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Milwaukee

• MFD joins Daisie Foundation to bring holiday cheer to MPS' Kagel Elementary (onmilwaukee.com)
• This deceptive winter hazard can suddenly kill you. How to stay safe. (usatoday.com)
• More I-94 East-West project road closures begin Dec. 15. What drivers should know (jsonline.com)

Cudahy

• What does 'genocide' mean, and what courts decide whether one happened under international law? We spoke to genocide scholars and looked at precedent. (wisconsinreport.com)
• Cudahy Residents to Face One-Time Stormwater Bill Increase Due to Billing Error Correction (hoodline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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