🌱 Patch AM: Which Oak Creek native just earned D3football All-Region recognition?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Oak Creek native just earned D3football All-Region recognition?

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Bazaar and Cookie Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very cold with flurries, with a high of 27 and low of -2 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cloudy, brisk and much colder, temps: high: 4, low: -1.
• Sunday: Sunshine and bitterly cold, with a high of 10 and low of 5 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2025 D3football.com All-Region 6 Team (d3football.com) — Oak Creek gets a shoutout on the 2025 D3football.com All-Region 6 team, where UW-Whitewater lineman Alex Pethan is listed as hailing from Oak Creek. The broader list highlights standout Division III players and coaches from across the Upper Midwest and West Coast, including multiple Wisconsin programs earning top regional honors.
   

📸 Around Oak Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Bazaar and Cookie Sale
  All Saints Lutheran Church, 9131 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek
  9:00 am
• Small Town Christmas Craft & Vendor Show - Sip & Shop
  Fillmore Turner Hall, 523 County H, Fredonia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Christmas Movie Night: "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
  Oak Creek Community United Methodist Church , 8675 South 13th Street , Oak Creek
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Little Chute Dance Invite
  East Middle School Oak Creek, WI 53154
  7:00 am
• Trivia Fun for Everyone
  130 W Ryan Rd , Oak Creek
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Santa Claus is Coming to IKEA Oak Creek
  IKEA , 7500 S Ikea Wy , Oak Creek
  10:00 am
• Shopping in a Winter Wonderland
  Classic Lanes | Oak Creek , 7501 S Howell Ave , Oak Creek
  11:00 am

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

• 7 Gold Boys Basketball vs 7 Royal Boys Basketball
  Oak Creek East Middle School , 9330 S Shepard Ave , Oak Creek
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Milwaukee firefighters successfully extinguished a house fire in Bay View with no injuries reported, despite facing freezing conditions and challenges with equipment.
  9:59AM on Dec 11: Authorities responded to a home fire in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood on Thursday morning. (Nextdoor )
• He's always so mean to her, this touched my hearts neighbors!
  I pray y'all are well and happy holidays from our home to yours. (Nextdoor Puetz Road)

• Cousins Submarines, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager - Oak Creek (Rawson & Howell) in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager * in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Cudahy School District employee arrested for alleged sexual assault of student (tmj4.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

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