🌱 Which big sprint car nights are coming to Angell Park in 2026?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which big sprint car nights are coming to Angell Park in 2026?
• Meet the Sun Prairie “Santa” filling Toys for Tots bins

Also on today's calendar: Sun Prairie: Peaceful Protest — Wisconsin Resist and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds; frigid, with a high of 18 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; quite cold, temps: high: 23, low: -5.
• Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 1 and low of -9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Busy 60th Season For IRA Sprint Cars (speedsport.com) — Sprint car fans in Sun Prairie can look forward to multiple 2026 IRA Outlaw Sprint Series stops at Angell Park Speedway, including May, July, and August dates. The series’ 60th anniversary tour spans six states, but Angell Park remains a key Wisconsin venue with several marquee weekend doubleheaders on the calendar.
   

• Sun Prairie 'Santa' donates hundreds of toys to Toys for Tots campaign (wkow.com) — A Sun Prairie resident is playing “Santa” by donating 216 toys this year to the Marine Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign in Madison, all collected from clearance racks and stored in his basement workshop. He’s kept up this personal tradition for three years and plans to continue, saying the joy of helping local kids at Christmas keeps him going.
   

📸 Around Sun Prairie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sun Prairie

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Wine & Chocolate Pairing
  Winestyles of Sun Prairie, 2824 Prairie Lakes Dr #105, Sun Prairie
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Coffee Chat
  Storm Aquatics , 561 Chase Blvd. , Sun Prairie
  8:30 am

Saturday December 13

• Santa Saturday at The Crosse House
  Sun Prairie, WI Calendar , 133 W Main St. , Sun Prairie
  10:00 am
• Sun Prairie: Peaceful Protest — Wisconsin Resist
  300 E Main St , Sun Prairie
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Reiki Level 1 class
  Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce , 109 E Main St , Sun Prairie
  9:30 am
• Sun Prairie Winter Whiskey Fest
  Prairie Pines Golf Club , 3039 Happy Valley Rd , Sun Prairie
  11:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Sunrise Sun Prairie
  Hilton Garden Inn , 1220 S Grand Ave , Sun Prairie
  7:30 am

Friday December 19

• Coffee Chat
  Prairie Jewelers , 976 W. Main Street , Sun Prairie
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Dream Bus Mobile Library @ Creekside and Westside Elementary
  Creekside Elementary , 1251 O'Keeffe Ave , Sun Prairie
  1:45 pm
• Ladies Night Out
  Prairie Pages Bookstore , 113 W Main St , Sun Prairie
  5:00 pm
• Line Dancing at The Lone Girl
  The Lone Girl Brewing Company , 114 E Main St #101 , Waunakee
  5:30 pm
• Community Development Authority
  DeForest Village Hall , 120 S Stevenson St , DeForest
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Our Diligent Community site is undergoing some updates, which are affecting the ability to access past meeting agendas.
  Please know that we are trying to complete the updates as soon as we can. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Chandu… (Nextdoor )
• Hey there,
  I recently started a cleaning side business I wanted to share with the community! I created a Facebook page: Kate’s Signature Cleaning &… (Nextdoor Hunter's Creek)

• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Sun Prairie. Apply here.
• Colony Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Supervisor Internship in Sun Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sun Prairie here.

🗞 Nearby News

DeForest

• Youth Climate Conference held at college (theonlineclarion.com)

Monona

• Hilton Madison Monona Terrace: Workers at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace struggle to afford basic necessities (wisbusiness.com)

Waunakee

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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