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In today's newsletter:

• Which Wauwatosa-connected golfers just committed to top D-III programs?
• How Underwood Elementary kids helped a leading Wisconsin conservation advocate

Also on today's calendar: Small Town Christmas Craft & Vendor Show - Sip & Shop and 9 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; very cold, with a high of 25 and low of -2 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Cloudy and frigid, temps: high: 0, low: -5.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and frigid, with a high of 6 and low of -1 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Scoop: Tomah's Karma Hasselberger, Cuba City's Brooklyn Bussan, two from Menomonee Falls commit to NCAA Division III schools (wisconsin.golf) — Wauwatosa golfers and courses figure prominently in this junior golf roundup, with Menomonee Falls’ Maeve Niemiec winning on the X Golf Milwaukee County Parks Tour at Currie Park in Wauwatosa and local player Meredith Thomas ranked among top 2026 prospects. Several Wisconsin standouts, including Niemiec, also announced commitments to strong NCAA Division III women’s golf programs.
   

• Wisconsin native George Meyer was a passionate champion for wildlife management (jsonline.com) — Wauwatosa’s Underwood Elementary students make a brief but heartwarming appearance here, shown presenting an $800 check they raised for the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. The broader story reflects on the life and legacy of George Meyer, the influential former Wisconsin DNR secretary and conservation advocate those students chose to support.
   

📸 Around Wauwatosa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wauwatosa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• 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

Thursday December 11

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm
• Dino's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Justin Witte & The Steel Benders - Nashville North Milwaukee, WI
  Nashville North , 1216 E Brady St , Milwaukee
  7:00 pm
• Dino's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm
• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Yoga + Beer at Lion's Tail
  8520 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
• Holiday Ornaments & Cocoa
  Wauwatosa Public Library , 7635 W North Ave , Wauwatosa
  9:00 am
• Dino's Coolest Yule
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm
• CelticMKE Monthly Céilí Dances
  CelticMKE Center | Home of Milwaukee Irish Fest , 1532 N Wauwatosa Ave , Wauwatosa
  7:00 pm
• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This morning I reached for the coffee cup my mother gave me the Christmas before she passed.
  I’ve always told myself it’s just a cup, but I’m starting to understand that’s not true. I take it out when I need her to feel close, even if I don’t… (Nextdoor Tosa East Towne)
• 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 )

🗞 Nearby News

Milwaukee

• Holiday magic brings joy to Milwaukee's Kagel Elementary School (wisn.com)
• Milwaukee firefighters battle house fire in freezing conditions (wisn.com)

West Allis

• Must see holiday lights: Maxximize your merriment (wtmj.com)
• Aurora Man Is Sentenced To 38 Years In Prison For Stabbing His Mother (wjol.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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