🌱 Macaron Store + School Quarantine

Ethan Duran
·3 min read

Welcome back, Menomonee Falls! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here are the most important things happening around Menomonee Falls today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sun with flurries. High: 34 Low: 20.

Here are the top stories in Menomonee Falls today:

  1. A macaron artist moved her business to downtown Menomonee Falls and bakes with her sister. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

  2. Students and staff can only quarantine with COVID-19 for five days at the West Bend School District. (Greater Milwaukee Today)

  3. See the latest hospital capacity in the Menomonee Falls area. (Menomonee Falls Patch)

  4. Menomonee Falls' basketball team beat Milwaukee Marquette University 86-63 on Tuesday. (Racine County Eye)

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Today in Menomonee Falls:

From my notebook:

  • Shady Lane Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "4K had a few extra special substitutes today!" (Facebook)

  • Menomonee Falls Public Library: "How cool is this Keva Plank butterfly created by Micah, one of our Keva Plank regulars?" (Facebook)

  • Hamilton School District: "More results in from schools' charitable giving. Templeton DECA and Robotics collected more than $1,100 in toys to benefit Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. https://www.hamilton.k12.wi.us/news-releases/2021/12/hamilton-schools-contribute..." (Facebook)

  • Northwest Now: "Kasey Gusho, owner of Kasey's Confections, creates art with her macarons, including Bucks' jerseys, the Fiserv Forum and Racing Sausages." (Facebook)

  • Valley View Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "Mrs. Gersmeyer’s class working on their communication skills in Phy. Ed. One partner is blindfolded and climbs the rock wall with the verbal help of their partner. Listening and communicating- Life skills!!" (Facebook)

  • Valley View Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "Some of Mrs. Olson’s students are BIG Encanto fans!! They dressed as some of the characters today." (Facebook)

  • Ben Franklin Elementary: "Winter recess is SNOW much fun!❄️❄️" (Facebook)

  • Ben Franklin Elementary: "Working on writing in Mrs.Severson’s first grade class!" (Facebook)

  • School District of Menomonee Falls: "The PIE/PTO organizations of SDMF will host a School Board Candidate Forum on Thursday, January 27, 2022." (Facebook)

  • School District of Menomonee Falls: "Save the date for the Menomonee Falls School Board Candidate Forum, Thursday,January 27, 2022, hosted by the Partners in Education (PIE)." (Facebook)

  • Northwest Now: "Tuesday's high school basketball scores in Wisconsin." (Facebook)

  • Menomonee Falls Public Library: "Writer Anders Morley will discuss his book This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter live on Zoom. The book just won the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award in the "Jouneys" category!" (Facebook)

  • Northwest Now: "Kasey Gusho, owner of Kasey's Confections, creates art with her macarons where she designed Bucks' jerseys and the Fiserv Forum." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, Crystal Ridge: "Check out my new group: LGBTQ+ Making friends ❤️🌈 - Everyone who is interested is welcome to join. Here's the link: https://nextdoor.com/g/ieyiflesc" (Nextdoor)

  • Jordan Davidson, Neighbor: "Fairchild Equipment Receives Eighth Industry Award Fairchild Equipment has been awarded the prestigious Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award for 2022, based on accomplishments in 2021. For the eighth consecutive year, Fairchild Equipment ..." (Patch)

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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Ethan Duran

About me: I'm a Milwaukeean keeping watch over the state of Wisconsin. You can reach me at ethan.duran@patch.com.

This article originally appeared on the Menomonee Falls Patch