🌱 Students Make Commercial + Families Feel Stuck

Ethan Duran
·2 min read

Happy Wednesday, Menomonee Falls! These are the most important things happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Much colder. High: 15 Low: 2.

Here are the top stories today in Menomonee Falls:

  1. Menomonee Falls students create commercial about local businesses. Seventh graders at North Middle School were given 30 seconds to create a commercial about a local business. (FOX 6 Milwaukee)

  2. With fewer COVID-19 precautions at school and no mandates from their health department, some Waukesha County families feel stuck. (Wisconsin Public Radio News)

  3. Kohl's will donate more than $3 million to three Milwaukee nonprofits. Here is what the money will be used for. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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Today in Menomonee Falls:

From my notebook:

  • Old Falls Village Historical Society: "We are happy to announce our new event that will coincide with the Beer Garden on August 13th, 2022. Join us for our first Sci-Fi Family Day and Beer Garden at Old Falls Village. Dress up in your favorite sci-fi character. Event is famil..." (Facebook)

  • Hamilton School District: "January 17, 2022. Board accepts CFAC recommendations to educate, resurvey community The Hamilton School Board accepted a report from the Community Facilities Advisory Committee (CFAC) Jan. 17 to educate employees, families and community ..." (Facebook)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, SE Menomonee Falls: "Does anyone know what those loud repetitive popping noises are? - We can hear them on the corner of pilgrim and silver spring. Sounds like it’s coming from the direction of downtown falls. Or certainly nearby" (Nextdoor)

  • Nextdoor Neighbor, SE Menomonee Falls: "Please watch your dogs and cats at night. - Heard a pack of coyotes attacking something in the woods on the West side of Dolphin Dr between Lisbon and Silver Spring" (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for another 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