Category Archives: Rocketober

October 23, 2015 · 10:44 am

What a Rocketober Weekend!

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If you’re bored this weekend, well, you’re just not trying.

Here we go, adding a couple new events …

Tonight

  • 5-8:30 p.m. Zombie House, presented by Friends of the Mill Pond and the South Milwaukee Lions (Mill Pond warming house)

Saturday

  • 8 a.m.-3 p.m.: St. Luke’s UCC Rummage Sale (2200 18th Ave.)
  • 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Meet the Mayor at Drenzek Chiropractic (2211 10th Ave.)
  • Noon-3 p.m.: South Milwaukee Little League Kickball and Costume Contest
  • 2 p.m.: Trunk or Treat (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1314 Rawson Ave.)
  • 3-5 p.m.: Downtown trick-or-treating, and a chance to weigh in on the city’s comprehensive and downtown planning efforts at 924 Milwaukee Ave.
  • 5-8:30 p.m.: Night two of Zombie House
  • 6:30 p.m.: Rocktoberfest beer tasting (Pat’s Oak Manor, 1804 15th Ave.)
  • 7 p.m.: Human Concerns Haunted House (821 Marion Ave.)
  • 7:30 p.m.: MIAW Wrestling (Papa Luigi’s, 1919 12th Ave.)
  • 7:30 p.m.: Jesse Cooke: One World Tour (South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center)

Sunday

  • Noon to 3 p.m.:  South Milwaukee High School Honor Society Haunted Hallway at the high school. (All middle and elementary school-aged children and their families are welcome; free admission.)

Check out the official flyer of Rocketober events on this Facebook page. And look for photos throughout the weekend.

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October 7, 2015 · 6:00 am

A Colorful Addition To Rocketober

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Saturday, October 24 is shaping up to be a Rocketober day to remember in South Milwaukee.

Already, you have costumed kickball, food and more at noon at South Milwaukee Little League. At 2 p.m., it’s St. Mark’s Trick-or-Treat Zone. At 3, it’s downtown trick-or-treating, at 5 it’s the Mill Pond/South Milwaukee Lions Zombie House, and 6:30 it’s the South Milwaukee Football Boosters Rocktoberfest beer tasting.

But why not start the day with a nice (and colorful) run outside the high school? Learn more in the flyer above.

And check out the Rocketober list of events here.

This will be fun!

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September 23, 2015 · 10:30 pm

Big Kickoff To Rocketober: Homecoming Weekend

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Go Rockets!

Join me as we kick off Rocketober with Homecoming festivities this weekend – starting with the return of the Homecoming parade, pep rally and bonfire Thursday night.

The parade starts at 6 p.m. and runs from the corner of 15th Avenue and Maple Street north to Oak Creek Parkway, where the pep rally and bonfire will take place at the baseball diamond.

Then it’s game time on Friday, as South Milwaukee hosts Brown Deer at 7 p.m. at Spaltholz Field.

Be sure to get to 15th Avenue and cheer on the school and other local organizations taking part in the parade. (And look for me and my family in the fire truck.)

Also on the Rocketober calendar this weekend is …

  • Friday: Yachtoberfest at the South Milwaukee Yacht Club
  • Sunday: South Milwaukee Fall Festival of Food Trucks

Check out a full Rocketober schedule here … and be sure to check out these great community events.

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September 22, 2015 · 5:00 pm

Welcome To Rocketober 2015!

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We’re proud to bring back Rocketober — our month-long series of events celebrating fall, Halloween and everything that is great about South Milwaukee.

Here is your schedule events, and it starts this week. I can’t wait!

Thanks to all of the local groups who are planning and executing this terrific list of activities.

 

(If we missed something, or got something wrong, please let me know.)

 

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October 24, 2014 · 10:31 pm

Scarecrows Invade Downtown!

1798531_10205427848114710_2396169180249992554_nYou may have noticed some new faces downtown — more than a dozen scarecrows made by young local artists, to celebrate Rocketoberand this Saturday’s downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt.

A big thanks to all of the kids from Ms. Ramirez’s art classes at Lakeview and E.W. Luther Elementary Schools and the kids at Mary Linsmeier School for creating these works of art!

Stop by and see them this weekend as you take part in Saturday’s Rocketober downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt.

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October 23, 2014 · 10:09 pm

A Rocketober Saturday To Remember In South Milwaukee

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10714067_694186337318358_5168643598416810070_oSaturday is another great day to be a South Milwaukeean! Here is the list of Rocketober events …

  • It all starts with the South Milwaukee Little Kickball and Costume Contest, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Little League complex.
  • Then, from 3 to 6 p.m., it’s the downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt. (To participate, print the scavenger hunt game card image above or stop by one of the participating businesses to pick one up.)
  • From 5 to 9 p.m., it’s the South Milwaukee e-Lions and Friends of the Mill Pond Halloween House at the Mill Pond.
  • And don’t forget about Trunk-or-Treat at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. That’s from 2 to 4 p.m.

Check out the full Rocketober schedule here. And like our Facebook page.

We’ll see you Saturday!

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October 20, 2014 · 9:31 pm

Rocketober Update: Downtown Trick-Or-Treat Scavenger Hunt Highlights Busy Saturday

It’s another busy week of Rocketober …

I want to specifically call out South Milwaukee’s downtown trick-or-treating event this Saturday. More than 30 businesses are taking part.

It’s a scavenger hunt!

Simply start by stopping at one of the participating businesses, get a game card (or print one off here), and have each additional business you stop at mark that you were there. Turn in completed game cards at I Can’t Resist Kids Resale and be entered to win prizes. Downtown trick-or-treating hours are 3 to 6 p.m.

We hope to see you and your family there, supporting our local merchants and having some fun along the way. Then, be sure to stop by the Mill Pond Halloween House, from 5 to 9 p.m.

A full list Rocketober events this week:

  • Tuesday: Justice for a Cure Day
  • Friday: Human Concerns Haunted House; SMPAC Presents Imago Theatre “Frogz”
  • Saturday: South Milwaukee Little League Kickball & Costume Contest; Trunk or Treat at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church; Downtown Trick-or-Treating Scavenger Hunt; Mill Pond Halloween House; Human Concerns Haunted House
  • Sunday: Mill Pond Halloween House

Check out the full schedule here, and here is our Facebook page. And thanks for your continued support of Rocketober!

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October 6, 2014 · 9:40 pm

Rocketober Update: Fall Family Festival On Thursday; Football Booster Beer Tasting Saturday

Rocketober is just getting started!

Homecoming was terrific, and now we set our sights on the South Milwaukee Downtown Market’s Fall Family Festival this Thursday. Free pumpkins and pumpkin decorating and vendor trick-or-treating begin at 3, followed by the Guardian Credit Union Movie in the Market showing of “Hocus Pocus” around 6:30.

Then it’s the South Milwaukee Football Boosters Rocktoberfest beer tasting event on Saturday at Pat’s Oak Manor. Learn more here.

Check out the full Rocketober schedule here, and like our Facebook page.

And mark your calendars for Oct. 25, with a full day of family-friendly activities, including a downtown trick-or-treating scavenger hunt and the Mill Pond Halloween House.

The downtown event – led by I Can’t Resist Kids Resale – is coming together nicely, with more than 20 businesses expected to take part in the fun scavenger hunt.

And the Halloween House, presented by the South Milwaukee E-Lions and Friends of the Mill Pond, is also going to be a great time. One key part of that event is the cool lighted pumpkin display. We could use community support on this. Details …

The South Milwaukee E-Lion’s Club and Friends of the Mill Pond are excited to host Family friendly Halloween House at the Mill Pond. This is what we need from you: Bring a carved pumpkin to light up at the Mill pond. We will provide the light. Just bring your carved pumpkin to the Mill Pond Saturday, October 18th, 10am until Noon or leave it in front of building. Help make the Mill Pond Halloween House Spooktacular!  Pumpkins will be displayed inside the warming house.

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