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April 3, 2014 · 10:09 pm

Hunting For Eggs On Saturday

The Easter Bunny returns to South Milwaukee on Saturday, as the Lions Club and Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse host the second-annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny & Easter Egg Hunt.

The event, held at the Grobschmidt Senior Center, includes a pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 11 a.m., with the egg hunt starting at 10:30 a.m. Breakfast is $6 for everyone 12 and older. Children 6-11 are $5, and those five and under are $4. Bring your own cameras for photos with the Easter Bunny.

A raffle is also planned.

See you there!

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July 31, 2013 · 4:59 pm

Duck!

duck1 duck2 duck3An update on Saturday’s Great Duck Race from the Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse …

Bundled against the cold, several dozen fans cheered and blew duck whistles to encourage their ducks as more than 800 plastic duckies drifted down the slow moving Oak Creek on Saturday afternoon.  At the end, duck number 556 won the $500 first prize for Richard Thinnes;  duck number 475 won $250 for Todd Grant; duck number 638 won $150 for June Ortiz and duck number 24 won the $25 lame duck award for Jude Westergard. Classic Cargo International, Inc. won the corporate duck race. They will display the traveling trophy for a year.

 The 9th annual Great Duck Race was a fundraiser for the “Friends of the Mill Pond & Oak Creek Watercourse, Inc.”. Eighteen scouts from Oak Creek helped.

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October 11, 2012 · 8:15 pm

Guest Blog: Oak Creek Cleanup Is Saturday

I just got this email from Nancy Wucherer from the Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse …

It’s that time to round up the volunteers for the Fall 2012 Cleanup of the Oak Creek this Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8am to 12 noon.  We’ll meet at the South Milwaukee High School parking lot – North End.

A Tan Hyundai Sonata will have vests, gloves, bags and water.  If you have boots that would be great, bring extra socks or shoes in case you get wet.  If your students come we ask that some adults participate in the cleanup.

Our targeted area is N Chicago Ave going west to Rawson Ave.  We may go beyond that depending on how many people come.  Lunch will be provided by FOMP down at the Mill Pond Warming House.  We would appreciate knowing approximately how many will be volunteering so we’ll have enough food. 

The debris will be pick up by Milwaukee County Parks Dept.  Hope for good weather!!  Any questions please drop me a line at NancyWucherer@gmail.com or give me a call at 414-571-1191 and leave message.

Thanks again to Nancy and all the great work her group does.

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