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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023

The Veterans Memorial Committee, Hales Corners American Legion Post #299, and Hales Corners Franklin VFW Post # 10394 had a beautiful Memorial Day ceremony in sunny Hales Corners Park this morning. The American flag, which has flown at the Veterans Memorial since Veterans Day 2022, was presented to Caleb Meyer, veteran of Afghanistan and a…

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Parks Lifeguard Hiring Continues

WHEN: Mon/Weds March 6th – March 22nd, from 6-8pm | Test March 25th at 8am WHERE: Pulaski Pool 2701 S 16th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215 WHAT: Milwaukee County Parks is hosting free in-water training for lifeguard classes Help support Milwaukee County pools this summer. The county is looking for its next lifeguard class for 2023.…

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Halfway to Our Fundraising Goal

With Steve Silverstein, Vice President, The Park People, in Hales Corners Park congratulating the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool on our latest donation which will be put toward the Alyson Dudek International Ice Center, Reiman Rink & Veterans Family Pavilion projects. We are halfway to our fundraising goal of $400.000.00 and then we…

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Veterans Day Ceremony 2022

On behalf of the Veterans Memorial Committee, the Hales Corners American Legion Post #299, the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hales Corners and Franklin #10394, I was honored and privileged to give my 11th consecutive Veterans Day ceremony speech this morning in Hales Corners Park since this Veterans Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day in…

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Flags on the Graves of Veterans for Memorial Day

Several of us met this morning from the Knights of Columbus and the Veterans Memorial Committee to put American flags down at the graves of veterans in the cemetery at St. Mary Catholic Faith Community and at the cemetery at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Hales Corners.

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Bring Your Aluminum Cans

Another public- private partnership begins today (bring and deposit your aluminum cans) in Milwaukee County District 9 between Eagle Disposal, Inc. the Milwaukee County Parks Department, and the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool in the Hales Corners Park & Pool parking lot located at 5765 S. New Berlin Road. Kudos to my friend,…

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Veterans Day Ceremony 2021

The Veterans Memorial Committee, Hales Corners American Legion Post 299, and Hales Corners, Franklin VFW Post 10394 had a sunny and a beautiful day for their tenth Veterans Day ceremony in Hales Corners Park this morning. We had our biggest crowd to date with over 100 people in attendance.

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Annual Pumpkin Fest 2021

Tom Smyczek, Hales Corners Lions Club, Village of Hales Corners resident, and Commissioner with the Police and Fire Commission inside the Hales Corners Pool House and Pavilion early this morning keeping an eye on everything until the second day of the Annual Pumpkin Fest begins at 2 pm this afternoon until 8pm tonight in Hales…

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Earth Day Cleanup 2021

Kudos to Mike Seavert and Bob Stollenwerk, the two chairmen for the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool 18th Annual Earth Day Cleanup of Hales Corners Park & Pool. We had approximately 75 community volunteers who came out on this beautiful Saturday and worked very hard from 9:00 am – Noon. The majority of…

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Another Ice Skating Season is in the Books

The water from the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Rink is flowing out into the grass this afternoon in Hales Corners Park. The sixth season of community ice skating is done until December of this year.

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