🌱 How a vacant north-side lot is becoming senior-friendly housing
Columbus, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Columbus! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a vacant north-side lot is becoming senior-friendly housing
Also on today's calendar: Vintage Fields-vintagefieldsatfarminbettys.com and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tower Drive housing project moves forward in Columbus (wiscnews.com) — A new age-restricted housing community is moving ahead on Tower Drive in Columbus, bringing eight twin homes and a two-story apartment building for residents 55 and older to the corner of Tower Drive and Western Avenue. Led by Lamps Landing LLC and developer Josh Lamp, the project turns long-vacant city-owned land on the city’s north side into a planned neighborhood aimed at meeting local housing demand. 
📸 Around Columbus
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★ Featured events ★
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Columbus Art Association →
The Columbus Community Center, 125 N Dickason Blvd, Columbus
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Thursday June 4
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Last Day of School - Classes AM
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Vintage Fields-vintagefieldsatfarminbettys.com →
Vintage Fields, N3677 Roche Rd, Columbus
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600 Yard Match #3 →
Columbus Sportsmans Association, W10924 Breyer Rd, Columbus
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Vintage Fields-vintagefieldsatfarminbettys.com →
Vintage Fields, N3677 Roche Rd, Columbus
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Dan Lepien Band Live at The Old Rock →
The Old Rock, W11070 WI-16, Columbus
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School Board Workshop
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Puzzles and Popcorn →
Columbus, WI Calendar, 125 N. Dickason Blvd., Columbus
12:30 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rec Little League FR AL →
Fall River School District FRSD Prairie St. Little League 2
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Rec Softball 12U Game →
Fall River School District FRSD Prairie St. Softball Diamond
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Rec Coach Pitch Game →
Fall River School District Columbus - Kiwanis Park
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Rec Little League FR NL Red- Game →
Fall River School District FRSD Prairie St. Little League 1
6:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Columbus. Apply here.
- Enerpac Tool Group posted a job opening for Assembler in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus here.
🗞 Nearby News
Beaver Dam
- BDFD receives more than $8,000 for cadet program, rescue tools (dailydodge.com)
- Dodge County public health and WIC to host 4th annual Family Fest (wiscnews.com)
- Beaver Dam shooting leaves man hospitalized Saturday (fdlreporter.com)
Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie Utilities receives award (wmtv15news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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