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🌱 How one DeForest FFA student turned D.C. training into local impact
DeForest, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings DeForest! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How one DeForest FFA student turned D.C. training into local impact
- How a Columbus project ties to booming DeForest–Windsor housing demand
Also on today's calendar: Cops-N-Bobbers 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 83 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• FFA Members Head to Nation's Capital (morningagclips.com) — A DeForest FFA member’s Washington leadership experience is paying off back home, as Sam Mell strengthened the local FFA Alumni Family Fun Night fundraiser to support Wisconsin farmers and agriculturists with disabilities. Inspired in part by his sister’s farm accident, Sam organized donated foods, items, and experiences into an auction basket benefiting AgrAbility of Wisconsin and the DeForest FFA Alumni. 
• Tower Drive housing project moves forward in Columbus (wiscnews.com) — Housing developer Josh Lamp, known for projects in Conservancy Place and several Cortland neighborhoods in DeForest and Windsor, is now leading a major senior-focused housing project in Columbus. His track record of quickly selling new homes in the DeForest–Windsor area underscores strong regional demand that could influence future residential growth and pricing pressures in and around DeForest.
📸 Around DeForest
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Upcoming Events in
DeForest
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★ Featured events ★
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Community Conversations →
DeForest Village Hall, 120 S Stevenson St, DeForest
10:00 am
Friday June 5
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Other local events
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ELEM Day 2 - IS Day 2 - HS A
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Bike to School with Deforest Police
Yahara Elementary De Forest, WI 53532
7:00 am -
EPE FIELD DAY - RAIN DATE
Eagle Point Elementary De Forest, WI 53532
7:45 am -
ELEM Day 3 - IS Day 1 - HS Testing
De Forest Area SD De Forest, WI 53532 -
DeForest Dragon Art Fair →
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Cops-N-Bobbers →
Token Creek Conservancy, 6394 Portage Rd, DeForest
9:30 am -
Village Open Skate at The Ice Pond- June 6 ... →
Waunakee Village Center, 333 S Madison St, Waunakee
1:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
📣 DeForest Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Weekly Wine Wednesday Tasting →
Winestyles of Sun Prairie, 2824 Prairie Lakes Dr Ste 105, Sun Prairie
4:30 pm -
Trivia Night | Wednesdays at PinSocial | Free Event →
PinSeekers, 6909 River Rd, DeForest
6:00 pm -
ELEM Day 2 - IS Day 2 - HS A
De Forest Area SD De Forest, WI 53532 -
Bike to School with Deforest Police
Yahara Elementary De Forest, WI 53532
7:00 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arby's - DRM, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Deforest. Apply here.
- Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Manager - FT in Deforest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeForest here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waunakee
- 100 Sunset Ln Apt 7, Waunakee, WI 53597 (realtor.com)
- Boundless Tiny Homes Releases State of ADUs in Dane County 2026 (desmoinesregister.com)
- Enter the 2026 Quilted Fashion Challenge Exhibit and Show (pbswisconsin.org)
Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie Utilities receives award (wmtv15news.com)
- Dane County district attorney dismisses criminal charges against former Sun Prairie dean following federal conviction (wkow.com)
Ok DeForest! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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