🌱 Christmas trains and downtown lights return to East Troy

Greetings East Troy! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Christmas trains and downtown lights return to East Troy
• How Walworth County's diesel prices compared in late October
• Edgerton turns to returning guards after losing standout seniors

Also on today's calendar: Death Cafe and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 55 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Chicago families are missing out on this Wisconsin Christmas getaway just across the border (chicagoparent.com) — East Troy's holiday calendar includes Christmas Train rides on weekends Nov. 28–Dec. 20 and interactive downtown lights Dec. 5–31. Santa's parade train arrives Dec. 5 for the community tree lighting, part of a countywide weekend of celebrations. The visitors bureau recommends booking popular ticketed attractions early.
   

• Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Walworth County in week ending Oct. 31? (whitewatertimes.com) — Walworth County's lowest reported diesel price was $5.94 a gallon at three stations during the week ending Oct. 31, according to GasBuddy customer reports. The county average was $6.37, matching Wisconsin's statewide average. The figures reflect cash purchases and offer a historical snapshot, not guaranteed prices at the pump today.
   

• Girls basketball preview: Crimson Tide set to roll out new-look squad (hngnews.com) — Edgerton's girls basketball team, scheduled to face East Troy Jan. 26, will lean on senior point guard Claudia Jenny after losing key scorers to graduation. Coach Chris Jenny expects her to take on more scoring responsibility as the Crimson Tide pursue another conference title following last season's 25 wins.
   

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📸 Around East Troy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Troy

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday November 17

• East Troy Memory Cafe →
  East Troy Intergenerational Center, 2019 Division Street, East Troy
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday November 13

• Drama: Little Shop of Horrors (High School)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Girls Swim & Dive: Burlington Co-op vs TBD (Varsity)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
• Girls Basketball: East Troy Girls Basketball Scrimmage (Varsity)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  10:00 am
• Girls Basketball: Clinton vs East Troy (JV1)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  10:00 am
• Girls Basketball: Clinton vs East Troy (Varsity)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  10:00 am
• Girls Basketball: Clinton vs Whitnall (Varsity)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  10:50 am
• Girls Basketball: Clinton vs Whitnall (JV1)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  10:50 am
• Girls Basketball: Whitnall vs East Troy (JV1)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  11:50 am
• Drama: Little Shop of Horrors (High School)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  7:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Death Cafe →
  East Troy Intergenerational Center, 2019 Division Street, East Troy
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday November 13

• Drama: Little Shop of Horrors (High School)
  East Troy Community SD East Troy, WI 53120
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Mukwonago. Apply here.
• Advocate Aurora Health posted a job opening for Home Hospice RN Case Manager-Lake Geneva, Lyons in Burlington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Troy here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mukwonago

• Public hearing for proposed Town of Mukwonago solar farm scheduled for Wednesday evening (gmtoday.com)

Waterford

• 'It's a fight I wish I could take from him': Family seeks liver donor for 10-month-old (tmj4.com)
• Cheapest E15 gas in Racine County reach $3.69 in week ending Oct. 31 (racinesun.com)

Elkhorn

• Family of surveyor struck and killed along Highway 20 still waiting for trial date (tmj4.com)
• Black Hawks nearly do it again (gmtoday.com)
• Mississippi viral racist video sparks backlash, woman issues apology (fox6now.com)

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Ok East Troy! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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