🌱 Elkhorn’s Christmas parade anchors a weekend of nearby holiday celebrations
Elkhorn, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Elkhorn! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Elkhorn’s Christmas parade anchors a weekend of nearby holiday celebrations
- Elkhorn customer describes dealership messages amid backlash over Mississippi video
- After edging Elkhorn, Grafton’s playoff comeback streak ends
Also on today's calendar: Thanksgiving Dinner To Go! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 52 and low of 35 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
- Friday: Chilly with periods of sun, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chicago families are missing out on this Wisconsin Christmas getaway just across the border (chicagoparent.com) — Elkhorn’s Christmas Card Town Parade returns Dec. 5, part of a weekend of free holiday celebrations across Walworth County. Families can also catch nearby parades and tree lightings, while ticketed Santa cruises on Geneva Lake and Christmas trains in East Troy offer outings later in the season. 
• Mississippi viral racist video sparks backlash, woman issues apology (fox6now.com) — An Elkhorn Kunes customer says humiliating messages from a sales representative resurfaced painful memories amid backlash over a racist Mississippi student video. Alaina Kunes apologized for her actions in the video. Her attorneys say her father is no longer with the dealership group, which denies any professional affiliation with her.
• Black Hawks nearly do it again (gmtoday.com) — Grafton’s playoff run ended one round after its narrow 14-13 win at Elkhorn. The Black Hawks rallied from a two-touchdown halftime deficit to tie Monona Grove, but couldn’t finish another comeback, falling 30-21 in the Division 2 state quarterfinal and ending their season at 7-5.
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Thanksgiving Dinner To Go! →
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Elkhorn Memory Cafe →
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GREATEST HITS SOCIAL TAP, 39 North Wisconsin Street, Elkhorn
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Saturday Stewardship at Jackson Creek Preserve →
Jackson Creek Preserve, 351 E Morrisey, Elkhorn
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Tarot with Teal →
14 E. Walworth St., Elkhorn
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Reiki & Ear Seeding with Laurie →
14 E. Walworth St., Elkhorn
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Magical Sunday Hours →
14 E. Walworth St., Elkhorn
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Land Conservation Committee (LCC) Meeting →
100 W Walworth Street, Elkhorn
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Park Committee →
Walworth County Government Center, 100 W Walworth Street, Elkhorn
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- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Elkhorn. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Shift Leader starting up to $15/Hr (02124) -1823 E Geneva St in Delavan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkhorn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Delavan
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Lake Geneva
- Attendance drops for Fall Wine Walk, but numbers up for Octoberfest (kenoshanews.com)
- Ole Miss student apologizes after video shows racially offensive gestures outside Black student's apartment (wisn.com)
Walworth
- Grants From Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Will Improve Wildlife Habitat In Dane, Green, Oneida, Ozaukee, Vilas, Washington And Walworth Counties (wisconsin.gov)
- Community State Bank Gift2Giving: 15 Nonprofits Named (kenosha.com)
- 2026 midterm election results (royalpurplenews.com)
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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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