🌱 Will Lake Geneva’s south side trade open fields for major civic hubs?
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In today's newsletter:
- Will Lake Geneva’s south side trade open fields for major civic hubs?
Also on today's calendar: Taste of Lake Geneva and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 53 and low of 35 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 48, low: 34.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 55 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lake Geneva Neighbors React To Proposed YMCA And City Plans (hoodline.com) — Lake Geneva officials and the Geneva Lakes YMCA are eyeing farmland along Highway 120 for a new YMCA branch and a possible police and fire campus, a move that could reshape the city’s south side. Nearby Symphony Bay neighbors are split between preserving open views and gaining new amenities, while the city studies emergency-service needs and gathers public input over the next six months. 
📸 Around Lake Geneva
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Joe Diamond's Psychic Parlor — Maxwell Mansion - Lake Geneva Boutique Hotel & Event Venue →
Maxwell Mansion Hotel, 304 S Wells St, Lake Geneva
7:30 pm
Friday May 1
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Other local events
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Badger Spring Play
Lake Geneva Schools Lake Geneva, WI 53147
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Badger Spring Play
Lake Geneva Schools Lake Geneva, WI 53147
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Badger Spring Choir Concert
Badger High School Lake Geneva, WI 53147
7:00 pm -
Taste of Lake Geneva →
Lake Geneva
5:30 pm -
Teacher of the Year Banquet
Hawk's View Golf Club, 7377 Krueger Rd, Lake Geneva
5:30 pm -
Joe Diamond's Psychic Parlor — Maxwell Mansion - Lake Geneva Boutique Hotel & Event Venue →
Maxwell Mansion Hotel, 304 S Wells St, Lake Geneva
7:30 pm -
Live Music with Scott Huffman →
Topsy Turvy Brewery, 727 Geneva St, Lake Geneva
6:00 pm
Thursday April 30
Saturday May 2
Monday May 4
Tuesday May 5
Wednesday May 6
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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April 30, 2026 Finance Committee →
Walworth County, WI Calendar, 100 W Walworth Street, Elkhorn
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Welcome to Medicare Workshop →
Walworth County, WI Calendar, 1910 County Road NN, Elkhorn
1:00 pm -
Pokemon Hangout
Elkhorn Chamber of Commerce Matheson Memorial Library Activity Room, 101 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn
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Tennis: Boys JV1 Match vs Burlington (Home)
Elkhorn Area School District Elkhorn Area High School, Tennis Courts ( Entire Facility 8 Court
4:15 pm
Thursday April 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Did you know that this time of year, your prized oak trees can be placed at serious risk by pruning or otherwise damaging them, even if it appears minor?
Now through mid-July is the highest risk period for oak trees to be infected with the fungus that causes the disease oak wilt. When trees are pruned… (Nextdoor ) - Its that time of year we all want to get our houses cleaned up and ready for summer!
I found a great local man thats been serving our area for almost 25 years and does quality work at a reasonable price. Painting, remodels,… (Nextdoor Geneva)
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Southwest Airlines Ramp Agent in Rochester. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elkhorn
- INTO THE WOODS To Be Presented By Lakeland Players At Sprague Theater (broadwayworld.com)
Walworth
- Did your corn rootworm plan fail last year? (farmprogress.com)
- Meet Lieutenant Ethan Dade (cityofmadison.com)
Delavan
- Delavan-Darien School District superintendent to step down (walworthcountycommunitynews.com)
- Turner softball pounds Delavan-Darien 21-0 (gazettextra.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)
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