🌱 Dane County Student Wins Spelling Bee + Bake Sale For Ukraine

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First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds; cold. High: 35 Low: 22.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Madison today:

1. A Dane County student won the Badger State Spelling Bee for the fourth year in a row! Maya Jadhav is an eighth-grader from Vishva Home School and won the contest out of 54 other students. This was the first in-person spelling bee since 2020, and Jadhav now plans to travel to Washington, DC, later this year for the Scripps National Spelling Bee and for the 2022 Raytheon Technologies Mathcounts Competition. (Lake Geneva Regional News)
2. A UW-Madison researcher organized and held a bake sale over the weekend. All of the profits raised were to benefit Ukraine. The event raised more than $1,000. If you're interested in donating but couldn't make the bake sale, you can contribute on the bake sale's website posted in the link. (97 Seven Country WGLR)
3. The Dark Horse Art Bar will be celebrating 420 and Canndigenous' anniversary in a night filled with activity on Apr. 20. A cannabis expert will head a Canndigenous Bud Bar, serving CBD-only cannabis strains. Canndigenous is a Native American-owned hemp producer based in Wisconsin. You can RSVP to the event on their Facebook page. (Isthmus)

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Today in Madison:

• Women Veterans Community Writers At Sequoya Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Dane Core Rental Asst. At African Center for Community Dev. (ACCD) (11:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Birding at Goose Pond at Madison Audubon is amazing this time of year! This past week, folks have been seeing over 1000 Greater White-fronted Geese, hundreds of Tundra Swans, lots of Green-winged Teals, Sandhill Cranes, Wood Ducks, and much more. (Facebook)
• The 2022 Wisconsin Film Festival edition of Director's Cut on PBS Wisconsin is coming your way Apr. 4 at 9 p.m. CST. To whet your appetite, here's a little amuse-bouche with Pete Schwaba and artistic director, Mike King at the link. (Facebook)
• In the Henry Street Gallery, "Boxed In" opened this weekend, organized by the MMoCA Teen Forum. You can attend an opening reception on Apr. 2 from 1-3 p.m. for "Boxed In." The exhibition is in response to the 2022 Wisconsin Triennial, "Ain't I A Woman?" The opening reception will be held in the Museum Lobby. Admission is free. (Facebook)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.