🌱 How Waunakee’s softball Warriors powered their fourth straight postseason victory

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In today's newsletter:

• How Waunakee’s softball Warriors powered their fourth straight postseason victory

Also on today's calendar: Paul Briskey: To Draw A Line and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Softball Recap: Waunakee Beats Beaver Dam for Their Fourth Straight Win (maxpreps.com) — Waunakee’s softball team kept its postseason run rolling Tuesday with a 6–1 home win over Beaver Dam, marking the Warriors’ fourth straight victory. Behind a dominant complete game from pitcher-hitter Ashlyn Petrick and multi-hit nights from several teammates, Waunakee improved to 20–4, though no additional games are currently scheduled.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waunakee

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 6

• Village Open Skate at The Ice Pond- June 6 ... →
  Waunakee Village Center, 333 S Madison St, Waunakee
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday June 7

• Big Rig Gig →
  Waunakee, WI Calendar, 213 Dorn Drive, Waunakee
  11:00 am
• Waunakee Community High School Graduation
  Waunakee Community SD Waunakee Community High School, 301 Community Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597, USA
  3:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Brush Pickup Week →
  Waunakee, WI Calendar Waunakee, WI 53597
• Plan Commission →
  Waunakee, WI Calendar, 500 W. Main StreetVillage of, Waunakee
  5:30 pm
• Senior Services Committee →
  Waunakee, WI Calendar, 333 S. Madison Street, Waunakee
  5:30 pm

Tuesday June 9

• WaunaBoom Committee →
  Waunakee, WI Calendar, 333 S. Madison Street, Waunakee
  5:30 pm
• Joint Plan Commission →
  Waunakee, WI Calendar, Westport Town Hall 5387 Mary Lake Road, Waunakee
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Paul Briskey: To Draw A Line →
  Peace Gallery, 701 S Century Ave, Waunakee
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 4

• Get Moving Middleton →
  Middleton Chamber of Commerce 2026 NEW LOCATION Holiday Inn & Suites 1109 Fourier Dr Madison, WI
  7:45 am
• EPE FIELD DAY - RAIN DATE
  Eagle Point Elementary De Forest, WI 53532
  7:45 am
• 2 students with Bryelle to MHS
  Kromrey Middleton, WI 53562
  8:45 am
• Elite Reset - Madison →
  Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Goodman Community Center Ironworks Building (Evjue + Merrill Lynch Rooms) 149 Waubesa St., Madison, WI 53704
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nord DriveSystems posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Production Scheduling Supervisor in Waunakee. Apply here.
• Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Material Handler/Loader - Deforest DC in Deforest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waunakee here.

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🗞 Nearby News

DeForest

• Gov. Evers announces $47.8M in tax credits to build affordable housing across Wisconsin (wkow.com)
• FFA Members Head to Nation's Capital (morningagclips.com)

Middleton

• Middleton High School student honored with Volunteer of the Year Award (wmtv15news.com)
• Boundless Tiny Homes Releases State of ADUs in Dane County 2026 (desmoinesregister.com)
• Five from Baseball named to Academic All-District Team (edgewoodeagles.com)

Madison

• 248 Wisconsin Workers Named In May Layoff Notices: WARN Roundup (patch.com)
• These Are 10 Of Wisconsin's Most Expensive Places To Live (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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