🌱 Yellow No. 5 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Cinco De Mayo - Viva La Downtown Topeka 2026 at Evergy Plaza
• Yellow No. 5 at The Woodshed Event Center

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 81 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 64, low: 35.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 43 degrees.

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📸 Around Silver Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Silver Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Cinco De Mayo - Viva La Downtown Topeka 2026
  Evergy Plaza, 630 S Kansas Ave, Topeka
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 8

• Yellow No. 5
  The Woodshed Event Center , 1901 N Kansas Ave , Topeka
  7:00 pm

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📣 Silver Lake Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Nextgen Cattle Co. - Flint Hills Spring Bull Sale
  Nextgen Cattle Co , 31517 Vera Rd , Paxico
  10:00 am
• JV Baseball @ Perry-Lecompton
  Perry-Lecompton High School , 404 Lecompton Rd , Perry
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Play Café Donut Dash | 5th Grade Family Engagement Event @ SMJSHS
  Rossville Junior-Senior High School , 800 Main St , Rossville
  8:00 am
• THE CURIOUS SAVAGE (Spring Play) - SATURDAY
  Washburn Rural High School , 5900 SW 61st St , Topeka
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• JV/V Softball v. Sabetha
  Rossville Elementary School , 312 E Pottawatomie St , Rossville
  4:30 pm
• Baseball v. Sabetha
  Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium , 301 US-24 , Rossville
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Flint Hills Stockyards by Rezac Livestock
  Rezac Livestock Commission Company , 27425 Drew St , St Marys
  10:00 am
• Flint Hills Stockyards
  Rezac Livestock Commission Company , 27425 Drew St , St Marys
  10:00 am
• Talent Show Auditions
  Auburn Elementary Auburn, KS 66402
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Jefferson Starship
  Prairie Band Casino & Resort , 12305 150th Rd , Mayetta
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Rossville. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Topeka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silver Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Topeka

• Kansas Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for April 15, 2026 (cjonline.com)
• Man sentenced to 22 years in prison for deadly Topeka shooting (ksnt.com)
• Topeka Metro considers ending on-demand bus service (wibw.com)

Wamego

• Headlines for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (kansaspublicradio.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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