🌱 See which Cottage Grove students made Lakeside Lutheran’s honor roll

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In today's newsletter:

• See which Cottage Grove students made Lakeside Lutheran’s honor roll

Also on today's calendar: Charlie Burton Open 2026 and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe afternoon t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, windy and much colder, temps: high: 47, low: 30.
• Sunday: Sunshine, a shower; windy, with a high of 49 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lakeside Lutheran announces third-quarter Honor Roll (gazettextra.com) — Several Lakeside Lutheran High School students from Cottage Grove, including Gemma Wegner, Grace Gall, Silas Backhaus, Malachi Fredenberg, and Brecken Jimenez, earned spots on the third-quarter honor roll. The long list highlights high-achieving teens from across south-central Wisconsin, recognizing students who reached High Honors, Honors, and Commendables based on their GPAs.
   

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📸 Around Cottage Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cottage Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• 5th Annual Bloody Mary Fest at Doundrins Distilling
  Doundrins Distilling, 300 Progress Dr Suite F, Cottage Grove
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday April 19

• Charlie Burton Open 2026
  The Oaks Golf Course , 4740 Pierceville Rd , Cottage Grove
  9:00 am

Monday April 20

• Village Board of Trustees
  Cottage Grove, WI Calendar , 221 E. Cottage Grove Road , Cottage Grove
  6:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee
  Cottage Grove, WI Calendar , 221 E. Cottage Grove Road , Cottage Grove
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Sprout Spring Market — Suds & Harvest
  Warm Belly Farm - Cottage Grove , 4311 Vilas Hope Rd , Cottage Grove
  10:00 am

Wednesday April 29

• Sand Art Terrarium Workshop
  Warm Belly Farm - Cottage Grove , 4311 Vilas Hope Rd , Cottage Grove
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Doundrins Distilling: General Knowledge Trivia Night
  Doundrins Distilling , 300 Progress Dr Suite F , Cottage Grove
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Booze-N-Bones BBQ Cook-off at Doundrins
  Doundrins Distilling , 300 Progress Dr Suite F , Cottage Grove
  4:30 pm

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📣 Cottage Grove Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Coffee Chat
  Boys and Girls Club of Dane Co. , 232 Windsor Street , Sun Prairie
  8:30 am
• Friday Morning Book Group
  Monona Public Library , 1000 Nichols Rd , Monona
  10:00 am
• Tai Chi Ease on ZOOM
  Monona, WI Calendar Monona, WI 53716
  11:00 am
• Meals with Melody: Shrek the Musical
  McFarland, WI Calendar , 5915 Milwaukee Street McFarland Municipal Center , McFarland
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Johnson Health Tech Companies posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Associate – Inventory Specialist in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member - No Experience Required in Cottage Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottage Grove here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sun Prairie

• Printing's Changing Approach to Sustainability (piworld.com)
• Further severe weather possible Wednesday evening (wkow.com)
• WIAA Daily Roundup: April 15 (prepbaseballreport.com)

Monona

• One Of The Best All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants In America Is Right Here In Wisconsin (familydestinationsguide.com)

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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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