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🌱 See how a 100-mph tornado reshaped one East Troy family’s plans
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In today's newsletter:
- See how a 100-mph tornado reshaped one East Troy family’s plans
Also on today's calendar: Campfire & S'mores: M. Franken - East Troy, WI 2026 and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A severe afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Clearing; windy, cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 30.
- Sunday: Chilly with a passing shower, with a high of 49 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Tornado destroys 100-year-old barn in East Troy (wisn.com) — A 100-mph tornado ripped through southern East Troy Tuesday night, leveling a 100-year-old barn and disrupting a family’s long-planned 25th anniversary celebration. The Henschels, who live off County Road D, are safe but now face major cleanup and rebuilding, supported by a GoFundMe campaign. 
📸 Around East Troy
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Upcoming Events in
East Troy
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★ Featured events ★
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East Troy Railroad - Opening Day
East Troy Depot, 2002 Church St, East Troy
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Campfire & S'mores: M. Franken - East Troy, WI 2026
Juniper Knoll
6:30 pm -
Open House (Juniper Knoll)
Juniper Knoll
2:30 pm -
Mother's Day Dinner on the East Troy Railroad
East Troy Railroad Museum , 2002 Church St , East Troy
5:00 pm -
Spring Lunch Train on the East Troy Electric Railroad
East Troy Railroad Museum , 2002 Church St , East Troy
12:00 pm -
Paint n' Sip East Troy: Peacock Strut
East Troy House Restaurant-Bar , 2093 Division St , East Troy
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
Sunday April 26
Saturday May 2
Wednesday May 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Track: Girls Varsity Relays vs Multiple Schools (Home)
Elkhorn Area High School, Field Track
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Track: Boys Varsity Relays vs Multiple Schools (Home)
Elkhorn Area High School, Field Track
4:00 pm -
Baseball: JV2 Game vs Burlington (Home)
Elkhorn Area High School, Field Baseball Diamond Fairgrounds
4:30 pm -
Baseball: JV1 Game vs Burlington (Away)
Burlington High School
4:30 pm -
Baseball: Varsity Game vs Burlington (Away)
Beaumont Field
4:30 pm -
Soccer: Girls JV1 Game vs Kenosha Tremper (Away)
Ameche Field
4:30 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please Note: Palmyra Road is not a garbage dump!!!
I picked up half a bag of trash along both sides of the road in front of my home. People, we have to do better!! (Nextdoor Little prairie) - 3rd East Troy Fire Department golf outing!
This will be around Lake Beulah Golf course! Send a message me a message ask at the golf course for sign up! (Nextdoor East Troy)
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for American Airlines Customer Service Representative (Remote) in Rochester. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mukwonago
- 2 people charged in Waukesha armed robbery (gmtoday.com)
- Tornado Warning Hits Southeast Wisconsin April 14 (hoodline.com)
Waterford
- Racine County storm damage leaves cleanup underway in Waterford (fox6now.com)
- Tornado's Confirmed, Gov. Evers Declares State of Emergency (715newsroom.com)
Elkhorn
- Elkhorn family experiences Walworth County's second EF-1 tornado in as many days (tmj4.com)
- 'Understaffed and Under Fire': Elkhorn Fire Chief under investigation after first responders speak with TMJ4 (tmj4.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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