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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary is Green Bay's easiest free nature escape
  • How new Shipyard funding will reshape Green Bay's riverfront by 2027
  • What Green Bay is changing after duplicate absentee ballot mistakes

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. This Wisconsin Wildlife Sanctuary Offers A Peaceful Escape For Nature Lovers (takingthekids.com) — Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary on Green Bay's east side offers locals 535 free acres of trails, wildlife habitats, and kid-friendly duck feeding just minutes from home. With wolves, otters, indoor exhibits, rehabilitation work, and year-round hiking, skiing, and quiet pond views, it's an easy, low-cost escape where Green Bay families can return in every season.
   

2. Green Bay council approves $750,000 grant match for shipyard project (wbay.com) — Green Bay's Shipyard redevelopment is fully funded to move ahead after the Common Council approved a $750,000 grant match tied to new EPA funding. Residents can expect more riverfront amenities, including a great lawn, dog park, urban beach, playground, and splash pad as Phase 2 construction begins in 2026, with a commercial plaza for local startups planned in the final phase.
   

3. Green Bay council gets update on duplicate ballot errors (wbay.com) — Green Bay's City Council has been briefed on how duplicate absentee ballot labels were mistakenly printed in two earlier elections and what's being done to prevent it. Interim clerk staff and the city attorney outlined new multi-step safeguards so no single person can reprint ballot labels, aiming to reassure voters before November's absentee ballots go out.
   

4. Duplicate ballots, fire station restoration discussed at GB city council meeting (wearegreenbay.com) — Green Bay alders have declared a public emergency to fast-track repairs at flood-damaged Fire Station No. 3, allowing work to begin sooner and keep response times strong. They also detailed how hundreds of duplicate ballots were mistakenly printed in recent elections, emphasized that none were double-counted, and outlined new safeguards in the clerk's office to prevent future errors.
   

5. Elderly man rescued after his sailboat capsized in the Bay of Green Bay (wtaq.com) — Emergency crews from Suamico and Green Bay Metro Fire rescued an 81-year-old man after his sailboat capsized Monday in the Bay of Green Bay, about two miles from shore. Responders from multiple Brown County agencies safely brought him back to land and used the incident to remind local boaters to always wear properly fitted life jackets on the water.
   

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  • I'm curious if there are other women in the Green Bay/Brown county area that would love to meet up to do fun things around the area that doesn't involve alcohol.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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