🌱 Sheboygan’s popular dog park is closed—here’s when it may reopen
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In today's newsletter:
- Sheboygan’s popular dog park is closed—here’s when it may reopen
- How a sprinkler system stopped a Sheboygan business fire before it spread
- Sheboygan community remembers sailor and leader Thomas Jon Atkins
Also on today's calendar: Sheboygan Visual Artists Present Rhythm & Beats Exhibit! and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 56 and low of 40 degrees.
- Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 33.
- Sunday: Sunshine, windy and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sheboygan's Muth Family Dog Park Closed Due to Ground Conditions (seehafernews.com) — Sheboygan’s Muth Family Dog Park on South 18th Street is temporarily closed because heavy rain has left the grounds dangerously saturated and at risk of long-term damage. The Humane Society of Sheboygan County plans to keep the park closed through April 22 while the area dries and is directing residents to its Facebook page for status updates. 
2. Fire at Sheboygan Business Put Out by Sprinkler System (seehafernews.com) — A pre-dawn fire at a North 15th Street business in Sheboygan was quickly contained by the building’s sprinkler system, with firefighters confirming no injuries and no hazardous chemical release. Crews ventilated the third floor, are still investigating the cause, and the Sheboygan Fire Department is urging all local business and apartment owners to keep sprinkler systems properly maintained.
3. Thomas Atkins (whbl.com) — Sheboygan’s sailing community is mourning Thomas Jon Atkins, a former Sheboygan Yacht Club commodore and Hall of Fame sailor whose life on the water shaped local youth programs and family traditions. A Celebration of Life will be held June 19 at the Sheboygan Yacht Club, with Olson Funeral Home in Sheboygan assisting the family.
4. Remembering 2nd Lt. Julia Schmid Barnes, killed in WWII air crash (sheboyganpress.com) — Sheboygan County is honoring 2nd Lt. Julia Schmid Barnes, the first woman from the county killed in World War II, with a new plaque at Plymouth High School and recognition at the Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial. The story retraces her journey from Plymouth student to Army nurse in India, details the 1945 plane crash that claimed her life, and notes her burial at Wildwood Cemetery in Sheboygan.
5. Sheboygan Lotto Player Wins $1 Million on $50 Scratcher (seehafernews.com) — A Sheboygan resident just claimed a $1 million prize from a $1,000,000 Crossword scratch-off bought at the Love’s Travel Stop on South Business Drive. The win also brings the station a $20,000 retailer bonus, and one more grand-prize ticket for this game is still unclaimed statewide.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Comedy Night with Mike Marvel
Hops Haven, 1327 N 14th St, Sheboygan
8:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Unveiling the Stage: The Art of Visual Storytelling
Community Recreation Offices , 3330 Stahl Rd , Sheboygan
10:30 am -
Fun FAIRE & Vendor Fair
YMCA Camp Y-Koda , W3340 Sunset Road , Sheboygan Falls
11:00 am -
7th Annual Dueling Piano Pink Heals Fundraiser
Village at 170 , 170 Rangeline Road , Kohler
5:00 pm -
Arts at the Waelderhaus - Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music | Woodwind Quintet
Waelderhaus , 1100 W Riverside Dr , Kohler
2:00 pm -
Locals and industry Night
Strip Steak House -
Track Meet at Sheboygan South
Urban Mid Sheboygan, WI 53083 -
3 Sheeps Food Truck Rally (weekly, every Tuesday)
3 Sheeps Brewing
4:00 pm -
Sheboygan Visual Artists Present Rhythm & Beats Exhibit!
Sheboygan Visual Artists Gallery, 534 S Pier Dr, Sheboygan, WI, 53081
4:00 pm -
Tonal Impressionist Oil Painting
SVA Gallery , 534 S Pier Dr , Sheboygan
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Friday April 24
Tuesday May 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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A Toast to Anna’s Next Adventure
Harry's Prohibition Bistro , 668 S Pier Dr , Sheboygan
2:30 pm -
JV Coed Track Invite
Sheboygan Falls Hi , 1305 E Decorah Rd , West Bend
3:30 pm -
Varsity Coed Track Invite
Sheboygan Falls Hi , 100 Wolf Run , Winneconne
4:00 pm -
Girls Soccer at Kewaskum
Sheboygan Falls Hi , 1510 Bilgo Ln , Kewaskum
4:30 pm
Friday April 17
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