🌱 How did a raccoon end up falling into a Lake Geneva restaurant?

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• How did a raccoon end up falling into a Lake Geneva restaurant?

Also on today's calendar: Lake Geneva Holiday Sing-a-Long — Midwest Young Artists Conservatory and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mainly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 36, low: 29.
• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 39 and low of 7 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Raccoon falls through ceiling at Grand Geneva restaurant, bites guest (fox6now.com) — A diner at Lake Geneva’s Grand Geneva Resort was bitten Sunday night after a raccoon crashed through the ceiling of Ristorante Brissago’s dining room. Deputies, wildlife control, and animal control responded, the raccoon was euthanized for rabies testing, and the guest was taken to the hospital while the resort emphasized guest safety.
   

📸 Around Lake Geneva

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Geneva

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Lunch with Santa
  O2 Lounge, 234 Broad St, Lake Geneva
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Municipal Court - ADULT Hearings
  Lake Geneva WI Calendar Lake Geneva, WI 53147
  2:00 pm
• Municipal Court - ADULT
  Lake Geneva WI Calendar Lake Geneva, WI 53147
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Lake Geneva Holiday Sing-a-Long — Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
  The Riviera Ballroom , 812 Wrigley Dr , Lake Geneva
  2:00 pm
• Live Music with J Henry
  Topsy Turvy Brewery , 727 Geneva St , Lake Geneva
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Hall Closed - Christmas Eve
  Lake Geneva WI Calendar Lake Geneva, WI 53147

Thursday December 25

• City Hall Closed - Christmas Day
  Lake Geneva WI Calendar Lake Geneva, WI 53147

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Memory Matters
  Walworth County, WI Calendar , N5690 Cobblestone Rd. , Elkhorn
  9:00 am
• Boys Basketball HOME game (Cheerleaders)
  Brookwood Mid Genoa City, WI 53128
  4:00 pm
• Genoa City Lions Club Bingo
  Brookwood Mid Genoa City, WI 53128
  5:30 pm
• Swimming: Boys JV1 Meet vs Edgerton/Evansville (Away)
  Edgerton High School
  5:30 pm
• Hockey: Boys JV1 Match vs Multiple Schools vs. De Forest (Away)
  De Forest Yards Legacy20 Arena
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone else see the meteor at about 7:37 pm?
  Lit up the sky orange and some green. Bloomfield (Nextdoor Lake Geneva East)
• Hello, Neighbors and Friends,
  Please join us at One Point Center Aikido for a free class on Saturday, December 20 at noon. Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art which… (Nextdoor Geneva)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member -Production in Lake Geneva. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Lake Geneva. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Geneva here.

🗞 Nearby News

Williams Bay

• There were 23 American Indian students enrolled in Walworth County districts in 2024-25 school year (whitewatertimes.com)

Elkhorn

• Death notices for Dec. 15, 2025 (gazettextra.com)

Walworth

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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