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Lake Geneva area

Women’s luncheon scheduled

Lake Geneva Christian Women’s Connection will have a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at The Ridge, W4240 Highway 50, Lake Geneva. The event will feature live and silent auction of art, baked goods, gift baskets and collectibles. The guest speaker will be Brenda Yoder, author, […]

Elkhorn area

Elks Lacrosse Club wraps up first season

Team ‘exceeded all expectations,’ club president says By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer The Elks Lacrosse Club recently finished its inaugural season and “exceeded all expectations for a first-year program, week after week,” according to club president, Nancy DuPont. The team finished with a notable 8-5 record and earned a No. […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Bay Fire & Rescue recipient of grant

Device awarded improves cardiac arrest survival The Williams Bay Fire & Rescue Department was recently selected as a grant recipient of a LUCAS Chest Compression System, awarded by the Mercyhealth Development Foundation. The Mercyhealth Development Foundation’s Board of Directors recently committed more than $400,000 to purchase 30 LUCAS devices to […]

Whitewater

A church with plenty of heritage

Heart Prairie Lutheran celebrates 175th anniversary Heart Prairie Lutheran Church on Whitewater Lake is commemorating its 175th anniversary this year, and a celebration will be held Sunday, June 30. Eventgoers are invited to wear a Norwegian bunad. Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a display of Scandinavian crafts and […]

Lake Geneva area

Now you see it, now you don’t

Area illusionist appearing (and disappearing) in new location this summer Magician and Illusionist Tristan Crist moved to Lake Geneva in late 2015 and opened the Tristan Crist Magic Theatre in a small downtown commercial storefront. The concept was to create an intimate venue designed to present large illusions up-close and […]

News

Gravel pit eyed for Spring Prairie site

Proposal goes before Plan Commission on Thursday By Jason Arndt Editor A rising demand from area construction projects, including the Foxconn development in Mount Pleasant, have left Southeastern Wisconsin with an increased need for gravel pits. The depleted resource, according to Robert Kordus, president of Union Grove-based Asphalt Contractors, Inc., […]