A number of businesses in the Geneva Lakes area are displaying exhibits by local artists during September. The work of the following Geneva Lake Arts Foundation members will be on display at these locations: Alice Winn, the Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W. Main St., Lake Geneva; Marty Carney, Lily […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Chamber meets at Gage’s new Pier 292
Luncheon meeting features guest speaker from DOT By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce held its recent luncheon meeting at Pier 292, a private meeting room next to Pier 290, above Gage Marine. David Barnett, chamber president, opened the Sept. 5 meeting with greetings and remarks […]
Seasonal artist at work
Natalie Rodriguez, 4, of Delavan, puts the final touches on a pumpkin she decorated during Scarecrow Fest on Sept. 15. She added a note, “Go away, squirrels,” aimed at the critters she said nibbled on her pumpkin last year. See more photos in the Sept. 20 Delavan Enterprise. (Penny […]
Community State Bank opens relocated Lake Geneva branch
Community State Bank relocated its Lake Geneva office to 200 Interchange North. The newly updated office is near Geneva Square and opened for business Sept. 4. The new location includes additional office space, a meeting room and full service teller line. It also features a drive-thru, automated teller machine, safe […]
Highway 67 construction project in final stage
Beginning this week, the final layer of asphalt paving was slated to begin on the Highway 67 road construction project that stretches from Highway 50 just north of Williams Bay, to Elkhorn. The paving schedule is set for a two-week window, weather permitting, according to Matthew Smith, with the Department […]
OTTO J. PROBST
Otto J. “Sam” Probst, 98, died Sept. 17, 2018, at his home. Otto was born in Broadhead on Nov. 22, 1919, to Joseph and Martha (Barth) Probst. Otto is a veteran of World War II and served as a medic in the China-Burma-India Theater with Dr. Gordon Seagrave’s medical unit. […]
Elks of all sizes
Elkhorn Area High School cheerleaders and football players, including Jake Rockweiler (above) make a stop at West Side Elementary School last Friday to read to students before heading outside for flag football and other games. See more photos in the Sept. 20 Elkhorn Independent. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Carnival worker charged with stabbing man in Darien
A Middleton man was charged Sept. 13 with stabbing another carnival worker at West Park in Darien. Jason W. Thomas, 42, is charged with first-degree recklessly endangering safety with the use of a dangerous weapon. According to the criminal complaint, Thomas and David Barrett, who work together for a carnival […]
Record-setting birthday bash
UW-Whitewater students tried to set a Guinness world record for longest glow stick Sept. 7 at Perkins Stadium as part of the university’s sesquicentennial celebration. It measured 152.5 meters, but the school won’t get verification if it’s a record for some time. The “breaking” of the glow stick took […]
Boat show to float to the Abbey this month
The Geneva Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Show featuring vintage watercrafts from around the country will take place in Fontana on Sept. 29 and 30 with pre-events beginning Sept. 28. The event takes place annually in the harbor of the Abbey Marina on the western end of Lake Geneva. Most […]
