By Vicky Wedig Editor The City of Lake Geneva will have one contested race for its Common Council in April. Alderman Bill Mott filed a notice of non-candidacy for his Third District aldermanic seat. Bob Kordus and Richard E. Peterson have filed papers to run for that seat. First District […]
Lake Geneva area
News from communities on the east side of Geneva Lake
Badger students qualify for state DECA conference
Forty-nine Badger High School marketing students participated in the Southeastern Wisconsin DECA Career Development Conference at Kettle Moraine High School on Jan. 11. At the conference, students competed either as individuals or in a team event with a partner. They had to choose an occupation category in which to compete […]
UW band to perform at D-DHS
The University of Wisconsin Varsity Band will return to Delavan-Darien High School for a performance at 1 p.m. March 2. The “sweater band,” directed by Michael Leckrone, will perform in the school’s east gym. The band made its first public performance at D-DHS in January 2013. Tickets for the event […]
Residents might get chance to vote on special-interest funding
Referendum would oppose 2010 Supreme Court case By Vicky Wedig Editor The Delavan Common Council will decide Jan. 14 whether to put a referendum on the April 1 ballot that would give voters the opportunity to oppose Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission. Citizens United vs. the FEC is […]
Lyric Opera to present ‘Music From the Heart’
The Lake Geneva Chapter of the Lyric Opera of Chicago will present “Music From the Heart” at noon Feb. 9 at Geneva National Golf Club, 1221 Geneva National Ave. South, Lake Geneva. This musical performance features soprano Kimberly Jones, mezzo-soprano Julie Ann Miller, tenor Cornelius Johnson and pianist Celeste Rue. […]
Township honors retiring officer
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Town of Delavan police officer Roger Clapper was honored with a brief ceremony and plaque presentation on Dec. 17. Clapper is retiring on Dec. 31 after serving the township for 35 years. Chief Phil Smith noted that the department is 100 years old so Clapper […]
New Year’s Day cruises offered as part of fundraiser
The Grand Belle of Lake Geneva will offer two New Year’s Day tours to watch “polar plungers” in Williams Bay and see winter on the lake after the plunge. Spectators can board the heated, enclosed Grand Belle at 11:30 a.m. on the dock of Gage Marine and Pier 290 in […]
Reality check
Badger High School junior Jack Sinclair spins the Wheel of Fate – a prop that allowed students to win or lose money toward their “budgets” during the school’s Reality Check on Dec. 12. (Photo by Michael S. Hoey)
Festival of lights
Santa waves to the crowd after arriving on a Lake Geneva Fire Department fire engine at the Festival of Lights Christmas tree-lighting ceremony Friday at Flat Iron Park. (Photo by Michael Hall)
Symphony Orchestra performs first chamber music concert
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Three musicians who call Lake Geneva home were among the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra members who presented the first of a new series of chamber music concerts at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan on Nov. 24. Lake Geneva resident Laurie Cornue played violin with the Lakeview […]
