St Peter the Apostle Parish, 1975 Beulah Avenue, East Troy, is hosting its Fall Festival and Harvest Dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7. Attendees can enjoy the church’s famous oven-roasted chicken dinner, which includes real mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade dressing, coleslaw, hot vegetables, rolls […]
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Businesses display work of area artists
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 […]
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 […]
Restoring the Honey Creek
Village Board moves forward with dam removal By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board put into motion the restoration of the Honey Creek and the removal of the East Troy Dam at the Sept. 17 meeting. Village engineer Tim Lynch, of Lynch and Associates, briefed the […]
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 […]
Michael Lois Support Fund launched
Elkhorn football player recovering from serious, non-football injury “On Sunday, September 16th Elkhorn Area High School Student, Michael Lois broke three vertebrae in his neck while diving into a swimming pool. Those who know Michael know that he is a determined, positive, and kind young man. He is a star […]
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 […]
