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Lake Geneva Schools business as usual during battle in MadisonFebruary 24, 2011While school districts in the Madison and Milwaukee areas closed for days last week because teachers called out sick to protest at the State Capitol, work in the Lake Geneva Schools has continued pretty much as normal.
Thousands of teachers and other public employees from around the state have descended on Madison to voice their displeasure of Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal that would require many public employees to contribute a higher percentage of their pay to their pensions and health insurance and basically put an end to collective bargaining.
But, according to local school officials, Lake Geneva teachers have not called out sick in favor of carrying signs and chanting in the Capitol rotunda.  |
February 24, 2011With her flowing hair bouncing and her infectious smile filling with excitement, Geneva Red could barely sit in her chair at a local restaurant as she told story after story about the people she's met during her famed music career.
But, she wasn't boasting or trying to impress. She wasn't trying to garner attention from others in the restaurant. Instead, her stories seemed more like an unassuming thank you to everyone who has helped her along the way and a personal reminder that she will never let any of them down.
Those are all the reasons why Geneva Red probably is the most famous Lake Geneva resident you've never heard of. |
January 20, 2011Lake Geneva city officials are a few steps closer to purchasing about 60 acres of environmentally sensitive land which weaves along the White River through the former Hillmoor property.
While the long-term future of the Hillmoor land remains unknown, the city apparently is moving toward buying part of the property with help from a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Rivers Grant.
City Administrator Dennis Jordan said the 50-50 grant is expected to be about $90,000. He said the city will have to chip in the same amount as the state. |
January 20, 2011Since the summer of 1928, the Geneva Theater has been a fixture in downtown Lake Geneva. For a long time, it was the only theater in the area.
But, things have changed. The property has been on the market for $949,000. Now, with a possible purchase of the property in the works, some local historians are hoping a piece of the building's history can be saved.
Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Committee Chairman Ken Etten said a number of interested community members have met to discuss the future of the building. He also has discussed the possibilities with local leaders and groups. |
Recent Lake Geneva News Newspaper receives five statewide awardsFebruary 17, 2011Appleton — The Lake Geneva Regional News and Resorter hauled in some hardware Friday night at the 157th annual Wisconsin Newspaper Association convention.The Regional News received four awards, including two firsts, in the 2010 Better Newspaper contest, while the Resorter received one award in the better advertising contest.Editor Lisa Seiser attended the awards ceremony to accept all five the honors for the newspaper company.
City will borrow to fund projectsFebruary 17, 2011The city of Lake Geneva likely will borrow at least $1.9 million to pay for capital projects including road repairs and equipment over the next three years.However, at least for now, the borrowing won’t include a new $800,000 Lake Geneva Fire Department ladder truck.After contemplating during the last several weeks a total borrowing of more than $3.2 million, which included a new ladder truck, City Council members voted 7-1 Monday night to borrow for only the top priorities on the list. That list totals more than $1.93 million. An effort to borrow the full $3.2 million amount including the fire truck and middle level priorities failed on a 3-5 vote. Aldermen Todd Krause, Bill Mott and Ellyn Kehoe were in favor of the full expenditure, while Alderwoman Mary Jo Fesenmaier voted against all motions related to the borrowing.
INTERNET EXCLUSIVE - The donkeys are backDonkey basketball returns to BadgerFebruary 17, 2011After a couple years away, the donkeys will return to Lake Geneva to put on another basketball show with the help of local teachers, students and emergency personnel. On Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. at Badger High School, Eastview teachers, Badger FFA members and personnel from the Lake Geneva fire and police departments will take to the court on donkeys in the return of Donkey Basketball.According to a flier promoting the show, it is “wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus.”
Breaking: Dees guilty of killing 9-year-old Carter DorwinFebruary 10, 2011Elkhorn — The man who killed 9-year-old Carter Dorwin sobbed silently in a Walworth County court room while the District Attorney described the crash that took the boy’s life.Jeremy C. Dees, 33, pleaded no contest and was found guilty to a felony charge of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. When he is sentenced April 7, he will face up to 10 years in the Department of Corrections — up to five years incarceration and five years of extended supervision — and $25,000 in fines.Dees also pleaded no contest and was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges of reckless driving causing injury. Each of those charges carry a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment and $2,000 in fines.
Wisconsin team wins U.S. snow sculpting competitionFebruary 10, 2011There is no way Winterfest and the U.S. Snow Sculpting Competition can be snowed out.Dave Berg, president of Winterfun Inc., the Shorewood company that runs the competition, assured a Winterfest visitor that there is no blizzard big enough to stop the annual celebration of all things winter.Last week, from Wednesday to noon Saturday, 15 champion snowsculpting teams from 10 states grabbed their chisels, brushes, saw blades, shovels and improvised sculpting tools to 15 three-ton cylindrical blocks of snow, each about 10-feet tall.
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 Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering... US opens inspection into shuttered nuke plant
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — Federal regulators are launching a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week...
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