Rotary International District 6270 District Governor Donald Griffing (right), of Oshkosh, presented Geneva Lake West Rotary Club President Rich Hildebrandt (left) with a framed certificate marking the 75th anniversary of the club’s November 1948 chartering at a special Nov. 16 anniversary celebration luncheon at Abbey Springs Country Club in Fontana. Originally chartered as the Rotary Club of Williams Bay, the 52-member club was renamed Rotary Club of Walworth in January 1960 and Rotary Club of Fontana-Walworth in February 1979 before taking on its current designation as the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club in June 2019.
Members of the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club gathered at Abbey Springs Country Club on Nov. 16 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the club's Nov. 17, 1948 chartering as the Williams Bay Rotary Club. Renamed Rotary Club of Walworth on Jan. 28, 1960 and Rotary Club of Walworth-Fontana on Feb. 23. 1979, the 52-member service club took on its current designation as the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club in June 2019.
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Rich Hildebrandt, president of the 52-member Geneva Lake West Rotary Club, provided a welcome address at the club's 75th anniversary luncheon on Nov. 16 at Abbey Springs County Club in Fontana.
Rotarian Robert Klockars leads Geneva Lake West Rotary Club members in singing "America (My Country, ’Tis of Thee)" and "Happy Anniversary" at the club's 75th anniversary celebration luncheon on Nov. 16 at Abbey Springs Country Club in Fontana. Klockars served as club president in 2010-2011.
History was on display Nov. 16 as the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club celebrated the 75th anniversary of its November 1948 charter with Evanston, Ill.-based Rotary International. The 52-member club has gone by several names over its history. Formed as the Williams Bay Rotary Club, the club was renamed Rotary Club of Walworth on Jan. 28, 1960 and Rotary Club of Walworth-Fontana on Feb. 23. 1979, before taking on its current designation as the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club in June 2019.
Rotarian and past 2014-2015 club president Frank Breneisen, of Fontana, was keynote speaker for the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club's 75th anniversary luncheon celebration on Nov. 16 at Abbey Springs Country Club, Fontana. Said Breneisen, "Our Rotary Club is still going strong. We're making our mark on the community. With the support of our community, we've made our community stronger, we've helped make better citizens in our community, and we will continue to do all of this work in the community as a club with your support."
Rotary International District 6270 District Governor Donald Griffing, of Oshkosh, was among the guests at the Geneva Lake Rotary Club's 75th anniversary celebration luncheon at Abbey Springs Yacht Club in Fontana on Nov. 16. Said Griffing, "I want to express my thanks and gratitude, on behalf of [Rotary International President] Gordon McInally, for the 75 years of service that you've been giving."
Rotary International District 6270 District Goveror Donald Griffing (left) and District 6270 PolioPlus Campaign Chairman Rob Bassett (right) presented Geneva Lake West Rotary Club Immediate Past President Phill Klamm (center) with a certificate from The Rotary Foundation in recognition of the club's 2022-2023 sustained giving financial support of Rotary International's PolioPlus campaign for the worldwide eradication of poliomyelitis, a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus.
Rotary International District 6270 District Governor Donald Griffing (center left) presented a Paul Harris Fellow recognition to Bayside resident and Big Foot High School Class of 1996 alumus and Rotary Diploma Endorsement graduate James Merwin (center right), son of Geneva Lake West Rotary Club member and Rotary Foundation sustained giving donor Becky Merwin (right), in honor of his longtime active community service. Seen at left is Geneva Lake West Rotary Club President Rich Hildrebrandt. A Masters graduate of Arizona State University, James Merwin is involved in community service activities at Marquette University, Marquette University High School and Bayside Middle School, as well as previously through Lions International. The Paul Harris Fellow presentation was made at the club's celebratory 75th anniversary luncheon on Nov. 16 at Abbey Springs Country Club, Fontana.
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The design phase will begin this summer for the Wisconsin Historical Society's new Capitol Square museum.
The Wisconsin Historical Society's early concepts for a new $120 million museum show a four-story structure with a glass facade and a rooftop deck offering sweeping views to the State Capitol.
The Historical Society has selected Ralph Appelbaum Associates, an award winning firm based in New York City, to design exhibits for the four-story, 100,000-square-foot museum to rise at the top of State Street.
