GROTH Design Group conceptual image of play structure and contained Totland soft play area for crawlers and toddlers at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park, an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
The new 5,000-square-foot Lakeland Park indoor youth recreation area at Lakeland Community Church in the Town of Delavan is anchored by this soaring 3-story soft playground structure designed and installed by family-owned PlaySmart, Inc. of Sedalia, Mo. The second-largest of the 40 indoor PlaySmart soft playground installations across Wisconsin to date, the playground at Lakeland Park measures 45 feet long and 20 feet wide and features 16 different play element modules including slides, balance tracks and pendulum swings.
With the clock ticking on a planned Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening, construction work continued Jan. 4 on the new Lakeland Park indoor recreation area development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. A 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, Lakeland Park will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. As an outreach to the Walworth County community Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
With the clock ticking on a planned Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening, construction work continued Jan. 4 on the new Lakeland Park indoor recreation area development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. A 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, Lakeland Park will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. As an outreach to the Walworth County community Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
Lakeland Church NextGen Pastor Jayson Etchison, of Genoa City, talks about the new $750,000 Lakeland Park indoor playground installation currently under construction at Lakeland Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan, just north of State Hwy. 50. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for members of Lakeland Church, a grand opening of the facility for free community use is planned for Jan. 23. The 5,000-square-foot Lakeland Park indoor playground venue will feature a large 3-story indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone with a three-point line and adjustable-height basket.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of contained Totland soft play area for preschoolers at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community hurch, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park, an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of interactive fitness gaming and fitness technology area (center) and basketball area (right) at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park is an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space featuring a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
In 18 Photos: Delavan-Darien Rotary Club Artisan Festival
Author Gregory Lee Renz, of Lake Mills, exhibiting at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club artisan festival
Retired veteran 28-year City of Milwaukee firefighter Capt. Gregory Lee Renz, of Lake Mills, was among the vendors at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's inaugural artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan on Sept. 24. Inducted into the Wisconsin Fire and Police Hall of Fame in 2006, Renz retired in 2008. Now an award-winning author, among his works is the firefighting fiction novel "Beneath the Flames," which draws from Renz's experiences as a firefighter. Renz is a past president of the Lake Mills Rotary Club.
Eric Johnson
Authors Judith Rolfs and Becky Melby greet fairgoers at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club artisan festival
From left, local authors and longtime friends Dr. Judith Rolfs, of Fontana, and Becky Melby, of Burlington, greet prospective book buyers attending the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's free admission Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan.
Eric Johnson
Family entertainer and balloon artist Anna Sass at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club artisan festival
Family entertainer and balloon artist Anna Sass, of Marengo, Ill., presents a bone-chomping balloon dinosaur creation to 3-1/2 year old Charlie Mahoney, of Lake Geneva, at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan.
Eric Johnson
Facilitated drumming circle at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's artisan festival
Music educator, drum clinician and professional percussionist Scott Cincotta (right of center), of Union Grove, leads a facilitated drumming circle with African tubano and djembe drums Sept. 24 at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan. The facilitated drumming circle was held in the park's gazebo.
Eric Johnson
Flower balloon hats
Sisters Savannah and Addison Chadha, of Delavan, show off their colorful and intricate flower balloon hats at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan. The free admissions community festival featured a variety of free children's activities and amusements.
Eric Johnson
Giant bubbles at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's artisan festival
Bubble artist and family entertainer Ryan Freeman, of Woodstock, Ill., wowed crowds at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club’s Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan with his colorful and translucent giant bubbles.
Eric Johnson
Guitarist LaMont Prospect performs at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club artisan festival
Lake Geneva guitarist LaMont Prospect, an author/screenwriter and retired 22-year Milwaukee Public Schools psychologist, plays guitar as one of the featured performers at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan.
Eric Johnson
Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Specialist Patty Stritesky
The Elkhorn-based Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services, represented by Public Health Specialist Patty Stritesky, was among the exhibitors at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Park in Delavan. Stritesky was on hand to talk up the many services provided by the department and field questions.
Eric Johnson
Delavan-Darien Rotary Club presidents Katherine Gaulke and member Carol Paur
Delavan-Darien Rotary Club president Dr. Katherine Gaulke (left) and club member Carol Paul hold a State of Wisconsin commendation marking the centennial anniversary of the 1922 founding of the 17-member humanitarian service club.
Eric Johnson
Delavan-Darian Rotary Club artisan festival at Congdon Park, Delavan
Shoppers stroll and browse nearly 30 vendors at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 artisan festival at Condon Gardens in Delavan. The free admission community festival was held to mark the centennial celebration of the club's September 1922 founding. Over the past 100 years, the humanitarian service club has donated more than $1 million into the community through youth scholarships and support of local charitable and service organizations.
Eric Johnson
Delavan-Darien Rotary Club artisan festival children's activities area
A variety of free children's activities were available to youngsters at Congdon Gardens in Delavan on Sept. 24 at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's artisan festival, including a bounce castle, face painting, glitter art and a variety of balloon creations.
Eric Johnson
Delavan-Darien Rotary Club Peace Garden waterfall feature at Congdon Gardens, Delavan
Among the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's more than $1 million in local charitable giving over the past century include the club's 2005 donation of the Rotary Peace Garden at Congdon Gardens in honor of the centennial anniversary of Evanston, Ill.-based Rotary International. Centerpiece of the Rotary Peace Garden at Congdon Gardens in Delavan is this waterfall feature, a fountain comprised of seven granite boulders representing the seven continents of the world united by the water of the oceans. Maintained by the private, not-for-profit Delavan Rotary Gardens Foundation, Congdon Gardens began as a small annual flower garden in 2003 resulting from an initiative from the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club.
Eric Johnson
Juggler and family entertainer Ryan Freeman
Juggler and family entertainer Ryan Freeman, of Woodstock, Ill., shows off his prowess juggling pins at Congdon Park in Delavan on Sept. 24 at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's free admission artisan festival, a community celebration held to mark the centennial anniversary of the club's September 1922 founding.
Eric Johnson
Delavan-Darien Rotary Club historic shield
A bit of local history was proudly on display front and center at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 centennial anniversary celebration community artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan. Showcased on the main stage was the Rotary International shield presented to club at it's September 1922 formation as organization's 1,277th local club affiliate. Today, Evanston, Ill.-based humanitarian service club Rotary Internationalnumbers 1.4 million members in more that 46,000 clubs worldwide in more than 200 countries
Eric Johnson
Delavan-Darien High School String Choir perform at Congdon Gardens
The Delavan-Darien High School String Choir was among the featured main stage acts at Congdon Gardens in Delavan on Sept. 24 at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club celebrated the 100th anniversary occasion of its 1922 founding with a free admission community artisan festival. Given the success of the event, Rotary organizers hope to make the artisan festival an annual event.
Eric Johnson
Honey vendor Renee Michals of Lyons at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club artisan festival
Lyons area hobby beekeeper Renee Michals, owner of Renee's Bee Haven, was among the vendors selling goods at the Delavan-Darien Rotary Club's Sept. 24 artisan festival at Congdon Gardens in Delavan. In addition to selling unpasteurized bottled and bulk honey, participation in the club's fledging festival was also a way for Michals to share her enthusiasm for beeking and educate the public about the importance of bees and other pollinators.
The new 5,000-square-foot Lakeland Park indoor youth recreation area at Lakeland Community Church in the Town of Delavan is anchored by this soaring 3-story soft playground structure designed and installed by family-owned PlaySmart, Inc. of Sedalia, Mo. The second-largest of the 40 indoor PlaySmart soft playground installations across Wisconsin to date, the playground at Lakeland Park measures 45 feet long and 20 feet wide and features 16 different play element modules including slides, balance tracks and pendulum swings.
With the clock ticking on a planned Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening, construction work continued Jan. 4 on the new Lakeland Park indoor recreation area development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. A 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, Lakeland Park will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. As an outreach to the Walworth County community Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
With the clock ticking on a planned Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening, construction work continued Jan. 4 on the new Lakeland Park indoor recreation area development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. A 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, Lakeland Park will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. As an outreach to the Walworth County community Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of exterior entrance to Lakeland Park at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park, an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of play structure area at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park, an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of play structure and contained Totland soft play area for crawlers and toddlers at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park, an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of contained Totland soft play area for preschoolers at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community hurch, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park, an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space, will feature a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan, showing socializing gathering area for parents at left and center and interactive fitness gaming and fitness technology area at right. Creatively decorated to simulate an outdoor park with artistic trees and leaf-shaped light fixtures, Lakeland Park is an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space featuring a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of interactive fitness gaming and fitness technology area (center) and basketball area (right) at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park is an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space featuring a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
GROTH Design Group conceptual image of basketball area (left), play structure (center background) and contained preschool soft play area (center foreground and right) at Lakeland Park development at Lakeland Community Church, N3181 State Hwy. 67 in the Town of Delavan. Lakeland Park is an open-to-the-community 5,000 square foot indoor recreational play space featuring a large indoor playscape, sensory and interactive play areas, and a basketball zone. Following a Jan. 8 dedication and soft opening for the Lakeland Church congregation, Lakeland Park is slated for a grand opening to the public on Monday, Jan. 23.
