Scenes from Pleasant Prairie's annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial plaza in Prairie Springs Park on Nov. 10, 2024.
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GALLERY: PLEASANT PRAIRIE RECPLEX OVER THE YEARS
Be your best self in 2014
Sandy Wiedmeyer, personal training coordinator at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, says muscles need down time between workouts. "That down time when the muscle fibers are repairing themselves is when muscle is built," she says.
Competition draws 900 skaters to IcePlex
Riley Phillips leads the Lone Star Blades team during a practice for the 18th annual Synchronized Championship at the RecPlex.
State championships begin at Aqua Arena
The Wisconsin State Swimming Championships are underway at the RecPlex Aqua Arena.
Fencers combine skill, finesse, strategy
Jack Louden, 12, left, and Ariana Eiler, 10, right, compete during a fencing tournament at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie Saturday.
Joyful journey to health
Jamie Morgan works out at the RecPlex.
Kids, Family Expo draws a crowd
Mia Tynan, left, Junior Miss Pleasant Prairie, plays Go Fish with Nila Kenyon, Tiny Miss Pleasant Prairie, before visiting with visitors at the Kids and Family Expo at the RecPlex Saturday.
Holiday Ice Show at RecPlex on Saturday
Bradie Tennell, the reigning U.S. Junior Figure Skating champion, will perform at the RecPlex Saturday.
Get Out’s Guide to New Year’s Eve
Georgia Kahler and others excitedly await the balloon drop during a previous Pleasant Prairie RecPlex family friendly New Year\'s Eve celebration.
For the Kids: RecPlex hosting annual Kids & Family Expo Saturday
Kendall Youra watches as Bonnie Davis, The Balloon Lady, gives her balloon animal eyes during a previous edition of the Kids & Family Expo at the RecPlex.
Behind the Lens
Sometimes in this job, you meet some extraordinary people. When I met Mary Kate Callahan, 20, of La Grange, Ill., and saw her athletic abilities and how helpful and eager she was to help people taking part in the Dare2Tri paratriathlon clinic, I was impressed. She was demonstrating to participants how to turn and balance a racing wheelchair at the RecPlex on June 10. “Any chance I get to work with athletes means so much to me,” she said. The wheelchair is balanced in such a way that it is really
Tremper’s DuChene makes fourth state swim meet
Tremper senior Lexie DuChene, shown in action earlier this season, qualified for the WIAA State Meet for the fourth time on Saturday by winning two individual events at the sectional meet at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie.
Striding forward
Heidi Wesner walks the indoor track at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. She is still recovering from a near-fatal bout with bacterial meningitis.
Kids, Family Expo draws a crowd in Pleasant Prairie
Avery Hoffman plays Connect 4 at the State Farm Insurance booth at the Kids and Family Expo at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie Saturday.
MINI MAKER FAIRE
Children watch as Carl Stevens, right, of Milwaukee Makerspace, demonstrates a replica of a Dalek, the “cybernetic organism” and main villian from the Bristish science fiction TV program “Docter Who” during the first Pleasant Prairie Mini Maker Faire at the RecPlex last year.
MINI MAKER FAIR
Nick Frank, 16, front, and Sam Cardinali, 17, of Team Tremper High School put their paddles down and use their arms as they race to second place in the final heat of the cardboard boat regatta Saturday during the Pleasant Prairie Mini Maker Faire held at the LakeView RecPlex. See more photos on Page A3.
RecPlex
The RecPlex facility in Pleasant Prairie is 25 years old and is marking the anniversary with activities and events this month.
Recplex aerial view
The RecPlex , 9900 Terwall Terrace in Pleasant Prairie, is shown in this aerial photo taken in 2021. The complex is marking its 25th anniversary this month.
New scoreboard at RecPlex Aquatics Center
Michelle Williamson, left, Visit Pleasant Prairie executive director, Steve Frye, RecPlex aquatics manager, and the Pleasant Prairie Patriots swim team stand beneath the new 33-feet wide by 9.5-feet high scoreboard, located in the RecPlex’s Aquatics Center. The scoreboard, funded through a $128,000 grant from the Pleasant Prairie Convention & Visitors Bureau, was installed in January. The RecPlex’s swim team, the Pleasant Prairie Patriots and visiting teams, which includes 22,000 competitive swimmers who visit the village annually, will benefit from the state-of-the-art Colorado Timing scoreboard, according to Williamson. She said the display capabilities will enhance aquatics events for athletes and spectators alike, while providing eye-catching opportunities for visitors to learn about Visit Pleasant Prairie as a resource for local happenings, dining and lodging in the area.
Keegan Knott
RecPlex swim team member Keegan Knott recently broke the American record for the 1500 meter S9 freestyle by more than 30 seconds. The 16-year-old Paralympian was also the youngest USA swim team member at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
JACOB SWISHER
Jacob Swisher, a professional bodybuilder, works out at the RecPlex.
Audrey and Lindsey Ruth
Sisters Audrey Ruth, left, and Lindsay Ruth pose at the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex skating rink. The Kenosha teens will be heading to Europe to compete in the French Cup as part of Team USA.
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Artist rendering, provided by Arch Solar, of the 1,709-panel solar array proposed for the rooftop of the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex. The $1.67 million project would be offset by federal and state tax credits for a net cost of $808,739 to the village and is expected to save $101,000 in energy costs next year, officials said.
