Brigette Kutschma works with a student in an English language class inside Badger High School, where the lawyer-turned-educator meets with literacy students two nights a week.
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Brigette Kutschma, shown in her classroom at Badger High School in Lake Geneva, has been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by a national organization dedicated to adult literacy.
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Brigette Kutschma, center, works in her classroom at Badger High School, where she teaches English as a second language, one of many ways that Kutschma promotes adult literacy.
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In teaching adults English as a second language, Brigette Kutschma, shown in her classroom at Badger High School, works to help students understand how to communicate in real-life situations.
Scott Williams, Regional News
Lawyer-turned-educator Brigette Kutschma, right, developed a passion for English as a second language by watching clients in criminal cases struggle to overcome the language barrier.
As a criminal defense lawyer, Brigette Kutschma saw many clients struggle to get their lives under control simply because they lacked basic reading and writing skills.
Top 10 architecturally significant structures around Geneva Lake
The Riviera is a popular location for people to host their wedding
Located on the Lake Geneva lakefront, the Riviera tourism and event center is a popular location for people to hold wedding receptions, both local residents and out-of-towners.
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Landmark Center
Once the site of a drug store, newspaper and basement bowling alley, the Landmark Center stands tall at the corner of Main and Broad streets in Lake Geneva.
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Horticultural Hall
Horticultural Hall still stands on Broad Street in downtown Lake Geneva. Michael J. Quinn, was a gardener on the lake shore estate of a wealthy Chicagoan, a leader of the Lake Geneva Gardeners’ and Foremens’ Association, and a founder of the Horticultural Hall.
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The Baker House
The Baker House in Lake Geneva would be one of the businesses affected if the city increases the hotel room tax from 5 percent to 8 percent.
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The former T.C. Smith/Cobb house
First constructed at 865 Main St., the former T.C. Smith/Cobb house is named after the merchant who established a Lake Geneva hardware store, and the family who ran operated it.
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Stone Manor
Visible from the Geneva Lake Shore Path is the Stone Manor, the largest mansion on the lake.
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Youngland Manor
Youngland Manor is condos today, but it was originally built as a stable for the owner of Stone Manor.
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Lake Geneva Public Library
The Lake Geneva Public Library in downtown Lake Geneva is one of the facilities where activities are being disrupted by fear of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Black Point Estate & Gardens set to re-open Aug. 15.
Black Point Estate, located at W4270 Southland Road in the town of Linn, was set to reopen Aug. 15 after closing two weeks earlier because an employee caught the coronavirus.
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Yerkes Observatory
The site of several notable scientific discoveries since opening in 1897, Yerkes Observatory is perhaps the most famous structure on Geneva Lake.
Brigette Kutschma works with a student in an English language class inside Badger High School, where the lawyer-turned-educator meets with literacy students two nights a week.
Brigette Kutschma, shown in her classroom at Badger High School in Lake Geneva, has been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year by a national organization dedicated to adult literacy.
Brigette Kutschma, center, works in her classroom at Badger High School, where she teaches English as a second language, one of many ways that Kutschma promotes adult literacy.
In teaching adults English as a second language, Brigette Kutschma, shown in her classroom at Badger High School, works to help students understand how to communicate in real-life situations.
Lawyer-turned-educator Brigette Kutschma, right, developed a passion for English as a second language by watching clients in criminal cases struggle to overcome the language barrier.
