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Margaret Plevak
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Lake Geneva siblings awarded 'Brave Hearts Heroes' for savng lives in temple shooting
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Sunday, May 19, 2013
LAKE GENEVA --
Abhay Singh, then 11, and his younger sister, Amanat, were playing on an old tractor behind the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on that Sunday morning last Aug. 5. They had just scrambled up to a seat so high they were pretending they were on an airplane, when they heard their parents calling.
The shoe as art: your vote could help students and Richmond teacher win competition
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Friday, May 10, 2013
Art classes can often get lost in the school budget squeeze, but one resourceful Wisconsin art teacher with Walworth County roots and her talented students are reaching for a funding opportunity for their school—with some pretty cool shoes.
Lakeland Players' 'Fiddler' a family drama that always hits home
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, May 7, 2013
His teenage daughters are driving him crazy with talk of marriage. He thinks his wife is being unreasonable. He hears of wars spreading around the world, and the growing unrest is getting distressingly close to home. He wants to cling to the comfortable status quo, but change keeps pummeling him.
The man behind another Walworth County
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
WALWORTH COUNTY --
Twelve-year-old Newton Hawes Kingman came to Wisconsin Territory from Ohio with his parents in the spring of 1847, where the family started a farm in Walworth County.
Still remembering Walworth County military serving overseas
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Sunday, March 24, 2013
Former Army Spc. Cody Robinson can’t forget those he served with during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, especially the ones who lost their lives in action.
Pope’s resignation, speculation on a successor, have local Catholics talking
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Friday, Feb. 15, 2013
Spoiler alert: if you're sitting in the pews at Mass this Sunday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in East Troy--and maybe a number of other churches as well--Pope Benedict XVI's resignation will undoubtedly be part of the homily.
Shape shifters: snow sculptors use tools, techniques in work
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
There are artists among the team members at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Championships—people who can stand in front of a cylindrical block of snow and envision the delicate feathers of an angel’s wing taking shape.
Former Cove official gives up documents
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
ELKHORN -- The chief financial officer for the former management company of Cove Condominiums remains under a contempt of court order while surrendered documents are examined.
Fontana finds on eBay: historic pier signs and a designer bag
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013
FONTANA --
Want to own a little piece of Fontana history?
Official: Rescue squad set to close its doors
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
DELAVAN -- The Delavan Rescue Squad is slated to close at the end of March, Delavan City Administrator Denise Pieroni said Monday.
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