SURPRISING STUFF
Never Say Never Playland is getting ready to open.
Soon, people of all ages and abilities will be able to come and play. Turf is being placed, and everything is getting prepped for the grand opening. It took ten years to become a reality and one week to build. A thousand people came together to create Never Say Never Playland, which is a 13,000-square-foot playground. It started as the dream of just one. Dusti Grenus wanted a playground where her daughter, Kameron, could play. She started Never Say Never and raised $750,000 to build the project. They also finally found a home for the playland in Delavan, at Gordon Yadon Park.
This playland is going to be a big draw and destination for many families from close and far. Delavan Mayor Ryan Schroeder got on board in August of 2023, bringing Parks and Recreation Director Tom Klug on board. Never Say Never Playland has wheelchair swings, a merry-go-round, and even a zip line. It’s a cushioned play surface with no stairs. So, everyone can go right to the top and take part in all the activities, no matter what their capabilities are. The official ribbon cutting is scheduled for Friday, July 25th.
Open a can of sardines, and the tiny fish seem quite happy all lined up together.
But they are all dead. What’s happening to the northern end of Geneva Lake is portraying a similar picture or view. Looks good when standing back from it until closer examination reveals a truer picture. Big Foot Beach is such a disgrace that its name should be dropped as a beach at all. It resembles a bikini line on a bad-looking body. Potholes go unpaved and unrepaired, while other, less potentially hazardous repairs more cosmetic repairs are taken care of by a four-day work week public works department does what it does.
Channel 25, that television station devoted to covering city meetings, has everything but sound, which is very convenient for those who do not want to be heard and have their policies questioned by the residents and businesspeople in the city. Piers seem to be on everyone’s agenda. New expensive ones, when the old ones are doddering and falling apart. Is the ambiance of the city in the future to be one of a lakeside view of piers and boats out to mid-lake? The solution to what to do with the acquired Hillmoor property has what appears to be a solution. Nothing. The same solution is being applied to the idiotic traffic signal settings and operation downtown.
The city has a new city administrator, like the Catholic religion has a new pope. They must both be getting ready to get ready to get ready…while they do nothing. Where is the application of intellect in Lake Geneva’s operations? Maybe the real question is: “Will the resident sardines be packed every summer in fresh lake water or used cooking oil?’
