Community Partners
Cris Rosario
Meet Cris Rosario! Along with his wife Susanna, Cris owns Paddleboard Specialists and Nordic Specialists in Oconomowoc. They believe that the right stand up paddleboard (SUP) is not a commodity, it’s an experience. In addition…
Barbara Dittrich
President Dwight Eisenhower once said, “Take your job seriously, but not yourself.” That seems to be the motto by which State Representative Barbara Dittrich lives. Originally from Milwaukee, Barb spent 13 years as a local…
Chris Ghobrial
Meet Chris Ghobrial! Chris is the Executive Chef at Coco’s Seafood and Steakhouse in Oconomowoc. Chris is husband to chef Angela ‘Annie’, father to Charlotte, and a beagle named Scout. Before making his way to…
Dick Schliewe
Dick Schliewe is the embodiment of the Toby Keith song ‘Made In America’. He is a father and grandfather, and he grew up on a Ixonia dairy farm. He remembers his mother taking him to…
Lee Hayden
Step into artist Lee Hayden’s Victorian home and you’ll find a friendly orange tabby named Garfield, a sprawling workshop covered in portraits and sketches, and a warm, lovely lady that has touched many lives in…
The Faces of Lake Country: Karen Krumenacher
Life is better with chickens, according to Karen Krumenacher, the ‘head hen’ of Royal Roost. Karen’s Pewaukee based small business offers services for those raising, or interested in raising, backyard chickens. Living her dream through…
The Faces of Lake Country: Ramon Aguirre
Ramon Aguirre is a retired gentleman, a volunteer interpreter for Lake Area Free Clinic and a member of Oconomowoc Rotary Club. He is a spirited, enthusiastic storyteller, and he has penned a book about his…
The Faces of Lake Country: Toya Washington
Meet Toya Washington! Toya is a wife, a mother of two and has been a co-anchor and reporter at WISN Channel 12 for 18 years. She grew up in Minneapolis, graduated from UW-Madison and cut…
The Faces of Lake Country: Tracy Garon
Meet Tracy Garon! Tracy is the choir teacher at Nature Hill Intermediate School in Oconomowoc, as well as the director of Oconomowoc Community Choir. We’d like to thank Tracy for sitting down with us to…
