
Tapville Social Geneva is already teasing its arrival on social media to get folks interested in the new restaurant/bar. in Geneva is likely quite pleased to hear that a Tapville Social plans to move into the site. Give it some timeĪnyone who has grown weary of seeing the boarded-up facade of the former Little Owl location at 101 W. Many folks are familiar with the Gibson's other excellent operation, The Pub Maple Park. Owners Allen and Kathy Gibson hope the golf season will stay strong for their new restaurant and draw others looking for good food. I am inclined to go with the Italian Beef sandwich at Tanna Tap, another fine choice on the menu. Then COVID came and derailed the tornado seminars further, and, considering Smith's upcoming retirement and Skilling's other commitments, it isn't likely another seminar with their involvement will take place. The last presentation was in 2017, and Smith said a break was planned because Skilling was taking on other major projects focusing on climate change.

"Ever since then, we had it at Fermilab, and the crowds kept getting bigger and bigger." The following year, the emergency manager at Fermilab invited Skilling and Smith to the lab's auditorium. "It was basically me and him tag-teaming about the topic at the Geneva High School auditorium," Smith added. Skilling agreed to come to Geneva as a last-minute replacement.

Smith also knew Tom Skilling, who had been at WGN for only a few years at that time. "But at the last minute, he said he couldn't come." "I first approached Harry Volkman (CBS-TV weather forecaster who was credited with delivering the first on-air tornado warning) because I knew him, and he agreed to come out," Smith said. Smith was involved with the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency in Geneva and felt a public seminar on severe weather would be well-received.
