Walworth-Fontana area

News from communities on the west side of Geneva Lake

Walworth-Fontana area

Rowbotham farms honored

By Fred Noer Contributor One hundred years of continuous ownership by the Rowbotham family of farm properties in Walworth Township was recognized at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie. The meeting, attended by 75 people, was at the Rowbotham Farms property just […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Walking the world

Mother raises money for clinical trial to extended quantity and quality of life By Kellen Olshefski Editor A year after her daughter’s death, Lisa Spedale, a resident of Elmhurst, Ill., and seasonal resident of Indian Hills in Fontana, is continuing the fight against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma and keeping her […]

Walworth-Fontana area

All plugged up

Williams Bay students released early because of plumbing backup By Kellen Olshefski Editor Students at Williams Bay Senior and Junior High School were sent home early Sept. 3 after a blockage in the plumbing system caused a backup, rendering the school’s lavatories useless. Williams Bay Schools District Administrator Dr. Wayne […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Looking to score

Bayside Athletic students and a team sponsored by Action Marine and Trivent Financial take each other on in a human foosball match at Inspiration Ministries on Aug. 22. Proceeds from the event, which organizers hope to make an annual one, will be used to benefit both of the non-profit organizations […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Roun’ Da Manure

Brian Bentson, from Milwaukee, Chris Reichartz, from Waukesha, and Tom Sweet, from Oshkosh, rest and rehydrate at the Sharon rest stop during the Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour Aug. 15. This group of riders was doing the ride for the second time and they were deciding which loop of the ride […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Decidedly delectable

James Cirrincione, a 4-year-old from Williams Bay, takes in a mouthful of corn at last weekend’s Williams Bay Lions Corn and Brat Festival in Edgewater Park. The weekend-long festivities included fun for all ages with games and entertainment. (Photo by Penny Gruetzmacher) Talia Lanam, a 5-year-old from Williams Bay, gets […]

Walworth-Fontana area

Surf and turf

Bob Madden (left), from Lake Geneva, and Krystal O’Neill, from Fontana, slice up lobsters during the Big Foot Lions Club’s 32nd annual Lobster Boil and Steak Fry on July 25. Money from the event is used to fund the club’s projects, such as the pirate ship in Reid Park and […]