Month: February 2019

Whitewater

Meal for a mission

Kiwanis club preparing for annual pancake breakfast in Whitewater The Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club will serve its all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at the Armory, 146 W. North St. in downtown Whitewater. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $6 at the door […]

Elkhorn

A helping hand

The Elkhorn Area Women’s Club Christmas House Walk raised $2,000 for VIP Services, Inc. Presenting the check to Linda Cheney of VIP (center) are Kathy Papenfus (left) and Karen Gonzales (right), the club’s co-chairs for this year’s April 10 Card and Game Night Scholarship fundraiser. The club has been donating […]

Obituaries

Rev. William C. Zanton

Rev. William Clifford Zanton, 82, of Avalon, died at Agrace Hospice Care in Janesville on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. Memorial services will be scheduled sometime in March and announced at a later date. Betzer Funeral Home of Delavan is serving the family.

Obituaries

William O. McBride

William Ondonis McBride, 72, of Lake Geneva, died Feb. 21, 2019 at Delavan Health Care Center, Delavan. A memorial gathering will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, with Military Honors at 2:30 p.m. at Betzer Funeral Home in Delavan.

Obituaries

James T. Christensen

Infant James Thomas Christensen, of Racine, died Feb. 25 at Children’s Hospital in Wauwatosa, shortly after birth. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 4 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Delavan. Betzer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Delavan

Flowing colors

At Sky Circus on Ice, held at Lake Lawn Resort and on Delavan Lake Feb. 16-17, local first responders and their helpers hold the American flag during the National Anthem at the event. It’s touted as the largest Kite Festival on Ice in North America and features kite performances, kite-building […]

Lake Geneva area

It’s ‘My Life’

Joelle Rohner and Hayley Estacion stop by the Help Desk, staffed by Badger senior Christian Johnston, during Badger High School’s “My Life” event. “My Life” assigns high school juniors life situations as they pass through different stations that include buying a car, groceries, childcare services, insurance and more to learn […]

East Troy

Assessing the airport

Village Board looks for metrics to gauge success By Tracy Ouellette SLN STAFF The East Troy Village Board had asked the Municipal Airport Manager Walter Watkins to the Feb. 18 board meeting to give a quarterly report on the status of the airport and answer some questions about fuel sales. […]