The Minneiska Water Ski Show team of Whitewater will be performing on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Whitewater Lake Scenic Ridge Campground, W7991 R&W Townline Road, Whitewater, in honor of all “heart heroes,” including three kids on the team born with heart defects. One child already has a […]
Month: August 2012
Whippet tennis team shaping up, but still in flux
By David Paulsen Correspondent Losing five varsity starters off last year’s Rock Valley Conference championship girls tennis squad has left some big holes for head coach Tim Nelson to fill this fall. One year ago, the Whippet girls finished 21-3 overall. To do that well this year, the team has […]
Build a better – not bigger – wagon
By Neal Kedzie State Senator Depending on whom you talk to, Wisconsin is either praised or criticized for the number of programs it offers to aid those in need. Over the years, Wisconsin has provided funding to help pay for health care, housing, food, utilities and child […]
LETTER: County Fair is making unfair changes
I feel compelled to write this letter to the editor to make the community aware of a particular change that the Board of Walworth County Fair seemed to think was necessary. The change is to the observation of the Demolition Derby. The Board has decided to charge $3 a […]
Top cop blames NRA for law’s failings
By Bill Lueders Contributor Ed Flynn, Milwaukee’s chief of police, had his suspicions about the role of the National Rifle Association in crafting Wisconsin’s concealed carry bill, enacted last year. “It felt like an NRA bill. It looked like NRA bill,” Flynn says. “But it wasn’t until we tried to […]
Biking for business
Organizers hope Cycling Series will brand Sharon By Christopher Bennett Correspondent “We’re trying to bring money into these little towns. It might not be a ton of money, but we’re hoping that in five years, if it catches on, there will be more…” – Lon Haldeman, Sharon Cycle Series organizer […]
One-room schoolteacher’s lesson plan was lifelong
By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff Most educators teach because they believe in it. But there are those rare few who believe so strongly in enriching others, that they dedicate their entire lives to education. The community recently said goodbye to longtime educator Marilyn Coogan, 77, who taught locally for more […]
Loose cattle cause a stir at local polling place
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff Even with a relatively low voter turnout, poll workers in the Town of Spring Prairie had their work cutout for them Tuesday, as officials had to call Walworth County Sheriff’s deputies to assist with a few “unruly unregistered voters,” the clerk-treasurer reported. Debbie Collins, […]
Pruess advances in register of deeds race
In a three-way race to secure the Republican ticket for Walworth County Register of Deeds, county real property lister Donna Pruess prevailed, garnering 3,724 of the 9,073 votes cast. Lake Geneva banker Bob Kordus came in a close second with 3,209 votes, and accounts receivable manager Toni Loftus trailed with […]
Necci elected county’s next district attorney
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff With no Democratic challenger on the ballot Nov. 6, Tuesday’s partisan primary resulted in the election of Walworth County’s newest district attorney. Elkhorn lawyer Dan Necci, 33, defeated Delavan attorney Steven Harvey on the Republican ticket by a landslide, garnering 68 percent of the […]
