By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff After four decades in public education, District Administrator Greg Wescott announced Monday; this coming school year would be his last heading up operations at Elkhorn Area schools. Wescott, 60, gave his official notification of retirement at the Aug. 13 School Board meeting, noting that […]
Month: August 2012
Local horse ranch reins in real-life cowboys
By Bob Peryea Correspondent “Bringing the West to the Midwest.” That’s how professional cowboys Steve Lundean and Aaron Englund describe their equine clinics. The pair teach horses and their owners to “work” cattle, the same way they would on a ranch or during a cattle drive. “We hold cattle work […]
Take a walk through the cemetery, revisit the past
As part of the Village of Walworth’s 175th anniversary celebration, a Cemetery Walk & Re-visitation will be held at the Walworth Center Cemetery, County Highway B, Walworth, on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. Local residents will tell about their ancestors or old Walworth families including Bruce Thompson […]
Students make history at FBLA competition
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Kate Freese and Anna Gasperetti, 2012 graduates of Whitewater High School, were recognized at a recent Whitewater Unified School District School Board meeting for their achievements in Desktop Publishing. Freese and Gasperetti placed second at the national competition in late June for Future Business Leaders of […]
From the boroughs to the brush
Interns continue work at local nature preserves By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff This summer a group of four New York City interns has called Wisconsin home through a program that strives to give urban teens a personal experience in nature. In addition to learning about plants, wetlands and things they’ve […]
LANA L. SULLIVAN
Lana L. Sullivan, 69, of Foley, Ala., formerly of Elkhorn, died Aug. 11, 2012 at Covenant Hospice in Pensacola, Fla. She was born Feb. 27, 1943 in Elkhorn to the late Arthur and Grace (Larsen) Olson. She married Peter G. Sullivan in Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. […]
SARAH JANE HAYES
Sarah Jane Hayes, 63, of Sharon, died Saturday Aug. 11, 2012 at Willowfield Nursing Home in Delavan. She was born Aug. 6, 1949 in Elkhorn to the late Leo and Margaret (Ray) Kerr. She married Darrell E. Hayes April 22, 1967 in Sharon. He further preceded her in death on […]
MARTHA JEAN BREVER LAUSTED
Martha Jean Brever Lausted died Thursday, August 8, 2012, in a Kilgore nursing home in Texas. She was born Oct. 10, 1938, in Lake Geneva, to the late Andrew Henry Brever and Helen Minnie Kresen Brever. She married John B. Lausted, Oct. 9, 1965, at St. Killians Church in Lyons. […]
Restored landmark, park revives country club’s history
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff While Lauderdale Lakes Country Club touts spectacular views of Don Jean Bay’s sparkling waters, a recent upgrade to the nine-hole course has given golfers even more reason to enjoy hitting the links locally. In an effort to improve the 45-acre course, while giving homage […]
ADELE F. GERHARDT
Adele F. Gerhardt, 97, of Elkhorn formerly of Sharon, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center. She was born Feb. 27, 1915 in Chicago. She was united in marriage to Walter Gerhardt in 1935 in Chicago. She was a “Long Lines” (long distance) telephone operator […]
