Listening sessions among suggestions from board By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff Following up the announcement of the pursuit of a third referendum at its June 10 meeting, the East Troy Community School District Board of Education began to hash out how they intend to approach the referendum at its […]
Month: June 2013
Board approves director’s leave
Decision avoids controversy of telecommuting plan By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education voted Monday to approve a request for a one-year leave of absence from Special Education Director Tim Peerenboom. The move, at least for now, puts to rest a controversy that […]
Local woman, would-be rescuer pulled from swollen river
She was taken to hospital after being pinned against log by raging current An Elkhorn woman and a man who attempted to rescue her had to be pulled from the White River near Lyons by sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after capsizing in a swift current. Walworth County deputies responded to a […]
Wescott calls it a career
Greg Wescott District administrator reminisces about his lifelong vocation and his 16 years in Elkhorn By John Koski Staff Writer Greg Wescott sat at the conference table in his office in the historic 1887 building Thursday morning. His personal belongings had already been removed. The walls were mostly bare and […]
Visiting royalty
First Citizens State Bank in Whitewater was in the spotlight on June 21 thanks to a special visit by Kristin Olson, Wisconsin’s new Alice in Dairyland. Free Culver’s custard, milk, string cheese and yogurt were served. Jim Caldwell, First Citizens State Bank President & CEO, said, “We are pleased to […]
RICHARD G. YOUNG
Richard G. Young, 80, of Sharon, died June 23, 2013, at Williams Bay Care Center after a long battle with cancer. He was the son of Fay and Eveline (Brunner) Young. He was a 1951 graduate of Sharon High School and married Mary Ann Kitzman August 20, 1955, at Trinity […]
DAWN R. PAOLI
Dawn Richelle (Brellenthin) Paoli, 52, passed away June 5, 2013, at her home in Novato, Calif., after a prolonged illness. She was born May 7, 1961, in Browerville, Minn. She was the daughter of Rene´ Obear of Sacramento, Calif., a graduate of Delavan–Darien High School in 1960, and Richard Brellenthin, […]
HELEN V. CHISM
Helen Virginia Callens Chism, 90, died June 20, 2013, in Orange City, Fla., at the West Volusia Care Center. She was born in Steele, Mo., Oct. 2, 1922. She married William (Bill) C. Chism of Blytheville, Ark., on Aug. 26, 1939. Gradually moving further north, she and her family set […]
RICHARD P. BAUMANN
Richard “Dick” Pierce Baumann, 78, of Delavan, passed away June 19, 2013, at a long-term care facility in Delavan. Dick was born in Golf, Ill., Nov. 4, 1934, to Frederick and Francis (Taylor) Baumann. A graduate of Lake Forest College, Dick tended bar and later managed a number of nightclubs […]
Defendant in sexual assault case dies
By Vicky Wedig Editor An Elkhorn man charged with sexually assaulting two boys in 2011 and 2004 died unexpectedly June 5. Charges against Rodney J. Meiller, 52, were dismissed in Walworth County Circuit Court on June 11 in light of his death. A jury trial scheduled for April 22 in […]
