By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted to send an offer back to WE Energies for their review concerning the potential purchase of an easement off of the city right-of-way in Sunset Park. According to City Administrator Sam Tapson, WE Energies had approached City of […]
Month: September 2013
Fair recognizes Walworth County’s outstanding senior citizens
By Tyler Lamb Editor Each year, the Walworth County Fair honors area senior citizens who dutifully contribute to their community. This year’s Walworth County Fair’s Outstanding Senior Citizen winners include a fire chief, a nursing manager, as well as an active member of the Walworth County Home and Community educators. […]
Sharon native crowned Fairest of the Fair
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer Sharon native Emilie Cerny was crowned Walworth County Fair’s 2014 Fairest of the Fair. Cerny, 22, graduated from Big Foot High School in 2010 and then from Black Hawk East College in the spring of 2013 with honors. A participant in Big Foot FFA, Cerny […]
Fair’s attendance: 2013 numbers lowest since 1975
By Tyler Lamb and Kellen Olshefski Elkhorn Independent Staff A late summer heat wave followed by a Friday evening storm put a dent into attendance numbers at the Walworth County Fair. Wednesday through Sunday, attendance was 103,475. Monday’s turnout of 27,210 put the total attendance for the fair at 130,685. […]
JUDITH GILDEMEISTER
Judith R. Gildemeister, 70, of Sharon, died Aug. 12, 2013, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born Sept. 17, 1942, in Harvard, Ill., to the late Raymond H. and Alice (Lorenz) Jahnke. She married Carroll Gildemeister Aug. 22, 1964, in Walworth. She was a 1960 graduate of Big […]
LINDA M. FRIEDMAN
Linda M. Friedman, 69, of Delavan, died Aug. 30, 2013, at her residence. She was born March 5, 1944, in Bad Aibling, Germany, to the late Helmut and Margarete W. Kalus Wittenstein. She owned and operated the Snug Harbor Inn at highways A and P in Delavan. Survivors include a […]
WAYNE V. BOSS
Wayne V. Boss, 58, of Delavan, died Aug. 29, 2013, at his home in Delavan, with his loving family by his side. He was born Sept. 17, 1954, in Elkhorn, to Marvin and Jeanette (Graves) Boss. He married Kathy Jansen Nov. 5, 1978, in Delavan. He attended Delavan-Darien High School, […]
WILLIAM BEETSTRA
William Beetstra, 90, of Sharon, died Sept. 2, 2013, at Golden Years Health Care Center in Walworth. He was born Feb. 16, 1923, in Walworth, to Jacob and Grietza (Sytsma) Beetstra. He married Patricia Fredrick on Dec. 2, 1950. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2000. He farmed […]
Badger football loses defensive battle
Cross country, golf seasons begin By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The ninth-ranked Lake Geneva Badger football team squared off with No. 5 Mukwonago last Friday in what turned out to be a game dominated by both defenses. Mukwonago came out on top 9-7. Last week the Badgers (1-1) rolled up […]
Fairest of the Fair
Top: Harness-race drivers Adam Turnbull (from left), Richard Vandenbroucke and Edward Cockroft compete in a pace race Friday at the Walworth County Fair. Turnbull won the race, which was sponsored by Ketterhagen Ford, of Whitewater. Above: Randy Greidanus, of Delavan, grooms his animal for competition in the dairy barn at […]
