Community-campus band forming at UW-Whitewater By Tom Ganser Correspondent Glenn Hayes met with 31 members of the Whitewater community and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students Sept. 9 to discuss the formation of a Whitewater community-campus band. Hayes is a professor of music at UWW and also director of the Warhawk Marching […]
Month: September 2013
Historical Society plans first programs at the new Heritage Hall building
The Walworth Historical Society is planning its first program and an opportunity for a first look at its new Heritage Hall in Elkhorn on Thursday, Sept. 19. The speaker is Paul Reckner, archeologist for the State Historical Society who has been doing recent work in the county in connection with […]
Hundreds to gather for Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Hundreds of community members are expected to gather at Library Park in Lake Geneva on Sept. 21 for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. More than 650 people from Walworth County are expected to participate in this year’s event. On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk starting […]
Hard times for soccer
Team looks to get back on track By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The road has gotten a bit rough lately for the East Troy boys soccer team. Visiting Big Foot-Williams Bay scored just three minutes into the game Monday night and never looked back in a 6-0 Rock Valley Conference […]
Can’t stop the bleeding
Run defense struggles in loss to P-E By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent There are times in every coach’s career that a defeat really isn’t all that stunning – sometimes the opposition is just better on that given day. For East Troy football coach Eric Sulik, however, last week was not […]
CAROLINE E. SLATER
Caroline E. Slater; 83, of Elkhorn, died at home Sept. 7, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born May 11, 1930, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Walter and Rebecca (Gallagher) Westphal. Over the years she worked as secretary for Allis Chalmers Company in West Allis. She drove a […]
CAROLE A. KACHINSKI
Carole Ann Kachinski, 68, of Delavan, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison. She was born Aug. 31, 1944, in Plymouth, to the late Ervin and Marion (Brown) Rathke. She married George Kachinski Aug. 31, 1963, in Plymouth. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2013. […]
INA M. MOYER
Ina Mae Moyer, 100, of Delavan, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born May 16, 1913, in Johnstown, Ill., to the late John and Lena (Compton) Hurd. She married Donald A. Moyer on June 8, 1936, in Waukegan, Ill. Survivors include many nieces and […]
SHIRLEY HANCHETTE
Shirley Ann Hanchette, 79, of Delavan, died Sept. 5, 2013. She was born March 11, 1934, in Watertown, N.Y. to the late Michael and Frances (Dunkelberg) McCarthy. She married William D. Hanchette in 1951 in Brownville. After marriage, the family resided in a number of areas including Connecticut, New York, […]
Scarecrow Fest set for Saturday
Submissions yet to be unveiled; volunteers still needed By Cam Cronkite Staff Writer The 13th annual scarecrow fest will take place Saturday in downtown Delavan. Organizers say the community-oriented, family event gives residents a chance to get together, be creative and take pride in their historic community, and most importantly, […]
