Deer are increasingly active and will dart onto roadways With their size, swiftness and unpredictability, deer are huge hazards for motorists. In June, they likely will be even more prevalent on Wisconsin roads. Deer activity increases this time of year as does search for places to give birth and young […]
Month: May 2015
Highway 50 to close overnight Tuesday
Highway 50 at Highway 12 in Lake Geneva will be closed overnight Tuesday to complete bridge work on Highway 12. From 7 p.m. June 2 to 6 a.m. June 3, the state Department of Transportation will close Highway 50 under Highway 12 from Edwards Boulevard to Grand Geneva Way. According […]
JESSICA L. KAY
Jessica Lynn Kay, 41, of Edgerton, passed away May 18, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on Aug. 5, 1973, in Fond du Lac, daughter of Karen (Tousey) Mercado. She was united in marriage on Nov. 25, 2006, to Elliott Kay, […]
JOHANNA WILKE
Johanna “Jo” Wilke, (nee Holford), 83, of West Bend, found eternal peace with the Lord May 26, 2015, at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. Jo was born on Jan. 22, 1932, in Clinton, to the late Elmer and Marie (nee Gibbons) Holford. She married Wilfred Erickson in 1955 and he passed […]
JOHN JAROSZ
John Jarosz, 77, of Delavan, died May 26, 2015 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center. A service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Betzer Funeral Home in Delavan. The date and time of the […]
Eye-opening lesson
Kelly Gunn (far left) a local artist who is legally blind, shared her book: “AB See Animals” with Mrs. Maron’s 4-K students from Washington Elementary School in Whitewater during a recent visit to Studio 84 The students, along with their moms and grandmas, were able to experience firsthand what it […]
Gerry will hang up her green thumb
Longtime East Troy greenhouse carved out a niche selling plants By Tracy Ouellette Editor Next year, many area gardeners are going to have to find a new greenhouse to supply them with their plants. Gerry Urbaniak, owner of Gerry’s Geenhouse in East Troy, is closing up shop at the end […]
City to reimburse resident for contaminated soil
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT The dust may have settled from last year’s extensive East Gateway construction project, but some of the paperwork pertaining to the endeavor is still coming across the desks of city officials. The Common Council on May 5 took up the issue of contaminated soil that was […]
GILBERT ERICKSON
Gilbert Erickson, 101, of Walworth, died May 25, 2015, at Golden Years of Walworth. He was born March 20, 1914, in Chicago to Harry and Anna (nee Swanson) Erickson. He was the chief engineer of diesel engine research and development for International Harvester in Melrose Park, Ill., until his retirement. […]
Relay For Life set for June 27
Register by May 29 to be guaranteed a t-shirt The American Cancer Society is recruiting teams, individuals and survivors from businesses, schools, families, places of worship and more to participate in the Relay For Life of Whitewater event, which will be held from 3 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, June 27 […]
