Dorothy Kolnik, 82, of Walworth, passed quietly from this life into the next May 13, 2015, and joined her beloved husband, mother, father, sisters, brothers, countless friends and family in eternal rest and peace. Kolnik was born Aug. 15, 1932, in Woodstock, Ill., to Joseph and Dolly Montgomery. Her children […]
Month: May 2015
LILLIAN M. BOERSMA-CLOUTIER
Lillian M. Boersma-Cloutier, 95, formerly of Milton and Delavan, died May 11, 2015, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. She was born Oct. 13, 1919, in Milton Junction to the late Edwin and Cora (Yerke) Shadel. She was married to Kenneth Boersma until his death in April 1986. She later […]
DONALD LUCIUS SMITH
Donald Lucius Smith, 84 of Delavan, died at his home April 5, 2015 of natural causes. Smith was born Feb. 27, 1931, in Delavan to Lucius Smith and Alice Davidson. He was a 1949 Delavan High School graduate and a graduate of Milton College. He served in the Korean conflict […]
Finance committee kicks off budget process
Discussions begin on last year’s process and plans for this year By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee began discussions Monday night on the budget process for the upcoming year, discussing what worked well last year and what could be done this year to further […]
For a good night’s sleep
Girl Scout Troop 4283 members Ella Rondeau (front from left), Morgan Bartlett, Alliso Slusar, Kylie Moker; back row: Kaylee McFarland, Lizi Malicki, Megan Mast, Sophia Heimos, Jenna Gulig, Krystal Loebsack, Sierra Wojciechowski, Sami Biesterveld, and Allyson Gebauer with the sleeping bags they recently completed in an 18-month community service project. […]
Blood drives slated in county
The BloodCenter of Wisconsin will have the following blood drives in Walworth County: East Troy – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 15 at Wisconsin Oven, 2675 Main St.; Darien – 1 to 5 p.m. May 18 at the Darien Fire Department, 602 Gerry Way; Whitewater – 10:30 a.m. to […]
Three honored as Citizens of the Year
Walworth, Fontana and Williams Bay residents’ receive prestigious volunteer award By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Three area locals were recognized as the Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce’s Citizens of the Year at its 41st annual awards ceremony held last Wednesday at Abbey Springs Country Club. LaMarr “Sparky” Lundberg, of Williams […]
City to flush hydrants next week
The City of Whitewater Water Utility’s semi-annual water main and hydrant flushing program is set to begin Monday, May 18 and conclude Friday, May 22. According to a press release from Water Superintendent Rick Lien, flushing of the water mains is necessary in order to continue to deliver clean safe […]
Lady Elks double up Jefferson
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School softball team evened its record at 8-8 after sweeping Jefferson May 9 in a non-conference doubleheader at Sunset Park. Elkhorn lost to Delevan-Darien 11-5 May 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home. The Elks played Burlington (8-6, 2-6 SLC) […]
Baseball boys shut down Hamilton
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team scored two runs in the first inning and beat Milwaukee Hamilton 4-0 May 8 in a non-conference game at Warner Park in Madison. The Elks dropped two Southern Lakes Conference games last week to Westosha Central. Elkhorn lost 6-3 […]
