James F. Murphy, 74, of Sugar Creek, died July 31, 2015, at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1941, in Milwaukee to Harold and Ruby (De Long) Murphy. He worked for many years at Woodstock Die Cast. He is survived by his three children, Kimberly Ann (Abraham) […]
Month: August 2015
RUTH H. STEPENSKE
Ruth H. Stepenske, of Lake Geneva, formerly of Fontana, passed away July 31, 2015, at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. Ruth was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Chicago to Nicholas and Helen (Mayer) Vanderkloot. Ruth worked many years as a legal secretary. She enjoyed her many […]
Michael Fields to host Cover Crops Conference
By Jen Bradley Contributor The Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, W2493 Highway ES, East Troy will be hosting the 2015 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference on Aug. 14. Dan DeSutter from west central Indiana, is the conference keynote speaker and will be discussing his use of no-till, cover crops and manure to […]
A taste of summer
Farm to table dinners highlight area produce By Tracy Ouellette Editor Tyler Sailsbery, executive chef and owner of The Black Sheep Restaurant in Whitewater, says he’s on a mission to educate people on where their food comes from and show them the bounty in their own backyards. “I’m blessed, I […]
Composer gives clown song to city
Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra announces invitation to Europe By Vicky Wedig Editor An area composer and pianist gave the City of Delavan the gift of song – literally. Matthew Hollingsworth, of Janesville, who was a guess artist with the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra at the Phoenix Park Bandshell on Saturday, […]
City officials discuss progress, future at retreat
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With an extensive 2016 budget-building process not far off on the horizon, Whitewater devoted a sleepy summer evening to brainstorm, prioritize and figuratively map out the city’s future. For the third consecutive year, the Common Council on July 21 embarked on a planning retreat with city […]
School district tax levy to drop this year despite $20 million referendum
By Kellen Olshefski Editor At its annual meeting Monday night, community and board members in attendance voted in favor of a resolution setting the school district’s 2016 tax levy at $18,825,012. Despite the district borrowing about $20.4 million for capital projects district-wide, the result of a referendum passed in April, […]
Venetian Fest
Music, carnival, fireworks are on tap The Lake Geneva Jaycees will celebrate their 53rd Venetian Fest in downtown Lake Geneva this month. The annual festival will run from Aug. 19 through 23 at Flat Iron, Seminary and Library Parks. Venetian Fest is open Wednesday through Friday from 5 p.m. to […]
Bethel House in need of housing
For more than 20 years Bethel House has been meeting the needs of homeless families in the Whitewater area, and now Bethel House finds itself in need, lacking housing to support struggling local families. Half of the six housing units that Bethel House uses have been loaned, rent-free by one […]
