Bonnie B. Smith, 89, of Lake Geneva, and formerly of Genoa City, died Dec. 15, 2015, at Artisian Assisted Living. The former Bonnie Bertha Christison was born Feb. 12, 1926, in Lafayette Township, the daughter of the late Glen and Hattie Rohda Christison. She has been a lifelong resident of […]
Month: December 2015
Ho, ho, hot cakes
The Benhart family of Whitewater, Thia, Flora, Lucas and Adair have fun with Frosty the Snowman at the UWW/Community Optimist Club’s annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 5. (Tom Ganser photo)
BONNIE B. SMITH
Bonnie Bertha Smith, 89, of Lake Geneva, and formerly of Genoa City, died Dec. 15, 2015, at Artisian Assisted Living. She was born on Feb. 12, 1926, in Lafayette Township, to the late Glen and Hattie Rohda Christison. She has been a lifelong resident of Walworth County. On July 23, […]
ALAN W. BAILEY
Alan “Big Al” Wade Bailey, 68, died Dec. 12, 2015, at his home surrounded by family. He was born July 18, 1947, in Duluth, Minn. He served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was in the U.S. Air Force as a military police officer stationed in Pleiku. He was […]
EDWARD F. POLLARD
Edward “Ed” F. Pollard, 79, died Dec. 10, 2015. He was born May 23, 1936, to Robert and Fay Pollard in Madison, Ill. He attended East Troy High School and has been a lifelong member of the community. He served his country honorably as a member of the U.S. Air […]
Changes to residential zoning under review
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Changes to zoning requirements for residential housing near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus could be on the horizon, but city officials are asking for a panel’s input before any decisions are made. At a Common Council meeting Dec. 1, council member Christopher Grady proposed making changes […]
Set to sing and string on stage
Fourth grade students take part in a cello lesson in preparation for the Whitewater Orchestra Concert set for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at Whitewater High School. Set to take the stage are students in fourth through 12th grades in four orchestras. There are 87 students involved in the district’s […]
A pride of unhappy Lions
Village Board president apologizes for comments By Tracy Ouellette Editor A large number of East Troy Lions Club members attended the Dec. 7 meeting of the East Troy Village Board to voice their concerns with the future of the East Troy Lions Public Library building and to correct recent statements […]
City to switch banks
Banking services to be handled by Associated Bank By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted 5-0 in favor of a motion to switch its banking services from JP Morgan Chase Bank to Associated Bank during it’s meeting Dec. 7 meeting. Alderman Tom Myrin, branch manager for […]
Officials support study of local lakes
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the intent of keeping Whitewater’s two waterways navigable and low in sediment, city officials have backed a plan to undergo a study of Cravath and Trippe lakes. As a precursor to the actual study, the Common Council on Dec. 1 green lit a request by […]
