Celia “Susie” Marie (Drath) Ekman, 83, of Delavan, died unexpectedly May 19, 2016, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. She was born in West Chicago, Ill., on May 31, 1932, to Marx H. and Hattie Blanche (Ferdon) Drath. At the age of 10, she moved with […]
Month: May 2016
WILLIAM R. SCHAID
William R. “Bob” Schaid, 90, of Walworth, passed away peacefully May 20, 2016, at Golden Years of Walworth. Bob was born on Nov. 5, 1925, in Walworth, to the late William and Elsie (Pflaum) Schaid of Walworth. He graduated from Walworth High School in 1943. Bob was […]
Local teacher wins music education award
Hayes described as a ‘powerhouse of creative energy’ On Tuesday, Christine Hayes, the music teacher at LINCS Elementary School in Whitewater was presented the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Ward-Brodt Music’s 2016 Award for Excellence in Music Education. The presentation took place at a choir concert May 17 in the Whitewater […]
CDA reviewing home loan rehab program
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Recent changes in state law have prompted Whitewater officials to revisit a city policy concerning a loan program aimed at improving and rehabilitating aging homes within the community. The city has long offered federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars toward home spruce-ups, though funds are […]
Boys track third at conference championships
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School boys and girls track teams competed in the Rock Valley Conference Championship on May 14 at Edgerton High School. The boys finished in third-place while the girls took seventh. For the boys, senior Xhonatan Shahollari was named co-field athlete of the […]
Graduates have ‘a great foundation’
More than 1,200 undergrads walk across UW-Whitewater stage By Tom Ganser Correspondent University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students as family, friends and the university community celebrated their achievements as graduates, including 14 international students, 205 nontraditional undergraduate students, 72 military veterans and 110 self-identified students with disabilities May 14. More than 1,200 […]
Whippets deliver three shutouts in five straight wins
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School baseball team ended its previous week with a win and had four games on its schedule this past week. At 10-6 overall, the team could either extend its record in the right direction or falter back down to .500. On May […]
Winning streak is back for softball team
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent After starting the season 13-0 overall, the Delavan-Darien High School softball team lost four of its next five games, dropping to 14-4, losing to some of the top teams in Division 1. Last week, the team had a chance to get back to its winning ways, […]
PENNY L. DREWECK
Penny L. Dreweck, 72, of Mukwonago, died May 19, 2016. She was a proud member of the La dies Auxilliry of American Legion Post 375. She loved playing cards, spending time with her family and the Milwaukee Brewers. Survivors include her children, Lisa (Todd) Freeman and David (Angela) Bourenske; grandchildren, […]
Track teams compete in Borg Invite
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The 52nd annual Borg Invitational took place Friday, and the Delavan-Darien boys and girls track team’s head coach, Jeff Tortomasi, said the meet was wet but successful. “This long-standing traditional meet uses a unique format in that it limits entries but is expanded with two additional […]
