The ICAN Bike program will come to Lakeland School of Walworth County, Elkhorn, June 19 to 23. The program, sponsored by the Autism Society of Southeast Wisconsin and the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, aims to teach individuals with disabilities how to ride a conventional bike and become a lifelong […]
Month: June 2017
Classic
Aaron Hawley (from the left), Lisa Dosharm and Carl Swanson are dressed to the hilt at Model A Days in Sharon June 4. The annual event drew hundreds of Model As and included music, time-appropriate displays and a variety of food on the downtown streets in the village. (Heather Ruenz […]
City of Elkhorn honors local teen
Mayor Howie Reynolds (left) presents Junior Councilmember Nathan Chapman with a certificate in recognition of his time participating in the Youth in Government program at the June 5 City of Elkhorn Common Council meeting. As a part of the pilot program, launched earlier this year in Elkhorn and East Troy, […]
Seventh Street to close for rail crossing work
The Wisconsin and Southern Railroad is expected to begin rebuilding the Seventh Street railroad crossing Monday. The block of Seventh Street between Wisconsin and Ann streets will be closed during the work, according to the city’s Public Works Department. The work will involve removing and replacing the rails, ties and […]
DOROTHY S. DOWNING
Dorothy Sady Downing, 65, of Delavan, died June 12, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. She was born in Elkhorn Dec. 1, 1951, to Eaba and Dorothy Botma. She married Gordon Downing on Aug. 25, 1973, at the Delavan Christian Reformed Church. She worked for many years as a […]
Sunny day smiles
At the Fontana Garden Club Fair at Pearce’s Farm Stand May 27, the homemade pie sales are a popular stop, with club members Carole Townson (from the left), Marcia Counihan and Kathy Papcke manning the table while others drop pies off throughout the day to keep up with the demand. The […]
Man allegedly sexually assaulted daughter
By Vicky Wedig SLN staff A motion hearing is scheduled for June 29 for a West Bend man charged with sexually assaulting his daughter when the girl was between 2 and 10 years old in the Town of LaFayette. The man, 46, who is not being named here to protect […]
Elkhorn Soccer Club team heading to Kansas
The Elkhorn Soccer Club U15 Boys Premier team participated in the Wisconsin President’s Cup the weekend of May 20 and qualified for the regional competition – only the second time a local club team has done so. The first day of games at the Wisconsin competition left the team with […]
A little brighter
Shey Zwieg’s first grade class from Jackson Elementary School plant flowers outside the Walworth County Government Center in Elkhorn June 1, including Kahleb Belling (from the left), Ian Juarez Cruz, Ayden Gonzalez and Owen Schopp. Colleen and Bob O’Neill of Little Miss Sweet Peas donated the flowers and organized the […]
Relay For Life to hold captain meeting tonight
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Walworth County will hold a team captain/member meeting for the annual event tonight at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at 820 Geneva St., Delavan. The theme for this year’s Relay For Life, set for July 21 from 5 p.m. to midnight […]
