Students and staff gather outside Jackson Elementary School in Elkhorn on Patriot Day, last Monday, to say the Pledge of Allegiance and learn about Sept. 11, 2001. Ceremonies were again held throughout the nation in remembrance of those who lost their lives, and in honor of the heroes that emerged […]
Month: September 2017
Chiefs tennis team drops hard-fought decision to Trojans
Spikers edge Brodhead; kickers fall to East Troy By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Four matches in last Tuesday’s Rock Valley Conference girls tennis dual at East Troy ended in a tiebreaker. Big Foot won two of those – but it wasn’t quite enough. The Chiefs battled the Trojans right to […]
Elks topple Wilmot in five games
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School volleyball team beat Wilmot in five sets Sept. 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn. The Elks played a SLC dual meet last Tuesday at Waterford, and played in an invitational Saturday at Mayville that included Johnson […]
Funding the future
Free clinic to have farm-to-table dinner By Tracy Ouellette SLN staff The Open Arms Free Clinic is hosting a farm-to-table dinner fundraiser from 4 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Boxed and Burlap, 2935 Highway 67, Delavan. Open Arms Free Clinic is a private, non-profit, health-care clinic supported […]
Hospice seeks volunteers for programs
Aurora at Home Hospice is seeking volunteers for two new programs for its patients and their families, one to record memories and another to connect veterans. The first new program is in conjunction with Story Corps, where an interview between a family member and the patient is conducted to make […]
Elkhorn girls tennis team bests Big Foot
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks won two matches in both the singles and doubles flights and beat Big Foot 4-3 Sept. 5 in a non-conference girls high school tennis dual meet at Walworth. The Elks lost 7-0 Sept. 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Union […]
Man gets 25 years in shooting death of friend
Officials: Game of Russian roulette showed reckless disregard for safety By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff An Illinois man was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and 10 years extended supervision in the Jan. 2 shooting death of his best friend in the Village of East Troy. Robert M. Sterling, […]
DONNA ZAWISLAK
Donna Zawislak, 74, of Whitewater, passed away Sept. 16, 2017, at her home. She was born April 10, 1943, in Illinois, to the late George and Ruth (Kroqsrude) Vlchek. She was united in marriage to William “Bill” Zawislak. She worked as a phlebotomist throughout her life. Donna is survived by […]
Author to talk about Wright’s Penwern
Author Mark Hertzberg will present an illustrated talk about “Penwern,” Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fred B. Jones estate on Delavan Lake at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Walworth County Historical Society’s Heritage Hall, 9 E. Rockwell St., Elkhorn. Hertzberg, the author of three books about Wright’s work in Racine, has […]
Swimmers impressive at own invite
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School posted 48 personal best times Sept. 9 at home in its own Elkhorn Invitational. The Elks finished fifth in the final team standings. Elkhorn competed Tuesday in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Burlington, and swims Saturday in […]
