Month: August 2018
EVELYN K. GOETSCH
Evelyn K. Goetsch, 67, of East Troy, found peace and went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 3, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born and attended school in Milwaukee. She relocated to the East Troy area, where she raised her children. She met and married Duane, […]
Stepping out
Maxwell Street Days was held in downtown Whitewater on Aug. 4. Twenty-plus children, known as Dancing in the Street, performed for dozens of onlookers as part of the Whitewater Parks & Recreation summer program. (Tom Ganser photo)
Construction worker falls 30 feet
A construction worker fell 30 feet while building a church on Bloomfield Road on Aug. 9. At about 1:30 p.m., a worker installing concrete spans at the church east of Highway 120 in Lake Geneva fell. Rescue personnel cared for the patient at the scene and then transported him to […]
Nowhere to go but up
Can youth buck trend, lead Elks to 1st conference win in 3 years? By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School football team has won four games since winning a share of the Southern Lakes Conference title in 2014. A talented group of committed seniors, increased team speed […]
Familiar face to lead new era in Comet football
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School football team begins a new era behind the leadership of a familiar face tonight in a non-conference home match-up with Lodi. D-DHS graduate and physical education and health teacher Hank Johnson has taken over the program. “With the changes in the […]
Poker run to help dive team
Kip & Deb’s Tavern, 184 Park Ave., Sharon, will host Reaper Run on Saturday, Aug. 18 to benefit Darien Crossed Irons Firefighters Association. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase scuba equipment for the Darien fire and emergency medical services dive and rescue team. The team assists other […]
Big Rig Gig
Family Fun Night at Whitewater’s Cravath Lakefront Park on July 26 featured Big Rig Gig, which included vehicles from the City of Whitewater (front end- loaders, a dump truck and lawn mower), John’s Disposal (garbage trucks), Lowell Trucking (semi-truck cab), Nelson Bus Service (full-size bus), Whitewater Fire Department (ladder […]
On the streets
At the Sharon Farmers Market on Aug. 3, vendors (clockwise from lower left) Joann Burt, looking like a professor behind the container, Rita Ischer (visiting from Las Vegas), Linda DiPiero and Rita Richmond, enjoy each other’s company. The market is held the first and third Fridays from 4 to […]
Art scholarships
Badger High School graduate Rylyn Donahue receives a $1,000 Walworth County Arts Council dance scholarship from Mary Godfrey, Arts Council board member. Mariette DiVito, also a Badger High School graduate, received a $1,000 music scholarship from the council while Elkhorn Area High School graduate Nathan Huberty received a $1,000 […]