The live comedy at Geneva Theater this month will take a musical turn with a headliner known as The Human Jukebox. An HBO comedy veteran and part of the national Bonkerz Comedy Tour, Gerry “The Human Jukebox” Grossman performs on the historic stage of the Geneva Theater at 8 p.m. […]
Month: January 2019
Habitat for Humanity accepting applications
By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer The local Habitat for Humanity chapter is gearing up for its 13th build and is accepting applications through the end of January. Mary Jane Pyszka, who serves as treasurer on the board of directors for Walworth County Habitat for Humanity, said the home will be […]
BONNIE J. MCCLOSKEY
Bonnie J. (Roe) McCloskey, 79, of Madison, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. She was born on Aug. 19, 1939, in Cassville, the daughter of Maynard and Shirley (Grimm) Roe. Bonnie graduated from Delavan High School’s last Class of 1957, and then went on to attend Madison Business […]
Library to host nutrition program
The Fontana Public Library will host Joan Davis in a presentation of “Fake News: Nutrition Edition,” Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The program is designed to: provide a simple, practical approach to evaluating nutritional claims; introduce databases and resources to get answer science supports; discover red flags to watch […]
Bartender gets two years for selling cocaine
By Vicky Wedig Correspondent An East Troy woman was sentenced to two years in prison and four years extended supervision for selling cocaine at the Vegas Club in the Town of Darien. April A. Esquivel, 37, pleaded guilty Oct. 2 to three counts of manufacturing or delivering cocaine. Three additional […]
Drawdown of Whitewater’s lakes to begin late this year
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent It’s an all-too-common sight at Cravath and Trippe lakes — noxious, invasive aquatic plant life that has overtaken native greenery and choked a portion of the fish population. A large-scale, multiyear project set to kick off this fall will eradicate the decades-old problem if all goes […]
Taking the next step
More than 780 students including Rachael Gooding, of Williams Bay, being congratulated by Susan Elrod, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, marched across the stage at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater during winter commencement Dec. 15. (Tom Ganser photo)
BERNICE M. MITCHELL
Heaven welcomed an angel when Bernice M. “Bee” Mitchell passed away Jan. 10, 2019, after 92 years on Earth. Bernice was born at home in Burlington to Frank and Anna (Spieker) May on Dec. 8, 1926. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in 1944 and this is when […]
THOMAS M. FERGUSON
Thomas M. “Tom” Ferguson, 70, of East Troy and Canandaigua, New York, where he grew up, passed away suddenly Jan. 6, 2019, doing what he loved with his two loyal companions. Tom was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fly fishing. He was a silver patron of the Boykin […]
DONITA J. POKWINSKI
Donita, J. Pokwinski, 65, entered into eternal rest Jan. 7, 2019. She was born in Waukesha on Jan. 31, 1953, to Paul and Donna (Hazel) Lawrence. She graduated from Waukesha South High School. She met her husband, Craig, in high school and they were married in Big Bend on April […]
