Month: May 2019

East Troy

Food, fun and family time

Area festivals mark the start of summer The unofficial kickoff to summer begins Memorial Day weekend and there are plenty of ways to celebrate locally. From Burlington’s ChocolateFest to East Troy’s Corn and Brat Roast to Memorial Day parades and observances across the area, the weekend is full of family […]

Whitewater area

Vaulting to a title

      Whitewater High School’s track teams participated in the WIAA Division 2 regional meet on Monday. The Whippet boys won the title with 116 points, edging Edgerton (112) and host Turner (111) in the nine-team field. The WHS girls team placed fifth with 73 points; East Troy won with 145. […]

Obituaries

FRANCES M. JUNGEN VERSHOWSKE

  Frances Margaret Jungen Vershowske, 100, passed to eternal life May 22, 2019. She was born April 2, 1919, to Mathias and Emma Jungen in New Berlin. She is survived by her son, James (Barbara); daughter, Jeanne (Albert) Kostopoulos; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in […]

Walworth Big Foot

On a roll

      The Big Foot-Willams Bay soccer team delivered a pair of shutouts this past week: a 1-0 non-conference win over Badger Tuesday and a 9-0 victory over Edgerton last Thursday. Sophie Rasmussen is shown battling in the Edgerton game. The team closed its regular season Thursday and will open WIAA […]

Elkhorn area

Clearing the bar

      At a WIAA Division 1 track and field regional Monday at the JoAnn Schaffer Track at Elkhorn Area High School, Elk Matt Franz clears the bar on the high jump. See more EAHS sports in this week’s Independent. (Mike Ramczyk photo)