Shirley Ann (Wilkins) Black, 83, passed away peacefully Oct. 24, 2019 with her family by her side. She worked at Borg Indak and Borg Fabric where she met Robert Black and they married in 1973. She also worked at Lake Lawn Lodge in the Coffee Shop for many years and […]
Month: October 2019
Pier 290 to unveil new fireside menu
Special event limited to first 150 registered guests Area residents are invited to join the fun at a special Pier 290 event Tuesday that will feature the restaurant unveiling its new fireside menu. The event will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. and guests are asked […]
Fall day of fun
Members of the Walworth County Cloggers are one of the community acts to take the stage at Elkhorn’s Oktoberfest event Oct. 19. It also featured vendors, food, live music, beer and wine tasting and the unveiling of this year’s Christmas Card Town design. See more photos in the Independent. […]
Delavan to host Tower Park open house
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The City of Delavan will host an open house to gain public input about the proposed renovation of Tower Park in downtown Delavan this week. The event will be held on Monday, Oct. 28 in the Common Council Chambers from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Batterman […]
Getting their hands dirty
Elementary school students learn about ag science Nearly 300 third graders from Central-Denison, Randall, Star Center, Traver and Woods elementary schools spent time learning about agriculture science at Badger High School Oct. 18. The hands-on experience exposed the children to the career pathways in the world of agriculture and excites […]
DDHS soccer team’s postseason underway
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent The Delavan-Darien High School boys soccer team brought its regular season to a close last week, which included the conference tournament final against Elkhorn. Going into the game, the Comets held a 16-1-3 record with the team’s only loss coming against Elkhorn earlier in the season. […]
Cross county battle
Whitewater’s Juan Cuellar wins a battle for the ball over Big Foot’s John McHugh during Whitewater’s 3-0 victory over the Chiefs on Oct. 17. (Peter Mischka photo)
Tennis duo has state run to remember
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team’s inaugural run in Division 1 turned out just fine. In fact, it was better than fine. Big Foot’s doubles duo of senior Clare Heckert and sophomore Emily Gauger picked up two victories at the State Tournament at the Nielsen […]
Second at state
Badger High School singles player Zaya Iderzul took second place at the WIAA individual state tournament over the weekend. The Badgers head to the team state championships this weekend at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. This is the second year in a row the team has qualified for the […]
Elkhorn soccer kicks off postseason play
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elks scored three goals in the second half and beat Milton 4-0 Oct. 17 in a non-conference boys high school soccer game at Elkhorn Area High School. Elkhorn opened postseason play Tuesday with a win at home in a regional semifinal match against Wilmot. The […]
