Paula F. Gruber, 82, of Delavan passed away on Feb. 23, 2020, at Aurora Medical Center in Summit. She was born in Mishawaka, Ind., on Jan. 22, 1938, to Dean and Bertha (Salas) Bolerjack. Paula graduated from Ball State University. She was united in marriage to Charles Gruber on Aug. […]
Month: February 2020
Having a ball
Vintage on the Ponds of Delavan held its annual Valentine’s Ball Feb. 13. Royalty honored at the ball were KIng Dennis Brennan and Queen Delores Ring-Beszhak. According to Vintage on the Pond Activity Director, Christine Scaro, the residents had a wonderful evening of dancing to music provided by Jestin […]
A night of dancing
The 11th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance, held Feb. 7 at The Abbey Resort, drew a crowd of nearly 350 people – dads, uncles and grandfathers accompanying their daughter, niece or granddaughter for a special night out. Above; Doug Bailey (on the left) with his daughters: Emma, 7, Violet, 4, […]
Successful project gaining momentum
Community Space celebrates first anniversary By Tom Ganser Correspondent A celebration of The Community Space’s first year of operation was held Jan. 29 at the facility’s location on East Milwaukee Street in Whitewater. “We opened our doors on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. as planned as the polar […]
Badger High School names new principal
“Better never stops,” is the long-term vision Jenny Straus, who has been named principal of Badger High School by the Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS Board of Education Feb. 10, has beginning in the 2020-2021 school year. Straus is serving as interim principal since the resignation of Russ Tronsen last summer. […]
County agency recommends against gravel pit
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A resolution passed by the Spring Prairie Town Board opposing a proposed gravel pit left the Walworth County Zoning Agency with limited options at a Feb. 20 meeting. The options, according to Director Michael P. Cotter, of the Land Use and Resource Management Department, were […]
Heating up
Elkhorn Area Fire Department members take advantage of practicing a variety of hands-on training techniques during a controlled burn of the West Side Professional Building on West Walworth Street the morning of Feb. 16. The building, which contained a variety of offices including a former dental practice, had been […]
Program allows UW-Whitewater students to help taxpayers
Qualifying taxpayers are invited to receive free preparation and electronic filing of their 2019 federal and state income tax returns at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance clinic. This IRS-sponsored program is available for low- and moderate-income taxpayers, and no appointments are needed. Clinic hours are from 10 […]
Whitewater wrestlers stamp tickets to sectional
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent All that remains for high school wrestling teams is postseason action. Whitewater High School competed in a WIAA regional held in Evansville on Feb. 15. To qualify for sectionals, individuals had to finish in the top two of their weight class, or a team could qualify […]
WIAA rule bumps wrestlers to Division 1
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent A long-standing WIAA enrollment rule forced Big Foot/Williams Bay and Delavan-Darien wrestlers to compete in Division 1 instead of Division 2 in the WIAA postseason that began on Feb. 15. Big Foot/Williams Bay has the smallest enrollment in the division; Delavan-Darien, the second smallest. The […]
