Support the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club at a Corn and Brat fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 15 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Main Street Country Store in Walworth. For $39 a Family of Four Box will contain four brats and buns, four ears of corn (the food items […]
Month: August 2020
Conservancy honored as land trust of the year
Geneva Lake Conservancy was recently honored as the 2020 Land Trust of the Year for its outstanding conservation work by Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts. From its humble beginnings in 1977, as the Committee to Save Geneva Lake, the organization has grown to protect and manage environmentally significant land […]
FELICITAS EQUIVEL-VALDEZ
Felicitas Esquivel-Valdez, 83 of Sharon, died at her family’s home in Delavan on Aug. 9, 2020. Private graveside services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Cemetery, Sharon. Strict social distancing is expected at grave. Betzer Funeral Home is serving the family.
JESSIE BUTT
Jessie Jean (Harris) Butt, 98 of Delavan, died at Mulberry Glen in Whitewater on Aug. 10, 2020. She was born March 19, 1922 in Delavan to Jesse and Pearl Mitchell Harris. She was a graduate of Delavan High School and the Wisconsin Academy of Cosmetic Art in Milwaukee. Jessie worked […]
DARLENE HERTEL
Darlene A. Hertel was born Jan. 9, 1933 in Ontario, Wis. to Horace E. and Bonnie (Stoikes) Mains. She passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 at Willowick Assisted Living in Clinton. She lived in Sharon for over 70 years where she met her husband George. They were married for […]
JERRY CLARK
Jerry L. Clark, 58, of East Troy passed away on Aug. 4, 2020. He was born in Madison, on Oct. 10, 1961 to Roger and Jennie Clark. Jerry worked for many years at Quad Graphics as a pressman. He was an avid Harley rider. Jerry is survived by his […]
Summer swing
A crowd dances to the Jack Farina Big Band at the Phoenix Park Bandsell concert on July 31. The following night, Take it Easy – Eagles Tribute, took the stage and entertained fans. For more information including a schedule of upcoming performances, visit phoenixparkbandshell.com. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Tuesday’s primary has few contested races
Many voters expected to cast absentee ballots Voters throughout Walworth County will have just one race to decide in the Tuesday, Aug. 11, primary election and that takes place on the Democratic side of the ballot, which is unfamiliar territory in the decidedly Republican county. That race is in the […]
Arts Alliance hosting metal design program
Group accepting entries through Aug. 16 The Whitewater Arts Alliance will host “A Lasting Impression – Metal Design” Sept. 4 to 27 at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St., Whitewater. This metals exhibit is open to all artists working in any type of metal; the application deadline is […]
City of Elkhorn sells Public Works building
Approved $1 sale to include parking lot donation for Tasch Park By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With a 4-2 vote Monday night, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of selling the former Public Works building to Walworth County Craftsmen. Under the approved deal, Walworth County Craftsmen would purchase […]
