Month: April 2021

Elkhorn

Tree House: ‘No excuse for abuse’

Signs, pinwheels aim to raise child abuse awareness By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Tree House Child and Family Center and Walworth County Health and Human Services are working together to help bring awareness to child abuse prevention during the month of April. It’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month, therefore, the […]

Elkhorn

Strong in all the right places

Teen battling muscular dystrophy loves life, music and laughing By Mariann Hunter Contributor Andrew Rocha is like many young teenagers. He loves music, singing at the top of his lungs – especially rap music, watching movies, is a major foodie – aspiring to be a chef someday, enjoys watching The […]

Whitewater

Arts Alliance celebrates young artists

An online virtual exhibit available beginning April 9 Art by students between the ages of 4 and 18 will be featured in the upcoming Whitewater Arts Alliance’s April exhibit online at whitewaterarts.org. The show becomes available on Friday, April 9 and runs through Saturday, April 24. The gallery at the […]

East Troy

East Troy spring election results

  Here are the election results, according to the unofficial counts. East Troy Community School District Referendum Question 1 Yes 1,767 No 2,086 Question 2 Yes 1,875 No 1,983 East Troy School Board Anna Kostopoulos Janusz 1,808 Dale Ames 1,270 Amber LeMarr 1,258 Jessica Fuchs 1,176 Town of East Troy […]

Obituaries

JOHN R. MACKENZIE

John R. MacKenzie, 81, of East Troy passed away at his home surrounded by his family on April 2, 2021. John was a 1958 East Troy high school graduate and a star player on the basketball team. John served in the U.S. Army for three years in Germany and eventually […]

Obituaries

SANDRA GEISTER

      Sandra M. Geister, 68, of Darien, passed to eternal life on March 31, 2021, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 15, 1953, in Montana, to Arnold and Elizabeth (Meyer) Thomas. Sandra married Richard “Dick” Geister on Jan. 20, 1953, in Janesville. Sandra is survived by her devoted […]

Obituaries

ELIZABETH L. MANLEY

Elizabeth Lucille “Betty” Manley completed her life’s journey March 20, 2021. She was born to the late Dr. Bernard C. and Estelle A. (Belick) Behrens in East Troy on Jan. 8, 1927. She attended East Troy Schools and was a graduate of the Class of 1944. Betty married her high […]

Obituaries

ELLEN BOVINO

UPDATE: Celebration of Life postponed until a later date Ellen Mae Krueger Bovino, 68, a longtime Delavan resident, passed away in Independence, Kentucky, on March 15, 2021. She was born Jan. 29, 1953 in Wheaton, Illinois, the daughter of Wallace and the late Arlene “JO” (Shebeck) Krueger. Ellen worked on […]