Mike and Jean Brogan donated 50 meals from the recent Elkhorn Lions Club dinner in memory of former Lions Club member Wally Yandel; the meals were delivered to the Elkhorn Food Pantry to be distributed to local patrons. At the donation presentation are, from the left: (first row) Angel Kiersztian, […]
Month: May 2021
WUSD inks new insurance plan
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Health insurance rates – for the Whitewater Unified School District itself and employee benefactors – are set to decrease for the upcoming fiscal year, based on a plan in motion. The WUSD School Board on April 26 voted in favor of a pair of agreements with […]
Delavan-Darien district honors top 10
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School District honored the district’s academic top 10 students for the Class of 2021 at a banquet at Lake Lawn Resort on April 28. Typically the Southern Lakes Conference hosts a banquet for all the schools in the conference, but it was canceled […]
Guys and Dolls
Elkhorn Area High School recently presented Guys and Dolls Jr. in the James A. Wehner Auditorium at EAHS April 15-17. Kirsten Siedenburg-Sis and Eli Gleiter lead a scene in the musical. See more photos from the performance in the May 6 Elkhorn Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Former town police officer not allowed to speak at Town Board meeting
Knox makes statement outside Town Hall Town of East Troy Chairman Joe Klarkowski refused to recognize former township police officer Craig Knox at tonight’s monthly Town Board meeting. Klarkowski cited advice from the town’s attorney that Knox’s statement, which Attorney Jim Mills reviewed during the meeting, was not appropriate for […]
LYDIA RUBENDALL
Lydia J. Rubendall, 95, of Delavan, passed away on May 4, 2021, at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn. She was born on June 17, 1925, to Abraham and Johanna (Boersema) Keyzer. Lydia was united in marriage to Ward Rubendall on Oct. 30, 1944, in Delavan. Ward passed away […]
PEARL M. BURCH
Pearl M. Burch, 90, of Delavan, passed away on May 9, 2021, at Ridgestone Village in Delavan. She was born in Elkhorn on Dec. 19, 1930, to Theodore and Bertha (Johnson) Olson. Pearl was united in marriage to John Burch for 59 years. Along with her husband, […]
MARVIN VRIEZEN
Marvin “Marv” Vriezen, of Wautoma, formerly of Delavan, passed away on May 7, 2021, at Heartland House in Wautoma. He was born on June 10, 1935, the fifth of six children to John C. Vriezen Sr. and Berendina (Dena) C. (Sandbulte) Vriezen in Todd County, South Dakota on the […]
Market has moved
The Whitewater City Market kicked off in April and was held Tuesdays in the parking lot next to the Depot (pictured). It’s now being held in the traditional street and grassy area near the Depot. The hours for the market, which is held on Tuesdays, is 4 to 7 p.m. […]
Mental health awareness takes center stage
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With Elkhorn Mayor Bruce Lechner officially designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Elkhorn via proclamation at the May 3 Common Council meeting, the Elkhorn Resiliency Coalition is now looking to take the school district’s mental health awareness efforts citywide. Elkhorn Area […]
