Tina Sterken Shafer, 56, died on Sept. 18, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born in Harvard, Ill., on April 22, 1963, the eldest of what would be six children. She had three children of her own: Jeremiah, of Sparta, Malachi, of […]
Author: Heather Perkins
ROBERT RAY SCHMID
Robert Ray (Bob) Schmid, Dousman, formerly of Delavan, passed away Sept. 17, 2019. Bob was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Elkhorn, the youngest of 10 children to Frederick and Avis (Simmons) Schmid. Bob married Charlotte Hines in 1952, in Walworth County, had a dairy farm and raised three daughters, […]
NICHOLAS G. KONZ
Nicholas G. Konz Sr., 96, of Delavan, died on Sept. 21, 2019, at Mercy Walworth Medical Center in Lake Geneva. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday […]
Westshire Farms behind on municipal payments
Between the town and lake district, more than $300K is owed By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Westshire Farms senior community at 5680 Parliament Ln. in the Town of Delavan is behind on payments owed to the Town of Delavan and the Delavan Lake Sanitary District. The development, owned by Senior […]
Sweet competition
Studio 84 Inc., which works with people with disabilities, hosted a Chocolate Cake War fundraiser Sept. 14 at the studio in Whitewater. It featured five contestants Michelle Kehoe, Jeanne Jonely, Beth Allen-Tiernan, Stephanie Bailey and Rhonda Kolander with Bailey (above on the right) being chosen the winner after taste […]
Elkhorn water is safe to drink
High radium levels likely a sampling error, according to officials By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Officials with the City of Elkhorn want to reassure residents that despite the detection of radium in a test sample of the drinking water at the Lakeland Water Plant this summer, City water is still safe […]
Big smiles
At last Saturday’s Touch-A-Truck event, Jay Buchanan, a member of the Sharon Fire Department, takes a break from showing kids how the breathing apparatus works to get in a group photo with the Henningfeld family (from the left) Maeleigh, 7, Rowan, 5, Jayce, 8, and Macie, 7. The event […]
Whitewater boys take fourth behind Zahn, Anello
Trenten Zahn and Gio Anello led Whippets harriers at the Marshall Invitational on Tuesday, finishing third and sixth, respectively, with impressive times of 16:54 and 17:10. Cooper Hammond was the team’s third runner and placed 30th by dropping nearly a full minute off his best time this year. “Also grinding […]
Possession a focus for EAHS soccer
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team focused on possession against Waukesha West and beat the Wolverines 2-0 Sept. 14 in a non-conference match at Waukesha West High School. The Elks beat Badger 5-1 Sept. 12 in a Southern Lakes Conference match at Lake Geneva. […]
Chief in the running for POY, coach says
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If there’s a more complete player in the Rock Valley Conference than Big Foot senior Jack Gillingham, his coach, Mike Welden, would like to meet him. The numbers certainly seem to back that up. Gillingham put up fantasy football type numbers Friday night to lead the […]
