By Tom Ganser Correspondent Last week, the Whitewater Unified School District School Board approved the appointment of Chris Fountain to serve as the principal of Whitewater Middle School. Fountain’s career in education began at the Norris School District — in Mukwonago — where he provided education to at-risk middle school […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Lakeland Players to have auditions for ‘Evita’
Lakeland Players will have auditions for the Tony award-winning best Broadway musical, “Evita” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, and 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at the historic Sprague Theater, 15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. The Players are looking for adult men and women (age 16 and older) and a […]
Eastview Elementary welcomes new principal
Erin Zigler has been named Eastview Elementary School Principal by the Lake Geneva Joint 1 Board of Education. Zigler has twenty-one years of experience in education with the last six serving in the role as principal at Randall School in Twin Lakes. She replaces Tami Martin who resigned. “I have […]
Corn and more
Tom Keefe, Becky Merwin, and Blake and Tyler Daniels help out at the corn stand at Geneva Lake West Rotary Club’s 58th Annual Corn and Bratwurst Festival held Aug. 3, at Heyer Park, Walworth. The event featured live entertainment, a dunk tank with local celebrities, roasted corn on the […]
Sweet rides
The 34th Annual Summer Elkhorn Car Show featured hundreds of cars for sale along with numerous vendors looking to sell cars, parts and accessories. The show was held Aug. 3 and 4 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds and while all makes and models were welcome, this year’s show featured […]
Welcome aboard
Dozens of area residents showed up at Casual Joe’s on West James Street Tuesday night to meet and greet new University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight C. Watson. Among those who stopped by were members of the Whitewater Police Department. (Tom Ganser photo)
DAVID A. LOFT
David A. Loft, 75, of Delavan died on Aug. 17, 2019, at home in Delavan. Private Family Services will be held. Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
ALEX MCLEAN
Alex McLean died peacefully at his residence in Two Rivers on Aug. 14, 2019, at the age of 88. Alex is survived by his children, Gary (Petra) of Winston-Salem, N.C.; Brian (Mary) of Two Rivers; Greg (Cathy) of Green Bay; and Brenda (Lonnie) of Mooresville, N.C.; by 10 grandchildren […]
LEE A. WASWO
Lee A. Waswo, 64, of Sharon, and currently of Delavan, passed away on July 17, 2019, at St. Luke’s Medical Center. He was born Oct. 23, 1954, in Chicago, to Donald and Gloria (Nalenzy) Waswo. He grew up in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and was part of the first graduating class […]
Delavan-Darien School Board approves revised strategic plan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School Board approved a revision to the district’s strategic plan Monday based on legal advice it received at a workshop in July. The revision is to the board’s policy of holding an open forum once a month in an effort to increase communication […]
