The Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie, Inc., a Wisconsin State Historical Society Affiliate, will host a Plaque Dedication and Open House event at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 26 at 101 Maple Ave., Walworth. On December 22, 2003, the Historical Society of Walworth and Big Foot Prairie, Inc. […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Special assignment
Members of the Elkhorn Police Department staff the brat hut outside Frank’s Piggly Wiggly July 15. It’s an annual fundraiser the department holds to raise money for its scholarship fund. (Above) Among the helpers were Alvin Brandl and Robert Rayfield. (Dave Dresdow photo)
An inside look at Badger Boys State
Two local teens represent Big Foot High School By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Tim Weiss and Nick Freymiller went to Badger Boy State at Ripon College the second week in June where they represented Big Foot High School. Weiss and Freymiller were selected through applications completed and approved by a school […]
Council temporarily appoints new alderman
District III seat to appear on 2019 and 2020 ballots By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council voted Monday in favor of temporarily appointing Ron Dunwidde to the now vacant Aldermanic District III seat on the Council, with the stipulation that interested parties within that district will […]
An early start
A shovel operator continues work near the intersection of West Whitewater and South Franklin streets at about 7:30 a.m. July 14 in Whitewater. (Tom Ganser photo)
State representative discusses closing Darien Elementary
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent State Rep. Amy Loudenbeck provided a Legislative update last week to the Darien Village Board that included discussing the closure of Darien Elementary School and school funding. Loudenbeck said on July 16 she was very surprised when the Delavan-Darien School Board decided to close Darien […]
ELEANOR EICHMAN
Eleanor R. “Ellie” Eichman, (nee Goetsch), 35, of Wauwatosa, died July 14, 2018. She was born March 22, 1983. She was the beloved wife of Christopher Eichman.; loving mother of Annika and Arthur Eichman; dear daughter of Virginia Cleppe and the late Daniel Goetsch; sister of Timothy Goetsch; granddaughter […]
RONALD LOGTERMAN
Ronald V. Logterman, 72, of Delavan, passed away July 16, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville. He was born in Elkhorn on Oct. 2, 1945, to Benjamin and Johanna (Jelgerhuis) Logterman. Ron proudly served in the U.S. Army. He was united in marriage on June 14, 1975, at […]
ROSEMARY BERGSMA
Rosemary Bergsma, long-time resident of Springfield, passed away July 10, 2018, at the age of 89. She was born June 27, 1929, the second daughter of Calvin and Sadie Behl in Assumption, Ill. She is survived by three sisters, Betty (George) Pulver, of Arizona, Josie (Wayne) Johnson, of California, and […]
WILLIAM W. LANGE
William Wayne Lange, 77, of Delavan, passed away June 14, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee with his wife at his side after a brief battle with multiple health issues. Bill was born Aug. 14, 1940, in Chicago Heights, Ill., one of five children of Mable and William […]
