Dina Burgstede, 92, of Delavan, passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, 2017 at Lakeland Health Care Center. She was born on May 20, 1925, in Heerlen, The Netherlands, to Jan and Boukje Jeninga. Dina grew up in Heerlen, which is very close to the Germany border, with her eight […]
Author: Heather Perkins
KENNETH W. MCDONOUGH
Kenneth W. McDonough, 92, of Avalon, passed away Dec. 14, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. He was born in Elkhorn, March 24, 1925, to Clifford and Ella McDonough. Kenneth married Katherine Johnson in 1952. She passed away July 11, 2011. They had a family farm for many years. […]
Oh, Christmas Tree
Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with a large crowd, gather around the Christmas tree after it was lit Dec. 1. The event included the Tibbets Elementary School choir leading the crowd in holiday songs and special guest Jacob Kloiber who helped turn on the tree’s lights. (Dave […]
Christmas magic and community spirit
Ballet school to perform ‘A Child’s Nutcracker’ By Heather Ruenz SLN staff When you combine the magic of Christmas with community spirit and the traditions of the ballet, you get “A Child’s Nutcracker,” at least in Elkhorn’s Christmas Card Town, according to Colleen Huberty, founder and director of Toe to […]
Big Foot High School receives grant
Big Foot High School, which was nominated by Walworth Landing, in Walworth, was recently presented a $500 Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program grant. Exxon Mobil EAP announced that is granted $500 grants totaling $2 million to K-12 educational institutions in 43 states and the District of Columbia. This is the […]
RALPH J. ESPOSITO
Ralph J. Esposito, 83, of Delavan, died at his residence in Delavan Dec. 10, 2017. Visitation will take place on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with mass of Christian burial at 1 p.m. at St. Andrews Catholic Church, 714 E. Walworth Ave, Delavan. Entombment to follow at Roselawn […]
ANTON STRICKER
Anton “Tony” Stricker, 89, of Harvard, Ill., passed away comfortably in his home Dec. 10, 2017. He was born on Dec. 22, 1927, in Chicago to Anton and Rose Stricker. Tony married Shirley Jane Planzer Dec. 2, 1950, in Hartland, Ill. He is survived by his sons Kurt (Lori, […]
Council approves task orders for TID 4
Details being finalized, services needed to begin prep work By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent During a brief meeting Dec. 4, the City of Elkhorn Common Council voted in favor of approving two task orders for Kapur and Associates to provide civil engineering services for the final design, permitting, specifications preparation and […]
Christmas is rolling in
Members of Girl Scout Daisy Troop 7256 show off their homemade reindeer hats, complete with red noses in the 36th Annual Christmas Card Town Parade Dec. 2 in Elkhorn. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Town of Geneva man dies in head-on collision
A Town of Geneva man died Tuesday when the mini-van he was driving on Highway 12 in Genoa City collided head-on with a semi. Allen Bates, 37, of Geneva Township, died in the crash at about 7:25 a.m. Tuesday in the area of South Road at the Wisconsin and Illinois […]
