Anetta O. (Walser) Danz, 95, died Feb 2, 2017. She was born June 22, 1921, in the Town of Berry, grew up near Marxville on a dairy farm with four brothers, lived through the Great Depression, married local man Harland Danz in 1942, and traveled with him throughout the United […]
Author: Heather Perkins
RUTH STACK
Ruth Stack (nee Meyer), 73, died Feb. 6, 2017. She was the mother of the Rev. Manda Stack, of Union Grove, and the late Andrew Stack; former wife of John Stack, of Elkhorn; and sister of the late Carol Meyer; and is also survived by other relatives and friends. Ruth […]
BETTY R. PHILLIPS
Betty R. Phillips, 84, of Lake Zurich, died Feb. 9, 2017. She was preceded by husbands, Earl Simons, who she married Jan. 27, 1951, and; Eugene Phillips, who she married to from March 22, 1969, until Jan. 17, 2015. She is survived by her son, Roger E. Simons of Walworth, […]
Cougars roar back against Lady Chiefs
Boys unable to pull upset over Evansville By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first meeting with Clinton last week had an epic finish for the Big Foot girls basketball team. And through 18 minutes of the rematch on Tuesday night, it looked like the Chiefs were well on their way once […]
Comets fall to Elks again
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Just 10 days prior, Delavan-Darien High School’s boys basketball team played Elkhorn at home and lost, 61-42. The team was at 9-4 overall going into that game, and after the team’s next game it played – which resulted in a loss – the Comets then owned […]
Winterfest 2017
The Idaho team composed of of Jeff Weston, Richard Brown and Bill Dow set up in Flat Iron Park in Lake Geneva on Friday during the 2017 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championships. The team’s sculpture, sponsored by the City of Lake Geneva, incorporated animals and sea life in its design. […]
Another milestone
Elkhorn wrestling captures first outright SLC title since 2011 By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Three-time Southern Lakes Conference wrestling champion Benji Peak could’ve bragged about his individual accomplishments. After all, the junior 126-pounder is 35-2, ranked third in the state of Wisconsin, and is coming off a third-place finish at […]
Whippet wrestlers finishes 2nd in conference tourney
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent In its conference tournament, the Whippets wrestling team finished second, its highest placing in the past decade, head coach John Schimming said. “This was a great accomplishment for the team as there were many young men involved in this accomplishment,” Schimming said after the Feb. 4 […]
Freeze Fest this weekend
Whitewater’s annual event involving chili, proceeds to the Special Olympics and a dip in very cold water is this weekend. That event, Freeze Fest, is this Saturday, Feb. 11. It will be at Cravath Lakefront Park, 341 S. Fremont Street. There will be a warming tent for the cook-off with […]
Lake Geneva native pulls in Diva Quest crown
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It wasn’t the first time Genevieve Heyward had tried for the Riverport Chorus DivaQuest crown, but it will be the last. Heyward, a senior at Lake Geneva Badger High School, used her final year of eligibility – and a jazzy approach to Taylor Swift’s “Blank […]
