By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School girls basketball team almost exorcised a demon Jan. 10 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at home against Delavan-Darien. The Elks led at halftime and missed multiple shots as time expired in a 54-42 loss to the Comets. Elkhorn played […]
Author: Heather Perkins
Elks put it all together
Easterday surpasses 1,000-point milestone in rout of Milton By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys basketball team played what coach Josh Skatrud called the squad’s best game of the season Jan. 13 in a 66-34 Southern Lakes Conference victory at home against Badger. Skatrud said Elkhorn’s […]
Fire engulfs two cars, spreads to third in Walmart parking lot
Dog rescued from burning van A vehicle caught fire in the Walmart parking lot in Lake Geneva before 1 p.m. Wednesday and spread to two other vehicles. When firefighters arrived on the scene, two vehicles were engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to a third vehicle, according to […]
Agape House receives grant
Agape House for Girls recently received a Green Bay Packers Foundation Grant. The Green Bay Packers Foundation grant program is part of Green Bay Packers Give Back, the Packers’ all-encompassing community outreach initiative. Agape House, Walworth, is a school and home for at-risk students. Ben and Pam […]
Farmers urged to sign up for conservation program
Officials at the agricultural non-profit Michael Fields Agricultural Institute are urging farmers interested in receiving compensation for existing and additional conservation efforts to apply to United States Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program by Feb. 3 for consideration in 2017. “With over 70 acres enrolled nationwide, CSP is the largest […]
DENNIS M. KAPITAN
Dennis M. Kapitan Sr., 78 of Elkhorn, passed away January 17, 2017, at Burlington Medical and Rehab Center in Burlington. He was born Nov. 2, 1938, in North Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Lawrence W. and Annette (Nowak) Kapitan. Dennis married Mary Hren on Feb. […]
Local artist headlines winter exhibition
‘Creatures of Winter: Sacred Season’ on display through March 17 The artwork of William (Bill) Bishop, of Williams Bay, is headlining a winter exhibition, “Creatures of Winter: Sacred Season” at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Gallery. Bishop’s work will be on exhibit through Friday, March 17 in the “big, brown barn” […]
Tommy Awards panel critiques WHS Players’ Big Fish
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Seventeen nominations for the 2016-17 Tommy Awards have been given to the Whitewater High School Players for their Nov. 17-21, 2016, performances of the musical play, “Big Fish.” The “Outstanding” nominations included Ensemble, Lead Performance (Mitchell Dalzin, Lauren Harkness), Supporting Performance (Gianna Creanza, Michael Hilliger, Weston […]
Man gets probation, jail time for selling drugs
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer An Illinois man was sentenced to three years probation with six months in jail for selling drugs at Alpine Valley Music Theater last summer. Matthew J. Laflamme, 36, of Round Lake Park, Ill., was set to go on trial Monday on a felony charge of […]
Jazzercise classes being offered to young women
Jazzercise, Inc. recently announced a new initiative for 2017 that supports the growth and development of young women by offering free classes to girls ages 16 to 21, including a local venue in Elkhorn. Dubbed GirlForce, the program aims to empower young women by giving them a place to get […]
