Jon David Shepard, 57, of Elkhorn, passed to eternal life on Friday, July 17 at home in Lewisville, Texas. He was born on Jan. 14, 1963 to the late Mary Lynn (Nokes) and Jon (Jack) Shepard. Jon is survived by his fiancé Dorean Lynn Cullinan, his brother Jay Shepard, his […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
BEVERLY JONES
Beverly Joyce Jones, 83, passed away Aug. 7, 2020 in Austin, Texas due to complications from heart disease. She was born Beverly Schinke in Elkhorn on Feb. 18, 1937 to her mother, Viola and father, Willie. Beverly graduated from Elkhorn High School before starting a family and relocating to Janesville, […]
JOSEPH KIRKPATRICK JR.
Police officer Joseph S. Kirkpatrick, Jr. of Elkhorn, 56, passed to eternal life on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at his residence. He was born on Sept. 23, 1963 to Edna (nee Shepard) and the late Lee Gauger. Joe married Sheri Pack on Feb. 27, 2001 in Elkhorn. He is survived […]
RITA ROSELLE
Rita K. Roselle went home to the Lord on Aug. 23, 2020. She was born on Dec. 21, 1931 in Chicago, Ill. to Joseph and Harriet (Burkhardt) Kois. Rita attended St. Hyacinth’s Catholic Grade School and graduated from St. Alphonsus Commercial High School. Rita began her 47-year career as a […]
Council extends emergency order in Delavan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Common Council voted last week to extend its existing resolution declaring a state of emergency regarding the COVID-19 pandemic until December. The resolution grants the Mayor and City Administrator joint executive authority to take appropriate actions for the protection of city employees and […]
Keeping it in the family
Kayser name lives on in Elkhorn soccer program By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent The name Kayser has become an institution, not only Elkhorn Area High School athletics, but also the Southern Lakes Conference. BZ Kayser took over both boys and girls varsity soccer back in 2010 to try to revive a […]
Roun’da Manure parked until next year
Concerns over number of riders, small shops, lead to cancellation By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Organizers have canceled the annual Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour event, slated for the middle of this month, over concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, a one-day bicycle tour through farmlands and towns that […]
He wrote the book on pandemic response
Author urges business owners to question their business model By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Most small business owners have dealt with economic challenges but the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic likely could not have been anticipated, even by the most savvy of them. Dave Gee, who teaches entrepreneurship at the […]
Rotary Club selling corn and brat boxes
Support the Geneva Lake West Rotary Club at a Corn and Brat fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 15 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Main Street Country Store in Walworth. For $39 a Family of Four Box will contain four brats and buns, four ears of corn (the food items […]
Conservancy honored as land trust of the year
Geneva Lake Conservancy was recently honored as the 2020 Land Trust of the Year for its outstanding conservation work by Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts. From its humble beginnings in 1977, as the Committee to Save Geneva Lake, the organization has grown to protect and manage environmentally significant land […]
