Soccer team’s season ends in loss in regional matchup By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal looked to be an uphill climb for the ninth-seeded Big Foot girls volleyball team. Across the net from the Chiefs was top-seeded Lakeside Lutheran – but even though Big Foot […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
‘Out of the Darkness’ walk aims to prevent suicide
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff A group formed in the area two years ago, the Walworth County Suicide Prevention Education and Awareness Coalition, aims to reduce the number of suicides in the county through education, awareness and advocacy. Rebecca McAuliffe, co-chairman for this year’s Walworth County Out of the […]
Pumpkin painting party
Sydney Racky (from the left), of Walworth, and a 2013 graduate of Big Foot High School, paints a pumpkin with Ed and Sue Schweitzer at Fairhaven Senior Services, Whitewater, Oct. 19. The decorating party featured the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s volleyball players teaming up with Fairhaven in preparation for Halloween. […]
Cute cloggers
Young members of the Walworth County Cloggers take the community stage at Elkhorn’s 12th Annual Oktoberfest event Oct. 21. Numerous local groups performed; the event also featured a run/walk, a car show, vendors, beer and wine tastings, a chili cook-off and kids games and activities. This photo and more from […]
Keefe goes pink
Campaign honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month Keefe Real Estate helped promote and bring awareness to breast cancer for the month of October by changing the company’s iconic, dome-shaped sign from the traditional green to pink. The company is underwriting the cost of the signs, and Keefe agents are making donations […]
Elkhorn Lions ready to lead
The Elkhorn Lions Club recently installed its leadership team for 2017-18, from the left: (front row) Lions Ben Kitslaar, Joey Douglas, Ron Ehlen (vice presidents), Angel Kiersztian (president), Joyce Hammel (secretary), Jake McHugh (treasurer) – with Maynard the club mascot, (back row) Lions Dela Race (Lion Tamer), Cindy Klewin (Tail […]
Hanging out with The Hornheads
Big Foot Jazz Band students perform with the band The Hornheads, an “extraordinarily talented” group of horn players, according to school officials, visited Big Foot High School Oct. 14, through the Big Foot Fine Arts Concert series. Additionally, the Big Foot High School Jazz Band had the opportunity to have […]
Community Center fees may change at Elkhorn library
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent Members of the City of Elkhorn Common Council expressed support for altering the fee schedule to rent out the Community Center at Matheson Memorial Library during the Oct. 23 Committee of the Whole meeting. At the meeting, Library Director Lisa Selje said she was proposing the […]
Big Foot Wolves head to championship game
By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Big Foot Wolves youth football team continued its winning ways last weekend with a 19-0 shutout win. The Wolves traveled to Rockton Sports Complex in Rockton, Ill. for a first-round playoff game against the Sycamore Spartans. The Wolves brought a stiff defense that frustrated […]
A historic trip
Elkhorn’s Richardson earned first state tennis trip in a decade By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent Elkhorn’s Gabby Richardson’s had a lot on her mind when she took the court Oct. 12 at the WIAA Division 1 State Individual Tennis Tournament. The crowd and atmosphere were unlike anything in which […]
