NOTE: location changed to Jackson Elementary School – same events planned but inside. For details follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/277483086088568/permalink/296509147519295/ Elkhorn’s annual Scare on the Square, described as a “frightfully free community event” is Saturday, Oct. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. on the square downtown. Sponsored by the Elkhorn Area […]
Author: Heather Ruenz
Demco shatters school record to qualify for state
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Big Foot-Williams Bay senior girls cross country runner Alexandria (Zanzie) Demco has had one goal in mind since the start of the season – a return-trip to the WIAA State Meet. And not only did she accomplish just that at Saturday’s Deerfield Sectional, she did […]
Sheriff’s Office to have Drug Take Back
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, will coordinate a Prescription Drug Take Back initiative from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 28 at the following locations: The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, 1770 County Highway NN, Elkhorn. This site accepts prescription drug disposal 24 […]
Burger Town Bash
The cool weather didn’t prevent local classic car and bike enthusiasts from stopping by Annie’s, Elkhorn, for the Burger Town Bash Oct. 15 as a variety of classics line the parking lot, a few of them shown above. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Riding, roping and wrangling
The Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association’s regional event at the Walworth County Fairgrounds Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 featured kids in seventh through 12th grades competing in a variety of events including goat tying, pole bending, bucking bulls (above) and calf roping. (Dave Dresdow photo)
First place award for yearbook
Senior photo editor of the 2017 Big Foot High School yearbook Grace Gillingham (far left) and senior copy editor Aly Flynn, accept a first place award at the Kettle Moraine Press Association’s fall conference Oct. 13 at UW-Whitewater. Yearbook advisor Chad Roehl took the BFHS yearbook staff of nine to […]
EAMS students to represent at Project Lead The Way
Students and educators from Elkhorn Area Middle School are among an elite group selected to present to more than 2,000 attendees at the national Project Lead The Way conference – PLTW Summit 2017 – in Orlando. All of their travel, lodging, and dinning expenses will be covered by PLTW. They […]
Shelter name to be announced at fundraiser
The Association for Prevention of Family Violence will announce the name of the domestic violence shelter at a Victory Over Violence fundraising dinner at Simple Café on Wednesday. The fundraiser will be Oct. 25 at Simple Café in Lake Geneva with seatings available at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Dinner […]
Chiefs end season with lessons in adversity
Coach Enz: ‘Perspective is key to all we come up against’ By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent While it was fleeting at best, the Big Foot football team opened last Friday night’s regular-season finale against visiting Evansville-Albany with a faint hope of a playoff berth. It didn’t take long for the […]
Audubon Society to learn about Horicon Marsh
The Lakeland Audubon Society will meet Tuesday, Oct. 24 for a meeting about the history and ecology of Horicon Marsh. Formed by the glaciers of the last Ice Age, Horicon Marsh was a hunting ground for Native Americans for more than 10,000 years. However, in the past 150 years, this […]
