Delavan-Darien High School did better than the state average for composite ACT scores for the first time in nearly 20 years. “This is only the beginning,” said Principal Mark Schmitt. According to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction records dating back to 1995-96, the 2012-13 D-DHS ACT test takers are the […]
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Chiefs vanquish visiting Trojans
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent After a bit of a hiccup to start the week, the Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team got back on track in convincing fashion Monday afternoon. And it didn’t take long to right the ship. Big Foot scored just three minutes into its Rock Valley […]
Bretl: It was a laborious weekend
By Dave Bretl Walworth County Administrator Of all of the holidays, Labor Day has become my least favorite. It is the weekend before I present the annual budget to the County Board and, as a result, usually involves a weekend of labor as I place the finishing touches […]
Walworth Meals on Wheels seeking volunteers
Can you give an hour to help a local senior citizen? Or do you belong to a civic or church group that would like to be added to the rotation to deliver Meals on Wheels to area homebound seniors in the Lake Geneva, Delavan and Williams Bay area. Individual and […]
Historical Society plans first programs at the new Heritage Hall building
The Walworth Historical Society is planning its first program and an opportunity for a first look at its new Heritage Hall in Elkhorn on Thursday, Sept. 19. The speaker is Paul Reckner, archeologist for the State Historical Society who has been doing recent work in the county in connection with […]
Hundreds to gather for Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Hundreds of community members are expected to gather at Library Park in Lake Geneva on Sept. 21 for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. More than 650 people from Walworth County are expected to participate in this year’s event. On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk starting […]
CAROLINE E. SLATER
Caroline E. Slater; 83, of Elkhorn, died at home Sept. 7, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born May 11, 1930, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Walter and Rebecca (Gallagher) Westphal. Over the years she worked as secretary for Allis Chalmers Company in West Allis. She drove a […]
CAROLE A. KACHINSKI
Carole Ann Kachinski, 68, of Delavan, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison. She was born Aug. 31, 1944, in Plymouth, to the late Ervin and Marion (Brown) Rathke. She married George Kachinski Aug. 31, 1963, in Plymouth. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2013. […]
INA M. MOYER
Ina Mae Moyer, 100, of Delavan, died Sept. 3, 2013, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born May 16, 1913, in Johnstown, Ill., to the late John and Lena (Compton) Hurd. She married Donald A. Moyer on June 8, 1936, in Waukegan, Ill. Survivors include many nieces and […]
SHIRLEY HANCHETTE
Shirley Ann Hanchette, 79, of Delavan, died Sept. 5, 2013. She was born March 11, 1934, in Watertown, N.Y. to the late Michael and Frances (Dunkelberg) McCarthy. She married William D. Hanchette in 1951 in Brownville. After marriage, the family resided in a number of areas including Connecticut, New York, […]
