By Tyler Lamb and Kellen Olshefski Elkhorn Independent Staff A late summer heat wave followed by a Friday evening storm put a dent into attendance numbers at the Walworth County Fair. Wednesday through Sunday, attendance was 103,475. Monday’s turnout of 27,210 put the total attendance for the fair at 130,685. […]
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JUDITH GILDEMEISTER
Judith R. Gildemeister, 70, of Sharon, died Aug. 12, 2013, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born Sept. 17, 1942, in Harvard, Ill., to the late Raymond H. and Alice (Lorenz) Jahnke. She married Carroll Gildemeister Aug. 22, 1964, in Walworth. She was a 1960 graduate of Big […]
LINDA M. FRIEDMAN
Linda M. Friedman, 69, of Delavan, died Aug. 30, 2013, at her residence. She was born March 5, 1944, in Bad Aibling, Germany, to the late Helmut and Margarete W. Kalus Wittenstein. She owned and operated the Snug Harbor Inn at highways A and P in Delavan. Survivors include a […]
WAYNE V. BOSS
Wayne V. Boss, 58, of Delavan, died Aug. 29, 2013, at his home in Delavan, with his loving family by his side. He was born Sept. 17, 1954, in Elkhorn, to Marvin and Jeanette (Graves) Boss. He married Kathy Jansen Nov. 5, 1978, in Delavan. He attended Delavan-Darien High School, […]
WILLIAM BEETSTRA
William Beetstra, 90, of Sharon, died Sept. 2, 2013, at Golden Years Health Care Center in Walworth. He was born Feb. 16, 1923, in Walworth, to Jacob and Grietza (Sytsma) Beetstra. He married Patricia Fredrick on Dec. 2, 1950. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2000. He farmed […]
Badger football loses defensive battle
Cross country, golf seasons begin By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The ninth-ranked Lake Geneva Badger football team squared off with No. 5 Mukwonago last Friday in what turned out to be a game dominated by both defenses. Mukwonago came out on top 9-7. Last week the Badgers (1-1) rolled up […]
Fairest of the Fair
Top: Harness-race drivers Adam Turnbull (from left), Richard Vandenbroucke and Edward Cockroft compete in a pace race Friday at the Walworth County Fair. Turnbull won the race, which was sponsored by Ketterhagen Ford, of Whitewater. Above: Randy Greidanus, of Delavan, grooms his animal for competition in the dairy barn at […]
Teachers begin Year 3 of Act 10
Budget repair bill nixed salary schedule, changed benefits By Vicky Wedig Editor The start of the 2013-14 school year Tuesday marked the beginning of the third year Delavan-Darien School District staff are operating under Act 10 – Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill adopted in 2011. Among the law’s provisions […]
Public meeting scheduled for County NN interchange
By Tyler Lamb Editor The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has announced a public information meeting to discuss improvements to the County NN interchange from just east of I-43 to approximately 0.25 miles east of Bray Road. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 4 p.m. until […]
Library to conduct session on Affordable Health Care Act changes
An informational meeting on the new Affordable Health Care Act will be held on Monday, September 16,at 6:30 p.m., at Matheson Memorial Library, 101 N. Wisconsin St. The meeting will focus on what changes will be taking place Oct. 1 under federal regulations on health care, and what the changes […]
