By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan Lake Committee has sent a letter to the Walworth County Land Use and Resource Management department asking for better communication with the town. Town Supervisor Mary Knipper, also Chairman of the Lake Committee, asked for authorization from the Town Board on […]
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Thank you lunch
From the left: Delavan American Legion Post 95 members Bill Carlson, Paul Rausch, Steve Yardley, Delavan Mayor Ryan Schroeder, Len Hahn and Brian Balsewicz help out at a special appreciation lunch for first responders and essential workers Sept. 26 at Veterans Park. See more photos in the Oct. 1 Delavan […]
Village of Darien authorizes well repairs
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent At its Sept. 21 meeting, the Village of Darien Board approved just shy of $25,000 to pull and inspect Well No. 2 at 224 Peters Rd. and clean and repair the well. The actual amount spent could be less depending on what the issue is […]
Fall fun
Downtown Delavan was the hub of welcoming fall Sept. 19 at the annual Scarecrow Fest. The band Sawdust Symphony brings ambience to the event, which also featured a car show, vendors, concessions and voting on scarecrows. See more photos in the Sept. 24 Delavan Enterprise. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Music in the (purple) rain
The Phoenix Park Bandshell welcomed a Prince tribute band, The Prince Experience, on a cool, rainy night. Despite the soggy Sept. 12 weather, the concert drew a large crowd. Among the most popular hits Gabriel Sanchez, who portrays Prince, and his band mates performed is “Purple Rain.” (Dave Dresdow photo)
Looking back at the past
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Sometimes it’s fun to dive into local history and find out what was happening in the community “back in the day.” Here is what was happening in the Delavan-Darien area and beyond…. 25 years ago… In 1995, plans for Delavan to host the World Clown […]
Vehicle strikes home
The City of Delavan Fire Department responded to two crashes late last week, both of which involved vehicles striking houses while one of them also struck natural gas meters. Pictured: On Sept. 2 at 12:15 a.m., a vehicle struck a parked vehicle before hitting a house at 1207 E. Wisconsin […]
Scarecrow Fest returns to downtown Delavan
Family friendly event features Scarecrow Walk, free activities The 20th annual Scarecrow Fest is a community-wide, family-oriented event that will feature scarecrows and free activities throughout historic downtown Delavan. Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, and is the kick-off to the fall season with […]
Temperance House out of options
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Historical Society has sold the Israel Stowell Temperance House. The new owners intend to raze the structure and build a new one that will look very similar to the original in its place, according to parties involved. The Common Council met on Aug. […]
Water’s Edge moving forward in Town of Delavan
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Town of Delavan board voted last week to approve awarding a bid for the rehabilitation of the Community Park building into what has been rebranded as “Water’s Edge”. The new facility will be able to host upwards of 60 weddings a year along with […]