By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Village of Darien Board was included on an updated plan to provide 24/7 Fire/EMS coverage across six municipalities on April 20. The other municipalities are the Town of Darien, the Village and Town of Sharon, and the Village and Town of Walworth. Village Administrator […]
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Association for the Deaf makes timely donations
The two $500 gifts were given in response to COVID-19 impact “First and foremost, our hearts go out to anyone who’s been impacted by the COVID-19, either directly or indirectly,” so begins a letter from the Southern Lakes Association for the Deaf in donating $500 to Aurora Lakeland Medical Center […]
‘Almost out of my wits’
100-year-old guest of honor says celebration was ‘amazing’ By Heather Ruenz Staff Writer Elma Oberla turned 100 years old April 14 and she said this year’s celebration was like no other she’s ever experienced. Oberla lives in Delavan and due to the coronavirus pandemic and Safer-at-Home orders, her family and […]
Crews clean up parks throughout Delavan
By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Newly elected Delavan Mayor Ryan Schroeder said it didn’t take him long to come up with an idea fitting for his first official act. “It didn’t take long to think of the concept of adopt a park in the City of Delavan and encourage community individuals […]
DDSD looking ahead on impact of COVID-19
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Last week, the Delavan-Darien School Board discussed the long-term impact of COVID-19. The discussion was in response to a letter received by the district from the School Administrators Alliance, an advisory commission for school funding from the state. The April 6 letter warned school districts […]
Rotary spreads joy while delivering meals
The Rotary Club of Delavan Darien delivers Meals on Wheels whenever there is a fifth week in a month. That means the club’s volunteer delivery schedule last month occurred during the Safer-at-Home orders. They came up with a way to make the delivery fun while abiding by social distancing guidelines […]
The community event that kept on giving
Turkey dinner giveaway in Delavan turns into so much more Sometimes it’s the simple ideas that grow into the biggest events and that’s precisely what happened in Delavan early last week. Rafael Hernandez wanted to find a way to help people during this trying time. “We are experiencing very challenging […]
Delavan-Darien School District stays ahead of the curve
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan-Darien School District hit the ground running when COVID-19 shuttered schools across Wisconsin and continues to move forward in educating and providing food for its students. Administrator Jill Sorbie surveyed the landscape ahead of Governor Tony Evers closing schools and prepared the district for […]
Students honored by Daughters of the American Revolution
The Samuel Phoenix Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently recognized three outstanding senior high school students and seven middle school students as Good Citizens. The students, who were selected based on qualities of leadership, dependability, service and patriotism, were honored in a special ceremony at Geneva Lake […]
Drive-thru service
Pastors Robert Rickman (next to the vehicle) and Timothy Ritter provide drive through Communion service on Easter morning outside of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church With School in Delavan. (Mike Hoey photo)
