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Walk to support conservancy

By Troy Sparks Correspondent The gardens at Kathleen Renowden’s corner house on King Street in Delavan are filled with blossoming pollinator plants, some of which are nearly as tall as cornstalks. Renowden, an eight-year Delavan resident, created her garden on a 140 by 65-foot lot near Delavan Lake. The pollinator […]

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Multi-chamber event set for July 25

The Delavan-Delavan Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Center, East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce, Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce, Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce, and VISIT Lake Geneva are co-hosting this season’s Multi-Chamber Business After Hours at Geneva Supply Inc. from 5 […]

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Renovations completed

Phoenix Middle School’s auditorium and a project of converting a computer lab/teacher workroom into a robotics lab were recently completed. Susan Anderson, District Library Media Specialist and 5th/6th Grade Robotics teacher, stands in the lab. See more photos in the July 18 Delavan Enterprise. (Mike Hoey photo)

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Beloit Health System presented award

The Wisconsin Trauma Care System recognized Beloit Health System for its exceptional timeliness of 2018 submissions to the Wisconsin Trauma Registry. Beloit Health is one of six facilities recognized in the silver category. “Timely submission of this data provides your trauma program with powerful data in support of improving care […]

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Making it rain

At the July 4 parade in Delavan, members of the Delavan-Darien Dolphins swim team keep onlookers cool with sprays of water. Following the parade downtown, the celebration continued at Phoenix Park with a reenactment and live music. See more photos in the July 11 Delavan Enterprise. (Dave Dresdow photo)

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What a way to start the day

At the Delavan Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser, held the morning of July 4 at the firehouse, Jaime and Rick Burns and their kids, Ben, 8, Sam, 6, and Luke, 4, and Mark Hecht, of Algonquin, Ill., start the day with a meal out supporting local emergency personnel. See […]

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Several DDHS students attend Badger State

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Badger Boys State and Badger Girls State offer a weeklong opportunity for high school juniors across the state and nation to attend a government and leadership conference at which they form a fictional 51st state called Badger and run that state for a week. Delavan-Darien […]

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Risky rescue

City of Delavan firefighters and paramedics were among emergency personnel needed while responding to a recent call for help. On June 26, a man was working on a roof when he became ill. Emergency responders are shown preparing to place him on a backboard and then into a basket to […]