Last weekend’s train show at various locations in Delavan welcomed kids of all ages. Greg Christensen, above, and his son Asher (2 1/2) of Whitewater get an up close look at a display inside Jan’s Hallmark. (Michael Hall photo)
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Candidate Forum slated for Saturday
The Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters will sponsor a candidate forum from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, March 15. The forum will be held in the Whitewater City Hall Council Chambers in advance of the April 1 municipal elections. Invited candidates include: Phil Frawley (AD1), Stephanie Abbott (AD2), Lynn Binnie […]
Bicycle shop rolls into old bank building
Store will sell, repair, rent bikes By Vicky Wedig Editor Cyclist Tony Valenti plans to open a bicycle sales and repair shop downtown next month. Valenti, a 2006 Delavan-Darien High School graduate, is remodeling the former Steamer’s Sip and Ship store at 303 E. Walworth Ave. He plans to open […]
Lake monitoring under way for 2014
Ice must leave for second sampling By Vicky Wedig Editor If the ice ever melts on Delavan Lake, the U.S. Geological Survey will conduct its second sampling of water from the lake this year – a check-up of sorts of the lake’s health. From his computer screen in Madison, USGS […]
City looks at potential hazardous situations
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With last year’s discovery of emerald ash borer still at the forefront of many peoples’ minds in Whitewater, a proposed ordinance outlining what steps can be taken in potentially hazardous situations is under consideration. Council member Ken Kidd asked to have an item placed on the […]
Music Mosaics to present Stravinsky’s ‘A Soldier’s Tale’
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Music Department has created the Music Mosaics Series featuring the talents of various faculty members and ensembles in the Light Recital Hall in the Greenhill Center of the Arts. The fifth concert the series features a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “A Soldier’s Tale” (L’Histore du Soldat) […]
Kiwanis members learn rotary rules
The Whitewater Kiwanis welcomed Dan Nelson, a 13-year veteran deputy of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department to their recent meeting. Nelson presented a locally developed slide show explaining the reasons for the use of the rotary, or roundabout, at an intersection and how to navigate the rotary from various directions. […]
New squad approved for K9 officer
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With a specially trained K9 about to join the Whitewater police force, city officials have approved the purchase of a new squad car that will be able to accommodate the four-footed crime fighter. The Common Council on Feb. 18 voted in favor of allocating $21,488 toward […]
Lincoln remains a popular figure
By Tom Ganser Correspondent Dana Prodoehl and Anna Thompson Hajdik presented lectures in the Spring 2014 Fairhaven Lecture Series, “The Legacy and Lessons of the Age of Lincoln,” on Feb. 24 and March 3, respectively. Prodoehl and Hajdik are colleagues in the Department of Languages and Literatures at UW-Whitewater, where […]
Man allegedly had nearly half pound of heroin
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 10 for a Burlington man allegedly found with nearly half a pound of heroin and other drugs in East Troy. Phillip J. Zadurski, 42, was charged Feb. 27 in Wal-worth County Circuit Court with possession with intent to deliver heroin, possession with intent […]
