Community-campus band forming at UW-Whitewater By Tom Ganser Correspondent Glenn Hayes met with 31 members of the Whitewater community and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students Sept. 9 to discuss the formation of a Whitewater community-campus band. Hayes is a professor of music at UWW and also director of the Warhawk Marching […]
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Historical Society plans first programs at the new Heritage Hall building
The Walworth Historical Society is planning its first program and an opportunity for a first look at its new Heritage Hall in Elkhorn on Thursday, Sept. 19. The speaker is Paul Reckner, archeologist for the State Historical Society who has been doing recent work in the county in connection with […]
Hundreds to gather for Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Hundreds of community members are expected to gather at Library Park in Lake Geneva on Sept. 21 for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. More than 650 people from Walworth County are expected to participate in this year’s event. On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk starting […]
Scarecrow Fest set for Saturday
Submissions yet to be unveiled; volunteers still needed By Cam Cronkite Staff Writer The 13th annual scarecrow fest will take place Saturday in downtown Delavan. Organizers say the community-oriented, family event gives residents a chance to get together, be creative and take pride in their historic community, and most importantly, […]
Kiwanis Club duck race is Sept. 21
The Kiwanis Club of Greater East Troy is holding it 15th annual duck race at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. The race is held on the stream next to W2797 Highway ES, one mile west of East Troy. Proceeds from the event are used to fund the needs of […]
Musical moments
Seven-year-old Ava Mare Cottle, of Lake Geneva, performs at the Bluegrass Festival in East Troy last weekend. (Eric Kramer photo)
School Board accepts preliminary budget
The East Troy Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of accepting the 2013-14 preliminary budget at its meeting Monday night. According to Katherine Zwirgzdas, East Troy Community School District business manager, at the end of the 2012-13 fiscal year, totals for fund balance came out to $3,127,576, or about […]
Mercy to hold open house
Mercy Health System will hold a public open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, September 14 at its new Mercy Elkhorn Medical Center, 839 N. Washington St., Elkhorn. The event features refreshments and free activities for kids and adults. Activities include behind-the-scenes tours of the new clinic, a […]
Library to host author Katherine Perreth
Author Katherine Perreth will be speaking at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. Perreth’s book, “Making Lemonade With Ben: The Audacity to Cope,” was a finalist in the Reader’s Favorite International Book Award contest winning the Silver Award for 2013 in the Non-fiction […]
City officials mull ‘child safety zone’
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer A proposed City of Elkhorn ordinance intends to make it more difficult for convicted sex offenders to live in the Elkhorn area. For nearly a year, Elkhorn’s Legislation and Regulatory Committee has been working on a sexual offender residency restriction ordinance which would control how […]
