A warrant was issued Dec. 12 for the arrest of an Illinois man charged with robbing the Sharon Super Mart at gunpoint. Juan M. Alonzo, 23, of Harvard, Ill., was charged Dec. 11 in Walworth County Circuit Court with armed robbery as a party to a crime. According to the […]
Walworth-Fontana area
News from communities on the west side of Geneva Lake
Artists exhibit work at Bragi in Williams Bay
Three Geneva Lake Arts Foundation artists – Jeanne Hannula, Sharon Larson and Sarah McConnell – will be exhibiting their original artwork for sale at Bragi Coffee House and Wine Bar during the month of January. Bragi is in a new location at 107 N. Walworth Ave. in Williams Bay. A […]
In this week’s Times…
Big Foot High School senior Jackson Enz shares his excitement about signing with North Dakota State University last week. Read a preview about a trio of local artists whose work will be on display, and for sale, at Bragi in Williams Bay during the month of January. In sports, read […]
Seasonal sounds
At Big Foot High School’s Winter Music Department Concert Dec. 11, music director Neal Raskin introduces the Wind Ensemble. The concert also included performances by the Jazz Band and A Capella Choir. (Photo courtesy Grace Gillingham)
Big Foot High School receives grant
Big Foot High School, which was nominated by Walworth Landing, in Walworth, was recently presented a $500 Exxon Mobil Educational Alliance Program grant. Exxon Mobil EAP announced that is granted $500 grants totaling $2 million to K-12 educational institutions in 43 states and the District of Columbia. This is the […]
Local students to attend Lyric Opera
Chapter members’ donations cover all costs for field trips More than 135 seventh grade students from Fontana, Reek, Sharon and Walworth elementary schools will attend Turandot at the Lyric Opera of Chicago Jan. 19, 2018. On March 21, 2018, 160 students from Lake Geneva Middle School will experience Faust at […]
Yerkes to host star party Dec. 2
Yerkes Observatory will host a public observing night, called a star party, on its lawn from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2. Throughout the year, Yerkes holds public observing events to allow people to enjoy constellations, observe celestial objects through lawn telescopes and learn through hands-on astronomy activities. […]
Teen video contest underway at bank
First National Bank and Trust Company is accepting submissions for its Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. The contest, organized by the American Bankers Association Foundation, is a national competition that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of saving money and inspire their peers to become lifelong savers. […]
Audubon Society to host program on area’s landscape
Dr. David Mickelson, Professor Emeritus and Senior Scientist, Department of Geoscience, will describe how Wisconsin’s landscape came to be what it is today, with an emphasis on southern Wisconsin at a program hosted by the Lakeland Audubon Society on Nov. 28. At times in the past, glaciers have covered more […]
Lady Chiefs to rely on speed, shooting and experience
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The target is firmly on the backs of the Big Foot girls basketball team heading into the 2017-18 campaign. And it’s a challenge the Chiefs embrace. Big Foot heads into the new season as the predicted favorite to win the Rock Valley Conference, according to […]
