At the Fontana Garden Club Fair at Pearce’s Farm Stand May 27, the homemade pie sales are a popular stop, with club members Carole Townson (from the left), Marcia Counihan and Kathy Papcke manning the table while others drop pies off throughout the day to keep up with the demand. The […]

Aurora to host 4th Annual Lombardi Walk to Tackle Cancer June 17 Aurora Health Care Foundation and Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation will co-present the 4th annual Lombardi Walk to Tackle Cancer on Saturday, June 17 at Edgewater Park in Williams Bay. Last year, more than 250 people joined the team […]

According to organizers, registration is filling up fast for the 19th Annual Twin Oaks Golf Outing, a four-person charity scramble benefitting Walworth County’s only 24/7 homeless shelter. The outing is scheduled for June 12 at Abbey Springs Golf Course in Fontana. The scramble is followed by a dinner, program and […]

Students from Big Foot Union High School are inducted as new members of the National Honor Society May 21 in a ceremony at George Williams College. They were selected by the chapter’s faculty council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. BFHS students inducted were: Linda Alcozer, […]

From the top: members of Moser Ortmann Legion Post 130, Sharon, march along the parade of flags at Oakwood Cemetery for last week’s Memorial Day service; the Calvary Community Church choir performs at a ceremony in Edgewater Park in Williams Bay; Tatianna Brawdy, the daughter of Post 102 Legionnaires Nathan […]

A donation from the Sharon Drift Skippers, presented to Moser Ortmann Legion Post 301 on May 11. Pictured, from the left are: (front row) Sue Mullis, Sherle Dawson, Donna Brooks, Diane Mahoney; (middle) Dave Gerhardt, Art Mullis, Bill Dawson, Matt Gerhardt, Ray Lowry, Jerry Gibbons, Mike Brooke; (back) Al Romo, […]

Twice a month event will feature vendors, support local nonprofits By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The Village of Sharon is similar to many rural, small towns in facing the challenges of vacant buildings downtown and a lack of visitors regularly to support local businesses. The local businessman heading the Sharon […]

Local members from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Walworth, of the Women or Evangelical Church of America donate $400 to Big Foot Feeding the Hungry program on May 5. Since the winter of 2016, Big Foot High School nurse Julia Lohse has kept items on hand for students who may need […]

Members of the Geneva Lake American Association of University Women met May 6 at Stratford Commons at Westshire, Delavan. A brunch was held to honor and recognize people for their educational leadership. Big Foot High School Administrator Dorothy Kaufmann (center) was one of the honorees and was recognized for her […]

All three recognized for making a notable difference By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The 43rd Citizen of the Year event May 3 at Abbey Springs Country Club resulted in Beau Roddy, Walworth, Sharon Conklin, Fontanta, and Sara Nichols, Williams Bay being named Citizens of the Year. The annual event began with […]