LGBT of Walworth County will be having its fourth Annual Christmas in July picnic at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lakes, 319 N. Broad St., Elkhorn. There will be a cookout, plus a variety of other foods and lawn games. There is […]

The Dahlgren family of Elkhorn gathers in Elkhorn’s Sunset Park for a little cycling fun at the Elkhorn Police Department Bike Safety and Family Fun Day last Saturday. The annual event put on by the department aims to promote bicycle safety and educate both children and adults of its importance […]

Baseball loses five By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School tennis team polished off its Southern Lakes Conference championship by winning the conference meet at Waterford on May 12. The Badgers were already undefeated in conference dual meets. “It has been a tremendous season,” Coach Paul Lauterbach said. […]

UWW art students will help with personal designs Wisconsin Makers Inc. invites residents of Walworth, Rock and Jefferson counties to participate in its Community “Iron Pour” on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Whitewater. This is a family-friendly event, with adults and children of all ages […]

      Vera Morton passed away Jan. 22, 2016, at Congregational Home in Brookfield. She was the much-loved mother of her six children: John (Willow), Carl (Elaine), Jane (Tyke), Tom, Suzanne (Tony) and Tim (Cindy); grandmother to seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her […]

      Joyce Ada (Kells) Smith passed away peacefully Jan. 3, 2016, in the loving care at her residence of Fairhaven. Services will be Jan. 22, at 10:30 a.m., at Fairhaven 435 W. Starin Dr. Whitewater. Your memory is a keepsake from which I will never part. God has […]

Copies of the December edition of Spirit of Geneva Lakes magazine are available on newsstands throughout the area and online at spiritofgenevalakes.com. Inside you’ll find a list of holiday happenings and your guide to great holiday shopping in the Geneva Lakes area.

By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Badger High School girls basketball team opened the 2015-16 season by dropping a 55-46 decision to Milton at home on Nov. 19. The Badgers traveled to Watertown on Tuesday. Milton opened up a five-point lead at halftime and then held on in the second […]

      Kathryn Virginia Green Yake, 86, of Fontana, passed away Nov. 19, 2015, at her home in Fontana. She was born Dec. 28, 1928, in Williams Community, Ala. She received her Bachelor of Science degree and master’s degree in science in secondary education at Jacksonville State University in […]

Linda Kay Gouker, 67, of New Lisbon, died Sept. 28, 2015, from complications related to lung cancer. Linda was born Oct. 6, 1947, in Wisconsin Rapids, to Emil and Lorraine Joseph. Linda will be remembered for her strong faith, love of music, playing of the piano and organ, watching tennis […]