The Ice Castles Wisconsin, which wrapped up for the season recently, welcomed hundreds of guests this year. Last winter it was set up near the lakefront in Lake Geneva; this year, it was moved to Geneva National, which offered a much larger area for the display. During the final […]
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Memory Café theme is St. Patrick’s Day
The next Lakeshore Memory Café will be March 10 at a new location – Barrett Memorial Library in Williams Bay. The topic is St. Patrick’s Day and it will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Barrett Memorial Library, 65 W. Geneva St. in Williams Bay. There is free, ample […]
Toys down on the farm
Kids of all ages enjoyed the 28th annual Whitewater High School FFA Alumni toy show Feb. 24 in the WHS gymnasium. Above: Riley Williams, left, of Darien, shows his miniature collection to Sam Peabody, of Delavan. About 60 vendors from Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa displayed their wares at the […]
Keefe Real Estate celebrates achievements
Members of the Keefe Real Estate agency recently gathered at the Grand Geneva Resort to recognize sales agent achievements in 2019. The event brought together nearly 80 sales agents and associates covering Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. These sale agents have done everything they can to get people into their […]
Elkhorn Fund to host Trivial Blarney event
The Elkhorn Fund will host Trivial Blarney trivia night on Saturday, March 14 beginning at 6 p.m. at Uptown at Friends, the upstairs gathering area of Friends on the Square. The event will once again feature a “great night of fun, facts and friends to help the Elkhorn Fund give […]
Lost in the shuffle
Theater group’s spring play opens Saturday By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A husband and wife team from Delavan is teaming up with the Off the Square Players to present “The Gin Game” at Ivan’s Backstage in East Troy. Joan and Steve Hay are portraying Fonsia Dorsey and […]
Dollar General moves on to County Board
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The Walworth County Zoning Agency voted 4-1 at its recent meeting in favor of recommending approval of a rezone request for the Norman L. Brummel and Jean A. Brummel Trust to the Walworth County Board of Supervisors. In October, the Sugar Creek Town Board voted 3-0 […]
Hoppin’ along
Don’t miss the Bunny Trains on the East Troy Railroad The East Troy Electric Railroad’s Bunny Train returns next month, riding the rails April 4, 5 and 11. Trains depart from the East Troy depot at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Enjoy face painting and […]
Scouting for Food drive set for March 14
Boy Scout Troop 92 and Cub Scout Troop 92 of East Troy are jointly participating in Scouting for Food. All donations will go directly to the local East Troy Food Pantry. In past years, scouts would provide plastic grocery bags to local residents and collect the grocery-filled bags the following […]
Exhibit sponsor
The Daughters of the American Revolution–Samuel Phoenix Chapter recently sponsored a special exhibit celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Rights to Vote at the Lake Geneva Public Library. It was titled, “We Stand on Their Shoulders: A History of Wisconsin Women and Voting” and is a Wisconsin Historical Society traveling […]
