Deanna Giovingo, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Badger High School, was recognized as a Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Master Adviser at the organization’s recent National Leadership Conference. Giovingo was among 42 fellow 2019 Master Adviser recipients awarded nationwide at the conference that had more than […]
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Visit Lake Geneva president appointed to state organization
Stephanie Klett, president and CEO of Visit Lake Geneva, the community’s chamber of commerce and official visitor and convention Bureau, has been appointed to the board of directors for Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives. This is the first time a Lake Geneva chamber president has served on the board in […]
Family hike
This female turkey and her babies, of which there were nine in all, make their way along the side of Town Hall Road in Delavan near Highway 50 during an early morning hike a couple of weeks ago. Hens incubate one brood of eight to 18 eggs per year […]
Sunset Soiree raises funds for restoration
It’s the foundation’s exclusive event at Old World Wisconsin The Old World Foundation raised $16,000 for historic restoration projects at Old World Wisconsin at the recent Sunset Soiree event. Old World Wisconsin, W372 S9727 Highway 67, Eagle, is an outdoor living history attraction with more than 60 historic buildings, 100 […]
Gift the largest in UW-Whitewater history
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recently received its largest bequest to date, a $5 million estate gift from alumnus Byron R. “Chris” Chrisman. Chrisman received a B.S. in business in 1959 and donated $1.5 million in 2015 to help construct the Mary Poppe Chrisman Success Center. His total actual and pledged […]
Women on a mission
Mother-daughter team spends vacation volunteering By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When it came time to decide how she wanted to spend her last summer at home before heading off to college, Rachel Bottum, of East Troy, wanted to do something new and different. “Roughly half-way through my senior year I […]
Bank hosting back to school drive
Annual event will help kids throughout the stateline area First National Bank and Trust Company recently announced it’s host the annual Back to School supply drive to help Stateline area kids as they prepare for their first day of school. The drive kicked off late last month and will run […]
On a mission
Trinity Church in Pell Lake recently sent Calvin Topf (front from left), Lyzzie Oviedo, Gretchen Tofp, Lizzie Melchi, Cameryn Heckel, (back row) Kloe Oviedo, Dale Williams, Evan Martin, Vicki Martin, Michele Irby and Michelle McClanahan on the Youthworks Mission Trip to Lake Traverse, South Dakota. The group learned about […]
Man charged with selling drugs near schools
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12 for a Delavan man charged with selling drugs near Delavan schools. Brayan Anduaga Colin, 18, was charged Aug. 1 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of manufacturing or delivering LSD, one near a school; and manufacturing or delivering marijuana near […]
It’s Christmas in July for local charities
Donations from Santa Cause’s annual festival distributed The third annual Santa Cause Tree Festival took place during the 2018 holiday season and raised more than $110,500 for local charities. Santa Cause is a super charity that supports existing charities in Walworth County, referred to as the ‘Charities of Christmas.’ Those […]
