A project orientation for all young people from 5-year-old kindergarten through 13-year-olds who are interested in 4-H shooting sports projects will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Elkhorn Area Middle School. 4-H shooting sports projects are wildlife, rifle, shotgun, archery, muzzle loading-traditional and sportsman, or pistol. Instructors from […]
Sports & Other News
Wintertime fun
At Walworth Grade School’s Winterfest event Jan. 19 Aedin Wadlund, after getting his face painted, plays a game while his mom, Aili Wadlund, watches. The event was sponsored by the Walworth Parents Club to raise money for programs, field trips and other items. See more photos in the Jan. 26 […]
On the run
More than 150 kids showed up to blow off steam at a dodgeball event at Elkhorn Area Middle School Jan. 13. The three-hour fundraiser for the Elkhorn Lacrosse Club was open to kids in Kindergarten through eighth grade. For more information about the club, visit elkhornlacrosse.com. (Heather Ruenz photo)
Walworth church hosts epiphany celebration
By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent Epiphany means “manifestation and on this day we celebrate the revelation of Jesus Christ to everyone,” according to Pastor Elizabeth Lee of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walworth. On Jan. 7 the church held an epiphany worship service that featured communion, participation from students in Christian […]
Dancing on the square
Members of the Sparrow Dance group get people moving at Winterfest at Veterans Park on the square in Elkhorn Jan. 20. The free event, sponsored by Thrivent Financial, also featured a variety of games and activities, a hot cocoa bar and representatives from the International Little Artists Foundation. For more […]
Marching for women
Participants in the Jan. 20 Women’s March stand along the square in Walworth holding signs. The march, organized by the Democratic Party of Walworth County, was held in conjunction with marches throughout the country. See more photos in the Jan. 26 Times/Reporter. (Penny Gruetzmacher photo)
Elkhorn gymnastics squad posts season high
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School gymnastics team posted a season-high team score and finished second Jan. 20 in the Watertown Gosling Invite at Watertown High School. “There was a lot of excitement when they announced we were second,” Elks coach Amanda Lockhart said of the […]
Village lifts restrictions on Bielinski Homes
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board voted Jan. 15 to lift the moratorium on building and occupancy permits for Bielinski Homes Inc. The village stopped issuing the permits in October of 2017 because of the poor condition of the roads in the Lake Bluff subdivision and […]
Fontana Fire and Rescue airboat dedicated
This story, as it appears in the Jan. 26 issue of the Times/Reporter (and the initial post on the website, which was removed until an updated version could be posted) incorrectly lists the year of Reninger’s death and the title of Wolfgang Nitsch, chief of the department. We regret the […]
Woman shares harrowing story
Event raises awareness about human trafficking By Heather Ruenz SLN staff The story Theresa Flores tells can be difficult to hear and may be hard for some to believe. But that lends itself to one of the points she’s trying to get across: Human trafficking can happen anywhere and doesn’t […]
