By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School volleyball team beat Wilmot in five sets Sept. 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Elkhorn. The Elks played a SLC dual meet last Tuesday at Waterford, and played in an invitational Saturday at Mayville that included Johnson […]
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Funding the future
Free clinic to have farm-to-table dinner By Tracy Ouellette SLN staff The Open Arms Free Clinic is hosting a farm-to-table dinner fundraiser from 4 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Boxed and Burlap, 2935 Highway 67, Delavan. Open Arms Free Clinic is a private, non-profit, health-care clinic supported […]
Hospice seeks volunteers for programs
Aurora at Home Hospice is seeking volunteers for two new programs for its patients and their families, one to record memories and another to connect veterans. The first new program is in conjunction with Story Corps, where an interview between a family member and the patient is conducted to make […]
Elkhorn girls tennis team bests Big Foot
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elks won two matches in both the singles and doubles flights and beat Big Foot 4-3 Sept. 5 in a non-conference girls high school tennis dual meet at Walworth. The Elks lost 7-0 Sept. 7 in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Union […]
Man gets 25 years in shooting death of friend
Officials: Game of Russian roulette showed reckless disregard for safety By Vicky Wedig SLN Staff An Illinois man was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and 10 years extended supervision in the Jan. 2 shooting death of his best friend in the Village of East Troy. Robert M. Sterling, […]
Author to talk about Wright’s Penwern
Author Mark Hertzberg will present an illustrated talk about “Penwern,” Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fred B. Jones estate on Delavan Lake at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Walworth County Historical Society’s Heritage Hall, 9 E. Rockwell St., Elkhorn. Hertzberg, the author of three books about Wright’s work in Racine, has […]
Swimmers impressive at own invite
By Chris Bennett Sports correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School posted 48 personal best times Sept. 9 at home in its own Elkhorn Invitational. The Elks finished fifth in the final team standings. Elkhorn competed Tuesday in a Southern Lakes Conference dual meet at Burlington, and swims Saturday in […]
Cross country teams showing growth
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent In a season full of challenging invitationals, there are rare occasions for the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls and boys cross country teams to step out of the box a bit. The Chiefs had that chance Tuesday, as they took another step in their progression. […]
Keefe Kares to honor Tree House
Sept. 22 celebration to raise funds, awareness for local organizations Keefe Kares, the charitable branch of Keefe Real Estate, invites the public to its Fabulous Fall Celebration at the Walworth County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 22. The cost is $10 a ticket, and tickets can be purchased at www.keefekares.com. […]
Yerkes Observatory offers ‘star party’
Yerkes Observatory is hosting a public observing night on their lawn from 8 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23. Throughout the year, Yerkes holds public observing events in which people can enjoy constellations, observe celestial objects through lawn telescopes, and learn through hands-on astronomy activities. These “star parties” are held […]
