Big Foot district students advance to FFA nationals By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent The Third Annual Big Foot High School and Feeder Schools Agriscience and Science Fair, held May 24 at The Abbey Resort featured students who had been nominated by teachers from their schools. The work of the students was […]
Sports & Other News
Soccer team celebrates season with awards
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Cameron Jacobson earned Most Valuable Player honors for the Elkhorn Area High School girls soccer team. The squad recently gathered at Elkhorn High and celebrated the end of their season by handing out awards. Jacobson also earned Second Team All-Southern Lakes Conference honors as a […]
Weber named Most Valuable Player
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School baseball team capped one of the better seasons in its recent history with the announcement of the program’s award winners. Jet Weber won Most Valuable Player honors. Weber also won the Attitude & Effort award and the Coaches Award for […]
Food pantry renovates space at St. Andrew
Daughter carries on vision dad began in 1980 By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Harold S. Johnson Food Pantry at St. Andrew of the Apostle Church in Delavan is renovating its space to better serve its clients. The pantry is temporarily located in space provided by Town Bank between the […]
Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra performs final concert of series
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On May 20, the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra concluded its 2016-17 concert series “Sound in Motion” with a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1. However, orchestra Music Director David Anderson’s opening comments to the audience at Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay made it […]
District names new high school principal
By Ryan Spoehr SLN staff The vacancy of leading the ship at Whitewater High School has been filled with someone with nearly two decades worth of experience in education. Mike Lovenberg, who had been associate principal at Wisconsin Dells Middle School, will step into the principal role at the High […]
Chiefs named to all conference in baseball, softball
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Both the Big Foot baseball and softball teams each had five All-RVC South Division selections. Junior utility player Riley Davis led the softball picks, as she was voted to the first team. Joining Davis were two second-team picks and two honorable mention selections. Named to […]
On the street
Elkhorn Area Fire Department members (not in order) Will Kostock, Kurt Spotz, Sr., Kyle Smith, Ed Bogard, Andy Beckman, Jeff Liner and Jason Unglaub, greet guests at the annual Firefighters Street Dance June 17. (Heather Ruenz photo)
‘Super Ryan’ chosen for Kade’s Klassic
Boy with chromosome abnormality showing improvement By Heather Ruenz SLN staff Ryan Mayfield, 8, of Elkhorn, was born six weeks prematurely on Sept. 30, 2008, and immediately proved to be a fighter. He was sent home from the neonatal ICU after six weeks and was able to breath and sleep […]
Bridging the generation gap
Program between young students, local seniors gets strong start By Penny Gruetzmacher Correspondent A new program is up and running in Walworth and offers a way for young children and local seniors to connect on a regular basis. The Generations Program involves Cathy Boldger’s junior Kindergarten class at Walworth Grade […]
