There will be some changes to this year’s annual Walworth County Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The event won’t be held at its usual location of the Community Park Building in Delavan because the building is being remodeled. Food will be prepared and delivered from the kitchen at the Village Supper Club, […]
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Foundation receives donation from USG
The Walworth Children’s Foundation recently received a generous donation of $5,000 from USG to help families and children who live in Walworth. The Foundation was formally started in 2011 under the late Pam Knorr, district school administrator at the time. It has served the Walworth Grade School families in many […]
Community Guide photo contest open
East Troy area residents are invited to enter the seventh annual Community Guide Cover Photo Contest. The overall best of the photos will appear on the cover of the East Troy Times 2021 Community Guide and the top picks will be inside the publication. The entry deadline is Nov. 25. […]
County to claim final $700K in COVID funding
Unused grant money set to expire; funds would be claimed for payroll By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent With time ticking toward the Nov. 6 deadline to claim funds available to Walworth County in COVID-19 grants, the finance committee was recently preparing to file claims for public health and sheriff’s office payroll […]
Handing out smiles
Approximately 100 children took part in Golden Years Trick or Treat event mid afternoon on Halloween. It was an outdoor event with residents watching from the windows and balconies and later voted on costumes from photos taken. Possibly stealing the show are Greta, Heidi, Sage and Pepper Hanson, who were […]
Horse struck by arrow had to be put down
Incident happened in Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest State and local authorities are looking for the person, or persons, responsible for striking a horse with an arrow and later put down because of injury Oct. 28 in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. According to […]
College freshman draws smiles on campus
UW-Whitewater student, ‘Astro’ wears spacesuit By Craig Schreiner UW-Whitewater In the days preceding Halloween, you would expect to see a Wookie or a Pikachu walking on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Add to that an extraterrestrial skateboarding music-playing messenger of good will. He comes in peace — sometimes with candy. […]
A lot of feet of fun
Numerous people showed up for the Elkhorn Recreation Department’s 6 Feet Trick or Treat event last Friday night at Sunset Park. The event offered safe ways to hand out candy at various stations. See more photos in the Nov. 5 Elkhorn Independent. (Dave Dresdow photo)
Searching for the Beast of Bray Road
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff A few months back, when Korbin Wenzel was visiting his grandma, Sue Thome, when he noticed a copy of the East Troy newspaper with a photo and story about the Beast of Bray Road. Being a very curious 4-year-old who likes monsters and scary things, […]
Plot a course for Dine Around The Lakes
Walworth County’s annual Dine Around The Lakes restaurant week celebration kicks off Friday and runs through Nov. 15 with specially priced 3-course meals at restaurants across the county. “We are excited to share some of Walworth County’s best restaurants during the seventh annual Dine Around The Lakes. This is a […]
