As part of its 77th consecutive year of touring the United States, Carson & Barnes Circus – the largest traveling big top tent circus in America – will visit Delavan on Sunday at the Lake Lawn Resort Airport. The Delavan Historical Society is sponsoring the circus to help raise money […]
Sports & Other News
Web show to go ‘behind the scenes’ at circus
By Vicky Wedig Editor Underground Lake Geneva will go under the big top in Delavan on Sunday. The web show, with host Philip Sassano and producer Phil Bonyata, will take a behind-the-scenes look at the Carson and Barnes Circus at the Lake Lawn Airport. Sassano said the show uses a […]
Town to save money on insurance
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent The Delavan Town Board approved changing insurance companies July 16. Town Administrator John Olson said the change will save the town $34,302 a year in premiums. Olson said EMC Insurance, which specializes in municipal insurance, has never represented the township and made an aggressive bid […]
Celebrating a perfect season
Express sweep doubleheader, remain in second
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With just three regular-season games remaining, the East Troy Express Land O’ Lakes baseball team continues to hang onto second place in the Southwest Division. East Troy made sure of that Sunday with a doubleheader sweep over the visiting Wales Royals to improve to 9-5 overall. […]
‘Harvey’ comes to town
Nineteen East Troy High School thespians performed in the play “Harvey” on Friday and Saturday. Above: Michael Lois and Ruth Kelly portray a doctor and nurse. Below from left: MaiLei Meyers, Lexi Mitchell and Tyler Fridley perform in a scene. (Photos by Eric Kramer)
Historical society ‘cools it’ with summer ice harvesting exhibit
The East Troy Area Historical Society has opened a new exhibit at the Kubicki Museum and Heritage Center on the Square in East Troy. The theme for the new exhibit is ice harvesting. Sometimes referred to as “winter agriculture,” ice harvesting took place on area lakes every winter […]
County sticks with self-funded health plan; saves nearly $1 million
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer A vote by the Walworth County Board at its July meeting to stick with Walworth County’s self-funded employee health insurance plan is expected to save the county over $998,000. After a failed motion by Supervisor Jerry Grant to apply for state health insurance, the board […]
Through the Lines of Age
Open records debacle is extreme By Tyler Lamb Editor Fear. It seem in the past 10 years, or so, a growing sense of fear has prompted numerous local, state and federal entities to make bold thrusts at civil liberties and open records alike. Now fear over the potential of a […]
Sears celebrates 20 years in Lake Geneva
Sears Hometown Store of Lake Geneva, at 351 Peller Road, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this month. To commemorate the occasion owner Chuck Platts will offer a “throwback” promotional weekend celebration Friday and Saturday. This year marks two decades since Sears, Roebuck and Co. did a final run of its […]
