Tourism sites join forces for winter clothing campaign By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff The Wisconsin Department of Tourism kicked off a campaign last week to help struggling families get winter ready and a host of local tourism sites are joining the warm and fuzzy effort. The Department’s “The Big Bundle […]
Sports & Other News
East Troy hangs on for win over Tide
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Something told East Troy girls basketball coach Jeff Brown that his team could be in for a fight last week when it hosted Edgerton. Whatever voice that was hit the nail right on the head. Edgerton jumped out to a 23-13 first-quarter lead before the […]
Balanced offensive attack pushes Trojan boys to victory
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Opponents of the East Troy boys basketball team have tried just about everything to try and slow down the Trojans’ vaunted offensive attack. Visiting Palmyra-Eagle went with the keep-away approach when the two teams met last week in a Rock Valley Conference contest. It seemed like […]
Badger girls handle Westosha
Badger boys lost to Waterford By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badger girls’ basketball team improved to 2-1 (2-0 Southern Lakes Conference) with a 50-29 home win over Westosha Central on December 4. The Badgers jumped on the Falcons (0-3, 0-2) early and often leading 21-8 at the […]
Gingerbread Galore
PHOTO BY Jenny Klopfer The handmade stockings are located in The Forum of the Grand Geneva. The stockings will be displayed until Dec. 29 when they will be auctioned off. All proceeds will go to the United Way of Walworth County. The resort also features handmade gingerbread house contest. Hotel […]
Genoa City Police & Rescue Departments participated in ‘Shop with a Hero’ with students
By Karen M. Bullock CORRESPONDENT Ten local students were chosen for Genoa City Police & Rescue’s Shop with a Hero Program. Five students were each selected by their teachers. The children were chosen because for positive behavior including showing kindness. The students met at Wayne’s Pizza in Genoa City […]
Low scores cost boys two games
Comets start strong but fall short on offense By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Not scoring more than 40 points in ball games won’t get a win, and the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team learned that lesson twice last week. The Comets fell to Union Grove 74-37 and Elkhorn 59-39 in […]
Police and Fire Commission conducts hearing to determine whether to fire cop
Defense: Alcoholism, death, sexual assault, mental illness in family create ‘perfect storm’ for officer By Bob Peryea CORRESPONDENT At a hearing Monday, the Town of Delavan Police and Fire Commission heard about the troubled life of a township police officer accused of misconduct in office and the Police Department’s claim […]
Off-duty lifeguards save man from drowning on Delavan Lake
Last fatality on lake was in 2002 By Vicky Wedig SLN STAFF If it weren’t for three off-duty lifeguards, Delbert Burrious believes he would have been the first fatality on Delavan Lake in 10 years. “I would have drowned,” said Burrious, 63, of Lake Geneva. Burrious and his then-girlfriend […]
Village and town discuss potential sites for new fire, rescue station
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The village and town of Darien boards met jointly Dec. 5 to discuss potential sites for a new fire and emergency medical services station. The Town Board authorized paying $7,500 for its share of design and engineering costs related to selecting a site contingent on […]
