By Bob Peryea Correspondent The Big Foot High School Board got its first look at the 2012-13 preliminary school budget last Monday, which will be ready for citizen approval at the Annual Meeting at the end of October. District Administrator Dorothy Kaufmann, who presented the preliminary budget to the School […]
Sports & Other News
Deep-rooted love
Irish Fest volunteer hopes to give others a taste of their family tree By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Slowly but surely, Fran O’Herron is tending to her family tree. What once consisted of a few branches is now a blossoming into a full picture of ancestors who, like many, were in […]
Trojan tennis team starts on top again
The East Troy High School girls tennis team started right where it left off last year. The defending Rock Valley Conference champions kicked off their 2012 campaign winning the East Troy triangular last Saturday. They defeated Milwaukee King 5-2 and then downed Catholic Central 7-0. The Trojans lost four seniors […]
Whitewater kickers expect to vie for RVC crown
By David Paulsen Correspondent After a disappointing season one year ago, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team fully expects to compete for a Rock Valley Conference title this fall. The Whippets return 14 letterwinners from last year’s 4-18-1 squad. Only one of the varsity players is not a returning […]
Water ski show to honor ‘heart heroes’
The Minneiska Water Ski Show team of Whitewater will be performing on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Whitewater Lake Scenic Ridge Campground, W7991 R&W Townline Road, Whitewater, in honor of all “heart heroes,” including three kids on the team born with heart defects. One child already has a […]
Whippet tennis team shaping up, but still in flux
By David Paulsen Correspondent Losing five varsity starters off last year’s Rock Valley Conference championship girls tennis squad has left some big holes for head coach Tim Nelson to fill this fall. One year ago, the Whippet girls finished 21-3 overall. To do that well this year, the team has […]
Biking for business
Organizers hope Cycling Series will brand Sharon By Christopher Bennett Correspondent “We’re trying to bring money into these little towns. It might not be a ton of money, but we’re hoping that in five years, if it catches on, there will be more…” – Lon Haldeman, Sharon Cycle Series organizer […]
One-room schoolteacher’s lesson plan was lifelong
By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff Most educators teach because they believe in it. But there are those rare few who believe so strongly in enriching others, that they dedicate their entire lives to education. The community recently said goodbye to longtime educator Marilyn Coogan, 77, who taught locally for more […]
Loose cattle cause a stir at local polling place
By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff Even with a relatively low voter turnout, poll workers in the Town of Spring Prairie had their work cutout for them Tuesday, as officials had to call Walworth County Sheriff’s deputies to assist with a few “unruly unregistered voters,” the clerk-treasurer reported. Debbie Collins, […]
Pruess advances in register of deeds race
In a three-way race to secure the Republican ticket for Walworth County Register of Deeds, county real property lister Donna Pruess prevailed, garnering 3,724 of the 9,073 votes cast. Lake Geneva banker Bob Kordus came in a close second with 3,209 votes, and accounts receivable manager Toni Loftus trailed with […]
