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Dasher the reindeer, a popular attraction at Janesville tree farm, found dead |
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Written by Dan Plutchak
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Thursday, 24 November 2011 11:05 |
JANESVILLE -- Dasher, the beloved reindeer that delighted families for years at Tannenbaum Acres Christmas Tree farm west of Janesville, was found dead Wednesday, possibly of a heart attack.
Co-owner Candace Utzig said Thursday that because Dasher is in the deer family, the Department of Natural Resources requires an autopsy to determine the cause of death, but she suspects it may have been a heart attack.
She said he was fine Tuesday night, but Wednesday morning, Dasher didn't run up to the gate as he usually did.
Utzig said she's working with some friends who also are reindeer owners to have some back at the tree farm Saturday and Sunday.
Despite Dasher's death, Tannenbaum acres opened Thanksgiving Day morning, as it has for years.
More on Dasher and other tree growers HERE. |
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Searching for perfect tree ... finding something extra |
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Written by Margaret Plevak/For Walworth County Sunday
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 16:15 |
Robert and Ann Feucht of Evergreen Acres Tree Farm in La Grange Township offer their customers flocked trees, wreaths and boughs in addition to the cut-your-own trees. Terry Mayer/staff photo.
(Read in the e-edition HERE.)
EAST TROY — At Family Trees in East Troy, customers can ride into the fields on a tractor-pulled hay wagon.
Weather permitting, sledding is available at Valley View Tree Farm, just northwest of Burlington in Honey Creek. Extra sleds are available for those who don’t bring their own.
“It’s something we added to draw more people, especially smaller kids,” said owner Brian Stankus, who likened the attraction to pumpkin farmers offering corn mazes and hayrides in the fall. |
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Sharon, East Troy make changes to community holiday events |
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Written by Dan Plutchak
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:18 |
Sharon's Victorian Christmas is back on, and in East Troy, Santa will arrive by fire truck this year.
After announcing earlier this month that Sharon's annual holiday festival had been cancelled for this year, the Sharon Village Board, along with the Sharon Main Street Association, came up with a plan to save the event. |
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Searchers find body of missing Lake Geneva man |
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Written by Dan Plutchak
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Monday, 21 November 2011 15:18 |
LAKE GENEVA -- Authorities in Maryland said today they have found the body of a Lake Geneva man who was last seen more than a week ago.
James Wilson, 75, apparently died from exposure after his minivan became stuck in the woods in western Maryland's Green Ridge State Forest.
Wilson left his home on Nov. 11 for Delaware, but failed to arrive at his destination the next day, police said. The Lake Geneva Police Department on Thursday put out a missing persons bulletin.
The Associated Press reported that Wilson's body was found in a steep ravine about three-quarters of a mile from his disabled vehicle.
More from the Cumberland Times-News. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 21 November 2011 15:26 |
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World premiere on Whitewater stage |
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Written by Weekender
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Monday, 21 November 2011 14:51 |
Jake Lesh as Edwin Booth in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Theatre/Dance Department’s world premiere of “The Edwin Booth Company Presents….”
WHITEWATER – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Greenhill Center of the Arts announces the Theatre/Dance Department’s world premiere of “The Edwin Booth Company Presents….”
Filled with clever humor, dashing sword fights and beautiful romance, the production opens in the Barnett Theatre Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 3. |
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Students, host families expand their horizons through AFS |
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Written by Todd Mishler/Walworth County Sunday
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Friday, 18 November 2011 11:38 |
AFS exchange student Urara Miyazaki enjoys a silly moment in her bedroom at her host family’s home. Miyazaki is staying with Elliott and Monica Los of Delavan and attending Delavan-Darien High School. Terry Mayer/staff photo.
DELAVAN — It’s all about breaking down barriers, whether they’re social, cultural, economic or linguistic. And in most cases, it involves all of the above.
American Field Service, or AFS, provides intercultural and international learning opportunities for students, families, schools and communities. And in turn, the organization’s hope is that the positive strides made in communication and better understanding at the local level will help create a more just and peaceful world.
That’s quite a goal, but every year more than 13,000 individuals in 40 countries participate in volunteer-based AFS programs.
And that applies to schools in Walworth County, including the Delavan-Darien School District, which boasts one of the oldest foreign exchange efforts in the area and the state of Wisconsin. |
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