Our favorite photos from Walworth County Today, the Walworth County Gazette, and CSI's Walworth County Sunday.
A barn at W9037 Creek Road near Darien lies flattened after strong storms rolled through Walworth County July 11, 2011. The barn was used for storage and was nearly empty when it collapsed.
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Darren Lees of Chicago rides with his sons Oliver and Mason and family friend Max Marcus past a Lyons Township fire truck Friday as about 1,000 guests and employees were evacuated from Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva. Officials say at least one transformer failed on the property, cutting power to the main buildings. The decision to evacuate was made as a precautionary measure. Dan Plutchak/WalworthCountyToday.com.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
The annual Fran Achen Invitational is organized in memory of the longtime Whitewater resident, teacher, and local photographer. Achen died in 2004 at age 87.
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Photo By: Achen family
Shoppers browse through items May 15, 2011 at the Elkhorn Antique Flea Market on the Walworth County Fairgrounds.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Horse trainer Bob McCabe of Elkhorn checks on his harness racing horse Coco Donut in its stall at the Walworth County Fairgrounds.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Allison White shares a high five after receiving her diploma Thursday at commencement ceremonies at Elkhorn Area High School.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Members of the Whitewater High School Class of 2011 pose for photos.
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Photo By: David Brazy
Brittney Dixon leans back to talk to a classmate at the beginning of commencement ceremonies Thursday at Delavan-Darien High School.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Packers' wide receiver Donald Driver shakes 5th grader Casey Skindingsrude's hand after he arrived Monday morning at Washington Elementary School in Whitewater. Driver, a spokesman for Goodwill Industries, was at the school which won Goodwill's annual donation challenge. From the left, Allison Heckert, Ali Ketterhagen and Liz Wilson also welcomed Driver.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Graduating seniors from Badger High School in Lake Geneva throw their caps in the air at the end of the graduation ceremony on Sunday.
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Photo By: Lukas Keapproth
A woman and her dog watch as fire destroys a home Saturday evening near Delavan Lake.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Members of the Lake Geneva Generals semi-pro football team, including owners Jeni and Derek Diehl, along with players Joe Tazelaar, David Byerley and Jacob Schlegel, traveled to Joplin, Mo., to help with cleanup following the May 22, 2011 tornado.
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Photo By: Jeni Diehl
The carnival rides are ready, but the weather isn't willing in Delavan Wednesday. Tip Top Rides expected to open this evening in the Tractor Supply shopping plaza parking lot and will be in town through Memorial Day
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Bob Sanders, a resident at Golden Years of Walworth, takes a turn dancing at the recent Senior Prom.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
The full moon rises Monday evening above a farm on Westbound Lane in Darien Township.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
A farmer works his land off of Creek and Clowes roads in Darien Township Tuesday afternoon. Area farmers are anxious to get planting, but many have had to hold off because of wet ground and cold temperatures.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Model Mariana Hernandez, a junior at Big Foot High School, shows off one of the student-made garments in the fashion show.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
The 2010-'11 All-Walworth County basketball teams includes, from the left, Julia Shelbourn of Whitewater, Courtney Spangler of Big Foot, Player of the Year Alana Cesarz of Delavan-Darien, Lana Wieseman of Badger, Brett Prahl of East Troy, Kyle Hoskins of Elkhorn, Marcus McLin of Delavan-Darien, Nate Dodge of East Troy, Player of the Year Tanner Plomb of East Troy and Breanna Gaspervich of East Troy. Dan Plutchak/Walworth County Gazette.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
The 2010-’11 All-Walworth County boys basketball team is made up of, from the left, Kyle Hoskins of Elkhorn, Marcus McLin of Delavan-Darien, Brett Prahl of East Troy, Nate Dodge of East Troy and boys Player of the Year Tanner Plomb of East Troy.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Angora goats are sheared each spring and fall for their fleece which creates a fine mohair yarn, used by crafters to create soft hand wovens.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011.
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Photo By: Pete Souza/White House
This Turtle Mound is one of the many effigy mounds at Indian Mounds Preserve in Whitewater.
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Photo By: Dan Lassiter
The 2010-'11 All-Walworth County girls basketball team includes, from the left, Julia Shelbourn of Whitewater, Courtney Spangler of Big Foot, Player of the Year Alana Cesarz of Delavan-Darien, Lana Wieseman of Badger and Breanna Gaspervich of East Troy.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
From the left, Pat Clancy, a recount observer for JoAnne Kloppenburg and Carolyn Gerwin, an observer for David Prosser, look over a ballot with tabulator Barb Fischer Wednesday at the Walworth County Government Center in Elkhorn. The board of canvass is meeting to recount ballots in the contested state Supreme Court race.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Rep. Paul Ryan points to an audience member upon arriving April 26, 2011 at a Lake Geneva listening session.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Katrina Hodgkins, a 3rd grader at Mt. Zion School in Lake Geneva, and Cameron Blood, 2nd grade, hold up a clothesline with a recycled shirt while participating in an Earth Day program by Tim "The Trash Man" Glander.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Jeffrey Unger of Sullivan, Wisc, takes Paul Ryan to task over the debt issue using a visual aid during Ryan's listening session in Janesville on Tuesday.
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Photo By: Dan Lassiter
A tractor sits idle in a Darien Township field April 18, 2011 after an overnight blanket of snow.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Sarah Palin waves to supporters April 16, 2011 at a tea party rally held in Madison at the Wisconsin Capitol.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Sadie Schwefel, 7, of Caledonia makes friends with Guinness, a 3-year-old Saint Bernard who is with Wisconsin Saint Bernard Rescue at the Pet Wellness Expo and Health & Wellness Expo held at Burlington High School.
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Photo By: Heather Noel Nelson
Town of Geneva Chief Election Inspector Terri Pody, right, shows Jim Daily an envelope from a write-in ballot while Chief Inspector Phyllis Olson looks on Tuesday during a recount of last week's vote. Daily win over Keith Millard during the election stood by a vote of 528-524.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Lightning flashes above a farm field April 10, 2011 as a spring storm rolls through Darien Township near the county line.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Dorothy Burwell, right, congratulates Ryan Simons April 11, 2011 after a recount confirmed that she lost to Simons by a vote of 638-635 in the race for town of Delavan board chairperson.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
An investigator approaches a van Friday morning that matches the description of the getaway vehicle used in the robbery of a Delavan liquor story.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
FFA member and DDHS junior Abby Jensen holds a pig for Associate Principal Jen Paepke to kiss for raising the most month last month in an FFA Fundraiser.
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Photo By: Delavan-Darien School District
Staff Sgt. Aaron Stamm, along with his children Kenton, foreground, and Kayla, says the Pledge of Allegiance Wednesday during at Walworth Grade School. Stamm, who had just returned from Iraq, surprised his children during an all-school assembly.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Staff Sgt. Aaron Stamm gets a hug from his children, Kenton, 6, left, and Kayla, 4, while his wife, Keni Stamm, looks on. Aaron surprised his children during an all-school assembly at Walworth Grade School on Wednesday morning after returning from Iraq.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Protesters pack the steps to the Capitol March 13, 2011 during a rally to opposed the recently passed budget-repair bill.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Mary Burpee of Elkhorn, center, and Sue Gootsan of Lake Geneva, holding a sign, protest outside the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan March 11, 2011 against the recently signed budget-repair bill.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Pro-union marchers pass by Gov. Scott Walker supporters during a protest Friday in front of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Eight-year-old Grace Narayanan, left, and Lilly Narayanan, 5, of Lake Geneva show the masks they made March 5, 2011 at the Elkhorn Area School District Parent Connections booth at the Active Family Resource Fair.
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Photo By: Heather Noel Nelson
A firefighter turns a hose to flames burning inside a vacant home March 10, 2011 in Pell Lake.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
With the Clinton boys basketball team celebrating in the background, head coach Denny Morris gives a hug to Cody Risseeuw, who injured his ankle in the first quarter of the Cougar's 47-40 win over Broadhead in Saturday's WIAA Division 3 regional final game at Big Foot High School.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Isabel Chisamore, 8, watches carefully as Forest Bieber, 6, measures out ingredients during a children’s baking class at Big Foot High School.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Protesters carry a United States flag in front of the Wisconsin state capitol Wednesday as protesters both for and against Gov. Scott Walkers' budget repair bill converged on Madison.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
A snowboarder cuts across the Mountain Top ski hill this week at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Sculpture from the, 2011 at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Sculpture from team Illinois, 2011 at the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
A farm tractor in Darien Township is frosted in snow following the Feb. 2, 2011 blizzard.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Snow is removed from the roof of Popeye's restaurant in Lake Geneva Feb. 3, 2011 following the winter's biggest blizzard.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Snowflakes cling to a car windshield during the winter blizzard of Feb. 2, 2011.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Bubba, the family dog, leads the way as photographer Terry Mayer surveys the landscape Wednesday along Creek Road in Darien Township.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Shirley Halpin walks her dog, Chloe, through Riviera Park in Lake Geneva Monday as crews began constructing the huge snow cylinders that sculptors will turn into art
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Police block off Geneva Street in Lake Geneva Monday as students load buses across the street from Central Denison School. Lake Geneva schools closed early Monday following a threat.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Dionne Brown builds Packers and Bears snowmen Wednesday in front the Country Station at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 11 and U.S. Highway 14 in Darien Township. Brown, and her sister Cari Alberts, came up with the idea to get the attention of Illinois and Wisconsin motorists who travel through this busy intersection on weekends.
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Photo By: Dan Plutchak
Pack 327 Cub Scouts watch closely at the Pinewood Derby finish line. From the left are Cub Scouts Jeremy Brown, Joe Brusa, Augustus Foster and Jacob Szczap.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Early on a cold winter morning last week, a rider on a sulky takes a horse around a track off of County Highway X in Clinton.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Hay bales along Cobblestone Road in rural Delavan stand sentry in a field freshly carpeted with snow.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Members of Delavan's Boy Scout Troop 328 lead the Pledge of Allegiance Jan. 3, 2011 at the inauguration of Gov. Scott Walker. From the left, Robert Benzon, Justin Sorg, Simeon Ploeger, Justin Brown, Aaron Craig and John Paul Zampino.
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Photo By: Terry Mayer
Gov. Scott Walker takes the ceremonial oath of office Jan. 3, 2010 from Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.
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Family, guests and dignitaries gathered in the capitol rotunda Jan. 3, 2010 to listen to Gov. Scott Walker's inaugural address.
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