Donna M. Van De Bogert, 85, of Delavan, passed away on Sept. 11, 2014, at her home in Delavan. She was born on Aug. 17, 1929, in Stevens Point. She was the daughter of George and Lillian (Gebhardt) Bell. Donna graduated from P. J. Jacobs High School in Stevens Point […]
Month: September 2014
KATHERINE A. MCGAUGHEY
Katherine A. McGaughey, 80, of East Troy, died Sept. 14, 2014. She was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church. She loved her grandchildren, her church, quilting, gardening and doing charity work. She will be greatly missed. Survivors include her children, Randy (Sharon) Jones, Mark (Kimberly) and Ivan; grandchildren, Bryan, […]
ELSIE L. FLYNN
Elsie Lenore Flynn, 95, of Palmyra, died Aug. 17, 2014, at Fairhaven Corp. in Whitewater. Survivors include her children, Larry Miller, Watertown, Diane Eckstein, Palmyra, Deborah (Ron) Gensler, Three Lakes, and Arnie Uglum, Dousman; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren including her very special helper Jenna Gilbert; four great-great grandchildren; brother, Ray […]
UW-Whitewater football loaded with locals
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent After tying a school record with 10 touchdowns in a 73-7 season-opening victory over Waldorf (Iowa), defending national champion UW-Whitewater has the talent to win its sixth NCAA Division 3 football national championship in nine years. And there’s plenty of local talent leading the charge […]
Council reviews capital improvement plans
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With budget-building season about to get into full swing, Whitewater officials are kicking off the extensive review with a run-down of the city’s long-range capital improvement plans. At a Common Council meeting Sept. 2, City Manager Cameron Clapper and Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell met with […]
Annual Rock River Recovery meeting scheduled
By Clare Carlson Contributor Learn about the health of waters in the Rock River Basin and ongoing water quality improvement projects at the Rock River Recovery meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UW-Whitewater campus. The Rock River Basin covers 3,750 square miles in […]
Funding the schools
School Board approves preliminary budget By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Board of Education voted in favor of accepting the 2014-15 preliminary budget at its meeting Monday night. The vote was unanimous, but School Board member Chris Smith was not in attendance. East Troy Community School District business manager […]
UW–Whitewater presents Music Mosaics Series
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Music Department kicked off the fall season with guest artists the Bent Frequency Duo Project Thursday. Next on the docket is the first Music Mosaics Series concert of the season – to benefit the department’s scholarship fund, for students with exceptional talent and academic excellence – […]
Over the net
Whitewater High School’s No. 1 Doubles girls tennis team of Sally Hixson, top, and Alli Sedmak, play during the Sept. 4 dual meet against Big Foot High School. (Bob Mischka photos)
Trojans still looking for a win
Turnovers, penalties rack up and football team records another loss By Dan Truttschel Correspondent In many respects, the East Troy High Schol football team showed plenty of improvement Friday night in its Rock Valley Conference contest with visiting Clinton. But the Trojans still couldn’t quite overcome critical mistakes that came […]