By Daniel Schoettler Correspondent The Whitewater Unified School District Board recognized the district’s 2017 Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award nominees at the board’s Sept. 26 meeting. Jill Meinel, John Schmming, Mike Wintz and Rosalinda Martinez were named as the district’s representatives for the award. Doug Parker, principal at Whitewater High […]
Month: October 2016
A parting of the ways
Village Board votes to defund economic development association By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board voted 4-3 to defund the East Troy Community Development Alliance at Monday night’s regular meeting. The motion was brought forth by Trustee Dusty Stanford, who has been vocal about his belief that […]
Leaving his mark
Warhawks remember swim and dive team member By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The UW-Whitewater athletics community lost an important member of the swim and dive program last month in Spencer Twining. Twining was killed in a motorcycle crash on Sept. 8 in Waukesha County. “I will always remember his unique […]
Three Whippets earn medals in night race
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent For the first time ever in the state of Wisconsin, a cross country race – the Nightfall Cross Country Classic – took place under the lights in Wisconsin Dells. The race consisted of 27 teams and took place on Sept. 30. Whitewater High School’s head […]
Tripp Street private drive proposal ‘dead in the water’
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A proposal to convert a portion of Tripp Street into a private drive and take it off Whitewater’s official grid system has been nixed. After receiving feedback from surrounding property owners and presenting the prospect to members of the Plan and Architectural Review Commission, City Planner […]
The haunting of East Troy
Historical Society’s Ghost Walk returns By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Every other year, for the past decade or so, the East Troy Area Historical Society invites the public to learn about some of the “haunted” houses in the village with its Spirits of East Troy Ghost Walk. One of the […]
Hembree paces runners
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Caleb Hembree finished 10th in the boys varsity field and led the Elkhorn Area High School boys cross country team to a seventh-place finish Sept. 29 in the Mukwonago Invitational at Mukwonago High School. Piper Sleider finished 32nd and led the Elkhorn varsity girls. The Elks […]
Trojans trounced in homecoming game
Evansville-Albany outscores East Troy, 42-15 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent With just two regular-season games remaining, the leaders in the Rock Valley Conference are beginning to separate from the pack. And after a tight first quarter Friday night, one of those teams made it clear they’re not going away quietly – […]
Tennis sends two to sectional meet
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Two Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis players moved onto Wednesday’s Division 2 sectional meet at Whitewater following Monday’s East Troy Subsectional. Meredith and Clare Heckert, at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, both advanced to Wednesday’s sectional. Meredith Heckeret beat Monroe’s Grace Tostrud 6-1, 6-1 to […]
Elks beat up on SLC foes
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team routed two opponents last week in Southern Lakes Conference play. Elkhorn won 6-0 Oct. 1 in a Southern Lakes Conference match at Burlington and beat Badger 5-0 Sept. 29 in a SLC match at home. The Elks (13-1-1, […]
