By Tom Ganser Correspondent During Washington Elementary’s annual “Eagle Days” when the school’s successes are celebrated, staff and students had something extra to celebrate this year. The school celebrated being designated as a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School on Nov. 9 during the annual celebration. The designation came from the […]
Month: November 2017
LAWRENCE HENSEL
Lawrence “Bub” Hensel, 84, lifetime resident of East Troy, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 20, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 9, 1933, to the late Floyd and Eda (Wiener) Hensel. He met his loving wife, Dottie, in East Troy. They were married […]
Five Chiefs kickers earn all-conference nods
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent The Big Foot-Williams Bay boys soccer team recently landed five players on All-Rock Valley Conference teams. Leading the Chiefs were seniors Eder Lavariega and Carson Luberda, who were named to the first team as a midfielder and defender, respectively. Senior midfielder Heath Dillenbeck was named […]
Community says goodbye to a favorite teacher
Leona Doubek is remembered for her kindness and compassion By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy community is mourning the death of former resident and longtime local educator Leona Doubek, who died Nov. 19 at the age of 99. Doubek was a teacher at East Troy Elementary School for […]
Harms remains positive early in season
By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent Whitewater girls basketball coach Judy Harms was positive in her assessment of her team in a scrimmage after the first week of practice just days before the regular season kicked off. “I was real happy how we looked though (in the scrimmage),” she said […]
Council member proposes guidelines for commissions, boards
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent What constitutes good governance? What are the characteristics of a well-run committee or board in Whitewater? These are some of the questions council member Chris Grady aired with his elected colleagues during a recent discussion of the broad topics at a Common Council meeting Nov. 7. […]
On the Council
Nathan Chapman and Cade Fink were sworn in as City of Elkhorn Junior Council members last week as part of the Youth in Government program. They attend Municipal Services & Utilities Committee and Common Council meetings, and get an advisory vote when council members cast their official votes. Chapman, who […]
All-conference honors for Chiefs volleyball players
By Dan Truttschel Sports correspondent Five members of the Big Foot girls volleyball team recently were named to All-Rock Valley Conference teams. Junior setter Kampbell Hehr led the Chiefs, as she was voted to the first team by RVC coaches. Also recognized were junior utility player Sophia Foster, second team, […]
Whitewater School District ‘meets expectations’ on report cards
The Whitewater Unified School District received an overall accountability rating of “Meets Expectations” when the report card reports were released. Report cards were released on Nov. 17 by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district and each school received its own report card that evaluated its performance based […]
Ready to put on a show
“The Grunch,” a children’s musical to be performed by Lakeland Players Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 2-3, is the story of Rudy Grunch, a grumpy 6th grader who feels like an outsider so when the school prepares for a musical, he comes up with a plan to ruin it. It’s directed, […]
