By Troy Sparks SLN Correspondent The Whitewater girls basketball team is right where they need to be after the first full week of December. The Whippets are creating their own identity instead of comparing themselves to teams in the past. And they are navigating this journey together, letting the […]
Month: December 2017
Whitewater Middle School receives another threat
UPDATE: Three juveniles have been arrested as a result of the incident. The names of the individuals have not been released. For the second time in less than two weeks and for the fourth time in five weeks on Thursday, a Whitewater school received a threat that put the entire […]
New NHS members inducted at WHS
By Tom Ganser SLN Correspondent The induction of six Whitewater High School seniors and 25 juniors into the Minneiska Chapter of the National Honor Society, established in 1956, focused the spotlight on a tradition that spans 61 years and two generations of Whitewater High School students recognized by their […]
DELORES BERINGER
Delores “Dody” (nee Olson) Beringer, 81, formerly of Woodstock, Ill., passed away Dec. 4, 2017, in Crystal Lake, Ill. She was born in Walworth on March 24, 1936, to Hubert and Katherine (nee Eifer) Olson. The eldest of five, she was often relied upon to help care for her younger […]
JOHN C. HOPKINS
John Claude “Jack” Hopkins, 88, of Troy Center, found peace Dec. 4, 2017. He was born in Eagle on March 27, 1929, to Claude and Catherine Hopkins. He attended Troy Center grade school, East Troy High School and was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His working years were […]
LYLE E. VANDER VEEN
Lyle E. Vander Veen, 59, of Delavan, passed away Dec. 3, 2017, at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He was born in Elkhorn Sept. 21, 1958, to Albert and Dorothy (Korringa) Vander Veen. He graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 1976. Lyle farmed on the family farm in […]
MARY R. STILLING
Mary R. Stilling, 56, of Lake Geneva, passed away Nov. 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. She was born in Elkhorn, Aug. 1, 1961, to William and Alice (Larsen) Meyer. She married Robert Stilling on June 28, 1986. She was the owner of Southern Lakes Vacuum and Sewing. Mary […]
School District ‘meets expectations’ on annual report card
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Schools are meeting expectations according to the recently released report cards for the 2016-17 school year from the Wisconsin Department of Instruction. The district as a whole received a grade of 72, which is on the high end of the “meets expectations” […]
City panel begins search for next police chief
By Dave Fidlin SLN Correspondent Police Chief Lisa Otterbacher will not formally retire for another six months, but city officials are moving swiftly to seek out her successor. City Manager Cameron Clapper discussed the candidate recruitment process at a Common Council meeting Nov. 21. Clapper and others intricately […]
The dam debate continues
East Troy Village Board still gathering information on dam repair/removal By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board again discussed options for removing or repairing the East Troy Dam over Honey Creek at the Nov. 20 meeting. Several residents addressed the board during citizen participation cautioning the board […]
