By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board approved paying for a new, Tri-Troy Library feasibility study at its Feb. 15 meeting meeting. The $9,500 fee will come out of the village’s library impact fee funds. The Friends of the East Troy Library offered to pay $4,000 of the […]
Month: February 2021
Building bears to pass the time
The Big Foot Recreation District sponsored a Build-a-Teddy program for about a dozen area children recently at Big Foot Union High School. The Recreation District, which held the event in school commons, allowed participants to choose among four different types of teddy bears. The choices drew inspiration from Valentine’s Day […]
Welcome sight
A robin takes a drink from a heated birdbath outside a home in the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Whitewater last Sunday afternoon. Because many robins migrate south for the winter, sightings of them during the colder months is often believed to be a sign that spring […]
Bloom360 announces scholarships for homeschool families
Virtual open houses to provide information Thanks to a grant from The United Way, Bloom360 Learning Community in East Troy will offer a few financial, need-based, partial scholarships for Walworth County kids ages 11 to 18 with neuro-diverse needs who enroll in the school’s new Roots Program. Admissions for the […]
Elkhorn FD to partner with Gateway
By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Public Safety Committee voted in favor of a clinical agreement between the Elkhorn Area Fire Department and Gateway Technical College at its Feb. 8 meeting. According to a memo prepared by Elkhorn Area Fire Department Assistant Chief Dave Fladten, the program would […]
Trojan sports roundup
Boys head into playoffs, girls end season in regionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The East Troy High School boys basketball team managed to navigate quite the non-conference schedule during the regular season. And with that 23-game slate now complete, the Trojans have their sights set on a WIAA Division 2 […]
Rough morning
A vehicle sits on its roof in the median of Interstate 43 near Highway 50 in Delavan Tuesday morning, one of numerous crashes throughout the area. Though snowfall amounts Monday night were reported to be less than 2 inches in most local areas, the wind and temperatures […]
ROBERT SCOTT
Robert E. Scott, 88, of Delavan, passed away on Feb. 13, 2021, at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn. He was born on Nov. 19, 1932, in Platteville to Robert and Helen (Lampson) Scott. He attended the UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater and received his master’s degree from UW-Madison. Robert was […]
FREDERICK J. VILONA
Frederick J. Vilona, 92, of Fontana, passed away on Feb. 6, 2021 at home in Fontana. He was born in Chicago, on Feb. 21, 1928, to James and Rose Vilona. Fred proudly served in the U.S. Marines. He was an owner/operator of a contracting company in the greater Chicago area. […]
ROGER DEAN BLOOD
Roger Dean Blood, 69, of Delavan, passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2021, after a long battle of cancer. Visitation will be held at Southern Lakes Evangelical Free Church, N6686 US-12, Elkhorn, on March 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. with the service at 11 a.m. Betzer-Lazarczyk Family Funeral Home […]
