School District first in state to have new learning environments By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy School District is the very first in the state to have working SmartLabs. The new learning facilities are up and running at the middle school and Prairie View Elementary School and […]
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City discusses relationship with library, plans to draft agreement
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn is planning to draft an operational agreement that would clear up the city’s relationship with Matheson Memorial Library. The topic was brought to the City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee Monday night after questions were raised during recent meetings as […]
DOLORES C. ABBREDERIS
Dolores Cecelia Abbrederis (nee Groszkiewicz), 94, of Schofield, died Sept. 19, 2016, at Copper Leaf Assisted Living Home in Schofield. She was born June 20, 1922, in Milwaukee, to the late Edward and Marie (Jerzak) Groszkiewicz. She attended St. Adalbert’s Catholic School and South Division High School in Milwaukee. Dolores […]
County to host suicide prevention walk
Walworth County will host is second Out of the Darkness Walk, a nationwide suicide-prevention event, Oct. 1 at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable, according to event organizers. Last year more than 400 people from throughout […]
ROBERT D. GARVENS
Robert D. Garvens, 93, died Sept. 16, 2016. He was born May 20, 1923, to the late Enos and Mabel Garvens, in Brookfield. He attended and was a graduate of Waukesha High School. He married his late wife Lorraine “Babe” on March 24, 1951, in Hartland. They were longtime East […]
East Troy man killed in motorcycle crash
A 38-year-old East Troy man is dead after his motorcycle struck a tree Saturday night. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, Walter M. Kraayvanger Jr. crashed his red 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle into a tree Pleasant Lake Road just south of Oakwood drive, in the […]
City reviews library parking
Committee not in favor of redesign that would add minimal slots By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff While parking is at a premium at Matheson Memorial Library, members of the City of Elkhorn Municipal Services and Utilities committee opted against a redesign of the lot last week that not only carried […]
‘Death by Chocolate’ opens next week
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In what has become a regular occurance, the Friends of the East Troy Lions Public Library are putting on a play to help fund library programs. “It’s a combination of coffee and chocolate, how can you go wrong,” play director Mary Hubbard Nugent said. The […]
Tennis team still on a roll, soccer picks up two
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The season-long roll continued last week for the East Troy High School girls tennis squad. East Troy stayed unbeaten in the Rock Valley Conference and on top of the standings with a 6-1 dual meet win Sept. 8 at Edgerton. The Trojans, who improved to 16-2 […]
Committee recommends reinvesting $109,000 in dividends
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The City of Elkhorn Finance and Judicial Committee opted in favor of recommending to the full council it rolls about $109,000 worth of Cities and Villages Mutual Insurance Company dividends back into the fund to continue to grow. At the committee’s Aug. 22 meeting, City […]
