Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will present the Walking the dog Theater production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6. The East Troy performance is part of a tour that includes communities in New York, Wisconsin and Connecticut in December and several cities in China […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Group aims to start trap club at high school
By Kellen Olshefski Editor A group of parents has banded together to work with the Elkhorn Area School District in hopes of bringing together a competitive shooting club for students at Elkhorn Area High School. Elkhorn Area School District Athletic Director Dan Kiel said during the Elkhorn Area School District […]
JOEL RATH
Joel “Randy” Rath, 61, died Oct. 29, 2015. He was born in Burlington to Carl and Iris “Micky” Rath. He attended Stone School, loved movies, fishing and classic cars. Survivors include his mother; siblings, Dr. Laurie Materna, Mark, James, Ken and Kelleen Blevins; other relatives and friends. He was preceded […]
RONALD G. SCOTT
Ronald G. Scott, 82, of East Troy, died Nov. 26, 2015. He was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Peoria, Ill., to the late Gilbert and Helen Scott. To his friends, he is known as “Otto” or “Scotty,” depending upon which part of the state you are from. He was an […]
WAYNE KNOPF
Wayne “Butch” Knopf, 75, died Nov. 23, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 24, 1940, in Chicago, to the late Wilbert and Katherine (Rainer) Knopf. After moving to East Troy in his early 20s, he married his late bride Arlene (Goodmanson) on Oct. 3, 1965, at […]
LAWRENCE SCHRAEDER
Lawrence Schraeder, 101, died Nov. 26, 2015. He was a farmer most of his life, spending the past 61 years in East Troy. He will be remembered for his perseverance, faith, positive attitude, and good sense of humor. He truly was an inspiration to all who knew him, and will […]
Lions Club invests in vision program
Williams Bay club alone donates $25,000 to county’s free clinic The Lions Club of Williams Bay recently put forth a four-year President Pledge of $25,000 to support Open Arms Free Clinic in developing a vision program as part of its comprehensive care approach to caring for the low income and […]
School Board finalizes borrowing
Sale of $10 million promissory note marks final stage of borrowing for capital projects By Kellen Olshefski Editor The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education voted in favor of a resolution Nov. 23 awarding the sale of a $10 million promissory note, the final stage of borrowing approved by […]
Health insurance rate hike hits village
By Tracy Ouellette Editor When the health insurance rates for the Village of East Troy employees came in 22 percent more than what is budgeted for 2016, the village was presented with the problem of how to pay for it. Since the village had only budgeted for a 10 percent […]
Updating the pay scale
Village Board adopts new pay schedule for employees By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board approved a new pay schedule for village employees at the Nov. 16 meeting. The village hired Carlson Dettmann earlier this year to do a pay study to help the board determine if the […]
