Elkhorn’s annual Independence Day celebration set for Friday By Kellen Olshefski Editor Sunset Park will again play host to Elkhorn’s Star Spangled Celebration beginning at 5 p.m. this Friday, July 3. Sponsored by the City of Elkhorn and hosted by the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, with help from Elkhorn […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Celebrate Independence Day in East Troy
Weekend-long festival kicks off tonight By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Lions Club is holding it annual Fourth of July celebration Thursday through Sunday at the East Troy Amusement Park, 3072 Graydon Ave. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the money raised to give back to […]
Burnt out
Family escapes fire that destroys home By Tracy Ouellette Editor The fire that broke out in an East Troy home late Monday night has left a local family homeless. Scott and Angel Loose and their two children lost their Valley Ridge Drive home in the blaze, which broke out about […]
Horse Power Healing Center seeks volunteers
Horse Power Healing Center, S101 W34628 Highway LO, Eagle, will hold a volunteer training from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, weather permitting. The center is in need of volunteers to assist with equine-assisted therapeutic riding lessons. For each lesson, the center needs two people to walk […]
More on the school menu
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Maria Bisabarros, owner of Hometown Sausage Kitchen, spoke to the East Troy School Board June 22 about her concerns with the schools hot lunch program and what the kids are being served in the district. Bisabarros said she had spoken to the food service director Sue […]
Church looks for more handicapped stalls
St. Patrick Catholic parish asking for two additional spots in front of Walworth Street entrance By Kellen Olshefski Editor After reviewing a request from Elkhorn’s St. Patrick Catholic parish Monday for two additional handicapped parking stalls on West Walworth Street, Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities committee opted to wait on […]
‘A Summer of Steele’ exhibition open
Michael Fields hosting landscape photography exhibit this summer The Good Earth Church of the Divine is hosting a summer art exhibition until Sept. 17, featuring the landscape photography of Jim Steele. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends by appointment at […]
School district appoints Schneider to carry out maintenance repairs
By Rumasa Noor Staff Writer At the Walworth Joint School District 1 Board of Education meeting on June 22, Schneider Electric was awarded a contract that will allow it to carry out maintenance at school, said Interim District Administrator Pam Larson. On May 18, the School District approved to borrow […]
Residency appeal denied
By Kellen Olshefski Editor In a special City of Elkhorn Committee of the Whole meeting June 22, councilmen voted 3-2 against granting a convicted sex offender an exemption to the city’s sex offender residency restriction ordinance. Aldermen Greg Huss, Michael Kluck and Tom Myrin voted against granting Hoffman an exemption, […]
School Board to cut back on regular meetings
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board decided Monday night to cut back on the number of monthly meetings and change the regular meeting time to 6 p.m. District Administrator Chris Hibner presented the idea of meeting earlier to the board, along with the possibility of having one […]
