Jeanne Cecelia Kutil, 94, of East Troy died Dec. 28, 2014, at East Troy Manor. She was born May 26, 1920, to the late Arthur and Cecelia O’Leary in East Troy. She graduated from school in East Troy and received her master’s degree in teaching from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Spreading Christmas cheer
Sharon Police Department delivers toys to 21 families With the holiday season in full effect the Village of Sharon Police Department pitched in to spread a little Christmas cheer to local children by sponsoring a Toy Drive for local area families. On Dec. 22, according to a release from the […]
Making a Christmas wish a reality
DeHaan RV partners with Make-A-Wish foundation to ease burdens of travel for Hartland boy and family By Kellen Olshefski Editor In the spirit of giving, Elkhorn’s DeHaan RV Center partnered up with the Make-A-Wish foundation to make a 4-year-old Hartland boy’s Christmas wish come true last Friday. For 4-year-old Isaac […]
Wrestlers place fifth in Mt. Horeb invite
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot wrestling team ventured far west Saturday and came home from the Mt. Horeb Invitational with a solid fifth-place finish. Fennimore won the title at the 13-team meet with 232 points, followed by Verona with 196, Mt. Horeb with 166, Cambridge with 128 and […]
Lady Elks fall in close call
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School and Milton High School gymnastics teams ended their non-conference dual meet Dec. 18 at Elkhorn as close as two teams can be. Milton beat Elkhorn 116.025 to 116.000. The .025 is the closest margin possible in high school gymnastics. “You can’t […]
It’s going to cost more to build at Prairie View site
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Members of the East Troy Community School District Board of Education said they’ve heard what some community members want in a facility needs referendum, but are unsure of how to make it happen within the budget they have. With the special working referendum meetings being well […]
Double your pleasure, double your fun
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swimming team doubled its fun Dec. 16 at home in a Southern Lakes Conference triangular against Platteville/Lancaster and Delavan-Darien. The Elks defeated Platteville Lancaster 95-76 and Delavan-Darien 120-50 and for their SLC dual meet victories of the season. Elkhorn is […]
Streaking grapplers gear up for Mid-States
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School wrestling team expects a banner performance at the Mid-States Tournament Dec. 29 and 30 at UW-Whitewater. “We fully expect to go in and win that tournament,” Elks coach Ken Reynolds said. “We have high expectations for the tournament. We figure to […]
Elkhorn’s very own electric light extravaganza
Local man continues complex light show due to interest from community By Kellen Olshefski Editor For some, hanging Christmas lights becomes a bit of a chore, untangling the multiple strings and spending hours trying to figure out which single bulb burnt out and is keeping the whole string from lighting […]
Struggles continue for Lady Elks
By Chris Bennett Correspondent There is no easier way to say it – the Elkhorn Area High School girls’ basketball team is struggling. The Elks lost 61-17 Dec. 19 in a Southern Lakes Conference game at Union Grove and 59-37 Dec. 16 in a SLC game at home against Lake […]
