Roland Hanson, 81, of East Troy died Aug. 26, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Jan. 4, 1933, in Rockford, Ill., to Lloyd Bennett and Ella Marie (Larsen) Hanson. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a military police officer […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
DANIEL HOOKSTEAD
Daniel Hookstead lost his 10-year-battle with Lyme disease on Aug. 29, 2014. He is now out of pain and in peace. Dan was born in Fort Atkinson Hospital to DeWight and Sibylla Hookstead on June 30, 1955. He was a Whitewater High School Graduate and loved every minute of being […]
The ‘Wisconsin Oven Way’
Village Board approves honorary name change for Young Street By Tracy Ouellette Editor Dave Strand, president and CEO of Wisconsin Oven Corp. in East Troy recently asked the Village of East Troy Board to change the name of the street the company is located on to “Wisconsin Oven Way.” The […]
Datka back as soccer coach
With young team, coach looks to building a strong foundation By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A familiar face has returned – for the third time – to lead the East Troy High School boys soccer team in 2014. Nick Datka, who was the head coach from 2001 to 2004 and from […]
HOMER KING KRAUSS SR.
Homer King Krauss Sr., 86, died Aug. 26, 2014. Survivors include his children, John (Lori), Debbie (Rick) Fiesbeck, Homer Jr. (Eva), Cindy (Harry) Sonderegger, Les (Mary), Darrell (Patty) and Terry (Kim); 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister. Una Allen; other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his […]
Walworth County Fair celebrates 165 years
State’s largest county fair runs through Labor Day The Walworth County Fair, which opened Wednesday, is the largest county fair in the state, second only to the Wisconsin State Fair. The festival is celebrating its 165th anniversary this year and chose to honor the 100th anniversary of the Wisconsin 4-H […]
Concrete mixer tips over on Highway 11
Highway shut down while crews work to remove truck from ditch By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer A concrete mixer with a full load tipped over Thursday morning into a ditch along Highway 11, just west of Highway 120. Officials planned to close the highway Thursday afternoon to remove the truck. […]
BONITA N. RINGBLOM
Bonita N. “Bonny” Ringblom, 74, of East Troy, died Aug. 21, 2014. She was born Feb. 13, 1940, in Iron Mountain, Mich. She graduated from Kingsford High School in 1958. She married the late Roland Ringblom in 1963. She worked at the Wisconsin Credit Union League for 23 years until […]
East Troy falls to Delavan-Darien in season opener
Trojans on the road Friday to face Elkhorn By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The final result of many high school football teams often times comes down to execution. But in other cases, the winner is determined by pure physicality – and that pretty much determined last Friday’s opener for the East […]
Providing a safe place to heal
Burn Camp is more than just summer fun By Tracy Ouellette Editor Kids sometimes feel like they are alone in what they’re going through or that they’re “different” than everyone else. But when a kid survives a fire and carries the scars openly for the whole world to see, that […]
