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Saturday, November 9, 2024
Equestrian team wins back-to-back state championships By Tracy Ouellette Editor If there’s one thing the members of the East Troy Equestrian Club wants people to know it’s that what they do is much harder than it looks. They practice 5-6 six days a week; take private lessons and have the […]
St. Paul’s grade school cross country team celebrates successful season Students from St. Paul’s Lutheran School enjoyed a very successful season of cross country. The team was made up of 20 grade-school children ranging from second grade to sixth grade. Every child worked very hard starting in mid-August and ending […]
East Troy High School Drama Club presents ‘Deadwood Dick’ this weekend By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy High School drama students presenting the Tom Taggart play “Deadwood Dick or the Game of Gold” this weekend at the school. Directed by Deb and Phil Williamson the play is at 7:30 […]
East Troy hair salon marks a half-century serving the public By Tracy Ouellette Editor Magic Touch Hair Styling in East Troy is celebrating its 50th birthday this month. It is the longest-running business on the Historic Downtown Square with the original owner, Kathleen Omsgaard. The hair salon, which started under […]
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer The East Troy Schools Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of a .41 percent tax levy for its 2013-14 budget at its Oct. 28 meeting. Business Manager Katherine Zwirgzdas brought to options before the board Monday night, stating overall the message is good. Originally […]
Diane M. “Dee Dee” Stauffer, 68, of Palmyra, died at Angels Grace in Oconomowoc with her family by her side. She was the director and operations manager for Lakeland Coach Lines of Palmyra where she performed more than 30 years of exceptional service to the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. Her […]
Fred William Frank, 97, formerly of Brookfield, found peace on Oct. 20, 2013, at his residence in East Troy. Fred was born Sept. 3, 1916, to Fred Jacob Frank and Anna Emily (nee Schubring) and grew up in West Allis. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gerald Frank; […]
Don Plekenpol, 64, of Irving, Texas, and formerly of Sheboygan and Cascade, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Don was born in Sheboygan on March 23, 1949, to Bernice (Stern) and Loyal Plekenpol. He welcomed his second father when Bernice married Norbert Sternitzky in 1972. He resided in Cascade, […]
Edward James Drexler, 75, of Whitewater, died Oct. 25, 2013, at The Glen in Whitewater. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Feb. 9, 1938, to the late Joseph William and Theresa Edna (Synnott) Drexler. He graduated from Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees […]
High School students offer computer skill to community By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Geek Squad has been helping teachers and students with their technology needs for quite a while and are now reaching out to the community to offer help where they can during the upcoming Ask a […]
