The East Troy Equestrian Team won the Division B championship last weekend. The team will defend its state championship title at the state meet this weekend on the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Pictured from front from left are: Nichole Zazula, Karlee Schroeder; middle row: Mitchell Jrolf, Alicia Neubauer, Hannah Buchholtz, Anna […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
School Board crunches numbers
Members delay vote on tax levy until Oct. 28 meeting By Tracy Ouellette Editor It was a good news, bad news situation for the East Troy Community Schools Board of Education Monday night, when Business Administrator Kathy Zwirgzdas laid out the 2013-14 budget details for the members. Armed with spreadsheets […]
MELISSA J. PATRICK
Melissa Jeanne Patrick, 40, of Whitewater, passed away Oct. 13, 2013, as a result of an automobile accident in the Town of Whitewater. Melissa was born in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 1, 1973 the daughter of James Heaton and Linda (Tucker) Heaton. She graduated from Whitewater High School in 1992. […]
Community Pumpkin Walk at Timber-lee Saturday
Timber-lee Christian Center, N8705 Scout Road, East Troy, will host its 12th annual Pumpkin Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event is free to the public and features lit jack-o-lanterns carved and lining a winding track through the camp’s pathway. The walk begins at the […]
JEAN DUPONT
Jean DuPont, 71, passed away on Aug. 11, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. She was born Jean Dorothy Hillmer on Sept. 15, 1941, in Hinsdale Ill., the daughter of Arthur and Florence (Grimmenga) Hillmer, who in their time were born of Heinrich “Henry” and Dorthea (Gade) Hillmer, both […]
FRANCES A. HEINZ
Frances A. Heinz, 92, of East Troy, died Oct. 11, 2013, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born May 16, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa, to the late Harvey and Alta Perrin Perry. Survivors include her sons, Charles (Kathleen), East Troy, David R. (Judith), Lake Geneva, Daniel (Jean), Milwaukee, Michael, […]
From Hemingway to Beckett
East Troy native inspired by ‘minimalist’ writers Tom Ganser Correspondent Fred Hofstetter, a 2007 graduate of East Troy High School, is living proof that high quality research and creative projects aren’t just reserved for master’s or doctoral degree students. Hofstetter was among 46 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater undergraduate students displaying the […]
Properties along square to be filled, construction to start next spring
By Kellen Olshefski Staff Writer With winter and snowfall imminent, the Village of East Troy voted in favor of setting a Dec. 1 deadline for the owner of buildings destroyed in an April fire to fill the vacant property. As of the last board meeting, the understanding, according to Village […]
DELORES M. LINNEMAN
Delores “Dee” M. Linneman, 84, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 27, 2013. She was born on Sept. 11, 1929, and had just celebrated her 84th birthday with her beloved family. Delores lived in East Troy, at the time of her passing and was also a long time resident of Honey […]
Kloth and Goode advance to sectionals
Senior doubles team competes Wednesday in Jackson Paige Kloth and Abi Goode (23-1) defeated Saint Thomas Moore’s Rachel Welch and Lily Samudio 6-1, 6-0 and advanced to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association sectional in Jackson this Wednesday. The senior doubles team hopes to make it back to the WIAA state […]