By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Through a half Friday night, the East Troy girls basketball team was in a great position for a Rock Valley Conference victory over visiting Brodhead-Juda. Unfortunately for the Trojans, a collision seven minutes into the second half cost them their best player – and gave the […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Five wrestlers advance to state tournament
Team ends season at sectionals By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The road to the WIAA Division 2 State Tournament remains wide open for five East Troy wrestlers. And they’ll make that journey to the Kohl Center in Madison this week. Tommy Larson (106), Joe Moede (120), Chase Coleman (160), Jake Dessart […]
Time to get the kids registered for kindergarten
East Troy School District to have registration at Little Prairie The East Troy Community School District is offering pre-registration for 4-year-old and new 5-year-old kindergarten students for the 2018-19 school year. Children who turn 4 or 5, on or before Sept. 1, are eligible to attend pre-registration from 3:15 to […]
School Board postpones decision on Chester Byrnes
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community Schools Board of Education delayed its decision the fate of Chester Byrnes building until Monday. The board has been in discussion on three separate offers to purchase the building for months and had planned on making a decision at Monday night’s […]
WILLIAM ROEDER
William “Bill” Roeder, 79, of East Troy, found peace Feb. 17, 2018. He was born April 11, 1938, in Chicago, to William and Evelyn (nee Westwick). Bill earned his bachelor’s degree from Black Burne College and Masters of Education and Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. He married […]
IRIS E. RATH
Iris Eileen “Mickey” Rath, 86, of Mukwonago, went home to join her family in heaven on Feb. 13, 2018, surrounded by her loving family who will miss her dearly. She was born March 24, 1931, in Waukesha County to the late Lowell and Doretta Dailey. She attended Saylesville schools. Mickey […]
CHRISTOPHER M. MANN
Christopher Michael Mann, 87, of Mukwonago, passed peacefully on Feb. 7, 2018, at his home on Eagle Spring Lake, Waukesha County, surrounded by close friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Martina who passed away on April 1, 2014. He will be forever remembered by his daughter […]
JAMES A. NEUMANN
James Allen Neumann. 91, of East Troy, died Jan. 28, 2018. He was born on Sept. 23, 1926, to Frank and Pauline (Gopa) Neumann in Milwaukee. He graduated from Milwaukee Boys’ Technical High School and joined the Navy, training on an Aircraft Carrier. After World War II, he worked at […]
Village Board approves $1 million lift station
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board gave Public Works Director Jason Equitz the go ahead Feb. 5 to contract with August Winter & Sons Inc. to rehabilitate the South Street Lift Station at a cost of about $1 million. Equitz said August Winter & Sons, of […]
Improv at Ivan’s
BigLife Events brings professional performers to East Troy By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Chuck Dimick recently launched a new entertainment venture in East Troy in an effort to attract talent from Milwaukee and beyond. “I’ve started BigLife Events for the more adult (but never X-rated or vulgar) entertainment like stand-up […]
