By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Village Board Nov. 6 asked the village engineer to come back with a “shopping list” of options they can choose from in its consideration of whether or not to remove the East Troy Dam over Honey Creek. Trustee Matt Johnson said he […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Get a holiday coffee
The new Starbucks in Mukwonago opened its doors for business at 5 a.m. on Nov. 9. The company does not advertise openings, but word traveled fast and as the day lengthened, so did the lines. The owners/employees said they are thrilled with the number of customers and warm welcome to […]
Wisconsin Oven opens Champion Plant in East Troy
Local, regional and state leaders attend ribbon cutting, open house By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy’s Wisconsin Oven Corp., and its parent company Thermal Product Solutions, opened its new plant Nov. 3 and honored longtime employee Bruce Champion by naming the building after him. The open house and ribbon-cutting […]
Building up STEAM
Rachel Kuehn makes friends with a corn snake brought to the STEAM Expo by Bill Stewart, from the Madison Area Herpetology Society as sister Erin looks. The Expo was at East Troy High School Nov. 4 and highlighted science, technology, engineering, art, agriculture and math as a fun learning resource. […]
Girls basketball team welcomes new coach
Lomen promises ‘on-the-job’ training for young team By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Basketball has been in the bloodlines for first-year East Troy girls coach Maurya Lomen her entire life. From her roots in Milwaukee, where she was part of three state title teams at Milwaukee Pius, to a Hall of Fame […]
LESTER D. WEILER
Lester D. Weiler, 72, of East Troy, died Nov. 6, 2017, in Waukesha, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Clarence and Inez (Massoth) Weiler on May 17, 1945. He attended Custer High School in Milwaukee and honorably served his country as a member of the U.S. Air […]
Santa’s coming to town
Tickets for Santa Parade Train on sale Tickets are available for the East Troy Railroad’s annual Santa Parade Train on Saturday, Dec. 2. The train departs from Mukwonago’s Midnight Magic celebration and makes its journey to downtown East Troy for holiday fun on the historic Village Square. Special heated passenger […]
Meet the Addams Family
East Troy High School’s fall musical promises lots of laughs By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff East Troy High School fall musical, “The Addams Family Musical,” will hit the stage Nov. 10, 11 and 12 and the drama students are having a blast preparing for its run. “This is my favorite […]
County to replace Honey Creek bridge next year
Public information meeting on Highway G/120 project set for Nov. 9 Walworth County, with its engineering consultant Ayres Associates, is evaluating alternatives for the replacement of the Highway G/120 (Church Street) bridge over Honey Creek in the Village of East Troy. The replacement of the bridge will be done with […]
School Board sets tax levy with 1.5 percent increase
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff With all the numbers finally in, the East Troy Community School District Board of Education approved a 1.5 percent tax levy increase for this year. District Business Manager Kathy Zwirgzdas had proposed a 1.94 tax levy increase at the Sept. 25 annual meeting, which was […]
