James Franklin Habel passed away at Gunderson Health Systems in La Crosse on Jan. 14, 2017. James was born Oct. 5, 1939, in Platteville to Lester and Belva Habel. In his youth, Jim attended the training school at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He rode in the AMPI milk truck for […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
RODNEY C. AUGUST
Rodney C. August, 80, of Delavan, died Jan. 15, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. He was born on Oct. 27, 1936, in Delavan to Earl and Mary (Radtke) August. He married Elaine Schwardt on June 9, 1956, in Delavan. He worked for 28 years at Borg in Delavan and […]
SUELLA EDLER
Suella Edler, 76, of Delavan, died Jan. 19, 2017, at Village Glen Memory Care in Lake Geneva. She was born in Benton, Ill., Oct. 28, 1940, to Everett and Etta (Collins) Moss. She married Rex Edler on Dec. 14, 1963, in Shannon, Ill. She worked for many years at the […]
ERIC LARSEN
Eric Larsen, 74, passed away peacefully Nov. 28, 2016, with by his wife and her family at his side. He had battled health issues for the past five years. He is survived his wife, Catherine; they celebrated their 50th anniversary in March 2016. He is further survived by his brother, […]
Conservation Stewardship Program sign-up webinar planned
With a Feb. 3 deadline for farmers to apply to United State Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program approaching if they want their application considered in 2017, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute announced that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will join the institute on Jan. 26 to present a webinar […]
Take a video tour of East Troy
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The Village of East Troy recently added four video tours of East Troy to its webpage, easttroywi.gov. The videos, produced by CGI Communications Inc., at no cost to the village are: Welcome, Quality of Life, Attractions and Community Organizations. “The fourth video, Community Organizations, is […]
Girls post one win, one loss
Basketball team beats Beloit, falls to Whitewater By Dan Truttschel Correspondent It’s not a secret that the Whitewater High School girls basketball team is among the best in the state – perhaps in any division. After all, the Whippets are just two years removed from a perfect record and a […]
Boys trounce Palmyra-Eagle, 102-48
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Another tough non-conference game last week showed East Troy High School boys basketball coach Darryl Rayfield just what he hoped it would. But Rayfield was even more pleased with how his team responded. Fresh off a 76-50 loss to a talented Division 1 Milwaukee Riverside squad […]
A life of service
Community says goodbye to long-time County Board member By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Long-time Walworth County Board member and local business owner Joe Schaefer died Jan. 11, at the age of 73. “The community will be missing a gentle giant,” his son J.J. Schaefer said Tuesday. Joe was a lifetime […]
JEFFREY J. SMITH
Jeffrey J. Smith, lifelong resident of East Troy, died Jan. 17, 2017. He was born June 23, 1953, in Milwaukee. Legacy Funeral Services, East Troy, assisted the family.
