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Homecoming at East Troy High

East Troy High School will spend the week of Sept. 23 to 27 celebrating the 2019 Homecoming. Students will participate in Spirit Week activities all week long. The Homecoming Parade steps off from the high school at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. The 2019 Homecoming theme is “High School Musical” […]

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Enjoy a ‘Second Helping’

St. James community meal brings people together By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff In a world with modern technology that keeps everyone connected through the internet, there sometimes exists a dichotomy of disconnection from everyday life. The paradox is not lost on the organizers of the Second Helpings monthly supper at […]

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Burn Camp celebrates 25th anniversary

Kids enjoy a week of fun, friendship and support By Lisa Smith Correspondent Every year, Camp Timber-lee in East Troy hosts a camp like no other summer camp. The remarkable program promotes healing, peer support and living beyond the life-altering injuries these children endure. For 25 years now, hundreds of […]

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Free airplane rides for kids

East Troy airport to host Young Eagles Rally Saturday EAA Chapter 18 Milwaukee will have a Young Eagles Rally from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at East Troy Municipal Airport, during which kids age 8 to 17 can experience aviation through free airplane rides. The rally is […]

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Women on a mission

Mother-daughter team spends vacation volunteering By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff When it came time to decide how she wanted to spend her last summer at home before heading off to college, Rachel Bottum, of East Troy, wanted to do something new and different. “Roughly half-way through my senior year I […]

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To spray or not to spray

Resident voices concerns about cattail remediation method By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff One of the residents who lives on the former East Troy Lake, addressed the Village Board at Monday night’s meeting, voicing her concerns about how the cattails were going to be removed from the former lake bed. With […]