Annual Easter train runs March 24, 25 and 31 Get ready for family fun on the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Bunny Train. Kids of all ages can have their face painted and fun coloring at the East Troy depot before departure. Then enjoy Easter-themed activities aboard a 10-mile round trip […]
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This week in the East Troy News…
The East Troy School Board hears from a concerned parent and district staff about safety concerns at the high school. Read about what happened at Monday night’s board meeting in this week’s edition of the East Troy News/Times. In other news, five individual wrestlers at East Troy High School punched […]
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 […]
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 […]
Retirement didn’t click for local photographer
New business in East Troy has long history By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff After closing up his Kenosha shop and retiring from photography after three decades in the business, Fred Loomis moved to Genesee with is wife, Darlene, to enjoy retirement. “It lasted about a year,” he said with a […]
This week in the East Troy News…
Read about the fiery car crash in the wee hours of Monday morning in this week’s East Troy News/Times. Also in this week’s edition, Chuck Dimick’s BigLife Events will have it’s first show at Ivan’s and photographer Fred Loomis is setting up classes at his new photography studio. In East […]
East Troy School District releases revamped curriculum
By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff For nearly two years, teachers and administration in the East Troy Community School District have been working on revising the curriculum in all the grade levels in an effort to align with the state standards in all subjects. The district’s students have not done as […]
Absentee voting scheduled at assisted living facilities
Special voting deputies appointed by the Village of East Troy will be administering absentee voting for the residents of Brolen Park and East Troy Manor for the 2016 Fall General Election. Deputies will be at: East Troy Manor at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, with a second visit (if […]
