Employee hours cut to eliminate deficit By Tracy Ouellette Editor While cutting back on food costs in the East Troy School District’s lunch program almost took care of the deficit the program was facing at the beginning of the year, when all was said and done, the program still came […]
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Celebrating life at Burn Camp
Emergency vehicles parade round Camp Timber-Lee in East Troy Aug. 13 during visitor’s day at the Summer Camp for Burn-Injured Youth. The annual Burn Camp, which celebrated its 21st anniversary this year, hosted about 70 kids last week.
Services for man who died on Lake Beulah are Friday
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Funeral services for the 33-year-old East Troy man who Saturday evening after jumping from a pontoon boat on Lake Beulah will be 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at Schmidt & Bartelt Funeral and Cremation Services, 930 Main St. in Mukwonago. Visitation is scheduled from 4 […]
Not your average corner store
Area gas station has expanded into gourmet offerings By Sharon Coyle Correspondent When Renee Gavers, of East Troy, purchased Gillette’s Gas Station four years ago it seemed like a natural fit since the trucks from the family’s Gavers Pavers and Grading Company filled up there regularly for fuel. She knew […]
Revitalizing downtown
Economic Development Alliance accepted into Connect Communities program By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Economic Development Alliance was recently accepted into the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Connect Communities program. The program provides access to resources and training to help downtown organizations pursue revitalization and redevelopment efforts. Since the program […]
Donated for donations
Local businesses provide donation box, sign Helping Hands of St. Peter’s Catholic Church recently benefited from the addition of a box for clothing donations. The box was built and donated by local manufacturer Wisconsin Oven Corp. and has been placed outside of the Clothing Center, 1970 Beulah Ave. The signage […]
On the tarmac
Steve Ward (from left), Zac Messenger, Ken Fries, Tom Selzer and Ken Brown check out the engine on one of the warbirds on display. (Photo by Randy Timms) Terry Cooper takes a break in his powered parachute at the Friends of the East Troy Airport’s annual open house and pancake […]
Robotics program receives $30,000 grant
By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy School Board accepted a $30,000 grant from the Argosy Foundation for the East Troy Middle School robotics program at its Aug. 10 meeting. The grant money will be used to improve components of the robotics course at the school and prepare the […]
Man killed by suspected drunken driver
A 38-year-old man is dead after being struck by a car early Monday morning in Spring Prairie. According to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office Chad Kneesel, of West Salem, was found lying unresponsive in the roadway when sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene just after […]
Weighing the cost of development
Village Board considers eliminating impact fees By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Village Board spend more than an hour discussing the possibility of eliminating impact fees at the Aug. 3 meeting before deciding to table the issue to be picked up at a Committee of the Whole meeting for […]