John McGivern to feature East Troy on TV show in April By Tracy Ouellette Editor John McGivern, host and producer of Milwaukee Public Television’s “Around the Corner” spend much of last week touring East Troy and meeting its residents when he and his crew filmed for an episode of the […]
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School Board annual meeting highlights accomplishments, challenges facing district
By Tracy Ouellette Editor About 15 people showed up for the East Troy Community School District Board of Education’s annual meeting Monday night, and many of them were school staff and building level administrators. The meeting, which is advisory, is the one chance a year residents can have input on […]
Murder and mystery at Ivan’s Backstage
Village Players collaborate with library on fundraiser play By Tracy Ouellette Editor The Mukwonago Village Players and the Friends of the East Troy Lions Public Library have come together to put on a production of “Murder by the Book” as a fundraiser for the Friends organization. The play will be […]
Nature’s Classroom will host Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday
Nature’s Classroom Institute and Montessori School, W1802 Highway J, Mukwonago (three miles west of The Elegant Farmer), will host its annual Harvest Festival for the community from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, on school grounds. Highlights of the festival include: pumpkin decorating, bouncy houses, hayrides, tours […]
A ducky day
Cole McPherson (left) and Joe Blake wait for the small ducks from the Kiwanis Club’s duck race on Saturday. The annual event attracts families and businesses from all over East Troy to the yard of Nick and Robin Stuht to watch the plastic ducks float down the stream, racing against […]
Street sweeper axed in budget cuts
By Tracy Ouellette Editor Much of Monday night’s meeting of the East Troy Village Board was spent cutting items from the proposed 2015 budget to get it to balance. One of the things cut in Department of Pubic Works Director Mike Miller’s budget revisions was the new street sweeper purchase […]
It’s Homecoming in East Troy
East Troy High School is celebrated Homecoming this week, wrapping up with the annual football game tonight and dance on Saturday. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Outer Space.” Students and staff dressed up for Spirit Week starting Monday with “PJ Day,” Tuesday was “Out of this World Day,” […]
Funding the schools
School Board approves preliminary budget By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy Board of Education voted in favor of accepting the 2014-15 preliminary budget at its meeting Monday night. The vote was unanimous, but School Board member Chris Smith was not in attendance. East Troy Community School District business manager […]
Charges result from blast that injured friends
By Vicky Wedig Staff Writer A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9 for an East Troy man charged with causing an explosion that burned his friends. Kevin A. Budzien, 25, was charged Aug. 8 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts each of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and […]
East Troy Bluegrass Festival returns for 21st year
Historic Village Square set to host bands and contests this weekend East Troy, home to Alpine Valley Music Theatre, has had a long musical connection and over the years, it’s evolved to become a popular destination for music fans from around the country. On Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. […]