Don Norman honored; former students thankful for support By Tom Ganser Correspondent Don Norman described it as “one of the best days of my professional life,” when he was presented with the 2016 Carl A. Whitaker Award at the annual meeting April 3 of the Wisconsin Association for Marriage and […]
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City, university look to strengthen relations
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Adding clauses in landlord-initiated leases, adopting an ordinance around large-group gatherings and encouraging responsible celebratory events are among some of the recommendations being handed down by a committee as efforts to strength relations between the City of Whitewater and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater continue. With backing by […]
New school still nameless
School Board forms committee to help name new school By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff The East Troy Community School District Board of Education didn’t make a decision on a name for the new elementary school at the June 13 meeting, instead voting to form a committee to look at the […]
For the dogs
Whitewater Police Officer Joe Matteson and K9 officer Boomer (above) participate in the department’s K9 Run/Walk, a fundraiser for the department. Liz Elliott (below from the left), Bev Bonge-Ganser and Stacy Johnson along with four-legged friends Poppy and Fern smile big while walking at Cravath Lakefront Park. There were 30 people […]
Traveling with the rodeo
Local youth qualifies to compete at world’s largest junior high rodeo East Troy Middle School eighth-grader Austin Pogreba has earned a position on the Wisconsin Junior High National Rodeo Team. Pogreba will be with fellow teammates in Lebanon, Tenn., June 19 to 25 to compete at the National […]
Elkhorn Street Dance tonight
Entertainment to be provided by the Rabid Aardvarks By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The Elkhorn Area Fire Department is having its 46th annual Elkhorn Firefighters Street Dance from 6 p.m. to midnight tonight outside of the fire station on South Broad Street in Elkhorn. The event will kick off with […]
Projected costs climb on treatment plant revamp
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As contractors and city staffers begin digging into the extensive revamp of Whitewater’s 34-year-old wastewater treatment facility, new, unexpected twists and turns are cropping up, increasing the cost of the project. Assistant City Manager Chris McDonell came before the Common Council with a second so-called change […]
Lombardi Walk to be held at Kishwauketoe nature Conservancy Saturday
Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy in Williams Bay will play host to Aurora Cancer Clinic’s third annual Lombardi Walk to Tackle Cancer event in Williams Bay Saturday. Registration and T-shirt pick up will begin at 8 a.m., at which time survivor, Live Well, and kids tents will open. A brief program will […]
First Community Days slated for this weekend
By Kellen Olshefski SLN Staff The first Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce Elkhorn Community Days will be this weekend and feature “All Things Elkhorn.” Held in Babe Mann Park on Friday and Saturday, the all-weekend, summer kick-off event will begin with a 6:30 p.m. water ski show from the LAS […]
Making the team
A combined 13 from baseball, softball named to all conference teams By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot baseball and softball teams combined to land 13 players on recently released All-Rock Valley Conference South Division teams. Big Foot had seven softball players selected and six from the baseball squad. Leading […]
