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Sugar Creek teen rebuilds boat ramp as Eagle Scout project By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor When Troy Steinfest went out to see Long Lake’s boat landing earlier this year, he helped pull out a truck that had gotten stuck on the steep slope while trying to put a boat in […]
By Kellen Olshefski Editor The City of Elkhorn Common Council approved a task order with Stantec Sept. 15 in looking to get a better understanding of what street projects projected for 2015 might cost the city. Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee reviewed potential street projects for 2015 Sept. 8, […]
Tasia Knorr, her nephews Aiden and Alex, and her daughter Ava took on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Friday afternoon at Walworth Elementary School in honor of family member and former district administrator Pam Knorr who was recently diagnosed with ALS. (Kellen Olshefski photo)
Gage Marine is turning their annual fall boat show into a weekend full of fun events at their Williams Bay campus location, 1 Liechty Dr., Williams Bay. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. 2014 and 2015 models of MasterCraft, Centurion, Boston Whaler, […]
Committee votes in favor of project that aims to rehab all four of the park’s ball fields By Kellen Olshefski Editor Elkhorn’s Municipal Services and Utilities Committee voted unanimously in favor of a project that aims to update the four ball fields in Elkhorn’s Sunset Park. The committee nixed the […]
Fundraising effort for facility improvements feature personalized tiles The Whitewater High School Soccer program, Whitewater Community Foundation and Jeff Behrens, WHS athletic director, recently announced a $30,000 fundraising campaign for the high school’s soccer complex in honor of the program’s 20th anniversary. The focus of the fundraising campaign will be […]
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 […]
2nd Annual Discover Whitewater Series event deemed a success By Heather Ruenz Editor From the increase in participants and volunteers, to members of the National Guard making the trek in turnout gear, to a local woman who was able to complete the race without leg braces for the first time, […]
DNR says potential for deer crashes will be high again this fall Although a robust deer population is a boon to hunters and automotive body shops, the speedy and unpredictable animals are hazardous for drivers on Wisconsin roads every fall. October and November are the mating season for deer, and […]
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 […]
