Annual event will feature area artists By Ruth Ann Mueller Correspondent This year’s Kettle Moraine Studio Tour – in its 15th year – is slated 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13. The tour will feature the studios of seven area artists: • Tom Rauschke and Kaaren […]
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Dysfunction of government lecture timed perfectly
By Tom Ganser Correspondent With just a few hours until the potential for a partial government shutdown that did in fact occur, the timing couldn’t have been for Susan Johnson’s Fairhaven lecture on Sep. 30, “How Did Dysfunctional Become The Way Our Government Functions?” Speaking to a group of about […]
D-DHS to host college-planning workshop
Delavan-Darien High School juniors and seniors are invited to a college-planning workshop at 6 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Delavan-Darien High School auditorium. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Admissions Counselor Sarah J. Duesterbeck will present information about college planning and applications. For more information, visit the D-DHS student services office.
‘Abide the Wrath’ nets top places for WHS band
Tom Ganser Correspondent The Whitewater High School Marching Band captured 2nd place in the Class A division at the Third Annual Phantom Pfest marching band competition held at Mukwonago High School Sept. 22. The band also took a first in Music Performance and in Percussion. The band’s program for this […]
Family Fest promises Warhawk tradition
Family Fest, slated Saturday, Oct. 12, invites all Warhawk families to visit campus and share in the fun firsthand at UW-Whitewater. “Everyone wears purple gear,” said Amberly Bell, transfer and family programs coordinator. “That just really speaks to the way that our families are engaged with our students and how […]
Fall colors fly-in breakfast Sunday
Local EAA chapter fundraiser supports youth Palmyra chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will host its annual Fall Colors Fly-In Pancake Breakfast at the Palmyra Municipal Airport 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Oct. 6. In addition to the finest pancakes in southeastern Wisconsin, according to local members, menu items […]
Proposed zoning change would affect 55 properties
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A proposed zoning change aimed at protecting single-family residences could alter who lives along portions of North Fremont Street in the City of Whitewater. Council member James Winship, who represents the area under scrutiny, has proposed changing zoning on 55 properties to a one- and two-family […]
School District to continue forward progress
By Kellen Olshefski staff writer District Administrator Christopher Hibner stressed the East Troy School District’s goal to strive to become the “District of Choice,” in his address to the public at Monday’s Board of Education annual meeting. Noting the district doesn’t hide anything from its annual report, including “the good, […]
Making the grade
East Troy Community Schools ‘meet and exceed’ expectations The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released school report cards last week for each public school and district in the state. The report cards are intended to create a more standardized methodology for parents and community members to determine the effectiveness of […]
It’s Homecoming in East Troy!
The East Troy High School varsity football team rides in the annual Homecoming parade around the downtown square this afternoon. The Trojans battle Parkview tonight at 7 p.m. at East Troy High School. The Homecoming dance is Saturday.
