Boys fall to Hamilton, wrestlers take eighth at invite By Dan Truttschel Correspondent For a non-conference contest even before the calendar changes, the East Troy High School boys basketball team’s game at Sussex Hamilton on Friday certainly had more of a different feel. A sold-out crowd, one of the nation’s […]
Sports & Other News
Chiefs host Columbus in hoops doubleheader
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent A huge first half was more than enough for the Big Foot girls basketball team Monday night. Playing in a girls/boys home doubleheader against Columbus, the Chiefs rolled to a 39-15 lead by intermission en route to a 62-46 non-conference victory. The win improved Big Foot […]
With generous hearts
Elementary students learn giving is better than receiving By Tracy Ouellette SLN Staff Schools are more than just places to learn facts; they are communities. One of the ways the East Troy Community School District teaches children about working and interacting in a community is with Positive Behavioral Interventions and […]
Crafty kid time
Dino Athanasopoulos (left) and Christina Kaminski, of St. Peter’s School, work together to make a Christmas ornament at the craft table for kids during the Dec. 15 Pancake Breakfast with Santa at the school.
Trio of Elk swimmers win at Sauk Prairie
By Chris Bennett Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School boys swim team won three events and finished sixth Dec. 28 in a tough field at the Sauk Prairie Co-op Invitational at Sauk Prairie High School. Three different swimmers won events at Sauk Prairie. Hunter Johnson won the 200-yard freestyle in […]
Students help with special delivery
Students Leann Figueroa, Aubri Waswo, Dakota Nordmeyer, Quinn Griffin, Avery Tipps, AJ Hartman, Mia Nor, Abby Hildebrandt, Halle Wiedenhoeft, Robin Cronin and Katelyn Spealman helped put together food baskets that included Christmas dinner fixings and complimentary performance passes from Big Foot Fine Arts Foundation. Other partners were Geneva Lake West […]
Area Kids Expo debuts Jan. 4
Beat cabin fever at the Lake Geneva Kids Expo on Jan. 4, 2020, at Badger High School. The inaugural one-day event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers interactive exhibits and play opportunities for kids of all ages as well as samples, shopping and resources for parents. Play […]
Having a blast
City of Elkhorn renews fireworks with J&M Displays By Kellen Olshefski Correspondent The City of Elkhorn Common Council recently voted in favor of both a one-year contract and a new three-year contract with J&M Displays for the annual July 4 fireworks show held at Sunset Park. The new […]
Geographically speaking
Whitewater Middle School hosted a schoolwide National Geographic Geography Bee on Dec. 18. Emerson Ellenwood, son of Christian Ellenwood and Elisabeth Duessen won the event for a second consecutive year and could win a $50,000 college scholarship at the state competition. Henry Gehrenbeck, son of Robert and Sarah Gehrenbeck, earned […]
To stock the shelves
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church With School collected items for the Harold Johnson Delavan Food Pantry in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. On the day after Thanksgiving, volunteers gathered the items from the church, loaded them up on a trailer and transported them to the food pantry. Among the helpers […]
