A premier showing of ‘Postcard Perfect’ will be held June 4 By Heather Ruenz Staff writer Prior to the official airing of an upcoming episode of Discover Wisconsin that will feature Elkhorn – titled “Postcard Perfect” – a premier showing will be held at Elkhorn Area High School. “The premier […]
Sports & Other News
Girls track wins regional title, boys finish fourth
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The WIAA Division 2 boys and girls track and field sectional Thursday at East Troy is going to feel a lot like a home meet for the Trojans. Following Monday’s regional at Beloit Turner, both East Troy squads sent a slew of athletes to the next […]
Farm Crawl builds on last year’s success
Three small-scale farms will again join forces to bring attention to their unique products and “hyper-local” proximity to one another. The first year brought larger numbers of visitors than expected, so the group will host the “Crawl” again on Saturday. All three farms will be open to visitors, and there […]
Palmyra Eagle Community Band opens season
It began as a gift to Mrs. Lincoln. Today it is a background prop for selling car insurance. The Statue of Liberty stands as “The lamp beside the golden door” as it welcomes all to “the last best hope on earth.” The generations that came through Ellis Island saw this […]
Two netters advance in playoff action
Tennis team ends season in subsectional By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There were plenty of positives that came out of Monday’s WIAA Division 2 boys tennis subsectional at East Troy. Not only did the Trojans send two singles players – Dayne Lindow at No. 1 and Mac Dudkiewicz at No. 3 […]
Food, fun and family time
Area festivals mark the start of summer The unofficial kickoff to summer begins Memorial Day weekend and there are plenty of ways to celebrate locally. From Burlington’s ChocolateFest to East Troy’s Corn and Brat Roast to Memorial Day parades and observances across the area, the weekend is full of family […]
Vaulting to a title
Whitewater High School’s track teams participated in the WIAA Division 2 regional meet on Monday. The Whippet boys won the title with 116 points, edging Edgerton (112) and host Turner (111) in the nine-team field. The WHS girls team placed fifth with 73 points; East Troy won with 145. […]
On a roll
The Big Foot-Willams Bay soccer team delivered a pair of shutouts this past week: a 1-0 non-conference win over Badger Tuesday and a 9-0 victory over Edgerton last Thursday. Sophie Rasmussen is shown battling in the Edgerton game. The team closed its regular season Thursday and will open WIAA […]
Player of the Year
Badger High School senior Blake Wisdom was named the Southern Lakes Conference Player of the Year last week along with receiving several other awards/recognitions. See more Badger HS sports in this week’s Lake Geneva Times. (Submitted photo)
Clearing the bar
At a WIAA Division 1 track and field regional Monday at the JoAnn Schaffer Track at Elkhorn Area High School, Elk Matt Franz clears the bar on the high jump. See more EAHS sports in this week’s Independent. (Mike Ramczyk photo)
