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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Annual Chamber of Commerce parade set for Dec. 7 By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor The 32nd annual Elkhorn Christmas Card Town Parade will be held in downtown Elkhorn on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 1:30 p.m. “This year we have a lot of crowd pleasers,” said Chris Clapper, executive director of […]
By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Nov. 6, about 150 students from Whitewater Middle School gathered in Hamilton Center on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus for the fourth annual “Courage Retreat” for seventh graders. The retreat is facilitated by Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that partners with schools to build […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After a busy couple of months, entailing departmental meetings and line item-by-line item reviews, the City of Whitewater is entering 2014 with a balanced budget. The Common Council last week voted, 6-0, in favor of the city’s $9.37 million budget. Slightly more than $3 million in […]
Heritage House ‘Tree Walk’ opens Dec. 6 By Anne Trautner Assistant Editor One Christmas tree is decorated with colorful hair curlers while another displays various auto parts and another boasts a Native American theme. But the tree that displays patriotic flags and memorabilia seems most at home in the Heritage […]
Dec. 7 event to include photos, coloring, music The UW-W/Community Optimist Club will once again host an important community event – Breakfast with Santa, slated 8-11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Esker Dining Hall on the UW-Whitewater campus. Children, young and not so young are invited to attend this […]
Girls open season Saturday at home By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Recognizing the key members of the East Troy High School girls basketball team the past four years wasn’t all that difficult, as the core seemed to lead the way every single night. But as is the case in high […]
Boys basketball team opens season with a win against Evansville By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent Anyone expecting the East Troy High School boys basketball team to dwell on what could have been will be sorely disappointed. The Trojans certainly will embrace their recent past – including last year’s trip to […]
Old World Wisconsin is inviting visitors to drop off new or gently used outerwear, accessories and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s statewide “The Big Bundle Up” campaign. This is the third year of the program. Last year’s program collected more than 17,000 […]
Candidates can start circulating nomination papers Dec. 1 By Tracy Ouellette Editor There are two seats on the East Troy Community School District Board of Education up for election in April. The seats up for election this time around are held by Murry Mitten and Mike Zei. It is a […]
