Possibilities range from demolition to a $7 million aquatic center By John Koski SLN Staff At its meeting Monday night, the Elkhorn City Council listened to a summary of a report on Sunset pool prepared by Stantec Consulting of St. Paul, Minn. Presenting the report was Jim Maland, head of […]
Sports & Other News
The end of an era
Last week, Contract Comestibles, LLC. took down the smokestack that towered over Beulah Avenue for more than a century as part of a remodeling project at the custom food manufacturer’s 2004 Beulah Ave. location. The remnant of East Troy’s condensery, which began producing condensed milk in 1910 and later made […]
Whitewater collecting warm clothing items for families in need
The Whitewater Tourism Council has teamed up with the Whitewater Optimist Club to lend a hand in providing winter clothing items for children in need in the Whitewater Unified School District. The collection is part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s “The Big Bundle Up” campaign, which runs through Jan. […]
‘The Big Bundle Up’
Tourism sites join forces for winter clothing campaign By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff The Wisconsin Department of Tourism kicked off a campaign last week to help struggling families get winter ready and a host of local tourism sites are joining the warm and fuzzy effort. The Department’s “The Big Bundle […]
East Troy hangs on for win over Tide
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Something told East Troy girls basketball coach Jeff Brown that his team could be in for a fight last week when it hosted Edgerton. Whatever voice that was hit the nail right on the head. Edgerton jumped out to a 23-13 first-quarter lead before the […]
Balanced offensive attack pushes Trojan boys to victory
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Opponents of the East Troy boys basketball team have tried just about everything to try and slow down the Trojans’ vaunted offensive attack. Visiting Palmyra-Eagle went with the keep-away approach when the two teams met last week in a Rock Valley Conference contest. It seemed like […]
Badger girls handle Westosha
Badger boys lost to Waterford By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT The Lake Geneva Badger girls’ basketball team improved to 2-1 (2-0 Southern Lakes Conference) with a 50-29 home win over Westosha Central on December 4. The Badgers jumped on the Falcons (0-3, 0-2) early and often leading 21-8 at the […]
Gingerbread Galore
PHOTO BY Jenny Klopfer The handmade stockings are located in The Forum of the Grand Geneva. The stockings will be displayed until Dec. 29 when they will be auctioned off. All proceeds will go to the United Way of Walworth County. The resort also features handmade gingerbread house contest. Hotel […]
Genoa City Police & Rescue Departments participated in ‘Shop with a Hero’ with students
By Karen M. Bullock CORRESPONDENT Ten local students were chosen for Genoa City Police & Rescue’s Shop with a Hero Program. Five students were each selected by their teachers. The children were chosen because for positive behavior including showing kindness. The students met at Wayne’s Pizza in Genoa City […]
Low scores cost boys two games
Comets start strong but fall short on offense By Jennifer Cesarz CORRESPONDENT Not scoring more than 40 points in ball games won’t get a win, and the Delavan-Darien High School boys’ basketball team learned that lesson twice last week. The Comets fell to Union Grove 74-37 and Elkhorn 59-39 in […]
