“In the world of The Charmers there is no such thing as a disability. When they’re together they can do things they would never think they could do alone.” –Kristi Hay By Chelsey Hinsenkamp SLN Staff “There was not a dry eye in the house.” That’s the way Kristi Hay of […]
Sports & Other News
Still dominating, still room to improve
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot volleyball train just keeps rolling right along. Big Foot continued its perfect season Saturday with a clean sweep of the competition at the Edgerton Tournament. The Chiefs didn’t drop a set en route to a perfect 7-0 record. The Chiefs, ranked fourth in […]
Elkhorn parks programs in limbo after Council eliminates director from city payroll
“It’s the anger of the state. Everybody in the state is so angry and that translates down to school boards, cities, villages and towns.” – Mayor Howie Reynolds By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN staff “I don’t know what to say. There’s no plan, there’s no nothing.” Those were the […]
Skydivers smash state record for wingsuit formation
A group of 13 skydivers made history last weekend at Skydive Milwaukee’s annual Cheese Boogie, setting the state record for the biggest wingsuit formation jump. The record-breaking jumpers joined skydivers from all over the country in freefall and parachute formation jumps ranging in size from groups of two to 30 […]
Badger Dominates D-DHS and more sports news
By Michael S. Hoey CORRESPONDENT In what is becoming a recurring theme, the Lake Geneva Badger football team dominated another opponent last Friday, this time with a 44-0 road shut out win over Delavan-Darien. The Badgers (3-1, 3-0 Southern Lakes Conference) hung 515 total yards of offense on the […]
Tri Rock Lake Geneva triathlon sells out
By Bob Peryea Correspondent The Land Rover Tri Rock Lake Geneva Triathlon was delayed by fog, but eventually kicked off. The event was sold out with more than 1400 participants and was attended by hundreds of spectators. With water temperatures around 70 degrees and air temperatures around 50 degrees […]
East Troy embraces new beer garden
By Jen Bradley Correspondent More than 30 people made an appearance Monday night at the East Troy Village Hall to show support for local business owner Sam Bresler, whose conditional use permit for the beer garden at Sammy’s Place was under question after an anonymous complaint. During the routine monthly […]
Community gives East Troy father final wish
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff Friends, family and strangers have rallied in a short period of time looking to fill one East Troy father’s last wish. Nick Johnson, 28, of East Troy was recently told he has two weeks left to live after being diagnosed last October with clear cell […]
East Troy rises to the occasion in tourney
By Derek Kiesow Correspondent The Trojans put East Troy on the volleyball map this weekend when they stunned the No. 1 ranked team in the state and captured the Brookfield Central Lancer Invitational. The Trojans, ranked third in the 16-day team tournament, began the day without a regular starter, but […]
Trojan kickers face tough battle in quad
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Last weekend’s Saint Anthony’s Quadrangular at the Uihlein Soccer Park turned into more of a war of attrition for the East Troy boys soccer team. Thankfully for the Trojans, they survived three physical battles – and now they’re ready to move forward. East Troy won its […]