The sounds of bluegrass music and the fans who love it will fill East Troy’s historic village square for the 19th annual East Troy Bluegrass Festival on Sept. 8-9. A full line-up of bluegrass bands and contests, plus lots of food and East Troy Marketplace vendors, will be on the […]
Sports & Other News
Swimmers step up, take second at SLC relays
By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn girls swim team put up a number of solid swims Aug. 30, finishing second at the Southern Lakes Conference relays at Badger High School. Host Badger won the meet with 228 points, followed by Elkhorn with 210 and the Burlington co-op with 203. […]
Tennis team picks up first SLC victory
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Elkhorn Area High School Girls Tennis team recently scored its first Southern Lakes Conference victory of the season. The Elks defeated Wilmot 4-3 Aug. 30 at home. The Elks won one match at singles and swept the doubles. At No. 2 singles, Elkhorn’s Haley […]
Soccer squad picks up pair of conference wins
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Two games and 10 goals later, the Elkhorn Area High School boys soccer team is undefeated in the Southern Lakes Conference. The Elks (6-1-1 overall, 2-0 SLC) defeated Westosha Central 4-0 Aug. 28 at home and Wilmot 6-0 Aug. 30 at Wilmot to open their […]
Fair sees dip in attendance
Officials say weather, economy are factors By Maureen Vander Sanden SLN Staff The Walworth County Fair came to an end Monday, marking the area’s final summer hoorah, and for the fifth consecutive year, attendance was down. During the six-day event, 134,408 fairgoers passed through the gates, a decrease of about […]
Generations of Wendt family find fulfilling work on the farm
By Vanessa Lenz SLN Staff The Wendt Farms property on Highway 120, owned by Gordan F. and Maureen Wendt of East Troy, holds many stories of their family. Gordan, 79, who has lived on the farm since he was 3, recalled the day he moved his belongings from his parents’ […]
Focused on the future
UW-Whitewater branching out, bridging gaps By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With another school year on the horizon, the head of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater addressed a crowd of faculty, students and community members Monday. During his annual State of the University address, Chancellor Richard Telfer touched on a number of issues, […]
Elks come up short against Trojans
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Elkhorn Area High School football coach didn’t hesitate when asked if the East Troy Trojans were 30 points better than his Elks. Lee’s answer? A definite “No.” However, 30 points is the margin by which Elkhorn lost its season opener Aug. 24 to East Troy, […]
Swimmers post strong times at DeForest
By Laura Humphrey Sports Correspondent Elkhorn’s girls swim team opened their season by hosting Stoughton for a scrimmage Aug. 21 and also competed at the DeForest Invite Saturday, where the team finished second in the Blue Division and third in both the White and Red Divisions. “We swam some […]
Elks tie St. Cat’s, fall to Milton in non-conference games
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent In the words of an old sports cliché, the Elkhorn Area High School soccer team kissed its sister once last week. In two non-conference games, the Elks tied Racine St. Catherine’s 1-1 and defeated Milton 3-1. Both games were on the road. “I think we […]
