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East Troy

Special recognition

Middle School band students to perform in Honors Bands Fourteen students from the East Troy Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade bands were selected to participate in the 49th annual University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Honors Band Festival on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Zelazo Performing Arts Center. Sara Balge-flute, Elizabeth Malicki-flute, Kinsten […]

Whitewater

In memory, honor

Members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ROTC Battalion listen to speakers, including community members and alumni student veterans during Tuesday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the university’s James R. Connor University Center. Following the program inside the center attendees went outside for the ceremonial firing of three volleys and the playing […]

Elkhorn

Stranded in North Korea

Elkhorn veteran spent three years as a prisoner of war after deployment to North Korea in 1950 By Kellen Olshefski Editor When Grant McMillin of Elkhorn volunteered for deployment to North Korea, he never expected to be spending more time there than he had originally anticipated. McMillin. X, moved to […]

News Walworth-Fontana area

A ‘Seussical’ Musical

    Nathan McIntyre, who plays Horton from “Horton Hears a Who,” rehearses a scene where Horton learns of Who families living on his clover, with Shelby Lundin (front, from left), Ann McGrail, Lauren Lindner, Angel Castro (back, from left) and Anastasia Demco representing birds and waves. The scene is […]

East Troy

‘We’re off to see the Wizard!’

Drama Club presents ‘The Wizard of Oz’ this weekend By Tracy Ouellette Editor The East Troy High School Drama Club is presenting “The Wizard of Oz” this weekend. “It’s the 75th anniversary of the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie and that’s why we chose to do it,” co-director Deb Williamson […]

Elkhorn

A spooky square

Lexis Montejno, Aerith Nosek and Maya Vasquez, all from Elkhorn, make a first aid kit at Saturday’s Second Annual Scare on the Square, hosted by the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Elkhorn Parks and Recreation Department. This was one of many stations courtesy of Mercy Health Systems at the […]

Whitewater

Hear the horns

  Saturday’s festival will feature horn players of all ages, skill levels By Tom Ganser Correspondent On Saturday, a crowd of French horn players – young and old, newbies and skilled – will gather together for a day of fun and learning at the 16th Annual University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Fall […]

Whitewater

Special recognition

Prior to the start of last week’s final football game of the season for Whitewater High School, the senior members of the team were introduced along with the adult mentors chosen by the young men as having made a positive impact during their high school years. Mark Maas (left), the Dean […]

East Troy

The haunting of East Troy

Historical Society’s biennial Ghost Walk returns Saturday By Tracy Ouellette Editor Every other year, for the past decade or so, the East Troy Area Historical Society invites the public to learn about some of the “haunted” houses in the village with its Spirits of East Troy Ghost Walk. One of […]