East Troy Expo 2010
March 20, 2010
East Troy Middle School
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East Troy Expo 2010 Set For March 20
East Troy Expo 2010, complete with a new health fair, entertainment all day and lots of free giveaways, will take over East Troy Middle School on March 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free, with contributions of non-perishable food items encouraged to the East Troy Food Pantry at the door. All those 21 or over are also eligible to enter a free raffle for a $100 Chamber Bucks gift certificate.
Based on feedback from last year’s Expo, members of the East Troy Area Chamber of Chamber’s Ambassador Committee, led by Pam Burki from Realty Executives Integrity, have put together an action-packed day to showcase area businesses and organizations.
The health fair in the school’s gym will feature 19 individual booths, with additional health screenings and demonstrations located in a center activity area, including:
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Golf Fitness Screening byWaukesha Memorial Hospital
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pet Therapy Demonstration by Jim Perry
10 a.m. – 3p.m. Nervous System Screening by Chiropractic First
10 – 11 a.m. Blood Sugar Screening by ProHealth Care Diabetes Center
10 – 11 a.m. Amsler Grid for Macular Degeneration by ProHealth Care Regency Senior Communities
10:30-12:30 p.m. Grip Strength by Rehab Hospital of Wisconsin
11-12:30 p.m. Blood Pressure Screenings by Brolen Park
12:30-1:30 p.m. Blood Pressure by ProHealth Care
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Snore Score for Sleep Apnea by ProHealth Sleep Center
Other testing and information, such as power of attorney, chair massages and osteoporosis screening, will be available at individual booths.
Free entertainment will take place on the auditorium stage all day with the following schedule:
10 a.m. East Troy Middle School Band Students
10:45 a.m. Bright Beginnings Day Care
11 a.m. East Troy High School Jazz Band
11:30 a.m. East Troy High School Pom & Dance
11:45 a.m. Personal Trainer Travis Hart from Snap Fitness 24/7
12:15 p.m. The Climbing Tree Child Care & Family Education Center Inc.
12:30 p.m. St. Peter’s School Forensics
12:45 p.m. St. Peter’s School Choir
1:00 p.m. St. Peter’s School Lego League
1:15 p.m. Village Players
1:45 p.m. All For One Productions
Concessions will be offered by local organizations for those enjoying the entertainment. The Chamber will serve BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, chips and a drink, while the East Troy Area Historical Society will sell walking tacos and beverages, East Troy High School’s Future Business Leaders of America will prepare hot dogs and slushies and the East Troy Community Band will present baked goods and coffee.
More than 30 area businesses and organizations will be well-represented in the booths that will line the school’s main hallways. Presentations will take place in the school’s choir room, located just off the auditorium, including:
10 a.m. “Protecting Your Data with Remote Back-up Solutions” by Tom Stroinski from TStro Enterprises, LLC
10:45 a.m. “Simple Tips to Help Your House Age Gracefully With You” by Cindy Knutson-Lycholat from Knutson Bros. II, LLC
11:30 a.m. “What is Chinese Medicine?” by Brandon LaGreca from East Troy Acupuncture
12:15 p.m. “Preventing Brain Injuries” by Debbie Swearingen from ProHealth Care Neuro Science
1:00 p.m. “Craig’s List: The Virtual Rummage Sale & More” by Kevin Messerschmidt from USA Funding Corp.
1:45 p.m. “All About Tea, including Health Benefits” by Marge O’Leary from The Tea House Connection
2:30 p.m. “What Business are you Really In?” by Kevin Messerschmidt from USA Funding Corp.
Children attending the event will enjoy visiting with Whistles the Clown and the Kids Action Stations provided by Bright Beginnings Day Care and The Climbing Tree Child Care & Family Education Center, Inc.
Expo organizers have collected prizes from local businesses to compile three raffle baskets, Taste of East Troy, East Troy Recreation and Healthy East Troy. Tickets for these raffles cost $1 each or 6 for $5. Additional drawings and giveaways will take place at individual vendor booths.
The East Troy area was settled in 1836, when a man known as H. Roberts began construction of a saw mill on the shores
of Honey Creek. The area quickly grew and
in the span of only four years, there was
also a hotel, general store, blacksmith, chapel, school (held in the chapel), post office, doctor, lawyer and justice of the
peace.
Originally the entire territory was known as Troy, named after Troy, New York, an area from which many of the settlers originated. In 1843, it was determined that Troy was too large an area for one township and the state legislature split the territory. The western part was named Meacham, after an early settler, Jesse Meacham, and the eastern part retained the name of Troy.
The arrangement was not suitable with the "westerners," including Meacham, who set out for the state capitol to reclaim the name of Troy. As legend has it, Jacob Burgit, another early settler and representative of the eastern territory, heard of Meacham's trip and he too set out in his wagon to the capitol to argue his case for keeping the name of Troy for the east. However, he was too late as Meacham was successful in keeping the name of Troy for the western part of the territory and the eastern part was named East Troy.
In 1847 when the village was officially platted, all the land south of the main street belonged to Burgit, who had purchased Roberts' claim in 1837, built the saw mill and later a grist mill, developing a flourishing business as the surrounding countryside began to settle and build. Austin McCracken owned all the land north of the Main Street, as he came to East Troy in 1836 and built the first public inn in Walworth County. It was a log building on the site where the East Troy House now stands.
In order to encourage growth of the community, Burgit and McCracken offered a lot free to anyone who would build upon it. They also set aside land for the churches. The public square was deeded in perpetuity to the village and the park was divided into quarters on the straight and on the diagonals with Main Street encircling it so that no one would benefit more than any other.
Later a wooden bandstand was built on the square and served East Troy until the 1930s when a new brick bandstand was constructed as a WPA project during the Great Depression.
Today, the village square continues to serve as the centerpiece for the community and hosts festivals and band concerts, as well as the residents and visitors who stop to enjoy
its historic charm.
