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Treytons Field of Dreams opens after four years of hard work

Treyton’s Field of Dreams opens after four years of hard work

October 8, 2014

Oct. 8, 2014 By Emily Leclair   In 2010, Treyton Kilar was killed in a car accident when the vehicle he was in was hit by a drunken driver. After 4 years of community fundraising, love and...

Final donations made to Treyton Kilars Field of Dreams

Final donations made to ‘Treyton Kilar’s Field of Dreams’

February 20, 2013

  Six-year-old Treyton Kilar was killed by a drunk driver Sept. 2, 2010 at the intersection of Highway 20 and County N near East Troy. In remembrance of their son, who was a baseball fanatic, the...

Students hosting 5K challenge

April 25, 2012

Students and community members have a chance to get dirty for a cause. Students of the Recreation Programming and Leadership class are hosting The Dirty Bird 5K Challenge on Friday to raise money for...

Kilars approaching final goal of $450,000 for ‘Trey’s Field’

February 8, 2012
Over a year after losing a son and brother in Treyton to an alcohol-related car accident, the Kilar family is getting closer to seeing the “Treyton Kilar Field of Dreams” become a reality. The family has raised about $315,000 of the roughly $450,000 needed to build the little-league field in Treyton’s memory.

Kilars unofficially win $50,000 grant

October 6, 2011
Although official results won't be released until Oct. 23, the Kilar family finished second in the Pepsi Refresh Project. If the grant is officially awarded, construction could begin in the spring for Treyton Kilar's Field of Dreams.

A mother’s instinct: The Mary Kilar story

September 14, 2011
Determination is a word that can be thrown around and overused at times. It’s a word that may not mean much to most people. Don’t tell that to Mary Kilar though, as determination has much more than little meaning to her. Determination is what helped her become a two-time All-American volleyball player at UW-Whitewater. It’s what helped her get through troubling times as a single mother out of college.

Kilar’s Field of Dreams back at-bat

September 8, 2011
Kilar family hopes to win the Pepsi Refresh grant of $50,000 to help build the Treyton Kilar Field of Dreams little-league baseball field.

Kilar family hoping for sizeable turnout

April 27, 2011
Biggest fundraiser so far planned for Treyton’s field.

Kilar family moves forward

February 16, 2011
It was a race too close to call, and one that ended on a disappointing note for many supporters of “Treyton Kilar’s Field of Dreams.” The project was edged out at the last minute to receive a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh grant during the competition in January. Despite the setback, the Kilar family is determined to make the dream a reality.
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