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Burlington

Extended learning

Connor Smith (in front) leads University of Wisconsin–Madison A Capella group Redefined in the song “Some Days” during a performance at Burlington High School April 26 as part of UW Extension Day. Right: Lindsay Kraemer (left) makes a button pin under the instruction of UW Extension employee Thomas Zinnen at […]

Waterford

Graded School Board elects officers

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School Board the board thanked outgoing member Blaine Nicholls for his service to the School District and the community and swore in new members Dawn Bleimehl and re-elected member Robert Kastengren at its monthly meeting April 22. The board also elected new […]

Waterford

Move over Eli Whitney and Thomas Edison

Student wheels spin at Invention Convention Fourth-graders at Washington-Caldwell showed off their inner Edison last week during the school’s annual Invention Convention. A decade-old tradition that began with teacher Char Wegner, the Invention Convention allows students to examine ways of making every-day tasks more efficient, much like Eli Whitney with […]

Burlington News

City plan: wait to hear from Aurora

By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer       For the last several months, the City of Burlington has been trying to decide how to address Aurora’s decision to close the maternity/obstetrics department at Memorial Hospital of Burlington.       The city has weighed options – which include inviting United Health to build another […]

Burlington

Fairytale with a twist

St. Charles presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ St. Charles School will present its annual spring musical starting this weekend. The show, “Once Upon a Mattress,” is a musical comedy of “The Princess and The Pea” fairy tale. Shows are Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Friday, May 10, […]