By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT The upcoming Mid-States Wrestling Classic is a great measuring stick for the Burlington High School wrestling squad. The invitational, which will feature 43 teams this year, will be held Friday, Dec. 28, and Saturday, Dec. 29, at UW-Whitewater. Last year, the Demon boys won the […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
From Out in Right Field: Tricks or treats? Depends how you view the 12 days
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor As Christmas Day has come and gone, so have a number of different gifts and celebrations. But one where would we be without acknowledging one of the best Christmas carols ever – done, of course, with a little bit of a sports twist? […]
Standouts for the week of Dec. 28, 2012
Male Co-Athletes of the Week Jayden Essman, Burlington High School boys basketball: Essman, whose coach said this week does all the little things that don’t show up on a stats sheet, lit up the BHS stats sheet against Badger Friday night. Essman finished with a game-high 12 rebounds, including eight […]
Rice will again seek town chairman seat
Several other offices have no challengers as deadline approaches By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At least one local institution will seek a return to elected office. Ralph Rice, who has been battling ongoing health issues, said he is doing well and will run again for Town Chairman. “I’ve been getting […]
A visit from Santa
Shannon Lakota (left), stuck in Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington over the holidays, visits with Santa Claus and her daughter Sam Winter on Christmas Eve. Santa and his elves – along with members of the Burlington Lions Club – made visits to both the hospital and Kindred Health Care to […]
Footprints in the snow
A lone set of footprints crosses the Fox River bridge at Riverside Park in Burlington Dec. 21 after the area experienced its first snow fall of the season. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
JOYCE A. SCHILZ
Joyce A. Schilz, 86, Burlington, died Dec. 25, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, to the late Joe and Cyrilla (DeGrave) Kresken in Waterford. She spent her early life in Waterford and graduated from Waterford High School in 1944. On Sept. 15, 1951, she married […]
AUGUST BAUMEISTER
August ‘Augie’ Baumeister, 90, Burlington, died Dec. 22, 2012, at Waterford Senior Living Center. He was born Dec. 11, 1922, to the late Charles and Anna (Willick) Baumeister in the Town of Rochester. His early life was spent in Rochester helping out on the family farm. He attended St. Thomas […]
BERNICE H. CLARK
Bernice H. Clark, 95, Waterford, died Dec. 22, 2012, at Linden Grove-Mukwonago. She was born April 14, 1917, in Burlington, to the late August John and Fern Ethel (Welch) Huening. She graduated from Waterford High School and was the first woman supervisor for the Town of Waterford. She loved her […]
HAROLD FENNEMA
Harold Fennema, 95, died Dec. 14, 2012, in St. Anthony, Minn., after a long illness. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette; son, David (Susanna); daughter, Kathleen; grandson, Jeffrey (Kyleen); great-granddaughter, Olivia; brother, Marvin, and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service is Saturday, Dec. 29, at noon Faith United Methodist Church […]