By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor At the start of the season, Catholic Central High School girls volleyball coach Mae Mae Oberhofer got a lot of questions from her team. “They kept asking, ‘Are we gonna be all right?’” said Oberhofer, who lost four senior starters to graduation. “I kept telling […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Tax rate is up in final BASD budget
Sniping continues over teachers insurance plan By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Before the Burlington Area School District Board of Education finalized its 2012-13 operating budget, the two new board members got in their parting shots Monday night. Phil Ketterhagen and Roger Koldeway – both elected to the board in April […]
Friday night at state girls volleyball – BHS vs. Menomonee Falls
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor 8:40 p.m. – Still waiting on the final stats, but here are a few comments from BHS co-head coach Dan Lynch and BHS senior Kaysie Shebeneck: Lynch: “We jumped on them games one, three and four. We got big leads to start the match. It […]
Friday morning at the Resch Center – live blog
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor 11:55 a.m. – Catholic Central comments from coach MaeMae Oberhofer: “It was nervewracking, but we pulled it out. Luck was a really good team. I told them, ‘We beat ourselves game one.’” CCHS senior Kelly Gould on the trip back to the state championship match […]
Nov. 15 opening eyed for Milwaukee Avenue
Mayor says reconstruction project is slightly behind schedule By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer It looks like City of Burlington drivers – both residents and visitors alike – will have a little extra reason to be thankful come the holiday season. Mayor Bob Miller confirmed that the work on Milwaukee Avenue […]
VIRGINIA E. FOTH
Virginia Edna Foth, 84, Waterford, died Oct. 30, 2012. She was born in Port Edwards, on Oct. 12, 1928, to the late Richard and Edna (Riedel) Schier. She married Vernon William Carl Foth on June 26, 1948, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids. He died in February 2002. Survivors […]
RUTH P. OBERBRUNER
Ruth Patricia (Licher) Oberbruner, 88, Burlington, died Oct. 29, 2012, at Aurora Burlington Hospital of natural causes. She was surrounded by her loving family sharing stories of a life well lived. She was preceded in death by her husband Ken “Red” Oberbruner; children, Gary William and Mary Louise; brothers, Wayne […]
CAROL J. BISHOP
Carol J. Bishop, 83, Burlington, died Oct. 30, 2012, at Lakeland Health Care Center, Elkhorn. She was born on Oct. 23, 1929, in Racine, to the late Henry ‘Harry’ and Esther (Mahnke) Krupp. She spent her early years in Racine before moving to Burlington. She attended Racine public schools and […]
Live from the Resch Center – Thursday state volleyball!
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor 8:52 p.m. – BHS will play Menomonee Falls in tomorrow night’s state semifinals at 7 p.m. 8:32 p.m. – Some basic comments from Dan Lynch. He thought the team came out a little nervous in set one, but settled down nicely for the win. He […]
Bronco girls come up short in sectional semis
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Too many errors at important times in the match proved costly for the Union Grove High School girls’ volleyball team in a straight set loss to Muskego Oct. 25 in the regional semifinal. The loss brought an end to the Broncos season with an overall […]