Offer would be family-friendly for Burlington police chief By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the City of Burlington pursued Peter Nimmer as its next police chief back in the winter of 2010, City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller knew it would be a challenge holding onto the talented officer. As […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Blue Devils ease past Venom 20-6
By Dan Truttschel Sports Correspondent The opening moments of Saturday’s night’s Ironman Football League contest with the Milwaukee Venom didn’t start the way the Southern Lakes Blue Devils had hoped. But the finish was much better – and in the end, that’s all that really counts any way. Milwaukee jumped […]
Rivermen get ahead, stay ahead to down Barons
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Not much changes when it comes to Land ’O Lakes Southwest Division rivalries – especially when it comes to the Burlington Rotary Barons vs. the Waterford Rivermen. The Rivermen earned their second win over the Barons in a week’s time Sunday, downing the Barons 6-3 […]
‘Haggis’ comes to Lucky Star
But it’s not on the menu – it’ll be rocking the stage at local restaurant Thursday By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As far as band names go, Enter The Haggis is probably one of the more unusual ones you will see. Member Trevor Lewington said the name sprang from trying […]
It’s a hummingbird, no it’s a moth
Actually, it’s both – a Clearwater Hummingbird Moth, according to Burlington resident Eric Hackbarth, who captured this image from the deck of his home on Raptor Court. (Photo by Eric Hackbarth)
One for the show
Micah Gebel, of Burlington, performs solo as an opening act at the first Markstock even held Saturday at the ChocolateFest Grounds. The event featured the music of several local performers – headlined by the group Madfact – in addition to food and drink. Proceeds from the benefit go to the […]
Summer learning
Goal of local program is to make lessons stick By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer This isn’t your grandfather’s summer school. There are no long faces, no boring textbooks and most importantly, no rote memorization. Instead, students are outside with dry-erase boards on a summer day, or working with the […]
Thompson earns narrow margin over Hovde in county
With all precincts in Racine County reported, U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson appeared to have edged out Eric Hovde as of 11:30 p.m. Thompson had 6,352 votes, or 29.81 percent of the vote, while Hovde had 6,246 votes, or 29.31 percent. The other two candidates – Mark Neumann and Jeff […]
Dickenson succeeds in sanitary district recall
Challenger Dan Dickinson has succeeded in his campaign to recall Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 Commissioner Bill Gerard, according to the unofficial results of Tuesday’s election. Results posted Tuesday night by Racine County Clerk Wendy Christensen show Dickinson with 45 percent of the vote (475) to Gerard’s 37 […]
ROBERT J. BERNHOFT
Robert John Bernhoft, 83, Oshkosh, died Aug. 12, 2012, at Aurora Health Care Center in Oshkosh. He was born Feb. 22, 1929, in Burlington, to the late Walter and Gertrude (O’Connor) Bernhoft. He spent his early life in Wilmot and was a graduate of Wilmot High School. Following high school […]
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