Ann Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Simonsen, 89, of Racine and Waunakee died peacefully on July 28, 2012, at the Waunakee Manor Heath Care Center. She was born on June 9, 1923, to the late John and Amy (Funk) Willmore and was raised in Union Grove. She married Eugene Simonsen in 1946. She […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Digital radio system rising above glitches
City’s upgrade had a bumpy start By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the City of Burlington decided to make the switch to a digital police radio network, the original plan was to have everything operating by this spring. That hasn’t exactly happened as scheduled, but the digital radios are in […]
ROBERT G. JAY
Robert G. Jay, 82, Burlington, died July 28, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Chicago, to the late George W. and Corinne G. (Weber) Jay. He spent his early life and attended school in Chicago. On April 14, 1956 in Burlington, he […]
Continued climb in gas prices predicted
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have risen 5.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.56 Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.50, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices […]
Coffee and community
New downtown shop aims to make a potent connection By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The building at the corner of North Pine and East Chestnut streets has seen many different uses. In the past 30 years, it has been a shoe store, a gift shop, a clothes resale shop, a […]
On target yet again
BHS shooting team bags another national title By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For five years, the Burlington High School trapshooting team tried to make a name for itself – as national champions – at the Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships in Sparta, Ill. The last two years, the Demons […]
JACQUELINE R. KUCHENBECKER
Jacqueline R. Kuchenbecker, 75, Burlington, died July 25, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Lancaster, to the late John and Rose (Graf) Rogers. She spent her early life in Montfort and Fennimore and was a graduate of Fennimore High School. She was […]
EDMUND E. KIETZER JR.
Edmund Ewald Kietzer Jr., 89, Lily Lake, died July 25, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born May 5, 1923, in Chicago, to the late Minnie (Mueller) and Dr. Edmund Kietzer. He was baptized on July 15, by A.D. Wangerin, pastor of Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church in […]
ADELINE M. THIESSEN
Adeline M. Thiessen, 89, Union Grove died July 19, 2012, at Oak Ridge Care Center, Union Grove. She was born Dec. 8, 1922, in Milwaukee to the late George and Odell Olson. She grew up and gradated high school in Milwaukee. During World War II she worked in a factory […]
City clears islands to reveal sparkling dam
Effort spruces up area, officials say By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer If you’ve been over the Milwaukee Avenue bridge near Veterans Terrace or in Echo Park at all since Friday, you’ll have noticed a few changes. Namely, about a dozen or so overgrown trees are gone from the islands at […]
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