In movement, there is beauty. In sports, it can be present just about everywhere. Certainly, sports that involve dance and music – gymnastics, figure skating, competitive dance – invite you to admire the human form. But when a sport is done properly, every sport is a dance. Late […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
The Echo of BTown sounds
Hundreds of area residents turned out for the first BTown Sounds concert of the summer last week at Echo Park with music provided by Janet Planet and the Herd of Cats. It was the first of seven concerts planned for the summer with the sponsorship of area businesses. (Photo by […]
Chocolate Walk features an instrument drive
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As the third annual Music Matters Chocolate Walk approaches, there is a new twist to this year’s activity. In addition to the approximate one-mile walk that includes chocolate treats at various stops, a milk stop at Wehmhoff Square and music provided by Burlington students, […]
JOHN E. WALSH
John Edward Walsh died June 19, 2012. He was born in Omaha, Neb. in 1931. He was a lifelong Nebraska football fan. After serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1950-1954, he then attended and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a degree in chemistry. He worked for Wilson […]
NANCY E. FISH
Nancy E. Fish, 78, Burlington, died June 18, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born on Aug. 11, 1933, in Madison, to the late George and Esther (Taylor) Francisco. She spent her early life in Elkhorn and then Burlington, graduating from Burlington High School in 1951. On […]
ROBERT J. STORM
Robert John Storm, 87, Waterford, died June 18, 2012. He was born May 11, 1925. He married Gertrude Hancock in 1944. She preceded him in death in 2001. He spent all of his life in the town of Norway where he was a farmer and a milk hauler; he started […]
SLIDESHOW: Duplex fire on Joan Street in the City of Burlington
PHILIP C. POCKAT
Surrounded by his family, Philip C. Pockat, 72, died Friday, June 15, 2012, after sustaining injuries from a fall. He was born Nov. 1, 1939, in Marion, Wis., to the late Louis Pockat and Mildred (Schultz). He was a long time educator, driver’s education instructor, member of various choirs and […]
DONALD F. WAGNER
Donald F. Wagner, 94, a lifelong resident of Lyons, died June 14, 2012, at Waterford Senior Living. He was born Aug. 19, 1917, to the late Peter and Mary (Mueseler) Wagner. On Oct. 24, 1942, he married Hildegarde Kornhoff at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Waterford. She preceded him […]
Inductees left lasting mark on schools, community
They’re among four added to BHS’s Wall of Inspiration Burlington High School inducted its third class into its Wall of Inspiration Friday afternoon. The theme of inspiration ran strong, as the class was inducted just hours before the Class of 2012 graduated from BHS. Senior Kelsi Cesarz made the keynote […]
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