Virginia “Jean” Luerssen, 97, Waterford, died May 6, 2012. She was born to the late John and Martha Domek on March 5, 1915, in Chicago. On March 2, 1935, she married James T. Luerssen in Chicago. She was a member of New Beginnings Christian Church in Waterford. They moved from […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
BHS forensics team earns top state award
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Excellence is something that has come to be expected of the Burlington High School forensics team. The Demons proved it once again April 20. BHS earned the prestigious “Excellence in Speech” award at the annual Wisconsin State Speech Festival at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The […]
Margret H. Seymour
Margret H. Seymour, maiden name Margret Ann Hanson, born in Manitowoc, died April 25, 2012. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends of old and new. She was born in 1927, and graduated from UW-Madison in 1949. She was an active member of Kappa Alpha Theta. While […]
STELLA E. WEINKAUF
Our little star, Stella Elizabeth, was born still May 4, 2012, at 3:20 p.m. Mom and dad, Ellen Blair and Nick Weinkauf, are saddened to see Stella go so soon. She is survived by paternal grandparents, Jerry and Kathy Weinkauf; maternal grandparents, Pamela and Ron Hochevar and Mark and Becky […]
Tuesday’s election is unlike any other
Voters must deal with crossover temptation, fake candidates By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Local voters have a chance to make history Tuesday when polls open for primaries in the unprecedented recall elections for governor, lieutenant governor and four state senate seats. However, with the ballot dotted with “placeholder” […]
Wolverines fall to Demons in pitchers dual
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent Taking on first-place Burlington Tuesday, the Waterford High School baseball team played solidly, but fell 2-0 in Southern Lakes Conference action. Matt Bartling and Ryan Ratkovec held Burlington to just five hits, but managed just two off Burlington pitcher Austin Smith. The game was scoreless […]
Broncos come up short at Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Union Grove girls soccer coach Gregg Anderle gave credit to Burlington in a 3-1 BHS win April 26, but Anderle also made a point about his own team. “Burlington was the better team … but for us it was a tale of two halves,” Anderle […]
Track squad see tough field at Cougar Relays
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent Against some stiff competition, the Waterford High School track and field squads found the going tougher Friday at the Cougar Relays held at Janesville Craig. The result was a fourth-place finish for the girls squad and a fifth-place finish for the boys. The Wolverine girls […]
Golfers continue SLC domination
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent All season, the Waterford High School boys golf team has dominated its Southern Lakes Conference competition. Tuesday was no different as the Wolverine golfers were 35 strokes better than second-place Westosha Central at the SLC Golf Major No. 3 played at Hawk’s View Golf Course […]
BHS girls soccer team turns season around
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent After starting the season winless in their first six games, the Burlington High School girls soccer team has shown significant improvement over the past four games. The result led to a three-game winning streak that was ended with a 4-0 loss to Mukwonago in the […]