Under intense scrutiny of baseless abuse probe, Dahl family comes through for ailing daughter By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When 4-year-old Eve Dahl arrived at Karcher Middle School Friday morning, she was all decked out in pink – right down to the pink cast on her left foot. […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
A rendezvous in Paris
BHS junior prom is Saturday Burlington High School students will step out in formal attire Saturday to the theme “Meet Me in Paris” during their annual junior prom. The event includes a grand march in the BHS gymnasium beginning at 4:50 p.m., followed by a dinner and dance at Veterans […]
LORRAINE M. DANIELS
Lorraine M. Daniels, 90, Burlington, died May 2, 2012, at Pine Brook Pointe. She was born May 11, 1921, in Burlington, to the late William and Anna (Meyer) Frey. She had been a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. On Aug. 21, 1946 at […]
Final layoffs still pending
14 teachers have requested hearings on their status By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As the state-mandated date for final layoff notices for public school teachers approaches, the Burlington Area School District is in the final stages of determining which teachers will be laid off. Due to a new process, […]
Budding arborists
Cooper Elementary School students (from left) Kale Dietz, Josh Stankus, Connor Demers and Derek Kretschmer and City of Burlington Public Works employee Joe Phillips to plant a tree in Riverside Park on Friday in observance of Arbor Day. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Happy 90th, Bob!
Robert Spitzer (right) shares a laugh with Ken McAteer, one of the more than 500 people who attended Spitzer’s 90th birthday celebration at Veterans Terrace April 29. Several area elected officials honored Spitzer with proclamations from the state Legislature and Gov. Scott Walker declaring April 29 “Robert Spitzer Day.” Spitzer […]
Liberal group’s film showing spurs talk of theater boycott
Theater owner says he’s unfairly caught in the middle of political spat By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Want to rent the Plaza Theater in Burlington? That’s fine, regardless of your political leanings, as long as you agree to pay the rental fee. Plaza Theater owner Shad Branen said Monday […]
No good deed goes unpunished
Woman charged for allegedly punching, spitting at rescuers Sometimes, it just doesn’t pay to be a hero. Responders to an emergency situation in the City of Burlington Sunday were threatened, had punches and ice packs thrown at them and were spit on in responding to the 400 block of […]
PATRICIA T. WEATHERHEAD
Patricia T. (Ward), Weatherhead 86, died April 30, 2012, in the loving presence of her family at Timber Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Union Grove. She was born Nov. 20, 1925, to the late Cameron Burton and Muriel (Woodcock) Ward in Barbados. She married Harold Weatherhead on May 9, 1946, […]
Gas prices still falling
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin fell 9 cents per gallon last week, averaging $3.82 per gallon on Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.81, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices […]