Fundraiser exceeds its goal By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief It didn’t take long for the generous people of Burlington to meet and exceed the fundraising goal set by the Transitional Living Center’s “Live Outside the Box” campaign. The month-long effort amassed $13,000 for the operation of the local non-profit […]
Author: Ed Nadolski
Police lock on to seat belt initiative
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Over the past several months, the City of Burlington Police Department has stepped up its efforts in seat belt enforcement. That extra attention – thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety – is paying off, Police Chief […]
JULIAN J. WARREN
Julian J. Warren, 91, Waterford, died March 5, 2012, at Waterford Senior Living Center. He was born Dec. 12, 1920, in Burlington, to the late James P. and Elizabeth (David) Warren. He was a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. On June 13, 1945, […]
Standing up for kids
Heiligenthal honored aiding youth sports By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer For long-time Burlington resident Stan Heiligenthal, being involved in youth baseball and helping out youngsters around the community was never a matter of duty. It was just what he did. Heiligenthal’s commitment to youth sports – including his longtime involvement […]
CAROLYN L. DE GRAVE
Carolyn L. De Grave, 85, Burlington, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Burlington, to the late Albert and Freida (Wiemer) Pieters. She was a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. In January […]
CAROLYN L. DE GRAVE
Carolyn L. De Grave, 85, Burlington, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. She was born Sept. 20, 1926, in Burlington, to the late Albert and Freida (Wiemer) Pieters. She was a lifetime resident of Burlington and a graduate of St. Mary’s High School. In January […]
CHARLES J. EISENBART
Charles J. “Chuck” Eisenbart, 65, died March 1, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. He was born Dec. 2, 1946, in Burlington, to the late Fred and Hertha (Guse) Eisenbart. He was raised in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1965. He attended Milwaukee School of Engineering, […]
Girolamo bows out of election
Citing health concerns, City of Burlington Aldermanic candidate Peter Girolamo dropped out the race for the 2nd District seat in the April 3 election last week. Girolamo said Friday he’s throwing his support behind Ruth Dawidziak, whom he would have faced in the spring election for the seat currently held […]
Snow total is down, but street spending is about average
Freezing rain has kept salters busy By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer While the City of Burlington – and to a larger extent, Wisconsin as a whole – has yet to be slammed by a major snowfall this year, that doesn’t mean that city street department employees have had nothing to […]
Online at the WIAA state gymnastics meet!
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor The Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team picked a bad day to have a bad meet. The squad still scored a 145.116, but mistakes on the vault and balance beam opened the door for Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall to win its second straight title with a team score of 147.648. […]