By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Village of Waterford could purchase life-saving equipment in the near future as part of an overture to be prepared in the event of a life-threatening emergency. Members of the Public Works Utilities Committee last week discussed a proposal to purchase three automated external defibrillator (AED) […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Local and out-of-state sex offenders at issue
By Jason Arndt Correspondent As the Village of Union Grove continues to focus on community growth by bringing in out-of-state businesses, there is one out-of-state issue the Police Commission voiced concern about April 23 – Illinois sex offenders. “We are bringing this forward out of concern for not just Union […]
Extended learning
Connor Smith (in front) leads University of Wisconsin–Madison A Capella group Redefined in the song “Some Days” during a performance at Burlington High School April 26 as part of UW Extension Day. Right: Lindsay Kraemer (left) makes a button pin under the instruction of UW Extension employee Thomas Zinnen at […]
Graded School Board elects officers
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School Board the board thanked outgoing member Blaine Nicholls for his service to the School District and the community and swore in new members Dawn Bleimehl and re-elected member Robert Kastengren at its monthly meeting April 22. The board also elected new […]
Student burns another’s face with hot welding tool
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 17-year-old from Franksville is charged with burning a classmate with a hot welding electrode during a welding class at Union Grove Union High School in January. Quinnton Gresk-Klingbeil is charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor disorderly […]
Move over Eli Whitney and Thomas Edison
Student wheels spin at Invention Convention Fourth-graders at Washington-Caldwell showed off their inner Edison last week during the school’s annual Invention Convention. A decade-old tradition that began with teacher Char Wegner, the Invention Convention allows students to examine ways of making every-day tasks more efficient, much like Eli Whitney with […]
Alzheimer’s support group meets monthly in Waterford
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A new Racine County-based caregiver support group sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association is welcoming attendees, with meetings set for the second Thursday of each month at Community United Methodist Church, 455 S. Jefferson St., Waterford. The group next meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, […]
And the race is on!
Not just for boys anymore, Burlington Girl Scouts watch as cars race down the track during their Pinewood Derby at St. Mary’s on April 27. (Jennifer Eisenbart photo)
Fairytale with a twist
St. Charles presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ St. Charles School will present its annual spring musical starting this weekend. The show, “Once Upon a Mattress,” is a musical comedy of “The Princess and The Pea” fairy tale. Shows are Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Friday, May 10, […]
Big Bend cops see you coming and going
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Big Bend police are asking the public to detour around a construction zone on Highway 164 between Highway L and at Edgewood Avenue before some worker gets killed or injured. A detour has been in place in Big Bend to prevent motorists from traveling through the […]
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