By David Paulsen Correspondent A 50-41 loss to Badger and a 48-45 defeat at the hands of Elkhorn were the third and fourth losses in a row for the Union Grove High School girls basketball team. The Bronco girls now stand at 5-9 overall and 3-5 in the Southern Lakes […]
Author: Tracy Ouellette
Wolverine grapplers sixth at Terry Kramer Open
Next up, the Southern Lakes Conference meet Feb. 2 By David Paulsen Correspondent The Waterford High School wrestling squad took sixth out of 16 teams at the Terry Kramer Open held at Fort Atkinson Saturday. The Wolverines tallied 232 points in the event won by Fort Atkinson with 361 points. […]
WGSD edges close to the Co-op cliff
To avoid slipping past a Jan. 31 exit-notice deadline, Waterford Special Education Co-operative school boards are considering whether to extend the final notice deadline for Waterford Graded School District to leave the Co-op. A three-month extension to the Jan. 31 final notice deadline was requested Jan. 9 by Waterford Graded […]
Hope in action, one li’l stitch at a time
Girl Scouts sew pillowcase dresses for African girls By Patricia Bogumil Editor While the idea of slipping on a pillowcase dress sounds a bit unusual, in Africa young girls are proud to be walking around in a million of them. Saturday afternoon, a group of 15 Waterford Girl Scouts in […]
The Final Cut
Barber John Lakota retires after 49 years By Julie Rossman Correspondent When John Lakota began working as a barber in Union Grove, the cost of a haircut was about two dollars – $.25 extra for a flat top. It was 1963, and Lakota was just 25 years old when he […]
It’s Free Fishing Weekend across the state
Pull up a pail and help family and friends discover that ice is nice when it comes to fishing in Wisconsin – doubly so when the fishing is free. Wisconsin’s first winter Free Fishing Weekend is set for Jan. 19 and 20. Residents and nonresidents alike can fish anywhere in […]
Plans to cut WSD user fees march on
By Patricia Bogumil Editor This spring, around the time the Waterford Sanitary District plans to cut its quarterly user fees by about 5 percent, a 10 percent increase from the Western Racine County Sewerage District will kick in. But that doesn’t matter, according to Dan Dickinson, the WSD board president. […]
School bus contract comes up for a vote
By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School District Board of Education will vote Monday night on a recommendation made Jan. 7 by the Personnel and Finance Committee to switch bus companies from S&J Bus Services Inc. to Dousman Transport Co. Inc. The move comes after the committee reviewed […]
Now’s the time for a makeover
Downtown Curb Appeal Grant applications available Local commercial property owners throughout the Village of Waterford are being offered a unique opportunity to help revitalize the community’s historic character and promote the area’s commerce and culture. The Curb Appeal Grant program, introduced by the village in October, offers grant money to […]
Raymond School seeking residents’ input via survey
A school operations survey is being delivered this week to Raymond School District residents’ paper boxes. Surveys will also be mailed to residents who do not have a paper box on their property. The surveys are accompanied by a letter from the School Board explaining the board’s interest in receiving […]
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