Burlington’s Veterans Terrace will host its annual Bridal Show Sunday starting at 11 a.m. Cost of the event is $5, and the show runs until 3 p.m. There will be fashion shows as well as giveaways, food and dessert samples and vendors to show off what is available to any […]
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Youth soccer gets new look in Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Youth soccer in the City of Burlington is getting a makeover. Announced late last week, the Burlington Youth Soccer Club, which was founded in 1991 by Sandy Cowan, will now be the Burlington United Soccer Club starting this fall. In a press release, the new club […]
On thin ice
ATVs plunge into Eagle Lake; drivers escape without injury By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Kansasville Fire Chief Scott Remer has a simple message for visitors to area lakes right now. Stay off the ice. It’s not safe. The latest example of unsafe ice came Sunday evening, as two ATV riders went […]
In this week’s Standard Press
Pick up a copy of this week’s Burlington Standard Press for coverage of the Burlington Area School District’s decision to provide laptop computers to all students. Also on this week’s front page are stories about two men escaping tragedy when their ATVs plunged into Eagle Lake; changes for the local […]
Cub Scout pancake breakfast set
The Cub Scouts of Pack 373 from Waller School are hosting their 21st annual pancake breakfast with a bake sale and silent auction on Sunday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to noon, at Cross Lutheran Church, 126 Chapel Terrace, Burlington. Funds raised from the pancake breakfast, bake sale, and silent […]
Lincoln stature restored in Burlington
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of chilly temperatures and falling snow, a long-time Burlington fixture took up its familiar home Feb. 14. The city’s Abraham Lincoln statue, which had been pulled off its base in an act of vandalism Jan. 31, was put back in its place and welcomed […]
Town OKs new location for lake weed control
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With unanimous approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week, the Browns Lake Sanitary District is finally going to have a place to call home for its summer weed removal operations. The commission approved three items related to the site: a land-use waiver, a rezone […]
Aurora facility on track for fall opening
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the new year came and went and 2015 ticked into 2016, the clock started running for Aurora Health Care and a planned new facility in Burlington. Now, as March approaches, Lisa Just, president of the Burlington/Walworth patient service market for Aurora Health Care, said […]
Coordinated care saved man from heart attack
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Sitting a few feet away and listening to greetings exchanged as Dave Banas walks to the Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington cardiac rehab unit, it sounds like old friends are reuniting. “Oh my God, you look so good!” “Thanks to you!” “How’s my favorite staff?” “Life […]
Chaotic meeting fails to resolve dispute in Lyons
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A disagreement on who should be on the Sanitary District Commission for Country Estates in Lyons led to a tense meeting of minds Feb. 8 at the monthly Lyons Town Board meeting. With two different sides pushing for control of the commission that serves Country Estates […]
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