BHS puts fresh take on musical from the 1940s By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As far as the drama department at Burlington High School goes, the 2014-15 school year is one of change. “This is kind of the first of a new era of musicals at BHS,” said Troy Everson, who […]
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Walters gets the call
City agrees to hire its first female administrator By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington has reached a verbal agreement to hire Lake Forest, Ill., Assistant City Manager Carina Walters to fill the city’s vacant administrator post. Walters is scheduled to be in Burlington Tuesday to sign […]
Burlington hires new building inspector
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Common Council unanimously approved Gregory Guidry as the city’s new building inspector Tuesday night. Guidry replaces Pat Scherrer, who left in November. Mayor Bob Miller expressed excitement about the hiring Tuesday night, saying that Guidry held all residential and commercial credentials the […]
District paves way for second year of 4K
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the first year of 4-year-old kindergarten almost in the books, the Burlington Area School District looked ahead to 2015-16 Monday night. Contract changes for partner providers were announced at the BASD School Board Curriculum Committee meeting. BASD Assistant Superintendent Connie Zinnen said that as of […]
District reviews survey results
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As Louis Birchbauer of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards explained Feb. 25, ultimately, all pollsters would love to have 100 percent of the people agreeing. However, he’ll take 80 percent. Members of the Burlington Area School District Long-Ranging Planning Committee, School Board and Stakeholder Driven […]
Naming rights tabled for now
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District School Board Policy Committee tabled discussion Monday night on a proposed naming rights policy after a member of the committee had to leave early. With Rosanne Hahn leaving due to illness, the policy committee was left with just two members – […]
Putting poetry in its proper place: Lyons woman named poet laureate
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Somewhere along the line, Kimberly Blaeser explains, poetry got a bad rap. “I feel that sometimes, when poetry’s presented in the classroom, it is presented with too many opportunities to be wrong,” Blaeser said. “Students will see poetry as difficult, as complicated. “Instead of being taught […]
What is this white stuff?
One-year-old Boone Johnson got a chance to explore the white substance known “snow” Tuesday afternoon, as his grandmother, Linda, took him outside along with the family dogs. While the adults may be tired of the white stuff, Boone seemed perfectly content to play. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Administrator contract remains in negotiations
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller confirmed Tuesday that a job offer has been made to a potential new city administrator. However, Miller did not release the name. Contract negotiations are ongoing, he said. Last week’s selection process narrowed the candidate list from seven semifinalists to […]
Fundraiser lined up for Wheatland crash victim
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Kayla Brown may finally be back home, but the fight ahead of her is just beginning. Brown, 12, was the passenger in the car crash that took the life of Samantha Russell on New Year’s Eve. Brown suffered severe injuries and spent about a month in […]
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