By Tracy Ouellette Staff writer Tens of thousands of people will descend on Waterford the third week in July for the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce’s Hot Air Balloon Festival, turning the village into a buzzing hub of activity. “We’re a small town, but we’re mighty in this,” Kathy Gellendin, […]
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Bloodmobile makers are also blood donors
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Mary Lynch of LDV, Monday was about more than just the ribbon cutting on a new piece of equipment – or for that matter, donating blood. It was a chance for employees at the company to see something they built reach completion and be used […]
Town tackles the job of spending surplus budget
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Once their 2013 books were officially closed, Town of Waterford officials learned they ended the year with a $115,000 surplus. The Town Board on June 9 discussed, and decided, how that money – earmarked in last year’s budget toward expenses – could be applied toward a […]
Fresh stuff at the July 15 farmers market
Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy Music With Libby (Wilcox), performing from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Union Grove Farmers Market, now open Tuesdays, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Village Square, Main Street at 10th Avenue. Browse for garden produce, salad greens, […]
Man charged with sixth drunken driving offense
A Burlington area man has been charged with drunken driving for the sixth time after his probation agent allegedly saw him drinking alcohol. Jim C. Rambicourt, 50, who lists Burlington and Lake Geneva addresses in court records, is charged operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, […]
Rochester gets its zoning act together
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The longstanding marriage between the Village and Town of Rochester was officially dissolved more than five years ago. But efforts to bring the two formerly separate municipalities into one harmonious union have been ongoing and reached finality, recently. The Village Board on June 9 voted […]
Be safe and try some flapjacks
The Kansasville Fire and Rescue’s annual pancake and safety day is Sunday, July 13, 7 a.m. to noon, at 23730 Durand Ave., Kansasville. Enjoy kids activities, raffles, fire and EMS demos, fire trucks, Flight for Life and more. Adult tickets, $6; ages 4-12, $3, under age 4, free. Details: 878-3811.
Many runs afoul with police on consecutive days
A Delavan man may not be welcome back at the Burlington Walmart after last weekend. Salvatore Michele Marino III, 19, was arrested twice in two days – first for drunken driving at Walmart Saturday and then for synthetic marijuana possession on Sunday. He was charged in Racine County Circuit court […]
Haylofters hit stage with Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’
As the audience settles into its seats, the familiar fairy-tale characters of Jack, his mother, Cinderella and her evil stepsisters and a baker and his wife take to the stage. In a few minutes’ time, all of them head “Into the Woods” – Stephen Sondheim’s woods, that is, in […]
A night on the lake
Jack Daams (left) rides in the lead of the rock and roll band-themed boat parade with sisters Sydney and Morgan McCourt during Venetian Night July 5 on Brown’s Lake. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
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