By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor [email protected] In two games this season, the Burlington boys basketball team came out flat against rival Waterford. In both contests, the Wolverines came away victorious. Tuesday night was a different story. The host Demons, just five days removed from a 52-36 lopsided loss […]
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Burlington swimming saves best for last
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The season ended Feb. 15 at the WIAA Division 1 Racine Case Sectional Tournament at Carthage College in Kenosha for the Burlington Combined boys swimming team. No one from the Demons advanced out of the sectional to the WIAA Division1 State Boys Swimming […]
High Level Talks
Wisconsin State Superintendent Tony Evers (left) and Burlington Area School District Superintendent Peter Smet start a tour of Burlington High School Thursday morning. Evers came to visit the school as part of “Technical Education Month,” praising the district’s work in that area. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Frolicking in the snow
Briley Clapp has a blast reaching a normally too-high tree while playing on a 10-foot high snow pile at Cross Lutheran Church Monday. Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate again on Thursday. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Snow sculptures on the lakefront
This sculpture, “Fountain of Youth,” won first place and the People’s Choice award during Winterfest and the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva last week. The winning team – Wisconsin 2 – is made up of David Andrews, Steve Bateman and Jason Anhorn. For more on the snow […]
Thrill ride for dad and daughter
Dave Schwartz of La Grange, Ill., gets ready to slide down the toboggan hill at Camp MacLean in Burlington Saturday with his daughter Julia. Fathers and daughters – part of the Indian Princess program at the La Grange YMCA – spent the afternoon on the hill in the snow. (Photo […]
ERWIN W. FONK
Erwin W. ‘Bill’ Fonk, 74, Burlington, died Feb. 5, 2014, at his residence. He was born Aug. 8, 1939, to the late Irwin and Kathryn (Hoppe) Fonk in Burlington where he spent his early life. He attended St. Charles Grade School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. While in […]
Raymond considers school survey results and facility options
Energy efficiency is a focus of the Raymond School District, after the School Board voted Monday night not to exceed $3,000 for an energy audit to be conducted by energy conservation firm McKinstry. The School Board moved forward with the idea of an energy audit after considering the […]
Duck, duck…
This common goldeneye duck surfs the Fox River currents Monday afternoon as steam rolled off the river. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, while the goldeneyes aren’t uncommon in southeast Wisconsin, they do tend to stay more toward Lake Michigan. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Too cold for ice fishing?
This ice shanty sits on Browns Lake Monday afternoon waiting for any intrepid fishermen brave enough to challenge the subzero temperatures. The various ice shacks on the lake looked deserted Monday and the prospects for Tuesday were even worse with the National Weather Service predicting wind chills to 45 below […]