North American Midway employee Herman Van Staden helps set up the Ferris wheel at ChocolateFest Tuesday. The carnival will be open Wednesday and Thursday evenings and the festival kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
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He’s got that superhero look
Hailey Ligocki (left) paints the face of 2-year-old Mitchell Guyette Saturday during the Hope Walk at Burlington High School. The event raises funds that are donated locally and regionally to alleviate the impact of life-limiting afflictions. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Hilltopper royalty
King Matthew Heiligenthal and Queen Brittany Martin preside over the Catholic Central High School prom May 11 at Hawks View Golf Course. (Photo by Erin Murphy Moynihan)
Semi-truck rollover closes bypass highway
A semi-trailer truck rolled over in the median and west-bound lane of the Burlington bypass just west of McHenry Street shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The crash forced officials to divert traffic in both directions until the truck was righted and removed. Initial reports indicated the truck driver was not […]
Teaming up for the shelter
Lora Jorgensen (left) and Madeline Jorgensen work on a closet door at the Morrow Home homeless shelter in Burlington recently. Members of Riverwood Church helped organize a volunteer effort to remodel the homeless shelter operated by Burlington’s Transitional Living Center. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Fire and Ice for prom
Members of the 2012 Junior Prom Court at Catholic Central High School include (front row, from left) Kelsey Robers, Jackie Pankau, Kelly Gould, Maggie Smith, Brittany Martin, (back row) Kyle Kresken, Matt Heiligenthal, Wun Fung, Thomas Zampino and Zakkary Rios. The school’s annual spring formal is set for Saturday evening […]
Shopping green thumb style
Burlington resident Dominique Tuinstra checks out the plants for sale at the Our Savior Lutheran Church perennial sale Saturday. Funds raised from the sale are going to Operation Christmas Child – shoeboxes of gifts for children in third-world countries that are packed year-long and received by the youngsters from March […]
BHS girls soccer team turns season around
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent After starting the season winless in their first six games, the Burlington High School girls soccer team has shown significant improvement over the past four games. The result led to a three-game winning streak that was ended with a 4-0 loss to Mukwonago in the […]
Budding arborists
Cooper Elementary School students (from left) Kale Dietz, Josh Stankus, Connor Demers and Derek Kretschmer and City of Burlington Public Works employee Joe Phillips to plant a tree in Riverside Park on Friday in observance of Arbor Day. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Happy 90th, Bob!
Robert Spitzer (right) shares a laugh with Ken McAteer, one of the more than 500 people who attended Spitzer’s 90th birthday celebration at Veterans Terrace April 29. Several area elected officials honored Spitzer with proclamations from the state Legislature and Gov. Scott Walker declaring April 29 “Robert Spitzer Day.” Spitzer […]
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