Anticipation ran high this week within a pandemic-weary public as the first vaccines for coronavirus were shot into the arms of frontline medical workers.
While the use of the vaccine was a milestone to celebrate, local officials are preaching patience when it comes to the rollout of the vaccine. Most people, they said, won’t be able to receive the vaccine until the spring or summer of 2021.
In the meantime, officials are calling for continued vigilance for staying home, wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
The local impact of the vaccine is among the top stories in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. The newspaper will be available at retail outlets on Thursday and subscribers will receive their copies with Thursday’s mail.
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Here’s a look at some of the other stories in this week’s edition:
- A FRESH LOOK FOR SANTA’S CHALET: Families have one last chance to visit the new Santa’s Chalet at Wehmhoff Square Park in Burlington this weekend. The Burlington Area Chamber Commerce, which launched a campaign about a year ago for the new chalet, will open the structure from 6 until 8 p.m. on Friday and with 2 until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
- THE MYSTERY OF FORGOTTEN URN IS SOLVED: The Burlington Historical society has succeeded in finding relatives of a man whose ashes are contained in an urn that had gone unclaimed for decades.
- BRAVO! BRAVO! Burlington High School’s one-act play, “Mill Girls,” was recently honored with what could be considered a clean sweep of awards at the Wisconsin High School Theater Festival. On Dec 11, the organization announced the Burlington play excelled across the four major award categories: Critics’ Choice, Directing, Ensemble, and Crew.
- ZELICH CAN PURSUE APPEAL: A former West Allis police officer convicted of killing two women during deviant sexual encounters and later dumping their bodies in the Town of Geneva can continue his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Kenosha County homicide conviction. A state appeals court ruled Nov. 25, that Steven Zelich, 59, should be allowed a hearing on his appeal of his plea in the death Jenny Gamez in a motel in Kenosha in 2012.
- LADY DEMONS WIN: After suffering a nearly 60-point loss the night before, the Burlington girls basketball team showed its resiliency by bouncing back to defeat Elkhorn to claim its first victory of the season. Anika Preusker scored 12 points, and Kayla Warner added 10 as the host Lady Demons won 38-31.
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