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Saturday, September 7, 2024
Burlington’s veterans groups will host a Veterans Day observance Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Veterans Terrace, 589 Milwaukee Ave. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. and will continue through 11 a.m. with an outdoor rifle salute. The public is invited to attend the program.
Jorge, Heather Longoria started program after special request from coaches By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Around the mid-2000’s, if you were a kid that was any good at volleyball in Burlington, you were paying an unnecessary price. Parents coughed up large sums of money and logged tons of miles, sometimes […]
‘Greater Tuna’ opens Friday night at Malt House Theater By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief “Greater Tuna,” a comedic send-up of small town morals in the tiny town of Tuna, Texas, opens at the Malt House Theater in Burlington Friday night. The eclectic band of citizens that make up this […]
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Maddie Berezowitz, junior Favorite movie: “A League of their Own” Favorite song: “Best Days of Your Life,” Kelly Pickler Volleyball is: my life. We won state because: the work ethic we put in outside of what people saw. Without Burlington Elite, I would: never have […]
Mayor Hefty, Principal Burling, pack of fans honor state champs By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] The celebration matched the accomplishment. And then some. Blinding spotlights and ear-shattering horns blasted Pine Street in downtown Burlington Monday night, as a convoy of area fire trucks, law enforcement and emergency vehicles paraded the […]
Process slows as organizers work to verify names for inclusion By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While organizers originally hoped to have a new veterans memorial in place at Burlington’s Echo Park for Saturday’s Veterans Day observance the focus has switched in recent weeks to ensuring the integrity of the […]
Copies of the Standard Press’ commemorative state champion girls volleyball edition are scheduled to hit newsstands in the Burlington late Wednesday afternoon and will be readily available throughout the community on Thursday. The special edition features six pages dedicated to the Burlington High School girls volleyball team’s WIAA Division 1 […]
By Dana Ehrmann Sports Correspondent The remarkable run for the girls Catholic Central volleyball team has come to an end. But only for this season. The Lady Toppers fell at Lourdes Academy on Saturday, Oct. 28, in a WIAA Division 4 sectional final, ending their playoff run. They dropped […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After an extensive search, Union Grove’s elected officials have hired an administrator who has worked in various capacities in Racine County in a nearly four-decade span of time. After having gone without one for nearly a decade, the Union Grove Village Board on Oct. 23 named […]
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Washington-Caldwell School District is increasing its property tax levy, though the mill rate is expected to decrease in year-over-year comparisons. The K-8 feeder district’s budget was solidified Oct. 30 at the Washington-Caldwell annual meeting. School Board members and several district-level staffers were in attendance. No […]
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