By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Grater Tater owner Micki Gebel found herself in a Catch-22 situation. She had to find a full-time job to pay the bills. But in order to take a full time job, she had to cut back hours at the restaurant – a potato bar that also […]
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2013 Standard Press Male Athlete of the Year: Josh Bird
Championship level motivates Burlington wrestler By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor To be a good wrestler, you have to throw a “normal” diet out the window. Grapplers are constantly losing and gaining weight to fit in a desired weight class when it comes match time. Burlington sophomore Josh […]
How we coped with the cold
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor About the only people in Burlington happy Monday and Tuesday this week were the students. With base temperatures at a high of about -10 Monday and about zero Tuesday – and wind chills dipping into the -40 to -50 range – Burlington Area School District called […]
Who should become the next Burlington football head coach?
Plenty of candidates have city ties Two months ago, I sat at this very desk and tried to break down the recent struggles of the Burlington football program. Lack of offseason training and offensive inconsistency doomed the Demons in 2013, and a promising 3-0 start quickly went downhill. Before […]
How low did we go?
United States Postal Service employee Eddie Powers waves as he delivers the mail in sub-zero temperatures in Burlington Monday. According to National Weather Service records from the observation station at the Burlington Municipal Airport, the coldest temperature during this week’s cold snap of 18 degrees below zero was reached […]
Top stories of 2014 – Nos. 1-10
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Change is rarely easy. That is something Burlington has discovered over the past few years, as not only the political landscape has changed, but the physical as well. The year of 2013 was no different in the city and Town of Burlington, but in many ways, […]
PREPS REPORT VIDEO: Sports Editor Mike Ramczyk breaks down the area’s hottest teams
Since this video was posted, the Williams Bay boys basketball team has made the state Division 5 top 10 poll with a No. 9 ranking. The Catholic Central boys team is currently ranked 4th in the same division.
Ryan’s title lifts Union Grove wrestling
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Union Grove junior wrestler Cole Ryan’s main goal this season is stand victorious at the State Championship podium in Madison this March. Ryan may have had his championship dress rehearsal at the Mid-States Tournament Jan. 4 at UW-Whitewater. Ryan (17-0) stormed through the […]
2013 in review: Stories 11-20
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor These are the top 11-20 stories of 2013, voted on by Standard Press staff: No. 11 – BASD citizen reps come under fire In the fall of 2012, citizen representatives on committees for the Burlington Area School District first came under scrutiny when the wives of […]
Waterford grapplers Fisher, Ratkovec shine at Northern Exposure
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent In just 10 seconds, Waterford High junior Max Fisher accomplished more than many wrestlers did at the Northern Exposure Tournament at Merrill last weekend. Fisher pinned Cody Stolt of Eau Claire North in a mere 10 seconds on his way to a perfect 7-0 […]
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