By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Rose Dolatowski loves tennis. Not only does she give her all for her players, she is active in getting community members to play and enjoy her passion. In 2013, Dolatowski, head coach of the Burlington girls tennis team, made history by guiding the […]
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2013 Standard Press Female Athlete of the Year: Bailey Fitzpatrick
Burlington junior a master gymnast By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Take a moment out of your schedule this winter and attend a Burlington gymnastics meet. Don’t leave until you have had the pleasure of watching junior Bailey Fitzpatrick on the uneven bars. Blessed with upper-body strength, style, grace, quickness, […]
A life of faith, family and community
John Moe touched many with a dedication to service By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Most of the men attending John Moe’s funeral Mass Dec. 30 – sons, sons-in-law and grandsons – humbly honored their patriarch by donning his favored neckwear: a bowtie. It was a silent and simple, but […]
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A seagull in search of open water and food soars in circles over the Fox River at Burlington’s Riverside Park recently. Sections of fast-moving river, which remain free of ice, have become magnets for waterfowl during this unseasonably cold winter. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Local Realtors group installs new board
Brad Lois of Bear Realty, Burlington, was sworn in as president of the Board of Directors for the Lakes Area Realtors Association during a ceremony Dec. 6, at Veteran’s Terrace in Burlington. Wisconsin Realtors Association President and CEO Michael Theo, was on hand to swear in Lois and the rest […]
Court suspends local attorney’s license
A Burlington attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for six months in a ruling by the state Supreme Court for what the Office of Lawyer Regulation termed a pattern of misconduct and incompetence. The court agreed in its decision filed Dec. 12 that Suzanne M. Smith committed […]
Christmas presents arrive just in time for Green Bay Packers
BURLINGTON – Stephen A. Smith, a television personality with ESPN, sums up Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers perfectly. Week in and week out on his show, First Take, Smith calls Rodgers a “baaaaaaad man.” And just about every time he does, his co-host and classic naysayer Skip Bayless, […]
Kane Street neighborhood added to historic register
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Owners of 140 historic homes and other structures in Burlington’s Kane Street neighborhood are now eligible for state tax credits awarded for exterior rehabilitation and upkeep of their buildings. The City of Burlington and the Racine County Economic Development Corp. jointly announced late last […]
BEST OF 2013: Southern Lakes Newspapers amps up website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Two Facebook pages, YouTube site launched By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor It was a big year for Facebook, Twitter and videos here at the Burlington Standard Press. On Jan. 11, we launched the Burlington Standard Press Facebook page. Through Dec. 23, it is up to 689 likes. Then, new Sports […]
TOP SPORTS STORIES OF 2013: Mark Taylor, Josh Bird among names in the news
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor 3. Remembering Mark Taylor The Dec. 9 death of Mark Taylor rocked the city. A well-loved family man, Taylor was big in area youth sports and the Taylors are a well-known family in the community. A selfless go-getter, Taylor embodied the “go big […]
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