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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Attention to detail captures conflict, heroism By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At the heart of Carl Anders’ artwork are the details. A painter since he was a child, Anders lived in California until 2008. After the death of his wife, his daughter urged him to move to Burlington. A Vietnam […]
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent For a young Catholic Central High School baseball team, winning three games in a row is a big deal – especially when they had only won four all season before then. “It really means a lot to us because we’re so young,” said CCHS coach […]
Male Athlete of the Week Brian Dankle, Burlington High School boys golf: In spite of not having what coach Bill Berkholtz called his “A” game, Dankle played well enough to win Southern Lakes Conference individual medalist honors May 14 at Hawk’s View Golf Course in Lake Geneva. Dankle shot a […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With seniors Mickael Pauly and Max Shenkenberg each winning two events, the Burlington High School boys track and field squad finished fourth as a team at the WIAA Division 1 Badger Regional Monday at Lake Geneva. Pauly, a foreign exchange student, won the 400-meter dash […]
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT It took overtime, but the Burlington High School girls soccer team advanced Tuesday to the Southern Lakes Conference title game. The Demon girls edged Union Grove 2-1 at home to improve to 7-1 in the SLC and 11-4-1 overall. “This was one of our most […]
Annual event showcases local talent, raise money for Love Inc. For the last 13 years Love Inc. has sponsored the Battle Of The Bands contest at the Chocolatefest grounds. Hundreds of high school and middle school students from Southeast Wisconsin and Northern Illinois have come to compete on the main […]
By Jason Arndt Correspondent The idea all started with an elementary school student’s compassion, then led to a newly founded organization at Union Grove Elementary School. “She told me that she and a couple of other girls in her class were tired of seeing other girls in their class not […]
American Legion Essman Schroeder Post 20 has announced Waterford Memorial Day services for Monday, May 27: • 7 a.m., honor guard assemble at P. Lukas home • 8 a.m., North Cape Cemetery • 8:20 a.m., Norway Cemetery • 8:40 a.m., St. Peter’s Cemetery • 8:55 a.m., assemble for parade at […]
Move to have staff pay more of their premiums is rejected by board By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington Area School District officials got exactly what they aimed for in figuring health insurance costs for the 2013-14 school year – a zero percent cost increase. But while the district may […]
American flags adorn the infield during the Hope Walk held at the Burlington High School Athletic Field May 18. The event helped put the Hope Walk over the $1 million threshold for the amount of money it has raised over the past 13 years to counter life-limiting diseases and afflictions. […]
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