Dr. Rebecca McCracken, owner of PawsAbilities Veterinary Rehabilitation, Inc., in Sturtevant, will host a seminar at the 10th annual Pet Wellness Expo, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Burlington High School, 400 McCanna Parkway. McCracken will speak on “Veterinary Rehabilitation Therapy: What’s the Buzz all about?” Rehab […]
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Waterford Chamber appoints new director
Alexandrea Dahlstrom, the newest executive director for the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce, is no stranger to the community. According to a press release from Absolutely Waterford, the 2000 Waterford Union High School graduate who grew up on Main Street is eager to use her decade-plus experience in fundraising […]
No decision imminent for Washington Street
Closing Street near firehouse remains under consideration By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer With the April 3 City Council meeting postponed due to lack of a quorum and the April 16 meeting now being held to essentially take care of bills and seating the new council, questions surrounding Washington Street – […]
Track squads do well at Parkside
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With many athletes gone for spring break, the Burlington High School boys and girls track and field squads placed ninth and 16th, respectively, at the Racine Case Invitational held Saturday at the Frank Petretti Fieldhouse on the UW-Parkside campus. The Demon boys tallied 27.25 points, […]
From Out in Right Field: Sometimes, athletes can be horribly fragile
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It can be so easy, watching athletes perform week in and week out, to forget we are dealing with human beings. What is an athlete but a collection of muscles and bones and a brain and a heart, all trying to work in tune […]
BBW trio leads All-State gym selections
Waterford lands pair on squad as well By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer All year long, the talk on the Wisconsin high school gymnastics scene were the trio of all-arounders for Burlington Combined – junior Jenna Fitzpatrick, and sophomores Bailey Fitzpatrick and Molly Benavides. So, it was no surprises when those […]
Firefighters respond to report of gas leak at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation
City of Burlington emergency responders were called to Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation, 677 E. State St., Burlington, at 8:44 a.m. Thursday for a report of the natural gas leak. The situation appeared to be handled in about 30 minutes without the need to evacuate any of the residents of the […]
Tackling the Firefighters Challenge
Local volunteers are stepping up to climb for air Local volunteers were among those participating in the 2013 Fight for Air Climb – Anthem Firefighters Challenge that took place March 23 at the U.S. Bank Center in downtown Milwaukee. The climb raised funds to be donated to the American Lung […]
Plaza Theater goes digital, not dinosaur
Move to new technology helps owner avoid extinction By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief When Shad Branen talks about the long history of the Plaza Theater – and the fact that it has essentially used the same technology of film projected on a screen since it opened in 1927 – […]
Fox River students go ‘up north’
Middle schoolers travel to Eagle River for workshop Students from Fox River Middle School, Waterford, recently attended a 3-day educational workshop at Trees For Tomorrow, located in Eagle River and surrounded by forested private and public lands and the world’s largest freshwater chain, consisting of 28 lakes. The classes […]
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