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 […]
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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 […]
The power of music
Politzer hopes his visit will inspire students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For a musician with one of the most famous soul groups, Tower of Power, it’s hard to believe that lead tenor saxophonist Tom Politzer had to be convinced to try the instrument. Starting at the age of 10, […]
Awarding excellence
Math ribbons and trophies add up at Washington-Caldwell A trio of Washington-Caldwell students came back winners recently after competing in a math tournament among 48 other students from throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Sixth-graders Olivia Wegner and Leah Bieringer and seventh-grader Carson Bragg brought home trophies from their fifth- and sixth-place overall […]
Election results: Anderson and Bousman in BASD; Klemko and Jensen in WUHSD; Gateway referendum fails
Voters in the Burlington Area School District provided a sweep for the ticket of Larry Anderson and Jim Bousman Tuesday night and delivered a split decision in the hotly contested Waterford Union High School District. In the WUHSD race, Nancy Klemko and Dan Jensen, who represented two different camps during […]
Vos fields questions on state funding impacts
Loss of aid, unfunded mandates worry School Board members By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As State Rep. and Assembly Majority Leader Robin Vos walked into Monday night’s Burlington Area School District question-and-answer session, he didn’t notice the spot saved for him at the front table. But after sitting down […]
Heading off problems at the well before they become real trouble
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Plans to bring a malfunctioning well into compliance and working order are in motion, following a recent inspection. Jeff Dolezal, the village’s public works director, recently came before the Village Board and sought permission to look into remedying problems discovered at the well, which is located […]