By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It was a sister act at the WIAA Division 1 state meet Saturday for the Burlington co-op swim team. The co-op squad has swimmers from Burlington, Catholic Central, East Troy, Waterford and Union Grove High Schools, but it was three sisters from Burlington that represented […]
Sports & Other News
Coach, son earn All-State honors for BHS
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For years, Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland has waited for his players to get the kind of recognition he felt they deserved on the state stage. Before the start of last week’s state boys volleyball tournament, the coach not only got his […]
Demons come up just short of state title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There are first times for everything, or so the saying goes. Needless to say, though, cramping for the first time ever isn’t something you want to have happen in the WIAA state championship match. BHS libero Garrett Schilling found that out the hard way Saturday […]
Officials optimistic for annual deer hunt
Growing herd, relaxed rules should increase opportunities By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Area residents will join hundreds of thousands of other hunters throughout the state in pursuit of white-tailed deer as Wisconsin’s annual nine-day gun season opens Saturday. State wildlife officials are offering an opportunistic forecast for the season […]
Milwaukee Avenue set to open
But mayor doubts it will hit Thursday’s deadline By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Work on the Milwaukee Avenue construction project is supposed to be wrapped up today. “It is, but I have my doubts,” said City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller on Tuesday. “Looking at what’s left to be done, […]
Finding the silver lining
Members of the Burlington High School boys volleyball team manage smiles after finishing as runner-up at the WIAA boys state volleyball tournament Nov. 10. Check out the Nov. 15 print edition of the Burlington Standard Press for full coverage of the Demon’s state tournament performance, including photos and stories about […]
Into the forest
Students and their leaders walk along a path as they learn about Wisconsin’s timber industry during a special program held at the Burlington Area School District forest earlier this fall.
Rifles of tribute
Members of a Burlington veterans firing squad perform a rifle salute Friday at the conclusion of a Veterans Day ceremony at Dyer Intermediate School. For additional photos from the ceremony, see the Nov. 15 print edition of the Burlington Standard Press. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Proposed town tax levy up, tax rate steady
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The tax levy to be paid in the proposed 2013 Town of Waterford budget will rise by $7,181 (0.385 percent) from last year. But even better is the news that the town’s mil rate will stay the same, at $2.48 per $1,000 assessed value. For the […]
District to add more cameras at local schools
Principal says they have been helpful By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Buildings and Grounds Committee unanimously approved a proposal Monday night to add security cameras at Burlington High and Karcher Middle schools. BHS currently has 38 cameras, while Karcher has been using two wireless […]