Male Co-Athletes of the Week Michael Dilley, Waterford Union High School football: The Waterford Union High School senior defensive play picked a great time for his first interception of the season. Dilley picked off Burlington’s Jayden Essman and raced 75 yards for a touchdown – and what turned out to […]
Sports & Other News
Block party at Riverside Park Saturday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Burlington’s first ever – and maybe only ever – Community Block Party is officially set for Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. at Riverside Park. The block party idea came about when the city was forced to postpone its annual Fourth of July fireworks. Mayor Bob […]
Makers Space meeting set at Waterford library
Budding businesses, industry start-ups, entrepreneurs and “idea people” are invited to a Makers Space meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at Waterford Public Library, 101 N. River St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the development of a Makers Space in Waterford to serve the village and […]
District OKs small pay raise for teachers
Hike of .75 percent applies to last school year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday night approved an agreement with the Burlington Education Association on salaries for teachers to be applied retroactively to the 2011-12 school year. The settlement calls for […]
On a roll
Carson Keim, 5, of Waterford, reacts with wild enthusiasm to a distance shot taken on the pumpkin roll hill at the Sept. 8 Antioch (Ill.) Fall Fest, with encouragement from onlookers, including his brother, Everett, 8 (kneeling). (Photo by Earlene Frederick)
Fresh off the farm
LarryVille Farm’s Michelle Cannon (left) Hands a bag of tomatoes to M.T. Boyle at the Burlington Farmers Market last week. The market, held Thursday afternoons at Wehmhoff Square, runs through October. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Look out below!
Kailey Harris, 8, (above) bounces her way down an inflatable slide at the St. Mary’s Fall Fest Saturday. The three-day event feature food, music, games and auctions. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Washington-Caldwell budget stays mainly flat with no fizz
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In a newly adopted 2012-13 budget, residents living in the Washington-Caldwell School District should again pay a $7.50 mil rate per $1,000 property valuation. The $7.50 tax rate has been in place for the last two years. “Our board likes to keep that mil rate flat […]
Lynch buys out Horter Chevy
There’ll be few changes at Mukwonago dealership By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A venerable auto dealer with a deep history in Burlington expanded its footprint Saturday with the acquisition of a Mukwonago-based business. Lynch Auto Group has acquired Horter Chevrolet, an operation long noted for its sales and service departments in […]
New WHS budget supports restraint, pride in purpose
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The numbers in a budget tell a story. And while Waterford High School officials are pleased to offer a 2012-13 budget containing near-flat expenditures and a small drop in both the tax levy and mil rate, they are also pleased about offering students a quality education […]
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