By Patricia Bogumil Editor Back in the old days – when school room and board cost $10 a week, student dating was frowned upon and teachers earned a good monthly salary of one or two hundred bucks – the Racine County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy offered a practical […]
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Funding for future projects a main element in WWMD budget
By Patricia Bogumil Editor With an eye open to future projects, the proposed 2012-13 budget for the Waterford Waterway Management District anticipates a higher special user charge due to increased budget costs, but also increased grant funding to offset some of those expenses. The district’s annual meeting will be held […]
CCHS volleyball wins MCC opener
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor After wading through a pair of difficult early-season tournaments with a pair of high finishes, the Catholic Central High School volleyball team proved it could handle Midwest Classic Conference play last week, too. The Lady ’Toppers started the MCC season with a 26-24, 25-22, 25-20 […]
Communities united in grief
Diane Chart touched many lives here and in the Northwoods “I was reminded today once again about how circular life is. We are born, we live, many of us reproduce, and we die. Is it really that simple? A simple circle implies that humanity lives a circle separate […]
Bronco football trying to find stride
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While the Union Grove Union High School football team may have started its season 0-3, new head coach Justin Davis is still happy with how his team is adjusting. “Our team is responding well in the way in which they are treating the learning process,” […]
Hilltoppers suffer third straight loss
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent This wasn’t the start the Catholic Central High School football team had envisioned. For the first time since 1994, the Hilltoppers dropped to 0-3 on the season, losing 19-13 at home Saturday against Kenosha St. Joseph. In spite of the loss, though, head coach Tom […]
Wolverines just edge out Demons
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The first two turnovers in the first half of Friday’s Southern Lakes Conference football game between Burlington and Waterford turned into touchdowns. The last two turnovers results in just one score – and as it turned out, the game-winning touchdown. After forcing Waterford into throwing […]
Standouts for the Week of Sept. 14, 2012
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 […]
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 […]
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