Public health immunizations to be limited by health care act By Patricia Bogumil Editor The cost for getting kids their state-mandated immunizations is set to soon go up – an unaffordable quirk to the new federal Affordable Health Care Act. And while help might be on the way soon at […]
Sports & Other News
Police chief indicates he is staying
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer With a change authorized to the contract of City of Burlington Police Chief Peter Nimmer, signs pointed to the city keeping the chief. Last week, Nimmer was announced as one of four finalists for the top spot in Whitefish Bay. Speculation was that Nimmer would […]
Can I play?
Colton Nowicki, 2, plays with two baseballs as he bides his time behind the backstop while his father, Brad, plays for the Waterford Rivermen Sunday night at Tom Malison Field. All the fresh air and exercise took its toll on the younger Nowicki, who took a break a short time […]
Keeping mind, ears and eyes open to find an interesting career path
Local Fulbright scholar readies for Rwanda assignment By Patricia Bogumil Editor While most people reading this article would have a hard time finding Rwanda on a map of Africa, there are exceptions. Bethany Schowengerdt, 22, of Waterford, knows quite a bit about Kicukiro College of Technology in Kigali, Rwanda, where […]
Airport fly-in set for Sunday
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer If there’s one thing Rob Bach and the Burlington Airport want to accomplish with their annual fly-in this year, it’s getting people out to the community airport. Whether it’s to eat, see the planes or see the classic cars, Bach wants people to come to […]
St. Robert Bellarmine’s Church Festival Aug. 24-26
St. Robert Bellarmine Parish will hold its 41st annual festival and family event. Friday, Aug. 24, from 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Aug. 25, from noon to midnight, and Sunday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 3320 S. Colony Ave., Union Grove. The […]
Two-time national champ reflects on his FBLA exploits
Jagodzinski is moving on to UW-Madison By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For Sam Jagodzinski, the world of business is also a world of possibilities. “I just think that it’s interesting,” said Jagodzinski. “There are just so many strategies.” It’s no wonder, then, that Jagodzinski has made a name for himself […]
Election fraud in Raymond recall
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Former Raymond township Supervisor Joseph Pohlhammer has been charged with felony election fraud for allegedly destroying candidate nomination paperwork June 19 at the Town Hall. At the time, Pohlhammer was facing a recall election. He subsequently lost his seat on the Town Board to challenger Tim […]
It’s got a good beat
Music event strikes up success for TLC, will likely return next year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Aug. 11 was a night to sit back, relax and enjoy a few blasts from the past. Mike Anderson, known locally as a chiropractor, also had a little fame back in the 80s, […]
Snow removal at Town Hall hits a slippery slope
With the effort apparently stymied to break the $1/year, 99-year lease at the Waterford Town Hall, the town’s Sanitary District (WSD) board took a new tack Aug. 8, voting 2-1 to break a long-standing snow removal agreement. But whether breaking that agreement is legal depends on whose lawyer is talking […]
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