By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor For the Union Grove Union High School softball team, there’s nothing like having an ace in the hole. A pitching ace, that is. Any time Alice Fitzpatrick took the mound for the Broncos over the past four years, it became clear her team would have […]
Sports & Other News
Water level will keep Aquaducks on dry land
The Browns Lake Aquaducks water ski show team has cancelled all shows after it’s July 7 Venetian Night performance due to low water levels. Saturday’s main show is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Fischer Park on Browns Lake. The team regularly performs on Thursday evenings through the Labor […]
Struggles continue for Blue Devils
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Life has not been kind to the Southern Lakes Blue Devils so far this season. A handful of missed opportunities led to the fourth straight loss for the Blue Devils, this time 14-12 to the Wauwatosa Spartans at Westosha Central High School Saturday. The Blue […]
Check your computer before Monday
Infected computers could lose Internet access, BBB says Hundreds of thousands of Internet uses may lose their online access on July 9, 2012, and the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is urging all consumers and businesses to run a quick and easy diagnostic test to see if their computers are infected. […]
Union Grove selected to participate in national challenge
Union Grove has been invited to represent Wisconsin in the SC Johnson Green Choices Recycling Challenge, a nationwide contest that aims to encourage waste reduction and increase household recycling. Fifty communities, one in each state, will compete against each other with the goal of generating the highest recycling participation rate […]
All’s well that ends well
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Village of Waterford’s deep well went back online Monday, ending more than a week of major water restrictions in one of the worst dry spells in history. But that doesn’t mean water use restrictions for village residents is now water under the bridge, so […]
Budget blessing
State aid more than budgeted; BASD taxes may fall By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Budget battle-weary Burlington Area School District taxpayers got some welcome news from the state late last week. After budgeting for a huge drop in state aid, the district learned that the actual cut would be far […]
Balloon Fest volunteers sought
The Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers for Balloon Fest, which runs July 20-22 on the Evergreen and Fox River school grounds. Anyone interested to contribute some time can visit www.waterford-wi.org or call 534-5911. Areas volunteers are needed include helping to staff the office leading up to the […]
Risk of pavement buckling is high today and tomorrow
With most of the state under an excessive heat warning until Friday night, the risk of pavement buckling will be high today and tomorrow, according to Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials. During hot weather, pavement tends to expand. Where there are expansion joints, the slabs of pavement push against each […]
Honoring Old Glory on Independence Day
Raising the flag at Town of Burlington Hall on the July 4 are Girl Scouts of the Burlington Chapter of GSWISE, Boy Scouts of Troop 334 and Cub Scouts of Pack 334 along with city, town and county officials, and representatives of area veterans groups. The annual event is organized […]
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