First school of its kind to gain FSA approval Shepherds College, a three-year post-secondary school for young adults with intellectual disabilities, located in Union Grove, recently announced it has been approved for Federal Student Aid (FSA). The college’s programming attracts students from around Wisconsin as well as the nation. The […]
Sports & Other News
Fire fails to consume residents’ spirit
Mementos from charred rubble help them move on By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Sharon Klein, who lost her husband to cancer a year-and-a-half ago, said through tears Tuesday that she felt she lost him all over again after a fire ravaged the duplex that she, her two sons […]
Top teams dominate SLC softball selection for 2012
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Throughout the entire Southern Lakes Conference season, three schools spent most of the time trying to make a case for their claim of being the best – Wilmot, Westosha Central and Union Grove. In the end, all three schools ended up tied on top of […]
BHS on top of SLC baseball picks
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor In a year where Wilmot narrowly edged out Burlington and Westosha Central for the Southern Lakes Conference baseball crown, the Demons could still claim they had the best of the best players in the conference. Burlington (9-4 in the SLC) finished with three players on […]
Another bombshell for BASD
Timing of Ketterhagen’s merit pay plan touches off firestorm By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The final words spoken by out-going Burlington Area School District Superintendent David Moyer at Monday night’s curriculum meeting were direct, to the point – and might have summed up just where tensions on the […]
From Out in Right Field: Sometimes, it’s all about the way you move
In movement, there is beauty. In sports, it can be present just about everywhere. Certainly, sports that involve dance and music – gymnastics, figure skating, competitive dance – invite you to admire the human form. But when a sport is done properly, every sport is a dance. Late […]
The Echo of BTown sounds
Hundreds of area residents turned out for the first BTown Sounds concert of the summer last week at Echo Park with music provided by Janet Planet and the Herd of Cats. It was the first of seven concerts planned for the summer with the sponsorship of area businesses. (Photo by […]
Chocolate Walk features an instrument drive
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As the third annual Music Matters Chocolate Walk approaches, there is a new twist to this year’s activity. In addition to the approximate one-mile walk that includes chocolate treats at various stops, a milk stop at Wehmhoff Square and music provided by Burlington students, […]
SLIDESHOW: Duplex fire on Joan Street in the City of Burlington
Gathering ’round the big rigs to talk shop, swap ideas
By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor About 42 vendors were on hand June 7 at the Cotton Exchange Restaurant in Waterford for the 10th annual Public Works Equipment Expo hosted by the Town of Waterford. The day’s events gave vendors and municipal representatives a chance to examine up close the latest […]
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