Restaurant to add full bar, new booths and televisions By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Almost five months after winning a battle for the City of Burlington’s available liquor license, a local restaurant will close this weekend to remodel. Lucky Star will close Sunday at 3 p.m. Co-owner Jesse Aguirre expects […]
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Get ready to B*Jazzled
BHS gears up for its second show choir showcase By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer A year ago, the Burlington High School B*Jazzled show choir – and an innumerable amount of support staff – hit the ground running for the first annual Chocolate City Showcase. And throughout the day-long show choir […]
Denman plans to retire as Chief
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor It’s been awhile since Steve Denman entertained any youthful plans of going out and setting the world on fire. Instead, for 33 years, the long-time Waterford Village firefighter has stayed close to home, volunteering his time and talents to protect the village – and nearby […]
Jamboree still on but Big Chill delayed a week
The fourth annual North Cape Lutheran Youth ice fishing jamboree and meat raffles event will go on as planned this Saturday, Jan. 14, ice or no ice. But Racine’s Big Chill snow-sculpting contest has been postponed one week in hopes of colder weather. • The Jamboree runs from 10 a.m. […]
Wrestlers defeat ranked teams in home invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT After what the Burlington High School wrestling squad accomplished last week, it would be surprising if the team does not find itself ranked in the next state team wrestling ranking. In its own six-team invitational on Saturday, the Demon boys defeated the No. 5-ranked Division […]
BBW comes up with another invite title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor What’s the scariest thing about the Burlington/Badger/Wilmot gymnastics team? After posting a 145.625 team score Saturday to win the Falcon Invite – the best score of the season for BBW and in the state – the squad still has plenty of room for improvement. A […]
BHS boys get back on track
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor After a pair of non-conference losses last week, the Burlington High School boys basketball team needed a dose of confidence Tuesday night at home against Wilmot. The Demons got it, outscoring the Panthers 21-11 in the second quarter and then coming home with a 70-59 […]
CCHS roundup: Boys, girls fall at St. Joseph
By Bud Milroy Sports correspondent An early deficit proved to be too much for the Catholic Central High School boys basketball team to overcome Saturday night, as the Hilltoppers dropped a 64-52 contest at Kenosha St. Joseph. “The very competitive nature of our kids will keep us battling to the […]
Broncos down Demon girls 51-37
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Over much of this season, the Burlington High School girls basketball team has had a difficult time scoring points. The result is a losing streak that has extended to nine games. During that nine-game span, 50 percent of the time the Demon girls have scored […]
Swim team finishes sixth at Rocket Invite
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Even with having the smallest squad at the event, the Burlington co-op boys swim team finishes eighth out of 11 teams at the South Milwaukee Rocket Invite Saturday. “The team did very well,” head coach Denita Jones said. “We weren’t last for a change.” Burlington […]