District was able to save more than $800,000 by switching providers By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When the Burlington Area School District balanced its budget for the 2011-12 school year, it nearly had its plans upended by residents complaining about the 3.69 percent tax levy increase. Now, some people are […]
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Falling for apples
It’s the right time of year for that sweet-tart Wisconsin treat By Karen M. Bullock Correspondent An apple a day isn’t far away for area residents. With more than a dozen apple orchards in the area there are plenty award-winning varieties apples to go around. One such […]
Serving those who have served for us
Locals push to provide service dogs for vets By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Sgt. Robert Johnson knew he was bound for military service before he even finished high school. “I just felt it was something I should do,” said Johnson, now 24 and a veteran with tours in Iraq and […]
New Haylofters show mines love, laughter
The humors and sorrows – not to mention the complications – of love, relationships and marriage are tackled with biting (and hilarious) accuracy in Joe DiPietro’s “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” – the fall production by The Haylofters of Burlington. The show will run Oct. 6-8, Oct. 14-16 […]
Offense rules the night as Demons fall to Wilmot
A spirited third-quarter comeback wasn’t enough to carry the Burlington Demons Friday in a homecoming game loss to visiting Wilmot. The visiting Panthers withstood a Burlington rally that cut the lead to two points late in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Demons would get as […]
A patriot honored
Jeremy Morris, of Virginia, performs a solemn salute at the gravesite of his relative and Revolutionary War patriot, Andrew Lytle, Jr., during the final Wisconsin Historical Marker Program held at United Presbyterian Cemetery in Dover on Sept. 17. Lytle, born in 1762, came to Wisconsin with his son […]
Fischer leads Wolverines in return
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Welcome back, Zach Fischer. In his first game since Sept. 2 because of a torn knee ligament, Fischer returned in style Friday, throwing three touchdown passes as Waterford routed Westosha Central 49-14. The Wolverines improved to 3-1 in the SLC – with their only loss […]
Demon netters take second
By David Paulsen Sports Correspondent When the season began, they had hoped to simply finish somewhere in the middle of the pack in the Southern Lakes Conference. The Burlington High School girls’ tennis team managed to be better than that. After finishing the dual portion of the season with a […]
Demons come up short at Delavan-Darien
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Coming back from an early 13-point deficit wasn’t exactly the issue for the Burlington High School football team Friday night at Delavan-Darien High School. The issue was putting enough points on the board in comparison with the offense moving the ball. Burlington pulled within 20-14 […]
Lady Toppers make statement at Oshkosh
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The Lady Toppers showed the state that not all the action in state volleyball Saturday was taking place in West Bend. While many of the state’s top Division 1 and 2 teams were in West Bend East for the Lynn LaPorte Sprawl, the Lady Toppers […]