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Monday, December 23, 2024
On Sunday night, families enjoyed family dinners, men relaxed with ice-cold refreshments and women may have watched “Real Housewives.” You may have been checking out the Olympics or catching a movie before the beginning of the work week. For me, it was a no-brainer. I was checking out the […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor College football national signing day was Feb. 6. While zero Burlington players will play at the next level on scholarship, four local gridiron grinders will test their luck on Saturdays this fall. Three Demons, Tyler Kirkeeng, Chris Runjo and Larry Meeks, will all […]
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent Strong individual performances from David Jones and Luke Herman, among others, led the Burlington Combined boys swimming team to a fourth-place finish Feb. 8 at the Southern Lakes Conference boys’ swimming meet at Delavan-Darien High School. Burlington Combined consists of swimmers from Burlington, […]
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Sometimes, your best athletes deserve a much-needed night off. While the Burlington-Badger-Wilmot gymnastics squad had its “Big Three,” Molly Benavides, Bailey Fitzpatrick and Jenna Fitzpatrick, in limited action Jan. 6 at Whitewater, it was the junior varsity girls that stepped up when called […]
Firefighters shed hair, whiskers for one of their own who is battling cancer By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s amazing sometimes how small a gesture can turn into such a huge deal. For City of Burlington firefighter John Hanson, on Saturday, he seemed unable to truly comprehend how people […]
This sculpture, “Fountain of Youth,” won first place and the People’s Choice award during Winterfest and the U.S. Nationals Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva last week. The winning team – Wisconsin 2 – is made up of David Andrews, Steve Bateman and Jason Anhorn. For more on the snow […]
Dave Schwartz of La Grange, Ill., gets ready to slide down the toboggan hill at Camp MacLean in Burlington Saturday with his daughter Julia. Fathers and daughters – part of the Indian Princess program at the La Grange YMCA – spent the afternoon on the hill in the snow. (Photo […]
Utility will offer credit to customers to offset cost The City of Burlington Department of Public Works asked all residents on city water lines to keep a cold tap running Monday. Because of a deepening frost line due to the prolonged cold weather, the Department of Public Works has been […]
Kurth honorary survivor at Coaches vs. Cancer game By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor FRANKSVILLE – “My heart dropped, and my stomach went up in my neck. Oh, my God, what happened?” Waterford Union High School senior Josh Kurth recalls that he wasn’t exactly sure what to think when he […]
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