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Burlington

Alternative learning

BHS provides several options for struggling students By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Whoever coined the phrase “high school is the best time of your life” either has a sick sense of humor – or never went to high school. For a variety of reasons, high school is never as easy […]

Burlington

‘Shoe Bucks’ support Hope Walk

Kickoff meeting for May event is set for Monday By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Although Burlington’s Hope Walk is still nearly three months away, local residents can support the annual fundraising event when they visit several local stores. Gooseberries Fresh Market is first among the local retailers to offer […]

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Enshrined at BHS

Burlington High School Athletic Director Eric Plitzuweit (right) introduces the 2013 athletic Wall of Fame inductees at halftime of Friday night’s boys basketball game: (from left) former coach Lyle Foulke, Jenny (Sliwa) Barry and Nick Webber. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

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A land to call their own

Gage Nicholson (left) and his brother, Riley, both from Lake Geneva, enjoy the main display Saturday at the All-Star LEGO Show hosted by the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club, Kenosha LEGO Users Group and the Chicago Area LEGO Users Group. The display, at the Abbey Resort in Fontana, featured numerous […]

Burlington

‘Frog and Toad’ spring to life on local stage

Haylofters family-friendly production runs next two weekends The Haylofters, again in cooperation with Plymouth Congregational UCC, begin the 2013 theater season with the family-friendly Broadway musical “A Year With Frog and Toad.” Performances are scheduled for Feb. 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, and March 1, 2, 3, at Plymouth Congregational […]

Burlington

Cultivating compassion amid death

Retired medical examiner relied on empathy and a strong stomach By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief There are two character traits, according to Tom Terry, that make a good medical examiner – compassion and a strong stomach. And while he’s always had the latter, Terry – who retired at the […]

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Paying it forward

Natasha Helbling, a six-year cancer survivor, happily made her annual trip back to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee Feb. 8, dropping off dozens of new and gently-used stuffed animals that she knows help kids heal. Helbing is a Union Grove Union High School graduate and now teaches at Washington-Caldwell School in […]

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White cap

The statue of Abraham Lincoln, on Kane Street at State Street, wears a cap of snow Friday morning as residents throughout the neighborhood shovel out from several inches of wet, heavy snow that fell on the area Thursday. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)