Locals to give up comfortable Wisconsin home to help in Swaziland By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The statistics are sobering. In Africa, a child dies every three seconds of hunger or malnutrition. Every 14 seconds, a child is orphaned because of AIDS. There are 200,000 orphans in Swaziland – a […]
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A custom classic
Lori Anderson from Burlington (left) and Holly Taylor from Elkhorn check out a 1923 T-Bucket Model T Ford at the classic and custom car display held as part of Elkhorn’s Oktoberfest celebration Oct. 20 on the Courthouse Square. (Photo by Tom Ganser)
The lowdown on local Halloween events
From Spooky City to trick or treating, you’ll find it here The 23rd annual Spooky City – a Burlington tradition – offers a full day of Halloween-themed activities for children and adults on Saturday. In addition to safe trick-or-treating at participating businesses in downtown Burlington, a costume parade and hayrides […]
Halloween freaky and fun events coming up
Haunted hayride and the Great Pumpkin Fest this weekend The St. Robert Bellarmine Parish’s Youth Group will host the site for the Freaks of Nature Haunted Hayride event on the weekend before Halloween, Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., with a special […]
Back to school
Catholic Central High School invited grandparents of students to experience the modern classroom during Grandparents Day Oct. 11. Sitting in on science class are (from left) Ted Milligan, Clem Jablonski, Samantha Milligan, Sue Milligan and Jobe Wagner. The event, which included classroom visits, band and choir performances, a Mass and […]
Cleaning chemicals force school evacuation
Nine people sent to hospital as a precaution; no serious injuries reported By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief St. Mary’s Grade School, Burlington, was evacuated late Friday morning and a dozen people were taken to the hospital for medical evaluation after chemicals used to clean the school’s cafeteria created concern […]
A Triumph-ant visit
Drivers in downtown Burlington may have done a double take Oct. 13 when at least a dozen Triumph sports cars lined the curb along Milwaukee Avenue. Members of the Triumph Car Club were in the city to visit the Logic Puzzle Museum. The English sports cars are no longer made, […]
A great sighting
A great blue heron stands on the dam at Echo Lake Park Oct. 11, giving the impression of walking on water. The heron, which often feeds on fish, can usually be found near water. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
The sax man wails
Jeff Coffin plays “Move That Rug” on the sax as part of the performance at Burlington High School Monday afternoon. Coffin and his band the Mu’tet did a clinic with students, performed in the afternoon for music students from several schools and then did a public concert Monday evening. (Photo […]
Colorful camp
YMCA Camp MacLean was ablaze in autumn colors last week. The camp, on the shores of Rockland Lake, is operated by the YMCA of Chicago. Fall colors in the area appeared to peak late last week before wind and rain took a toll on the annual display. (Photo by Ed […]