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Monday, November 18, 2024
Members of the Fox River C.A.U.S.E. (Citizens Against Underwater Silt and Erosion) are conducting their annual canoe cleanup of the Waterford waterways on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are welcome. Meet at Fox River Landing, 31421 Bridge Dr. Canoes, trash bags, beverages and lunch at […]
The Racine County Rounders perform at the Dover-Kansasville Hometown Picnic Saturday at Eagle Lake County Park. The new event featured a variety of activities for area residents. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Hunter Taylor hugs his mom, Rebekah Young, in his kindergarten classroom at Waller Elementary during open house Tuesday. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Tropical rocker Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers take the stage at Alpine Valley Music Theatre on Aug. 25. The performance at the venue near East Troy has become an annual event for Buffet’s area followers. (Photo by Lisa Smith).
City of Burlington firefighters respond to a report of the smell of smoke in and around the City Hall Friday afternoon. In spite of extensive searching – including the roof of the building – no source of the smell was located. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
The Piccadilly Circus brings Big Top fun to the Racine County Fairgrounds in Union Grove on Wednesday, Aug. 29 through Monday, Sept. 3. This edition of Piccadilly Circus is called Blast! for good reason. The producers, who also produce the world famous Ice Capades promise non-stop fun, comedy and nuclear […]
Burlington Area School District welcomed in its new teachers and staff Tuesday with the first day of instruction for the newcomers. New members of the district are: (front from left) Michael Prahl (Burlington High School technical education), Colin Galitz (BHS/Dyer music), Andrew Krupp (school psychologist); (back row) Kathy Karsten (Dyer […]
Visitors to Burlington got a chance to see a DeLorean up close and personal Aug. 18, as one of the vintage cars was brought in for the first of two “Drive In” movies across from Plaza Theater. Saturday night’s feature? “Back to the Future,” of course. (Jennifer Eisenbart photo)
Colton Nowicki, 2, plays with two baseballs as he bides his time behind the backstop while his father, Brad, plays for the Waterford Rivermen Sunday night at Tom Malison Field. All the fresh air and exercise took its toll on the younger Nowicki, who took a break a short time […]
Local Fulbright scholar readies for Rwanda assignment By Patricia Bogumil Editor While most people reading this article would have a hard time finding Rwanda on a map of Africa, there are exceptions. Bethany Schowengerdt, 22, of Waterford, knows quite a bit about Kicukiro College of Technology in Kigali, Rwanda, where […]
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