Karcher Middle School student Kassie Herolt plays the flute at the Burlington Area School District’s Jazz Concert April 2 at Burlington High School. (Ed Nadolski photo)
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Students of the Month
Kansasville Grade School students of the month for March include Kylee Skalecki (from left), Mackenzie Wienke, Ried Merrill, Ella Obieglo, Hannah Simonson and Anna Kaminski.
Chicago attorney leaves behind legacy on Geneva Lake
William O. Petersen spent years fighting to preserve family’s Black Point Estate By Maureen Vander Sanden Staff Writer Since it opened to the public in 2007, more than 29,000 passed through the doors of the Black Point Estate, one of the Midwest’s most well-preserved, Queen Anne-style homes dating back […]
Waterford FFA alumni affiliate wins website award
The Waterford FFA alumni affiliate has been selected as a state winner, placing gold in the Wisconsin FFA alumni website award contest. The award was recently presented at the 32nd state convention in Janesville. The contest is designed to evaluate the local affiliate’s communication ability through the Internet. Scoring is […]
Fallen lineman gets a lasting tribute
Wife of former Lyons man who died on the job attends statue unveiling By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When Lyons resident Kelly Skiles, 53, died March 29, 2011, he died doing a job he felt needed to be done – and which many seem happy to either take for […]
And they’re off!
Children in the 3 to 5 year category race to gather Easter eggs during the Easter Eggsitement Extravaganza at Community United Methodist Church in Waterford Saturday. The church hosted the free community event that included the egg hunt with more than 4,000 plastic eggs, a hot dog lunch, crafts, games […]
Gas leak forces residents to evacuate homes
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Residents living in the 200 block of South Pine Street in the City of Burlington were evacuated from their homes about 9 a.m. Friday while utility workers attempted to shutoff of natural gas leak. City firefighters were dispatched to the area about 8:45 a.m. […]
Autumn’s egg-cellent adventure
Autumn Hart finds plenty to fill her basket with while taking part in the Easter Egg Hunt March 31 at Burlington High School. The annual event, featuring more than 10,000 colorful, treat-filled eggs, is sponsored by the Driven leadership club at BHS. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Yo-yo magic
Burlington resident Nehemia Peterson performs a trick while competing in the freestyle event at the annual Yo-Yo Convention hosted by the Spinning Top and Yo-Yo Museum March 25. Peterson captured first place in the competition. (Photo by Katrin Schulz-Berg)
Concert series to rock Echo Park this summer
Organizers plan seven free concerts By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Hoping to inject a bit a music and fun into downtown Burlington this summer, a group of local volunteers and business people have plans to launch B-Town Sounds, a free seven-concert music series slated for Echo Park. The Thursday […]