Barbara C. Gayhart, 79, Burlington, died peacefully Nov. 14, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 28, 1933, to the late Harold and Dorothy (Peltier) Miller in Racine, where she spent her early life. On July 13, 1962, she married Jeffrey L. Gayhart […]
Year: 2012
LORRAINE A. OLDENBURG
Lorraine A. (Brook) Oldenburg, 85, Burlington, died Nov. 13, 2012, at Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington with all of her children by her side. She was born on Dec. 22, 1926. Her place of birth and her biological parents are unknown. As an infant she lived in a Norwegian Lutheran […]
CYNTHIA M. KWIATKOWSKI
Cynthia M. “Cindy” (Swanson) Kwiatkowski, 57, of Winter, Wis., formerly Racine, died peacefully at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc on Nov. 17, 2012, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Manistique, Mich., on March 20, 1955, to the late Wayland and Diane (Dixon) Swanson. She spent […]
Father and daughter die in plane crash near Burlington airport
A Walworth County Sheriff’s deputy on Monday keeps watch over the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed just west of the Burlington Municipal Airport Sunday, killing a father and daughter from Antioch, Ill. The airport’s runway can be seen at the upper right of the photo. (Photo by Ed […]
Employee issues and attorney hirings on the WSD docket
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Changes in the retirement benefits now paid to employees of the Waterford Sanitary District are being considered, as commissioners continue to work on the 2013 WSD budget. At their Nov. 7 monthly meeting, commissioners delayed taking action on the benefits issue, instead voting to ask the […]
Preliminary test scores encouraging
BASD sophomores show marked improvement over last year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Before the start of the testing process for Burlington Area School District students this fall, district administrators felt confident that the changes they had made – both in the curriculum and in testing procedures – would benefit […]
‘Bottoms Up’ toasts the inns of Wisconsin
With dozens of other Wisconsin tavern and brewery sites, the DMZ Bunker in Waterford participated Monday night in toasting the premiere of the one-hour documentary “Bottoms Up: Wisconsin’s Historic Bars and Breweries,” aired on public television stations statewide. The documentary aired Monday night is based upon the book “Bottoms Up: […]
Village OKs creation of new Fire and Police Commission
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of discussion, Village of Waterford officials this week made the decision to move forward with a plan to create a Police and Fire Commission. The move comes as the village reorganizes its municipal court and police department, in addition to the fire and rescue […]
City taxes will likely decline
TIF funds will offset levy hike; city portion of most tax bills should go down By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Mayor Bob Miller expects the City of Burlington’s 2013 budget to be on the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting. That meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The total tax […]
DONALD J. BAUMGART
Donald J. Baumgart, 80, our wonderful, wildly talented father, passed to eternal peace Nov. 13, 2012, after a courageous fight with cancer. A principal in the Greendale School system, a splendid actor, director with the Suburban Players of Greendale, a town supervisor for Waterford, cartoonist, multi-media artist and dear friend […]
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