Isabelle I. Johnson, 80, Union Grove, died Nov. 13, 2012, at Oakridge Care Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1932, to the late Antone and Idella (Crane) Jensen in Burlington. She spent her early life in the Burlington and New Munster area. She then resided in Kenosha before moving to […]
Year: 2012
GEORGE H. HACHMEISTER
George Henry Hachmeister, 93, Beaufort, N.C., formerly of Powers Lake, died Nov. 15, 2012. He was born in Chicago, on Sept. 7, 1919, to the late George J. Hachmeister and Christina Albert Hachmeister. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He had a […]
ANITA H. VORPAGEL
Anita H. Vorpagel, 85, Springfield, Wis., died Nov. 13, 2012, at the Geneva Lake Manor Nursing Home, Lake Geneva. She was born July 26, 1927, in Detroit, to the late Fred and Louise Schindel Neiman. She married Lyle Vorpagel March 12, 1949, in Lake Geneva. She was a member of […]
Warm weather calls for special care in handling venison
Forecasters predict relatively warm high temperatures throughout Wisconsin for this weekend’s opening to gun deer hunting season, which is cause for concern for food safety officials when it comes to venison handling. “When temperatures are above 40 degrees, harmful bacteria can grow quickly, so we want to make sure that […]
GERALD H. BLOCK
Gerald H. Block, 82, Lake Geneva, died Nov. 8, 2012, at the Arbor Village of Geneva, Lake Geneva. He was born Aug. 9, 1930, in Milwaukee, to the late Edwin H. and Margaret Zigenhagen Block. He married Beatrice Joy Bloedel Aug. 11, 1951, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in […]
Christmas in the Village is Friday and Saturday
Waterford’s annual Christmas in the Village will be held from noon until 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. Five private homes and more than a dozen shops in the village are participating in this year’s event, including: • Quilts and […]
Message or mistake?
Board member says upside down flag wasn’t intentional By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer In the week since President Barack Obama earned re-election, it has become increasingly clear that many people disagree with the result. Some might say the best local indication of that discontent could be found on the flagpole […]
Wanasek sisters see success at state meet
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor It was a sister act at the WIAA Division 1 state meet Saturday for the Burlington co-op swim team. The co-op squad has swimmers from Burlington, Catholic Central, East Troy, Waterford and Union Grove High Schools, but it was three sisters from Burlington that represented […]
Coach, son earn All-State honors for BHS
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor For years, Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland has waited for his players to get the kind of recognition he felt they deserved on the state stage. Before the start of last week’s state boys volleyball tournament, the coach not only got his […]
Demons come up just short of state title
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There are first times for everything, or so the saying goes. Needless to say, though, cramping for the first time ever isn’t something you want to have happen in the WIAA state championship match. BHS libero Garrett Schilling found that out the hard way Saturday […]
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