Year: 2012

News

Honoring Old Glory on Independence Day

Raising the flag at Town of Burlington Hall on the July 4 are Girl Scouts of the Burlington Chapter of GSWISE, Boy Scouts of Troop 334 and Cub Scouts of Pack 334 along with city, town and county officials, and representatives of area veterans groups.  The annual event is organized […]

Burlington

Mayor mulls alternatives for fireworks

He’s looking for an appropriate event to reschedule pyrotechnics   By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Shortly after making the decision Monday to cancel the City of Burlington’s Independence Day fireworks display due to potential fire hazard posed by the dry conditions, Mayor Bob Miller was brainstorming alternatives dates for […]

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In the pool, where it’s cool

Emily Rauch, Bella Postel and Adaline Rauch enjoy the cooling spray from the mushroom at the Burlington Community Pool Monday afternoon. Pools and other sources of relief from the heat have been popular this week as temperatures have topped out above 100 degrees. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

Burlington

Man dies in head-on crash Tuesday

A man died as the result of injuries suffered in a head-on crash on Highway 11 at the Highway 83 bypass on Burlington’s east side Tuesday night, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were dispatched to the two-vehicle crash at 9:18 p.m. The driver of one of the […]

Burlington

Love finds a way to fight summer hunger

Goal is to help feed kids on summer break By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer For students who receive free and reduced-cost meals through the school system, summertime can be more than just playtime and vacation – it can be a real strain on the family finances. Love Inc. program coordinator […]

Obituaries

HELEN SROKA

Helen Williams Sroka East Lansing, Mich., formerly of Burlington, died July 1, 2012, in East Lansing. She was born to the late James and Mattie Williams in Arkansas. She attended high school in Stuttgart, Ark., and graduated from Rufus King High of Milwaukee, where they had moved in 1940.  She […]

News

Health officials issue heat advisory

State health officials have issued a public health advisory due to forecasts calling for temperatures this week in the mid to upper 90s, with heat indices ranging from 95 to 105 degrees. “We are asking everyone to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion, and to check on their family, friends […]

Obituaries

MAX TSUCHIDA

Max Tsuchida, 92, Burlington, died in his sleep July 2, 2012, at Geneva Manor in Lake Geneva. He was born on Oct. 22, 1919, in Chicago to the late Goro and Sue (Brown) Tsuchida. He spent the first part of his life in Chicago with the remainder in Burlington. He […]