By Jason Arndt Correspondent Developers with Dollar General presented initial plans to Union Grove Planning Commission members Aug. 5 for building a 9,100 square-foot store on a vacant lot at the intersection of York Street and state Highway 11. The national discount chain is seeking to rezone an area deemed […]
Month: August 2013
Parking issues spur more debate
Some want city to again ban overnight parking By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Depending on how you look at it – and who you ask – the City of Burlington’s switch a few years back in regulations for overnight parking was either a terrific change, or a huge mistake. Even […]
Lightning softball team competes well at nationals
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Featuring a number of area stars – including members of the WIAA Division 1 state championship Westosha Central squad – the Wisconsin Lightning U-18 squad made a valiant run at a national title last week in Salem, Virginia. The squad, with Westosha Central pitcher Sarah […]
Football season gets off with no real hitches
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor There’s always something unexpected on the first day of WIAA football practice. For Burlington High School, it was arriving Tuesday morning and discovering no one could park behind the high school in the normal lot. The district had crews out repaving the lot. “It’s a […]
From Out in Right Field: Just what constitutes a sport, anyhow?
On my very last day of vacation and, really, just bored out of my skull, I left “Pawn Stars” on my television. For those of you not familiar with the premise, a family – a father, his son, and his son’s son – own a pawn shop in Las […]
Design-a-sign contest open to local students
The Village of Waterford is hosting a design-a-sign contest to promote safe driving in the Village. All students entering grades K-8 in a Waterford Graded School District school or St. Thomas Aquinas may enter. If interested, pick up/print out a design form. Then, submit a drawing at an upcoming school […]
ALICE B. DOUGLAS
Alice B. Douglas, 92, Burlington, died Aug. 7, 2013, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 15, 1920, in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, to the late William and Mary Elizabeth (Broderick) Finnegan. On Jan. 7, 1944, she married Colas Edmund ‘Doug’ Douglas in Des Moines, Iowa, at St. John’s Catholic […]
Looking for a happy median
Officials hope lane dividers will restore quiet zone at RR crossings By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer City of Burlington officials think they have a handle on what it will take to regain its quiet-zone status with the Federal Railroad Administration. Now it’s just a matter of waiting to see if […]
Little League team reaches semifinal of regional tournament
Thursday’s game will be televised on ESPN2 By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor The dream goes on for the Burlington Little League All-Star team – at least through Thursday. In a must-win situation against Kentucky Tuesday morning, the Burlington squad – representing Wisconsin – scored four runs in the bottom of […]
Flapjacks for firefighters
Jon Brueske flips pancakes at the Town of Burlington Fire Department Pancake Breakfast Sunday in Cedar Park on Browns Lake. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
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