Samaritan’s Purse, other groups provide supplies, comfort By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Deborah Cooper, a representative from Samaritan’s Purse, said cleanup crews worked July 19 with flood victims on Maryland and Fox streets in Burlington. And on Wednesday, two weeks after a record flood ravaged the area, crews were still […]
Year: 2017
School district comes to aid of gym floor
Just two years after it was refinished, the Burlington Area School District has been forced to approve an emergency appropriation of more than $47,000 to repair the gymnasium floor at Burlington High School. Sections of the finish coat are coming off the floor, presenting a hazard for students and others […]
JAMES R. PFEIFFER
James R. Pfeiffer, 72, of Burlington, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 14, 2017, at his home. Born in Burlington on March 8, 1945, he was the son of Clarence and Alice (nee Ketterhagen) Pfeiffer. Jim has been a lifelong resident of Burlington where he attended St. Charles Grade […]
BURLINGTON FLOOD: From tragedy comes perspective
You really don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone. Joni Mitchell hit the nail on the head, and those words rang truer than ever last week in my beloved hometown of Burlington. One minute, you’re scrambling throughout town, trying to get the best photos of the flooding, taking […]
BLANCHE KLAEHN
Blanche Klaehn, 93, of Burlington, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Pine Brook Pointe. Born in Elkhorn on Sept. 8, 1923, she was the daughter of Walter and Bernice (nee Travis) Lasch. She spent her early life in Elkhorn where she graduated from Elkhorn High School. On […]
RAYMOND J. TENHAGEN
Raymond J. Tenhagen, 84, of Burlington, passed away peacefully at his home, on Sunday, July 23, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born in Burlington, on Sept. 19, 1932, to John and Clara (Richter) Tenhagen. He lived in the Burlington area his entire life and attended St. […]
JOHN LEO MOLUMBY
John Leo Molumby, 87, of Burlington, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Aurora Memorial Hospital. John was born Nov, 7, 1929, to Raymond and Consuello (nee Felker) Molumby in Madison, S.D. His early life was spent in South Dakota; he graduated from high school in Seattle, Wash. He […]
ETHEL MARY MATEZEVICH
Ethel Mary Matezevich, 87, Waterford, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2017, at Lakeland Health Care Center in Elkhorn with her loving family by her side. Ethel was born to Bernard and Catherine (nee. Schmedecker) Stark on Sept. 24, 1929, in Milwaukee. Ethel was a lifelong resident of Waterford […]
Recent training prepared officials for the worst
Response to flooding was aided by sessions in emergency management By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief In May several Burlington city leaders joined their counterparts from throughout Racine County at a disaster-training course in Maryland. Little did they know that two months later they’d put that training to the […]
Food for the soul: Local church steps up for flood victims
By Mike Ramczyk [email protected] If you say “Olive Garden,” they will come. What started as a charitable idea from a town official in Waterford turned into a four-day dinner event at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 449 Conkey St. Town of Waterford Supervisor Teri Jendusa-Niccolai called St. Charles Principal Mary […]
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