By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After handing out a plaque that recognized Friday, May 27, as Chocolate Day in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker picked up a pair of scissors and cut a ribbon – appropriately made of Nestle “ChocolateFest” wrappers. Walker and Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett officially kicked off the […]
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Festival rides out the storm
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Even a potentially dangerous storm moving through the area May 28 couldn’t derail the Memorial Day Weekend – and ChocolateFest. A thunderstorm that never got a severe thunderstorm warning cleared the grounds with little room to spare before the rain started falling. Even the evacuation and […]
Empty lot in Burlington closed to parking
The City of Burlington alerted the public earlier today about the empty lot at the corner of Dodge and Chestnut being closed for parking, effective immediately. The city-owned lot at Dodge and Chestnut Streets, adjacent the parking structure, has been used for overflow parking. However, environmental testing on the site […]
Sheriff implicates boyfriend in explosion deaths; victim’s daughter not convinced
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In shadows created by burnt trees and low cloud cover Wednesday afternoon, Tamara Burgos and friends and family were at 29235 Ketterhagen Road, gathering plants and flowers Burgos said that her family plans to transplant those, which were originally planted by her mother, Kimberly, at the […]
Sheriff: Evidence points to boyfriend in fire, explosion, deaths
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Evidence suggests a man who had recently been kicked out of the home he had been living in with his girlfriend and her son caused the May 14 fire and explosion on Ketterhagen Road in the Town of Burlington and is responsible for killing […]
Dyer cashes in on teacher’s tech initiative
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s been a long time coming for Dyer Intermediate School teacher Anneka Thompson and a handful of her students, but starting in the fall, students will put 3D printing into action for the school. After applying for three years in a row, Thompson finally received a […]
Summer class aims to help incoming freshmen
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In an effort to help students who struggle as freshmen in high school, a new summer school class was approved Monday night. A course called “High School Readiness” was unanimously approved by the Burlington Area School District Curriculum Committee, and will be sent to the full […]
Past, present … and future?
Haylee Bande (right) was crowned Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Saturday at the annual festival by the outgoing titleholder, Haley Lynam (center). At the right is 2017 Future BAC, Kennedy Stevens, who won the Burlington Rotary raffle prize last summer for the right to spend Friday and Saturday with the pageant […]
Dignitaries will mark festival’s anniversary
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While all the people coming to Burlington may be excited about chocolate, the people who organize ChocolateFest are equally excited about Friday’s 30th anniversary opening. Among the special guests in attendance will be State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Rep. Samantha Kerkman and State Sen. Van Wanggaard, […]
Gov. Walker coming to ChocolateFest
What was known by a select few became official late Thursday afternoon: Gov. Scott Walker is coming to ChocolateFest. Walker, along with several area politicians and some of the ChocolateFest organizers and long-time supporters, will host a ribbon cutting to officially open the festival Friday at 4 p.m. in […]
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