By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Five years, five winners of the Chocolate City Show Choir Showcase. Well, five titles, anyhow – all to the same school. With a performance based on the musical “Newsies,” the Mayville Cardinal Singers won their fifth straight title at the showcase Saturday at Burlington High School. […]
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Flipping for number five
Members of the Mayville Cardinal Singers perform a flip during the group’s show to music from “Newsies” at the Chocolate City Showcase at Burlington High School Saturday. Mayville remained the only winner of the showcase, now in its fifth year. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Local businesses make the ‘A’ grade
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It’s not an Academy Award, but for local businesses, it’s the next best thing. A pair of Burlington businesses was recently voted as the best in their categories for the WISN 12 “A List” awards. The Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine was voted “Best Coffee […]
Notes, jokes and other things: Some views from the sidelines in Green Bay
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor One Texas couple had perhaps the most divided of loyalties in Green Bay Sunday. Randy and Jennifer Blakemore, who live in Fort Worth, flew up for the playoff game. However, Randy was decked out in Dallas Cowboys’ gear and Jennifer in Green Bay Packers’ colors. Jennifer […]
Rodgers ruins Romo return
Local boys Romo, Frederick both had standout seasons By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Burlington native Tony Romo did just about everything he could to will his team to victory Sunday at Lambeau Field. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers did a little […]
Koldeway won’t seek re-election in BASD
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR After a controversial three years, Burlington Area School District School Board member Roger Koldeway will not seek re-election. Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline to file election papers came and went without Koldeway turning in his. Since Koldeway also did not file papers of non-candidacy, the deadline for […]
BHS to provide drug testing, resource kits
By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR Joining the Racine County Sheriff’s Department in an effort to give the public more tools to deal with a growing drug problem, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday night unanimously approved a new program. The sheriff’s department announced last month that it […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Right now, there seem to be as many questions as answers following a New Year’s Eve crash at Highway 50 and 392nd Avenue. While the exact cause of the accident remains unknown, the effect became clear in the last week. Burlington High School junior Samantha Russell […]
Burlington loses a good man and a good doctor
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the news began spreading over the weekend that Burlington had lost one of its most beloved physicians, the primary feeling seemed to be shock. Dr. George Krismer, a long-time family doctor in Burlington who had recently retired, died suddenly Friday. He was 83. “I feel […]
Man charged for drunken rampage at family gathering
A family Christmas gathering took an ugly turn early Dec. 26 when sheriff’s deputies were called to break up a fight between brothers at a home in the Town of Burlington. As a result, Robert J. Schultz, 43, of Hudson, has been charged in Racine County Circuit Court with disorderly […]
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