By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With the news now out that Gateway Technical College hopes to locate an emergency vehicle training course at the ChocolateFest grounds and public safety training center at the former Kmart in Burlington, the college announced Tuesday it will host a meeting to address concerns of residents. […]
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Thompson won’t seek re-election
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington Area School District School Board President David Thompson made it official following Monday night’s board meeting. When asked if the rumors were true that he would not seek re-election to the School Board in the spring, he confirmed them. “It’s no real secret,” said Thompson. […]
Budget passes, tensions linger
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For some on the School Board Monday night, the Burlington Area School District 2013-14 budget didn’t do enough. For another, it did too much – and not in the right way. For the rest, the budget fell in between, and like a classic fairy tale, turned […]
City, town agree to rally around cemetery
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After almost a year of uncertainty about who would help and how, the City of Burlington, Town of Burlington and Burlington Cemetery Association finally saw things the same way Tuesday night. In a meeting of city staff, the Town Board and town staff and Earl Vorpagel […]
No more fear: Mammo party encourages women’s health
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When you walk down the hallway for the first time to participate in a test that could potentially alter your life, it’s not unusual to be nervous. Trudy Hassler, Director of Imaging and Cardiac Services for Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, knows that fact all too […]
Residents wary of impact of proposed training grounds
Those living near ChocolateFest grounds have questions for Gateway By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While Gateway Technical College and the City of Burlington may be looking at a new training facility being located in Burlington as a positive, neighbors to that proposed construction are less than enthusiastic. The phrase “not in […]
It’s the big-time for the CATHE Center with first ‘Big Bash’
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Just a few years ago, the future of Burlington’s Community, Art, Technology, Health and Education Center – CATHE for short – was in doubt. Now, after generous support from the community, Executive Director Jennie King can say things have changed. “That was before my time,” said […]
Market will wrap season in celebration
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the Burlington Farmers Market will not be running its “Taste of the Market” event this year, the market will still hold a year-end celebration on its final day of the year. What is being called the “Harvest Market Celebration” will be on the final Thursday […]
Tax cutting down on the farm: Governor signs property tax relief bill at local family farm
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As far as surprise visits go, Oct. 20’s to the Rice Family Farm by Gov. Scott Walker to sign a property tax relief law managed to sneak in pretty well. The Rices got a few days notice on the visit, but found themselves with a yard […]
Genius captured in the eye of the beholder
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For every picture that Alfred Watson took, there is a story. His daughter, Carol, seems to know all of them. For example, there is the picture called “Sick Child,” where a woman – a mother – covers her face in her arms, her sick child in […]
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