By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the annual “Light Up the Night” event isn’t new to Burlington, there are plenty of new options for this year’s event. The annual kickoff to the holiday shopping season is set for Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. in downtown Burlington. In addition to stores […]
Sports & Other News
Southern Lakes names all-conference fall sports teams
Fall Sports All-Conference Southern Lakes Conference Football FIRST TEAM – OFFENSE QB: Matt Nelson, Union Grove, 12. RB: Robert Brent, Wilmot, 11. Ben Michalowski, Waterford, 11. WR: Mike Alder, Delavan-Darien, 12. Grant Tully, Burlington, 11. TE: Ethan Cesarz, DD, 12. OL: Matt Szeszol, Lake Geneva Badger, 12. […]
In honor
A salute is offered as “Taps” is played at last week’s Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Terrace in Burlington. (Photo by Dwight Beuthling)
No dogs allowed: New signs step up enforcement of old law
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It seems like a parody of the old Charlie Brown cartoon movies. Snoopy, making his way through life, but being booted out of everything from libraries to hospitals, with the song “No Dogs Allowed” playing in the background. While the ordinance has been on the books […]
Where are they now? Lake Geneva’s Carter Hehr calls it a career with Arizona football
So often, the media jumps on negative stories and portrays the bad in people. It’s part of the job, the cross they bear, but it can be depressing and downright disgusting at times to read. This isn’t one of those stories. Four years ago yesterday, the Walworth Big Foot […]
Burlington swimmers complete season at sectionals
Girls shut out of state By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The members of the Burlington Co-op girls high school swimming team will not be ending their season at Olive Garden in Janesville. The team visits the restaurant each season on the way home from the state meet. The Demons […]
Grade school teacher resigns to take full-time post
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Although the 2016-17 school year is well underway, the Waterford Graded School Board has approved a teacher’s request to resign immediately and assume a new position in another district. Bryan Thul, a physical education teacher at Woodfield Elementary School, closed out his career with WGSD on […]
Ecumenical Thanksgiving service planned
People of all faiths are invited to a service of praise and thanksgiving at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Yorkville United Methodist Church at 17645 Old Yorkville Rd., Union Grove. Participating pastors and their congregations are Rev. Manda Stack (Raymond Community Church and Union Grove Congregational UCC), Rev. […]
BASD MAP testing goals coming to fruition
Latest results show students moving toward goals By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After starting Measures of Academic Progress – or MAP – testing in 2011, Burlington Area School District officials wanted to get a handle on what to improve and how to improve it. Judging by the latest round of MAP […]
WGSD board digging into district policies
Revisions expected to bring district up to date By Dave Fidlin Correspondent From teaching to technology, officials within the Waterford Graded School District are in the midst of a wholesale overhaul of the School Board’s policies, which touch on a range of issues impacting students, staffers and the entire community. […]
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