By Patricia Bogumil Editor Fox River Middle School students first celebrated Veterans Day Nov. 6 with traditional patriotic songs, poems, speeches and artwork at a community event hosted by Integrity Funeral Services/Archie Monuments at the Cotton Exchange. They followed up with another enthusiastic patriotic presentation Monday during […]
Sports & Other News
Burlington swimmers eager for state meet
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 state swimming meet won’t necessarily be about winning it all for the Burlington Co-op swim team. Burlington’s Sara and Olivia Wanasek and Ellie Petrie along with Waterford’s DeAnn Jones and Kaley Brown are more concerned with finishing with a bang. […]
Let’s roll!
A “Road Open” party to (finally!) celebrate the end of the Highway 164 reconstruction project is Saturday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., at Tichigan Lions Club Civic Center, Highway 164 and Beach Drive. Enjoy live music, raffles, food and prizes for best-dressed construction worker. A $5 donation […]
Toppers struck by Lightning in state quarterfinal
By Bud Milroy Sports Correspondent For just the second time in the last six seasons, Catholic Central football won’t be playing in the state semifinals. The Toppers’ 2013 football season ended Friday night when the Toppers fell to the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning, 13-7. The Division 7 state […]
Love ramps up for Thanksgiving meal drive
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As snow fell from the sky Monday morning and afternoon, the timing could not have been better for Love Inc. to wrap up its winter coat drive – which distributed more than 650 coats to people who needed them. And as the sun blasted down on […]
Listening session on EVOC track shows many worries
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While Gateway Technical College staff tried all they could to reassure residents of the subdivision next to the ChocolateFest grounds that the new emergency training track would not be a noise issue, residents wanted nothing of it Thursday night at a listening session held at Gateway […]
Mukwonago-Franklin football showdown a contrast of styles
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor For all those traditionalists who say football is a team sport, they must not have seen Mukwonago’s Dominic Cizauskas. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound linebacker/running back is pretty much Superman on a football field. The area has known all season, but the state is starting […]
Don’t be late: Alice in Wonderland (Jr.) on stage this weekend
Fox River Middle School proudly presents Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. oin stage in the Waterford Union High School auditorium, 100 Field Dr. Performances are Friday, Nov. 15 ~ Opening Night ~ Curtain up at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m Saturday, Nov. 16 ~ Performance Curtain up at 7 […]
Enjoy a “Parents Night Out”
The Youth Group at North Cape Lutheran Church, 2644 124th St., Franksville, will babysit children ages 0-12 on Friday, Nov. 15, from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Goodwill donations will be used toward the group’s mission trip to Washington. Kids will enjoy games, crafts, snacks and more. For […]
Westosha edges Demons in epic battle, state hopes dashed
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor Players lost their voices. Eardrums popped. The Richter Scale may have been awaken with all the bleacher pounding. Last Thursday’s sectional final between the Burlington and Westosha Central boys volleyball squads will go down as one of the most thrilling sporting events in […]