When I was attending college back in the mid 1960s I learned a valuable lesson in business and politics. As anyone who lived through that era will recall it was the pinnacle of political protests. Hardly a day would go by when someone was not picketing or boycotting […]
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Have fun with the fire department
The Relay for Life team with the Union Grove–Yorkville Fire Department will host a rummage and bake sale on Saturday, May 19. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. The sale will be held rain or shine. A large array of items including baby clothes, toys, household items, furniture and […]
Operation ‘Clean Up the Town’ now underway
The Town of Waterford Police Department has announced the start of Clean Up the Town (CUT) 2012. This is the fifth year for this initiative. Each year since the program began in 2008, the number of complaints has decreased. In 2011, the police department received 19 public nuisance complaints, down […]
Layoff notices reduced by half
Retirements, resignations cut BASD total to eight By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer The Burlington Area School District School Board will consider next Monday a list of layoffs that is much shorter than originally proposed. According to BASD Superintendent David Moyer, the layoffs of eight teachers covering 5.8 full-time equivalent […]
Build a bonsai with the bonsai guru
By Patricia Bogumil Interim Editor Steve Carini, known as Milwaukee’s bonsai guru, will introduce gardeners to the ancient Japanese growing techniques at Heritage Flower Farm in Waterford township on Saturday, May 12, at 1 p.m. Carini will demonstrate which trees to use for bonsai, crown and root pruning, wiring to […]
For this crew, the Hope Walk is all about family
McCarthy’s take event to a higher level By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer For the McCarthy family, the annual Hope Walk has always been about their father – and about family. John McCarthy, who owned McCarthy-Koenig Furniture and a funeral home of the same name, died 21 years ago of […]
Burlington to host RCEDC anniversary event
National speaker slated to attend Veterans Terrace in Burlington will again this year host the Racine County Economic Development Corporation’s anniversary celebration featuring a keynote address from the president of the National Manufacturing Institute. The event, which includes awards for Burlington Mayor Bob Miller and the Absolutely Waterford […]
Teaming up for the shelter
Lora Jorgensen (left) and Madeline Jorgensen work on a closet door at the Morrow Home homeless shelter in Burlington recently. Members of Riverwood Church helped organize a volunteer effort to remodel the homeless shelter operated by Burlington’s Transitional Living Center. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
Fire and Ice for prom
Members of the 2012 Junior Prom Court at Catholic Central High School include (front row, from left) Kelsey Robers, Jackie Pankau, Kelly Gould, Maggie Smith, Brittany Martin, (back row) Kyle Kresken, Matt Heiligenthal, Wun Fung, Thomas Zampino and Zakkary Rios. The school’s annual spring formal is set for Saturday evening […]
Shopping green thumb style
Burlington resident Dominique Tuinstra checks out the plants for sale at the Our Savior Lutheran Church perennial sale Saturday. Funds raised from the sale are going to Operation Christmas Child – shoeboxes of gifts for children in third-world countries that are packed year-long and received by the youngsters from March […]
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