Policy will dovetail with state law By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer All Burlington Area School District employees will soon be required to report any suspected physical or sexual abuse of students. That requirement – which is now mandated by state law – is among several policy changes recommended by the […]
Sports & Other News
Lions annual pancake breakfast set
The Union Grove Lions Club will hold its 25th annual pancake breakfast at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 3329 S. Colony Ave. (Highway 45, Union Grove, Saturday, Feb. 4, from 7 to 11:30 a.m. This year’s breakfast, as in the past, will be more than just a good meal. It will […]
Summer childcare program to continue for 2012
Future still uncertain as School Board examines cost to district By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A popular childcare program could be in limbo as part of a greater discussion in the Waterford Graded School District about facility usage, rental fees and scheduling. The Waterford Area School-Age Program, or WASP, has been […]
Alcohol sales: How early is too early?
Partners2 group opposes earlier sale hours at local stores By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When Wisconsin passed a law in late December giving communities the option of allowing stores to begin selling alcohol earlier in the day, there seemed to be little controversy. Class A retailers – which include grocery […]
Battle of the divas
Area students face off Saturday night in singing competition at WUHS By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Call it a miniature version of American Idol, if you will. The Riverport Chorus will present Diva Quest 2012 Saturday at Waterford Union High School at 6 p.m. Ten area high school students will […]
Friday night basketball: Demons do it again
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor Whoever coined the phrase “lightning never strikes the same place twice” hasn’t watched the Burlington and Waterford boys basketball teams play this year. For the second time in as many games, the Demons used an impressive defensive effort in the second quarter to limit […]
For local pastry chef, life in Wisconsin is a piece of cake
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Coming from a small town of about 1,000 people in upstate New York, Samantha (Sam) Warren isn’t exactly someone you would immediately consider as coming from a hotbed of a first-class chefs. “Where I grew up, it was a very poor farming town,” […]
Fourth-quarter rally pulls out win for Bronco boys
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT For three quarters, it looked like winless Delavan-Darien might pull off a huge upset over the Union Grove boys’ basketball team Tuesday night. But a 26-13 margin in the final quarter gave the Broncos a 61-52 Southern Lakes Conference home win. “It was very scary […]
Bronco girls fall 53-31 to Wisconsin Lutheran
By David Paulsen SPORTS CORRESPONDENT In their poorest offensive effort of the season, the Union Grove High School girls’ basketball team lost to Wisconsin Lutheran 53-31 Tuesday at Milwaukee. The Broncos scored just 17 points total in the first three quarters, while Wisconsin Lutheran racked up 44. A 14-9 Bronco […]
Waterford roundup: Basketball teams both win
By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports editor An 18-point fourth quarter blew open a relatively close game for the Waterford boys basketball team Tuesday night, and the Wolverines went on to a 52-34 win over Lake Geneva Badger at home. The win improved Waterford to 6-2 in the Southern Lakes Conference and […]
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