News Archive for March 29, 2010
Officials ask people to hold off on their burning
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Monday, March 29, 2010
Fire season starts in April, and officials are asking residents in Rock and Walworth counties to at least wait until spring kicks in before burning outdoors.
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Janesville man will reach 25-gallon donation mark
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, March 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
This week, Lad Vrany will donate another pint of blood. When he gets off the table and has the required milk and sugar cookies, he’ll be presented with a 25-gallon pin.
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Fire destroys detached garage, contents
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, March 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A live electrical wire halted firefighting for more than 40 minutes Sunday.
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Five vying for three seats on East Troy Village Board
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Monday, March 29, 2010
EAST TROY --
The village of East Troy has five candidates running for three open board seats.
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Judges face off for seat on Court of Appeals
By PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. - Monday, March 29, 2010
Linda M. Van De Water and Paul F. Reilly, the two Waukesha County judges competing for a seat on the 2nd District Court of Appeals, said the contest is about qualifications, experience and reputation.
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Janesville man toasts local club for helping him land new job
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, March 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Mike Bothwell credits Toastmasters for helping him land a new job as marketing/communications manger at Pentair Water, Delavan.
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Brewers' rotation adds up to one of issues
By MICHAEL HUNT - Monday, March 29, 2010
As much as you hate to reduce anything to a moldy TV sketch, the Milwaukee Brewers' starting rotation has this way of forcing you to places not ordinarily chosen of free will.
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Public record for March 29, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 29, 2010
Deteriorating Delavan landmark faces likely July 1 demolition
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Monday, March 29, 2010
DELAVAN --
Demolition looms for a downtown Delavan landmark.
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Evansville's Kostroun constructs more than houses
By TOM MILLER - Monday, March 29, 2010
EVANSVILLE --
Rob Kostroun wants to build a better community. He literally is doing that in Evansville.
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Auxiliary thrives under Paull's leadership
By MARCIA NELESEN - Monday, March 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Janesville's Lindi Paull has the drive to turn her optimism into action.
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Pastor lights up community
By STACY VOGEL - Monday, March 29, 2010
MILTON --
The Rev. Herb Saunders has been taking that light and coloring the Milton community in the nearly three decades he has lived here.
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A father figure for grown men
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Monday, March 29, 2010
BELOIT --
LaMar Pulliam realizes that men who did not have strong fathers in their lives need to learn what caring fathers do.
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Delavan's Overturf gives kids the tools to succeed
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, March 29, 2010
DELAVAN --
Joe Overturf's goal is to remove the barriers that get in the way of student success.
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Dairy farmer 'brings out the best in young people'
By STACY VOGEL - Monday, March 29, 2010
HARMONY TOWNSHIP --
Gordy Barlass is more than just a 4-H and football coach.
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Lake Geneva's Schuster works to preserve nature's splendor
By KAYLA BUNGE - Monday, March 29, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
Sarah Schuster is the founder of the Friends of Big Foot Beach State Park and co-founder of the Friends of Geneva Lake.
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Bar owner tends to heart of the city
By MARCIA NELESEN - Monday, March 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Matt Schreier grew up on a dairy farm outside of Janesville, where he learned the meaning of hard work at a young age.
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Multi-vehicle crash closes Highway 12 near LaGrange
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Monday, March 29, 2010
Authorities are on the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash on Highway 12, just west of County Highway O near LaGrange.
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Death notices: Thurow, Duesterbeck, McCabe
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 29, 2010
Walworth County death notices for March 29, 2010:
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Opinion: The gaffetastic world of Joe
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 29, 2010
A CSI Media editorial says it's nice to know some things never change
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US troops train for both combat and conversation
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 29, 2010
The Army's top commanders and planners say that strategy is the key to success in Afghanistan.
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Flags lowered to half-staff for Kenosha soldier killed in Iraq
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, March 29, 2010
KENOSHA --
Gov. Jim Doyle has ordered that United States and Wisconsin flags fly at half-staff today to honor a Kenosha soldier who was killed in Iraq.
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Death notices for March 29, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 29, 2010
Demolition deadline looms for Delavan's oldest building
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Monday, March 29, 2010
The former Israel Stowell Temperance House at 67 E. Walworth St., is Delavan's oldest surviving structure, however it has fallen into disrepair and faces a July 1 demolition order
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After week of wins, Obama turns to Afghanistan
By JENNIFER LOVEN - Monday, March 29, 2010
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN --
After weeks dominated by health care, President Barack Obama's secret trip to Afghanistan turned attention back to another issue whose progress this year could help define the success of his presidency.
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Brewers’ Davis hit hard
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 29, 2010
TUCSON, ARIZ. --
Doug Davis was battered for six runs and nine hits in five innings. Miguel Montero doubled in three runs and was one of four Arizona players to get two hits off Davis.
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UConn unstoppable
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 29, 2010
DAYTON, OHIO --
Moore, Huskies dominate Iowa State
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Izzo, Spartans back in Final Four
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 29, 2010
ST. LOUIS --
The fifth-seeded Spartans are on their way to their second straight Final Four and sixth in 12 years after Raymar Morgan’s free throw with less than 2 seconds left lifted Michigan State to a 70-69 victory over Tennessee in the Midwest Regional final Sunday.
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Blue Devils are only No. 1 seed left standing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 29, 2010
HOUSTON --
Duke restored some order to a topsy-turvy NCAA tournament on Sunday, getting a career-high 29 points from Nolan Smith in a 78-71 victory over Baylor that put Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils back in college basketball’s biggest event.
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Duke saves day for NCAA, CBS
By MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE - Monday, March 29, 2010
The NCAA desperately needed Duke to win Sunday and lend some glamour to an otherwise ho-hum Final Four field.
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Bucks rally past Grizzlies in OT
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 29, 2010
MILWAUKEE --
Salmons, Jennings propel comeback win
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West Virginia’s Bryant hopes to play in Indy
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 29, 2010
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. --
West Virginia’s medical staff is looking at options that could allow point guard Darryl “Truck” Bryant to play in the Mountaineers’ first Final Four since 1959.
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