News Archive for November 9, 2010
Plans to renovate Lovejoy Manor pass deadline without action
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Process may need to start over
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Practice makes perfect: Parizo has 34 300s
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
EVANSVILLE --
Bowling was a simple game for Evansville’s Jesse Parizo.
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Human Race Machine offers facial mapping
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
ROCK TOWNSHIP --
What do we mean when we say, "that woman is black," or "that man is Asian"? A machine that asks people to consider such questions is spending the week at Blackhawk Technical College.
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Melster Candies leaving longtime Cambridge facility for Janesville
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A decades-old candy manufacturer apparently is sweet on Janesville.
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Worries voiced on bus route cuts
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A reduction in west side bus routes was the top concern among residents who spoke to the city council during a public hearing on the 2011 budget Monday night.
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Warhawks earn tourney bids in volleyball, soccer
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
WHITEWATER --
UW-Whitewater’s reign in NCAA Division III women’s volleyball continues.
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Selling hope: Fair trade shop opens downtown
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Medical help, clean water and a chance for an education all could be the result of jewelry sales in the Janesville area and beyond.
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Former judge remembered for fairness, longevity
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Longtime Rock County Judge Mark J. Farnum, former U.S. Navy radio operator, county prosecutor and deputy chief judge, died Friday in Beloit. He was 84.
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UW-Rock County Rattlers win at Manitowoc
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
MANITOWOC --
UW-Rock County women’s basketball team defeated host UW-Manitowoc, 66-44, here Monday for its first Wisconsin Collegiate Conference victory.
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Local real estate companies merge
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Two of the area's largest real estate companies have joined forces.
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Public record for Nov. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Alpine Valley proposes turning a parking lot into overnight camping
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP --
Alpine Valley Music Theatre next summer wants to convert a parking lot into a campground for up to 450 concertgoers, but the proposal must be approved by the town and county.
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Events planned for Veterans Day
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Area communities are hosting programs Thursday to honor the service of veterans.
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Kenosha's Barca to lead Assembly Democrats
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
State Rep. Peter Barca of Kenosha has been elected as leader of Democrats in the next state Assembly.
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Masters of message
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
When it comes to taking credit for tilting the pre-election playing field so smoothly in their direction, the GOP is the very picture of modesty.
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Association honors firefighters' 50 years of service
By NEWS RELEASE - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
LAKE GENEVA --
Two volunteer firefighters, each with 50 years of service, were honored Saturday at the Walworth County Firefighters Association banquet at the Riviera Ballroom in Lake Geneva.
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UW-Whitewater investigating latest report of anti-gay attack
By DAN PLUTCHAK - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
WHITEWATER --
Another University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student has been the victim of an anti-gay attack, according to an e-mail sent to students today. A female student was approached about 6:45 p.m. Sunday by two males, one of whom pushed the woman and made what the e-mail calls, "a derogatory statement about the victim’s perceived sexual orientation."
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Veterans Affairs facing another discrimination complaint
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
A former Wisconsin National Guard spokesman filed another complaint Monday alleging the state Department of Veterans Affairs should have hired him for a communications job rather than the state restaurant association’s marketing director.
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Kenosha teen sentenced to 20 years in Xbox slaying
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
A 16-year-old Kenosha boy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the beating death of a neighbor.
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Delavan-Darien teachers log extra hours to help food pantries
By DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
DELAVAN --
The teachers of the Delavan-Darien School District donated 1,465 food items to the Delavan and Darien food pantries in honor of American Education Week.
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Authorities suspect natural gas in explosion that killed one in Sun Prairie
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
A possible gas explosion reduced a house to rubble in a southern Wisconsin community early Tuesday, leaving one person dead and two others injured, authorities said.
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Death notices: Marty
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Nov. 9, 2011.
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Secondary depth forces Packers to release Harris
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
GREEN BAY --
There’s is no room for cornerback
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Well-earned vacation for Packers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
GREEN BAY --
With the bye week scheduled so late in the season, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy always figured he would give players most of this week off to heal.
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Clay uncertain for Hoosiers game with injured knee
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
White should be able to play Saturday
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Johnson’s pit crew earns demotion
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
CHARLOTTE, NC --
Driver, now second, gets Gordon’s crew
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Best move for Dallas might be new GM
By TIM COWLISHAW - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
IRVING, TEXAS --
The Cowboys at 1-7 are anything but playoff bound, much less headed for the Super Bowl scheduled for Cowboys Stadium.
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Collins takes hit to the wallet
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
GREEN BAY --
The NFL fined Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins $50,000 on Monday for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams.
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Shippers fought full screening of cargo planes
By SHARON THEIMER - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Despite knowing for decades that terrorists could sneak bombs onto planes, the U.S. government failed to close obvious security gaps amid pressure from shipping companies fearful tighter controls would cost too much and delay deliveries.
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Alpine Valley considers campground for concert goers
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP --
Games such as redneck golf and washers would be allowed, but couches, loveseats, recliner chairs and other indoor furniture would not, if a proposal to create a campground at Alpine Valley Music Theatre is approved.
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Death notices for Nov. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Steelers’ defense responds
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
CINCINNATI --
At the end of a night full of foibles, tricks and missed chances, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to their one constant to finish it off.
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Style, stories of two Walworth County landmarks featured in new book
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Delavan's Allyn Mansion graces the cover of new book published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press called “Wisconsin’s Own: Twenty Remarkable Homes.” A book signing is Thursday.
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