News Archive for November 29, 2010
New booklet intended to help local victims of domestic violence
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
Law enforcement, health care, and social service groups worked together through the Domestic Violence Intervention Team
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Beloit College Bucs drop opener
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
BELOIT --
The Beloit College Buccaneers lost, 60-57, to visiting Lake Forest in a Midwest Conference men’s basketball season opener Sunday at Flood Arena.
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Closing of GM plant is focus of new musical 'Requiem'
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Former Janesville resident Caleb Burhans has written a musical obituary for the GM plant and what it represented, "Requiem for a General Motors in Janesville, WI."
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Not guilty plea entered for suspect in Beloit murder case
By STAN STRICKER - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
Longtin remains mute while plea is entered on his behalf
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Group forms to fight youth substance abuse
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
A new organization and new ways of combating youthful drug and alcohol use in Janesville are in the planning stages.
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Bandits sweep Janesville Jets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
ST. LOUIS --
The St. Louis Bandits posted a 2-0 victory over the Janesville Jets to complete a three-game sweep in NAHL action Sunday afternoon.
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Time runs short for Lake Lawn Resort
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
DELAVAN --
You can't make a reservation at Lake Lawn Resort after Tuesday. Still, the city of Delavan is banking on the resort operating during part of 2011.
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Watt celebrates No. 4 Badgers' Big Ten triumph
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
MADISON --
Believe it or not, J.J. Watt admitted there was a time when he wasn’t giving 100 percent effort Saturday. It wasn’t at any point during the game, of course.
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Local nonprofit groups list Christmas needs
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
JANESVILLE --
May area nonprofit agencies have Christmas lists of items they need for the holiday season.
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Big crowds expected for downtown Beloit celebration
By TODD MISHLER - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
BELOIT --
BELOIT — There’s no telling whether it’ll be a winter wonderland outside, but organizers, business owners and those who visit downtown Beloit on Dec. 10 will no doubt witness the Christmas spirit first-hand.
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Community columnist: Tradition, common practice provide an easy out for tough questions
By DAVID BRETL - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
I will be the first to admit that government, at all levels, needs to approach decision-making more analytically. Too often, over the years, I have seen programs and expenditures justified in one of the following ways:
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Test results returned: Driver in fatal crash had no alcohol in blood
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
GENEVA TOWNSHIP --
The man suspected in the crash Nov. 16 that killed 9-year-old Carter Dorwin had no alcohol in his blood, according to the Walworth County Sheriff's Office. Tests results recently returned by the state indicate Jeremy Dees' blood-alcohol after the crash was .000 according to Captain Scott McClory of the Walworth County Sheriff's Department.
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Holiday Care still needs donations
By CSI MEDIA STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
ELKHORN — The Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services is still seeking donations of new toys and new clothing for children, gift cards to local retail stores for teens and money to purchase food gift certificates for families and seniors through its Holiday Care program.
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Death notices: Berger, Schladweiler, Mathews, Mittelstedt, Deegan
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
Walworth County death notices for Nov. 29, 2010:
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As Lake Lawn Resort prepares to close, officials hope its only temporary
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
DELAVAN --
Dec. 7 could be Lake Lawn Resort's last day of operation, according to a notice sent to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, but local officials are hoping its only temporary.
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Woodstock man dies after Soldier Field fall during Bears game
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
WOODSTOCK, Ill., (AP) — Authorities say a Woodstock, Ill., man fell to his death from a ledge at Soldier Field during the Chicago Bears game on Sunday afternoon.
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Close calls for al-Qaida's No. 2
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
WASHINGTON --
The CIA has come closer to capturing or killing Osama bin Laden's top deputy than was previously known, during a nine-year hunt at the root of a devastating 2009 suicide bombing at an agency base in Afghanistan, The Associated Press has learned.
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Badgers in line for Rose Bowl
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
At No. 5, Wisconsin Big Ten’s top team in BCS standings
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Cutler, Bears look convincing against Eagles
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
CHICAGO --
Still doubting the Chicago Bears? They’re making it tougher.
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Irish defeat UW for title
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. --
Not much was expected out of Notre Dame this season. Not after all the talent they lost from a year ago. Turns out, there might be enough talent left to make some noise after all.
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Indiana sends Lynch packing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
After a promising start, Bill Lynch’s tenure as Indiana coach ended with the Hoosiers in their familiar spot at the bottom of the Big Ten.
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Death notices for Nov. 29, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
Badger women fall in tourney
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
MORAGA, CALIF. --
The University of Wisconsin lost, 56-50, to St. Mary’s College on Saturday night to finish 0-2 in the Concord-Hilton Thanksgiving Classic.
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Span of attention: Lake Geneva’s Wrigley bridge gets redo
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
Lake Geneva residents are taking the replacement of the Wrigley bridge in stride, long as the new one is in place by May.
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