News Archive for November 26, 2012
Million-dollar Powerball ticket sold in Delavan
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
DELAVAN --
The manager of the Delavan Mobil Mart that sold a $1 million Powerball ticket couldn't wait to get to work Sunday morning.
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Public works crews prepare for winter
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Equipment preparation is being done by city of Janesville and Rock County employees before the first measurable snowfall hits.
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Edgerton boys suffer first loss
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Edgerton High's boys basketball team lost its first game of the season Saturday night.
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Senior facility planned for Beloit
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Madison-based company that specializes in senior living solutions plans to build an assisted living facility in Beloit.
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Jets fly past Falcons
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
PORT HURON, MICH. --
The Janesville Jets rallied for three goals in the third period Sunday to defeat the Port Huron Fighting Falcons, 4-2, in North American League Hockey.
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Red Kettle campaign off to a slow start
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
As of Wednesday, Nov. 21, the local Salvation Army had raised $33,473 or 10.3 percent of its $325,000 Christmas campaign goal.
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Fury drop three in Black River Falls
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
BLACK RIVER FALLS --
The Rock County Fury came up empty Sunday at the Black River Falls Tournament, losing three straight nonconference girls hockey matches.
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Hospitalists are doctors who manage inpatient care
By GINA DUWE - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Years ago, patients admitted to the hospital would be greeted and cared for by their primary care physicians. Today, a doctor known as a hospitalist is the person primarily responsible for managing the care of those patients while in the hospital.
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Janesville man turns old photos into memorable collages
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville's Al Bortles created Celebrate Life Boards several years ago after his wife, Carol, suggested they do something special for their grandson's college graduation.
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Public record for Nov. 26, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Gallery holds UW-Whitewater student art exhibit
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Currently showing in the SweetSpot Gallery, 226 Whitewater Street in Whitewater, are 23 works of art by members of the UW-Whitewater Student Art Association. The members in the show are Adrianna Clift, Evelyn Cooper, Tabe Dankert, Sara Hoag, Nicole Holder, Ethan Groves, Rebecca Devries, Taylor McDarison, Zach Manners and Katie Swanson.
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Use caution while shopping on Cyber-Monday
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
MADISON --
While Black Friday brings out the brick and mortar shopping crowds, it is Cyber Monday two days later that kicks off the shopping season for internet-focused consumers.
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Delavan student wins essay contest on veterans
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Kenna Timmerman, an eighth grader at St. Andrew School in Delavan, won the Veterans Day essay contest sponsored by the committee working to restore Delavan's Civil War monument.
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Bielema: There's no shame in UW's route to title game
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema understands a lot of people believe his Badgers don't deserve to be playing in the Big Ten championship game.
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Bears bloodied, but not beaten
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
CHICAGO --
The Chicago Bears got Jay Cutler back from a concussion, only to lose three more stars to injuries. Start with Devin Hester. Add Matt Forte and Charles Tillman to the list, and just for good measure, throw in two starting guards.
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Vettel wins third straight F1 title
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
SAO PAULO --
Sebastian Vettel found himself spinning around on the track just after the start, watching helplessly as other cars whizzed past him. His Formula One title hopes seemed to be drifting away with them.
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Capitol singers continue state's long tradition of protest
By DINESH RAMDE, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
MADISON --
Every weekday as the clock strikes noon, dozens of demonstrators pass out songbooks inside the Wisconsin Capitol. Office workers who know what's coming scramble to close their doors, and several police officers take up watch from a distance.
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Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
NEW YORK --
Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the next in a series of days that stores are counting on to jumpstart the holiday shopping season.
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Death notices for Nov. 26, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Packers embarrassed by Giants in 38-10 loss
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. --
The Green Bay Packers had better hope they don’t see the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants again anytime soon.
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Delavan Lions hosting holiday breakfast
By MIKE HEINE, DELAVAN LIONS CLUB - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
DELAVAN --
The Delavan Lions Club is hosting a “Breakfast With Santa” from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Delavan Legion Hall, 111 S. Second St., Delavan.
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Deadline for turkey applications approaching
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin wildlife officials are reminding turkey hunters the deadline for applying for a spring permit is quickly approaching.
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Holiday tours of governor's residence slated
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
MADISON --
Holiday tour schedule for the governor's residence will be held next month. Tours provide visitors with a view of the main rooms on the first floor and a brief description of the decorations, including six uniquely decorated Christmas trees.
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Winning $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Delavan
By STAFF - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
DELAVAN --
Wisconsin's $1 million Powerball winner Saturday bought the ticket at Delavan Mobil Mart, 502 Borg Road, Delavan, according to a relelase from the Wisconsin Lottery.
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School referendums find voter favor Nov. 6
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Miles Turner, who retires July 1 as executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators, said he was “shocked” at the 71 percent passage rate of referendums Nov. 6 in school districts around the state.
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Entrepreneurial spirit stays strong in Wisconsin
By LISA JOHNSON - Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
Wisconsin already fosters entrepreneurship in numerous ways, such as addressing the need for early-stage capital investment, expanding start-up resources, and supporting the innovation and commercialization of research coming from our world-class universities. But it’s the grass-roots networks and entrepreneurial spirit that will drive start-up growth.
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