News Archive for August 9, 2010
Bonding for life: Annual relay brings people, teams together to fight cancer
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
As they circled a paved path at the Rock County 4-H fairgrounds, Janesville residents Denise Weeden and Kathy Pinnow marched in lockstep. The twin pink ribbon tattoos on their ankles said it all.
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Chemical warfare: Rock County plans hazardous waste roundup for October
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
On Friday, Oct. 8, and Saturday, Oct. 9, the Rock County Land Conservation Department is hosting a "Clean Sweep" hazardous materials roundup at the public works departments in Evansville and Beloit.
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Kayak tour explores Geneva Lake ecology
By KAYLA BUNGE - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
FONTANA --
Residents and visitors to the Geneva Lake area are used to zipping through the water on a tour boat, past magnificent estates and historical landmarks, and listening to tales of the rich and famous settlers of the area.
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Fulton cutting back roadside foliage, catching up with roadwork
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
All summer, Fulton Township residents have watched as roadside trees were cut down or trimmed back. The work has been going on, to a lesser extent, in Bradford Township, too.
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Marling Lumber plans expansion
By TED SULLIVAN - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Marling Lumber announced Friday it will expand its Humes Road location to include a lumberyard.
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UW-Madison health researchers to visit area
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Health researchers from UW-Madison's School of Medicine and Public Health will be seeking to interview randomly selected households in Rock County next week.
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Public record for Aug. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
Rain does little to dampen return of Tallman Arts Festival
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Multi-colored umbrellas added splashes of color to a landscape already teeming with paintings, jewelry and other vibrant creations Sunday at the Rock County Historical Society's Tallman Arts Festival.
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Medical transportation tough to tackle
By GINA DUWE - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Sherry Schlueter had to cancel her eye doctor appointment three times because she didn’t have a way to get there.
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Thousands drive by Gun Club restaurant fire scene
By STEVE BENTON - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
BELOIT --
The investigation into the early Saturday morning fire that destroyed the Gun Club restaurant draws a large crowd of on-lookers
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Woods' struggles makes Championship interesting
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
Golf's landscape looks so much different heading into the final major championship of the year.
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Montoya wins at Watkins Glen
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. --
It's all quiet now in Juan Pablo Montoya's corner at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. No shouting or cursing. A near-perfect race has the No. 42 team feeling pretty darn good for a change.
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Packers' Rodgers continues to develop into an elite player
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
GREEN BAY --
On Saturday night, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offered a brief reminder just how far they've come since a surreal setting in August 2008.
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Death notices for Aug. 9, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
Franchitti edges Power at Mid-Ohio
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
LEXINGTON, OHIO --
Dario Franchitti has spent most of the summer chasing Will Power, finding his way onto the podium race after race only to see IndyCar's new king of the road one or two steps above him.
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From humble to rumble: Sturgis turns 70
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
STURGIS, S.D. --
The annual six-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally officially kicks off Monday and is expected to attract as many as 750,000 people, likely making it home to the highest concentration ever of chrome, leather and tattoos.
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McConnell’s birthright curve
By DAVID BRODER - Monday, Aug. 9, 2010
WASHINGTON --
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sends a disquieting signal about the prospects that might follow a Republican
victory in the midterm election.
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