News Archive for August 25, 2011
Hartwig leads way for young Janesville Parker Vikings
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Youth will be served for Janesville Parker’s volleyball team this season.
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Janesville Craig volleyball coach says Big Eight strong as ever
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
As the dean of Big Eight volleyball coaches, Janesville Craig’s Blake Budrow has seen the conference talent level skyrocket.
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Organizers aiming to keep rock rollin'
By DAVID BRAZY - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Downtown Janesville has a summer hit. Rock Around the Block started seven years ago with the simple goal of providing entertainment for city residents.
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Marketing grant grows tourism by promoting art
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
On Wednesday, Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett presented the Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau with a $10,000 grant to promote "Art Infusion … Along the Janesville Mile."
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UW Rock narrows dean list to three
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
MADISON --
Two women and one man are finalists for the top job at UW-Rock County, according to a news release from the University of Wisconsin Colleges.
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Bees turn back Beloit Snappers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
BELOIT --
The Beloit Snappers produced 10 hits, but it wasn’t enough in a 6-1 loss Wednesday to the Burlington Bees in Midwest League baseball.
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Cops to crack down on drunken drivers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies across the nation for the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" crackdown on drunken drivers through Monday, Sept. 5.
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State to help fund repair of Whitewater bridges
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
WHITEWATER --
The state will help pay for Whitewater's North Street Bridge project, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday.
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Public record for Aug. 25, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
Boy Scout Troop marks 25th year
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
In the 25 years since Boy Scout Troop 516 started at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, the troop has known only two leaders—Bob Hornby and Paul Romanelli.
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Volunteers add beauty to Rock County parks
By GINA DUWE - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
BRADFORD TOWNSHIP --
Volunteers plus natural beauty equals two family-friendly county parks. From one corner of Rock County to the other, friends groups for Magnolia Bluff and Carver-Roehl county parks put in hundreds of hours annually.
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Meister leads Janesville Craig boys’ state title hopes
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Led by senior Tommy Meister, the Cougar boys could make a run at a state title.
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Janesville police expect state to pay for security during Capital protests
By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
Overtime budget could be affected
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The responsible party? Just ask them!
By RICK HOROWITZ - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
"He was out on the golf course! I mean, you’ve got the Capitol shaking, and the Washington Monument has all these cracks, and Obama was off golfing somewhere! And we’re still paying this guy’s salary?!”
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Former City of Beloit employee arrested on theft charge
By KYLE GEISSLER - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
BELOIT --
A suspect in an investigation into the theft of money from the City of Beloit is in custody in Hawaii.
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Janesville has three hits, four errors in defeat
By BILLY FELLIN - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
GLEN ALLEN, VA. --
Regardless of what happened Wednesday night, Janesville knew it was going to the championship round in the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series.
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AP-GfK poll: Views on economy, Obama role sour
By TOM RAUM - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
WASHINGTON --
Americans' views on the economy have dimmed this summer. But so far, the growing pessimism doesn't seem to be taking a toll on President Barack Obama's re-election prospects.
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Death notices for Aug. 25, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
IU’s Wilson makes impression
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
BLOOMINGTON, IND. --
Indiana receiver Damarlo Belcher considered leaving early for the NFL. The Hoosiers’ coaching hire stopped him in his tracks.
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False hopes on immigration
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011
CHICAGO --
The latest Obama re-election campaign stunt won’t affect 97 percent of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in our country. It is causing a lot of confusion within the very communities it is supposed to assuage, and it is further alienating those who must come to the negotiating table to hammer out a compromise for our immigration quagmire.
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