News Archive for March 28, 2011
Janesville's Zac Fowler has a good time so others can enjoy life, too
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, March 28, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Since losing his mate of 15 years and the love of his life, Zac Fowler has come to know just how precious life is.
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Jim Miller got UW-Whitewater athletics off and running
By TOM MILLER - Monday, March 28, 2011
WHITEWATER --
One can say the UW-Whitewater campus has been Jim Miller's playground for decades. For many years, it was literally his backyard.
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Larry Barton flies high for Janesville
By MARCIA NELESEN - Monday, March 28, 2011
JANESVILLE --
He's got both the wings of an angel and wings of steel. That's how Tammy Brenner sees Larry Barton, anyway.
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Cindy Simonsen campaigns for disabled adults in Walworth County
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Monday, March 28, 2011
ELKHORN --
Last year, Cindy Simonsen directed the retirement of an $800,000 mortgage, completed a five-year $2.3 million fundraising campaign and celebrated the 40th anniversary of VIP Services—an agency that provides employment training, support and day-care activities for disabled adults.
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Mike Kolff is picture perfect at Beloit Turner
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, March 28, 2011
BELOIT TOWNSHIP --
Mike Kolff was in coach mode—not dad mode—when his youngest child walked off the football field for the last time as a Whitewater Whippet.
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Sarah Strunz reaches out to Orfordville through library, volunteering
By GINA DUWE - Monday, March 28, 2011
ORFORDVILLE --
When a workspace is too small, make it bigger. That's what Sarah Strunz has done with her outreach efforts as librarian at the Orfordville Public Library.
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George Mroch gives wings to Walworth County Fair exhibit
By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ - Monday, March 28, 2011
ELKHORN --
Educator, master gardener, butterfly man—that's George Mroch. Instead of relocating to Florida after retirement, Mroch volunteered time and talent to the Barnyard Adventure exhibit of the Walworth County Fair.
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Ashley and Jeff Contreras make a difference for Delavan-Darien youth
By ANNA MARIE LUX - Monday, March 28, 2011
DARIEN --
On a wintry night in January, a troubled teen stretched out on the couch at the home of Ashley and Jeff Contreras in Darien. Ashley and Jeff listened to the young man. They offered encouragement. Most of all, they showed him they cared.
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It only seems as if Darien has more than one Darlene Henning
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, March 28, 2011
DARIEN --
Darlene Henning, a retired secretary from Darien, has spent her life being the person who puts together the church bulletins, volunteers for committees, rings bells for the Salvation Army and does dozens of other unglamorous jobs that make a difference.
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Jumping to conclusions
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Monday, March 28, 2011
CHICAGO --
Before an innocent 4-year-old is subjected to the media circus of being the next spark in the heated national immigration reform war, let's wait for all the facts to emerge.
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Five head to Janesville Sports Hall of Fame
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 28, 2011
Five new members have been selected for 2011 induction into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame.
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Janesville to face first-place Bandits
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 28, 2011
FLINT, MICH. --
The Janesville Jets are postseason bound for the second straight season, but navigating the NAHL playoff road will be a tough task.
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Two newcomers face three incumbents in Milton City Council race
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, March 28, 2011
MILTON --
Two new faces are running against three incumbents for three open seats on the Milton City Council.
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Court vote will gauge state's political mood
By TED SULLIVAN - Monday, March 28, 2011
JANESVILLE --
In what is normally a sleepy race, the Wisconsin Supreme Court election has taken center stage in the debate over collective bargaining, public employees and the state budget.
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Cullen announces he will support sunshine bill
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 28, 2011
Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, is supporting an open-government measure that has been introduced in the state Legislature.
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Local casket customizer sees rapid growth in niche industry
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, March 28, 2011
MADISON --
In just two years, Signature Series Casket, a custom casket finishing company, has grown from a three-man show in borrowed space in Edgerton to a 40-employee production and supply network partnering with casket and urn companies and funeral homes nationwide.
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Public record for March 28, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 28, 2011
Hamilton, Flood among All-Big Eight elite
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 28, 2011
When it comes to state high school girls basketball, the talent in the Big Eight Conference remains near the top.
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Blizzard costs estimated at $437,000 in Walworth County
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Monday, March 28, 2011
ELKHORN --
Schools and communities in Walworth County could learn next week whether the federal government will pay a portion of $437,000 local officials estimate was spent to cleanup after February’s blizzard.
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Nuclear industry touts safety of new reactors
By MATTI HUUHTANEN - Monday, March 28, 2011
OLKILUOTO, FINLAND --
Halfway around the globe from Japan's atomic emergency, engineers building a cutting-edge nuclear reactor along Finland's icy shores insist the same crisis could never happen here.
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Almonte appears safe
By TOM HAUDRICOURT - Monday, March 28, 2011
PHOENIX --
Of all the players invited to the Milwaukee Brewers’ spring camp, Erick Almonte might have been the most unlikely to make the 25-man roster.
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Griner too much for UWGB
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 28, 2011
DALLAS --
Phoenix battle, but fall short
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Harvick runs down Johnson
By JIM PELTZ - Monday, March 28, 2011
FONTANA, CALIF. --
Winner takes advantage of caution
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Brewers increase speed with Morgan
By TOM HAUDRICOURT - Monday, March 28, 2011
PHOENIX --
Team acquires speedster as a reserve outfielder
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NCAA dance crashers
By BLAIR KERKHOFF - Monday, March 28, 2011
It’s the most unexpected Final Four since the bracket became seeded.
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VCU stuns Kansas
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 28, 2011
SAN ANTONIO --
Move over, Butler. Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four.
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Kentucky returns
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 28, 2011
NEWARK, N.J. --
Kentucky spent 13 straight springs watching other schools play in the Final Four, a destination college basketball’s winningest program considers its birthright.
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