News Archive for May 26, 2012
Slaback goes the distance for Janesville Parker
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 26, 2012
Janesville will be well-represented at next weekend’s WIAA Division 1 State Track and Field Meet at UW-La Crosse.
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East Troy puts on a show
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 26, 2012
Trojans dominate at Kewaskum
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Demos second at nationals
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 26, 2012
CLAREMONT, CALIF. --
Shelby Demos, a Janesville Parker graduate and UW-Whitewater junior, finished second in the high jump Friday at the NCAA III Track and Field Championships
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Delavan-Darien, Turner advance
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 26, 2012
Scott Buehler ripped an RBI single in the sixth inning to give Delavan-Darien a 3-2 victory over East Troy in a Division 2 regional baseball opener at Delavan on Friday.
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Trial planned for man accused of robbing bank
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, May 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Texas man accused of robbing a Janesville bank and then calling police from the lobby of a nearby newspaper is scheduled to go to trial Tuesday.
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Evansville eighth-graders share Spanish lessons via books
By GINA DUWE - Saturday, May 26, 2012
EVANSVILLE --
More than 100 eighth-graders spread across the playground outside Levi Leonard Elementary School on Friday to present a handmade beginning Spanish book to their first-grade partners.
After first-grader Olivia Christensen read her book a couple of times to J.C. McKenna middle-schooler Kayleigh Jimenez, the eighth-grader started quizzing her young partner.
“What does ‘gerbo’ mean?” Kayleigh asked, smiling and squirming until Olivia turned the book around to reveal a drawing of a gerbil.
Similar scenes unfolded around the playground as 122 first-graders received their custom-made Spanish book to keep.
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Cedar Rapids wins with late home run
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 26, 2012
BELOIT --
Andy Workman smacked a solo home run off reliever Clint Dempster in the 12th inning Friday to give the visiting Cedar Rapids Kernels a 5-4 victory over the Beloit Snappers in Midwest League baseball.
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Lake Geneva YMCA changes leadership
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Saturday, May 26, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
The top three staff members at the Lake Geneva YMCA are no longer employed by the organization.
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Need for donations echoes with nonprofit
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, May 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Clients of Everyone Cooperating to Help Others, commonly known as ECHO, might have noticed a few changes in recent weeks.
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Public record for May 26, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Saturday, May 26, 2012
Union to discuss tower moratorium at Tuesday session
By GINA DUWE - Saturday, May 26, 2012
UNION TOWNSHIP --
The Union Town Board is getting close to finishing its ordinance regulating communication towers but likely will extend its tower moratorium, which expires June 10, a supervisor said.
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Group honors restoration of Janesville house
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, May 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Nathan Bussan is about 90 percent done restoring a house on South Jackson Street in Janesville. Now he has been honored with the Janesville Historic Commission’s Residential Historic Preservation Award.
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Fire destroys batting cage building
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Saturday, May 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
City fire officials are investigating a fire that destroyed the office and equipment building at the city’s batting cages, 937 S. Jackson St., early Friday morning.
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Evansville's Cashore late entrance gives Blue Devils post season boost
By KEN VELOSKEY - Saturday, May 26, 2012
EVANSVILLE --
Ryan Cashore missed the start of the baseball season for Evansville High, but it’s how he finishes that matters for the Blue Devils.
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Thunder, lightning and Black Diamonds combine to ground AirFest
By STAN MILAM - Saturday, May 26, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The ABC Supply Co. Southern Wisconsin AirFest’s Friday Night Take-Off Party barely got off the ground.
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Milton gets new farmers market
By NEIL JOHNSON - Saturday, May 26, 2012
MILTON --
Rock County is fast becoming a haven for farmers markets, and you can add one more to the list.
This one’s a Sunday affair.
The Farmers and Art Market in Milton started just last week, and organizers say traffic there was jumping.
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Ganassi regains magic at Indy
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, May 26, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS --
Franchitti, Dixon record top speeds
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Penske goes for racing ‘double’
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, May 26, 2012
CONCORD, N.C --
Brad Keselowski got the first of many surprises at his first meeting with racing great Roger Penske.
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Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, May 26, 2012
NEW YORK --
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs.
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Barrett goes after Walker in Wis. recall debate
By SCOTT BAUER - Saturday, May 26, 2012
MADISON --
Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, down in the polls to Gov. Scott Walker, aggressively went after the first-term Republican in a debate Friday and accused him of purposefully dividing the state and triggering the June 5 recall election.
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Gallardo beats D-backs again as Brewers win 7-1
By BOB BAUM - Saturday, May 26, 2012
PHOENIX --
Maybe someday the Arizona Diamondbacks will beat Yovani Gallardo. Their latest effort wasn't even close.
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Brewers place SS Izturis on DL with hamstring pull
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Saturday, May 26, 2012
PHOENIX --
The Milwaukee Brewers have placed shortstop Cesar Izturis on the 15-day disabled list after he pulled his left hamstring running the bases against Arizona on Friday night.
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