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Catherine Idzerda
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It's a long trip to Brazil for giant generators built in Darien
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
DARIEN --
How do you get a 250,000-pound generator from Darien to an oil rig off the coast of Brazil? The answer, of course, is very carefully.
Is this place a diner or a dive?
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
JANESVILLE --
This week, the Rock County Health Department announced that information from its annual inspections of food establishments is available on its website.
Clinton not certain all administrators will be replaced
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
CLINTON --
The village of Clinton is just a little too small to need a full administrative staff and just a little too big to manage without professional services of clerks, treasurers and possibly, even an administrator.
Where's winter? Season continues strange turn
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
According to Gazette weather records, which date to 1948, Janesville averages 11 days between Nov. 1 and Jan. 30 when the temperature dips below zero. This year, we've had four days.
Sharon receives $400,000 grant to spruce up homes
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
SHARON --
Last week, village of Sharon officials announced they received a $400,000 community development block grant from the federal government to spruce up homes in their community.
Drive away winter doldrums with these area events
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Complaining about the cold is a Wisconsin winter pastime. We’ve raised it to an art form and can carry on entire conversations with strangers about how miserable it is, how rotten the roads are or about the time—in the middle of April—you had to scrape the ice off your windshield with a credit card.
Delavan dairyman recalled for talents, good nature
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
DELAVAN -- A dairy farmer and a madrigal singer. A speaker who had a knack for listening. A life-long learner and educator who never earned a college degree. Art Dibble was all of those things and many more.
Walworth County considers expanding electronic monitoring to save money
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
ELKHORN -- This spring, inmates of the Walworth County Huber dormitory might find themselves serving their sentences at home because of a newly expanded electronic monitoring program.
New program helps plow drivers improve performance, keeps roads safer
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
JANESVILLE --
This year, the Rock County Highway Department is using global positioning system technology combined with automatic vehicle locators and a computer program called the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) to help its snowplowing efforts.
Tesla set for Rock County 4-H Fair
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Signs, signs, everywhere signs of the musical times. On Tuesday, Rock County 4-H Fair organizers announced they had booked hard rock band Tesla to perform Friday, July 27.
