Recently added articles from La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI):

Mystery shrouds drowning: Victim remembered as supportive friend.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Springer Oct. 2--Authorities are still sorting out what caused a former Marine and Iraq veteran to plunge from the Cass Street bridge to his death early Sunday while in La Crosse for Oktoberfest. Christopher B. Melancon, 24, was a Milwaukee native who was ...

La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Reid Magney column: Guide to tonight's county jail hearing.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Reid Magney Oct. 2--La Crosse County leaders hope for a big turnout at the public hearing on the proposed $29.5 million jail addition at 6:30 p.m. today at Logan Middle School, 1450 Avon St. They want your opinions, but they'd also like to spend a little time ...

Obituaries.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Obituaries Heather Deters Bivona -- Helen Ruth Davis -- Robert "Bob" Helgeson -- Kenneth Larick -- Vernon "Honey" Prouty -- Edward John Rybold -- Pamela A. Sebranek -- Gordon John Stasiak SPRING GROVE, Minn. -- Heather Deters Bivona, ...

Winning Warriors.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Autumn Grooms Oct. 2--ONALASKA, Wis. -- The Warriors Baton and Drum Corps will wrap up a successful season Thursday night at the Oktoberfest Torchlight Parade. Members of the corps competed well at regional, state and national competitions this year, and even ...

Jerry and Patti Homan talk about their son's river death and how they've lived through the past year.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Jungen Oct. 2--BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- It was 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, when the phone rang at Jerry and Patti Homan's suburban Milwaukee home. A male relative spoke. Luke was missing, The Homans arrived at the La Crosse ...

EDITORIAL: UW president is right about education's economic impact.(Editorial)

Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly has been going around the state urging people to contact their legislators. The message is a sound one: Higher education needs more state support, and it needs an end to budget cuts that are tougher than other ...

BRIEF: Wednesday: Alcohol action plan progress report.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Samantha Marcus Oct. 2--More than a billboard, an ordinance, a citation, a barrier, a drunk tank or a task force, it takes a community to reshape a drinking culture, said Dorothy Lenard; one generation teaching another. Lenard co-chairs the city committee ...

BRIEF: Herons to raise money for local arts community.

Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Geri Parlin Oct. 2--Look for a heron swooping into a neighborhood near you. Don't live near the water? Not a problem. These herons are made of fiberglass and are intended to raise awareness of the arts in La Crosse. The Pump House ...

Milwaukee man drowns after falling off Cass Street Bridge.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Springer Oct. 1--For the second straight year, the opening weekend of Oktoberfest has been marred by the drowning death of a college-age man. According to La Crosse police, a Milwaukee man, who was attending college in the Twin Cities, drowned early Sunday ...

Obituaries.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Obituaries Delores A. Blanchard -- Philip H. Erlandson -- Russell J. Franke -- Leo Francis Knox -- Lucilla Gertrude Schroeder -- Donald E. Steffens -- Archie W. Thompson -- Blanche Truog MASON CITY, Iowa -- Delores A. Blanchard, 70, of ...

EDITORIAL: Have resources board appoint the Wisconsin DNR secretary.(Editorial)

Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--In 1928, conservationist Aldo Leopold and others came up with a plan to create a Wisconsin Conservation Commission that would best respond to the needs of the people. In its plan, the commission would have the authority to name a professional conservation director to ...

La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Larry Olson column: Listening, caring are backbones for a business.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Larry Olson Oct. 1--Chef Carmine answered: "Less cholesterol ... better flavor!" Sunday was still young as I sat at a table visiting with Mr. Farruggia in his bed and breakfast kitchen. I had asked why he was using olive oil, now sizzling in the pan and about ...

UW-L loss still tough for Terry.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joel Badzinski Oct. 1--UW-La Crosse football coach Larry Terry didn't feel any better Sunday after watching film of the Eagles' 35-28 loss to archrival Whitewater. If anything, he felt worse. "In my 30 years (of coaching), this one ranks right up ...

BRIEF: More than 50 tickets issued during Oktoberfest.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--La Crosse police officers issued more than 50 drinking related citations during the opening weekend of the city's Oktoberfest celebration. About half the tickets were issued to minors drinking underage, while about 10 festgoers received public intoxication warnings and ...

BRIEF: Drowning victim had 0.24 blood-alcohol level.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Springer Oct. 1--An autopsy showed that the Milwaukee man who drowned in a slough after falling from the Cass Street Bridge early Sunday had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.24 percent, La Crosse County Medical Examiner John Steers said today. ...

La Crosse team ready for challenge of playing in Triangle Ryder Cup.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Lamb Oct. 1--wenty players from the La Crosse Country Club are heading north to compete in the sixth annual Triangle Ryder Cup at the Eau Claire Country Club in Eau Claire, Wis. Jim Kjellenberg, PGA club pro and captain for the La Crosse Country Club team, says the ...

La Crosse Tribune, Wis., John Smalley column: JOHN SMALLEY COLUMN: Trip downriver yields few bites for ?shore rat'.

Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Smalley Oct. 1--aul Tamling doesn't need a boat. What he needs is a place to keep bluegills on ice as he pulls them, one after the other, from the picturesque body of water at Gordons Bay Landing along Hwy. 35, just over 10 miles north of Prairie du Chien. And, ...