Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from January 2001:
December
Jan 01, 2001; ... Dec. 2 Walsh Stores to close Known for 43 years as the place to find just about anything, TheWalsh Stores on Central Avenue will close at the end of the month. Owned by the Walsh family of Dubuque, the store has all of itsmerchandise marked 25 percent off. Some ...
Ashcroft confirmation 'hardly a done deal'; Cabinet choices:Two key Democratic senators concerned over Bush picks
Jan 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Several influential Democrats said Sunday thatthey are distressed by President-elect Bush's cabinet choices todate, citing particular concerns with attorney general-designateJohn Ashcroft's opposition to abortion and gun-control measures. Sen. Charles Schumer, ...
Auburn stuns way to Orlando; Surprise: Michigan, on other hand, stumbles from top five
Jan 01, 2001; ... ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Auburn Tigers were watching bowl gamesin their living rooms this time last year. The Michigan Wolverines were playing in the Orange Bowl, thisyear's national championship game. It wouldn't have been shocking if both teams had wound up backwhere they ...
Iowa wins without Recker; Rest: Guard plans to be back for Big Ten
Jan 01, 2001; ... HONOLULU (AP) - Dean Oliver did what he could to reassure ailingteammate Luke Recker. "Luke really wanted to play, but I said just get some rest andI'll do everything I can to take care of this one," Oliver said. And that's exactly what happened. Oliver had 19 points ...
Daniel M. Fury
Jan 01, 2001 ... Daniel M. Fury, 64, of 1200 S. Grandview Ave., died at 8:25 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at University of Iowa Hospitals andClinics, Iowa City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St ....
Hazel J. Peters
Jan 01, 2001 ... GALENA, Ill. - Hazel J. Peters, 84, of Galena, died Friday, Dec.29, 2000, at Southwest Health Center, Cuba City, Wis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Furlong Funeral Chapel,with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, both in Galena. Friends may callfrom 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the ...
Evelyn L. Montgomery
Jan 01, 2001 ... Evelyn L. Montgomery, 90, of 1256 Missouri Ave., died peacefullyat home on Friday, Dec. 29, 2000. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Private burialof the cremated remains also will be held at a later date. Therewill be no public visitation. Egelhof, Siegert & Casper ...
Romagna still tackling challenges; Fame: Loras coach earns national recognition
Jan 01, 2001; ... The ripples that make his physique a marvel of muscularachievement pale in comparison to those Jim Romagna has made withhis name lately. Romagna, a 30-year-old amateur bodybuilder from Dubuque, findshimself knee-deep in recognition and rewarding work thanks to twospecial ...
Wisconsin opens up offense in bowl win; New look: Badgers follow recent trend in Big Ten
Jan 01, 2001; ... EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The Wisconsin Badgers are delighted theirtrying 2000 season is over and they can finally look to the future. The Badgers, whose season began with national title aspirationsbefore a shoe scandal and injuries dashed those hopes, provided asneak peek of a ...
January
Jan 01, 2001; ... JAN. 1 Dubuquers have a ball With the lights turned low, chandeliers hanging from the ceilingand tables dressed with red linens and artful centerpieces, FiveFlags Center became the setting for perhaps Dubuque's largest ballever. Hosted by the Dubuque Jaycees and sponsored by ...
Flu fight; Get a shot: Immunization is the best way to fight the deadly influenza virus
Jan 01, 2001; ... Dubuque is a healthy place to live. However, that claim is comingunder attack soon. An influenza epidemic is coming this winter, asusual. And, as usual, many in the tri-states will suffer. Only one disease makes the United States mortality rise everywinter, and that is ...
Maynard E. Mitchell
Jan 01, 2001 ... HANOVER, Ill. - Maynard E. Mitchell, 95, of Hanover, died Sunday,Dec. 31, 2000, at Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hanover UnitedMethodist Church, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover.Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at ...
Bears chew up stock market; Glad it's over:Analysts see some sectors rebounding in 2001
Jan 01, 2001; ... When the stock market's closing bells rang for the last time in2000 on Friday, Dubuque-area companies were left looking like othersaround the country. Local manufacturers, utilities and health stocks posted gains forthe year. But retailers and technology stocks experienced ...
February
Jan 01, 2001; ... FEB. 10 Worker killed in accident at Deere plant A 48-year-old man died Wednesday morning in an industrialaccident at John Deere Dubuque Works. Steve Schneider, of Hazel Green, Wis., was in an accident at theplant shortly after 8 a.m., said Deere spokesman Ken ...
Blues Revue a red-hot show; New Year's Eve: Event draws about 400 to fairgrounds
Jan 01, 2001; ... The weather was cold and snowy outside, but the music was hot andsteamy inside the Dubuque County Fairgrounds Grand Ballroom onSunday night. The Jake & Elwood Blues Revue was heating up the place along withB.C & the Blues Blasters for a New Year's Eve blowout sponsored bythe ...
Weather Data
Jan 01, 2001; ... Temperatures High/low Sunday*21/14 High/low a year ago41/29 Record high Jan. 1 63 in 1897 Record low Jan. 1 -15 in 1974 Heating degree days44 Total since July 1, 20003,071 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Illinois Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... Vet gets medals 50 years later BELLEVILLE - There are untold numbers of men and women who havenot received the credit they deserved for their service in World WarII, but Leroy Berkel is no longer one of them. In a weekend ceremony that was a surprise to him, Berkel ...
Foreign Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... Philippine authorities seek bombing clues MANILA, Philippines - Philippine authorities combed wreckage,drew a composite sketch and manned a tip hot line Sunday as theysearched for suspects in five explosions that killed at least 14people and left the nation on edge. Jittery ...
Underdog irks Holtz
Jan 01, 2001; ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Don't count Lou Holtz among those who feelSouth Carolina has everything to gain and nothing to lose againstOhio State in the Outback Bowl. The coach and his players know the Gamecocks are in a New Year'sDay game for the first time since 1946. However, that ...
Resolve to improve during new year; Opportunity to make changes: Even those who 'have it all' can patch up some flaws
Jan 01, 2001; ... Another new year! One more set of 365 days that we hope to enjoy.And, as time goes by, each of these years becomes more precious. New Year's Day has always been a church day for me. Both a holyday and a holiday. But as youngsters, we all regretted that it fellduring Christmas ...
Survey: State has little control of contractors; Government: There is no policy on pay or performance
Jan 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Consultants are doing a booming business withstate government but there is no statewide policy on pay orperformance, the Des Moines Sunday Register reported in a copyrightstory. Gov. Tom Vilsack and legislative leaders have vowed to tightenhiring practices of ...
Lawmakers don't plan to tinker with redistricting; No politics: Nonpartisan agency uses guidelines to draw new borders
Jan 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Though nothing is more partisan than drawingthe maps in which politicians get elected, the Iowa Legislature onceagain is preparing to hand that delicate task to workers outsidepolitics. And there is every indication that the politicians at theStatehouse again ...
August
Jan 01, 2001; ... Aug. 1 County board approves casino DARLINGTON, Wis. - Amid voices of both support and opposition,the Lafayette County Board voted 15-1 Monday night to approve a dealwith an American Indian tribe that would bring a land-based gamblingcasino to the county. More than ...
Big Tax Break doesn't cover basic needs
Jan 01, 2001; ... 744 Nevada St. Although the news stories report President-elect Bush andCongress are anxious to get on to the business of our nation's BigTax Break, over half of it going to our nation's already wealthiest1 percent, I'm also wondering if these "compassionate conservatives"will ...
Anniversaries
Jan 01, 2001; ... Holdgrafer SPRAGUEVILLE, Iowa - Glenn and Pamela Holdgrafer, ofSpragueville, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Dec. 2 witha family dinner at the Corner Stop, Spragueville. They also plan atrip to Rota, Spain, at a later date. Glenn Holdgrafer, of Spragueville, and ...
1 killed, 13 hurt in church attack
Jan 01, 2001; ... CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) - Machete-wielding men stormed a RomanCatholic church during Sunday services, hacked at worshippers andset them ablaze, killing a nun and injuring 12 others, police andwitnesses said. More than 400 people attended Mass at Castries Cathedral, andmany were ...
Local Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... 5 named to Foster Care Review Boards On Dec. 19, five new members of the Dubuque County Foster CareReview Boards received their appointment from Judge Alan Pearson.Local citizens appointed to two-year terms are John Bosveld, ColetteDowns, Jean Dunne, Rose Anne Koerperich and David ...
National Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... U.S. Navy in a 'war,' competing for talent SINGAPORE - The U.S. Navy is in a "war for talent" with theprivate sector and is on an all-out drive to retain highly skilledsailors - especially those trained on nuclear submarines - Navyofficials said Sunday. ""We are in a war for ...
U.S. signs pact for permanent war-crimes tribunal; Senate ratification needed: Clinton has some 'concerns' with treaty
Jan 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Acting on a last-minute decision by PresidentClinton, the United States signed a treaty Sunday creating theworld's first permanent international war-crimes tribunal to bringto justice people accused of crimes against humanity. The president said his action, taken ...
Oshkosh man earns title of champion liar
Jan 01, 2001; ... A man's story about cleaning his way to Florida earned him tophonors in this year's Burlington, Wis., Liar's Club contest. Gordon Zwicky, of Oshkosh, Wis., beat out 299 other entries from31 states and Canada. Zwicky, 72, said he and his 69-year-old wife, Dorothy, who hadnever ...
June
Jan 01, 2001; ... June 17 Group announces plan to build riverside hotel Not long after turning down one developer's proposal to build ahotel on the Mississippi River, the city of Dubuque has foundsomebody else with whom to make a riverside reservation. A group of investors, led by former ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... Economists: Criticism bad for workers MILWAUKEE - The criticism a foreign clothing plant contracted byKohl's Department Stores is getting about workers' rights might havethe opposite effect than intended, some economists say. The National Labor Committee has targeted Kohl's ...
Births
Jan 01, 2001 ... Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000 Simon - Jeff and Jennifer Simon, Farley, Iowa, girl at The ...
McNabb puts Bucs out in cold; Versatile: Eagles star has hand in three TDs
Jan 01, 2001; ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The temperature was 34, and the wind chillwas just 11. If those numbers didn't numb the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, theEagles' No. 5 surely did. Donovan McNabb ran for a touchdown and threw for two more,leading the Philadelphia Eagles to 21-3 victory over Tampa ...
Local/Area Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... Boscobel council OKs carryover-funding plan BOSCOBEL, Wis. - The Boscobel Common Council has approved aresolution that allows more than $123,000 in city money to becarried over from the 2000 budget to the 2001 budget. Some of the carryover funding will be used on a ...
Vols look to next fall
Jan 01, 2001; ... DALLAS (AP) - Despite being ranked No. 21, the TennesseeVolunteers could come out of the Cotton Bowl with a Top 5 ranking. The catch is, they'll have to wait until the next preseason poll. Tennessee has been playing for next season since starting thisseason 2-3. The Vols then ...
Mary Jane Kubitz
Jan 01, 2001 ... Mrs. Donald (Mary Jane) Kubitz, 72, of 2615 Van Buren St., diedat 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at ...
New Year brings tough penalties fro drunken drivers; New Law: Fines will quadruple for high blood-alcohol content
Jan 01, 2001; ... MADISON (AP) - Repeat drunken drivers face stiffer penalties,including quadruple fines for high blood-alcohol content, under anew law that takes effect today. Also beginning New Year's Day, teenagers must complete a safetytraining course in order to operate a snowmobile alone and ...
Let's see realistic mannequins, ban on telemarketing; Changes for new year:Just a few improvements could mean so much
Jan 01, 2001; ... Ah, the new year. The words conjure up all sorts ofpossibilities. A clean slate, starting over, a whole new world outthere. The imagery is breathtaking, the reality not quite sooverwhelming. Not when you've seen as many new years come and go aswe baby boomers. I know there will be no ...
NCAA college basketball roundup
Jan 01, 2001; ... Lane, Griffin lead Seton Hall to win Darius Lane scored 26 points and Eddie Griffin had 21 points and10 rebounds as 11th-ranked Seton Hall beat Central Connecticut, 84-73, Sunday. Seton Hall's Andre Barrett added 17 points and 10 assists. Corsley Edwards had 30 points ...
Sioux City rolls past Fighting Saints
Jan 01, 2001; ... SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The Sioux City Musketeers got goals from fivedifferent sources to defeat the Dubuque Fighting Saints, 5-1, inUnited States Hockey League play Sunday night. Jon Foster scored his team-leading 13th goal at 7:51 of the thirdperiod to help the Saints avoid their ...
Study: California could be at greater risk of quake damage; New picture: A basin beneath Los Angeles is 1 times deeper than previously thought
Jan 01, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new picture of the ground beneath SouthernCalifornia shows one of its most populous areas could be at greaterrisk of earthquake damage than previously realized. A basin of soft sediment beneath the San Gabriel Valley, justeast of downtown Los Angeles, is about ...
April
Jan 01, 2001; ... April 1 Northwest Airlink drops Detroit-Dubuque route Eighteen months after beginning service from Dubuque to Detroit,Northwest Airlink is discontinuing the route effective May 1. The airline, a commuter carrier affiliated with NorthwestAirlines, cited low use of the ...
July
Jan 01, 2001; ... But his father, Pat, let the members of the Dubuque Seniorbaseball team know the secret. With a doubleheader sweep of WaterlooEast at Petrakis Park, Fleming recorded the 499th and 500th coachingvictories of his career, which began in 1978. Fleming has won roughly 200 baseball games ...
Almanac
Jan 01, 2001; ... Today is Monday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2001. There are 364days left in the year. History highlights: On Jan. 1, 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed. On this date: In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the EmancipationProclamation, declaring ...
Gladys E. Brimeyer
Jan 01, 2001 ... Mrs. Edward (Gladys E.) Brimeyer, 89, of 1804 Leonard Road,Rockford, Ill., formerly of 663 Noonan St., Dubuque, died at 7:45p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at St. Anthony's Medical Center,Rockford. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Columbkille'sCatholic Church, with ...
Police Beat
Jan 01, 2001; ... Dubuque police reported the following: * Sue Thomas, 35, 311/2 East 24th St., was arrested Sunday on acharge of simple domestic assault. She was charged after analtercation with her husband, Randy Scott Thomas, 38, of the sameaddress, after police said she pushed him through a ...
Snow cleanup begins; Record storm: It is the area's first major blizzard in 5 years
Jan 01, 2001; ... In cities and towns across the Northeast on Sunday, residentsbegan shrugging off the crippling effects of the first majorblizzard in five years to sweep through the region. After touring snow-covered Philadelphia, Mayor John Street liftedan order that had allowed only emergency ...
Health Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... Migraines linked to menstrual cycle PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Women who suffer migraine headaches are morelikely to experience them during menstruation, but the headaches areno more painful than those that come at other times of the month, anew study has found. In the study, 81 ...
Laws revive state gas tax, cut costs of medicine for seniors; Major changes: The standard exemption allowance for state income tax also is increased
Jan 01, 2001; ... SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Motorists will likely find higher gasolineprices, but elderly patients will pay less for medicine and manyIllinoisans will get extra tax relief thanks to new laws takingeffect today. State lawmakers declined to permanently repeal the 5 percentstate sales tax on ...
Fennimore woman almost feels like a million after contest
Jan 01, 2001; ... Dianne Arenella, of Fennimore, Wis., came "thisclose" to winning$1 million in a contest held Thursday in Pasadena, Calif. But as arunner-up, she still managed to walk away with $50,000. Arenella was in Pasadena as a guest of Jackpot.com, an Internetgaming site. She became one of ...
Rwanda rips U.N. demand
Jan 01, 2001; ... NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Rwandan officials on Sunday reacted angrilyto a demand by the United Nations that they withdraw troops fromCongo. The officials also blamed the fighting in Africa's third-largest nation on the slow deployment of U.N. peacekeepers. The U.N. Security Council ...
Jay R. Wilson
Jan 01, 2001 ... CUBA CITY, Wis. - Jay Robert Wilson, 41, of Cuba City, diedSaturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bendorf Funeral Home,Platteville, with burial in Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster. Friendsmay call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Friends ...
Historic brick building getting 'professional' makeover in Dubuque; 'Character': A law office is now located at the site
Jan 01, 2001; ... On Friday, C.J. May III was standing at the back entrance of hisnew law office, talking with movers from Jack's Trucking about howto get a heavy, 3-foot-by-5-foot metal cabinet down the narrowflight of basement stairs. "We might have to dynamite," May said with a smile. But ...
May
Jan 01, 2001; ... May 3 John Morrell to shut down plant for 6 months When Dubuque Farmland Foods Inc. is sold to John Morrell & Co.next month, all 1,100 employees will be laid off, and the plant willbe closed more than six months for renovations, Morrell officialssaid Tuesday. It ...
Iowa Briefs
Jan 01, 2001; ... Hospital struggles with nurse shortage DAVENPORT - Genesis Medical Center has been struggling with anursing shortage. Last week, six critically ill patients had to be sent to otherQuad Cities area hospitals because there weren't enough nurses inthe intensive-care units of ...
Anniversaries
Jan 01, 2001 ... Dunne LA MOTTE, Iowa - Mr. and Mrs. John Dunne, of La Motte, willcelebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a 2 p.m. open housereception Saturday, Jan. 6, at Horizon Lanes and Hall, Bellevue. Mary E. Heiar and John Dunne were married Jan. 7, 1961, at Ss.Peter & Paul ...
Settlers cry for revenge in Mideast; Display of fury: Rabbi's son, wife slain ambush-style in WestBank; Fatah official killed
Jan 01, 2001; ... JERUSALEM (AP) - Cries for revenge rang out Sunday as thousandsof Jewish settlers thronged the funeral of American-born son ofslain extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, only hours after he and his wifewere killed in an ambush-style attack in the dry hills of the WestBank. As mourners for ...
Both New Year's Eve bowls decided on final play
Jan 01, 2001; ... Wayne Madkin scored on a 7-yard scramble to give MississippiState a 43-41 overtime victory over Texas A&M on Sunday night in thesnowy Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. Ja'Mar Toombs ran for a 25-yard touchdown on the Aggies' firstplay of overtime to give Texas A&M a 41-35 lead, ...
6 gulf nations agree to historic defense pact
Jan 01, 2001; ... MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A group of six Gulf nations signed theregion's first defense pact on Sunday, pledging to come to oneanother's aid in the event of attack. The pact comes a decade after the 1991 Gulf War, when the sixcountries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and ...
Love-ly couple named 1st Citizens; TH award:Robert and Latha Bonnewell are honored for service to the community
Jan 01, 2001; ... This is a love story. Robert and Latha Bonnewell really believe that love makes theworld go 'round. World travelers, they have loved bringing thatworld closer to Dubuque. They love the idea of love as an antidote to violence. They lovethe arts, bright colors - especially ...
Sheralyn M. Taylor
Jan 01, 2001 ... GLEN HAVEN, Wis. - Sheralyn "Sherri" M. Taylor, 36, of SunPrairie, formerly of Glen Haven, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, ...
G. Lois Nefzger
Jan 01, 2001 ... EARLVILLE, Iowa - G. Lois Nefzger, 66, formerly of Earlville,died Sunday morning, Dec. 31, 2000, at Good Neighbor Home, followinga ...
Carl P. Welter
Jan 01, 2001 ... EPWORTH, Iowa - Carl P. Welter, 86, of 521 W. Main St., Epworth,died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at Monticello Nursing andRehab Center, Monticello. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday ...
Washington reaches Rose Bowl with fourth-quarter resiliency; Back: Purdue looks to extend Big Ten streak
Jan 01, 2001; ... PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Fourth-quarter magic got No. 4 Washingtonto the Rose Bowl. At least one member of the Huskies has had enoughof the nail-biting finishes. "They're never that fun," fullback Pat Conniff said. "They'regreat for the crowds. For a player, it takes years off your ...