Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from May 2001:
Benefit luncheon poorly attended
May 01, 2001; ... 2064 Washington St. We worked three months trying to get together a benefit luncheonand dance for Jade Harris. It was at the American Legion Hall onApril 22. A lot of people donated their time and items for thesilent auction and raffle. We could have had a nice turnout if ...
Study: Stricter limits cut teens' drinking, driving; *0-state survey: Many young drivers are becoming more careful, expert says
May 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Teenagers' drinking and driving has dropped bynearly one-fifth in states with stricter blood-alcohol limits foryoung people, according to a 30-state survey of high school seniors. The survey shows that policies that discourage risky drinking canhave an impact on ...
CART faces uncertain future at Texas track; Dizzy: Speeday too fast for open-wheel drivers
May 01, 2001; ... FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - CART faces an uncertain future at TexasMotor Speedway after calling off its inaugural race at the trackbecause drivers got dizzy in practice. The organization also faces many questions, such as: Why didn'tit know until Sunday that the high-banked track was ...
Eddie Van Halen confirms cancer
May 01, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Guitarist Eddie Van Halen, co-founder of therock band that bears his name, has confirmed he has cancer and saidhe is beating the disease. In a note posted on the official Van Halen Web site, the 44-year-old rocker apologized for his earlier silence on the issue, ...
Weather Data
May 01, 2001; ... Temperatures High/low Monday*80/57 High/low a year ago72/51 Record high May 1 88 in 1887 Record low May 1 28 in 1994 Heating degree days0 Total since July 1, 2000 7,245 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Boys high school golf
May 01, 2001; ... Big East tournament (at Wapsi Oaks Country Club in Calamus) Team scores - North Cedar 314, Midland 329, Bellevue Marquette333, Lisbon 345, Calamus/Wheatland 346, Bennett 353, Preston 354,Bellevue 358, Northeast 379, East Central 380, Clinton Prince ofPeace 390, Andrew 407, ...
Community is generous to college-bound grads
May 01, 2001; ... MERRILL, Wis. (AP) - When Merrill High School seniors need cashfor college, the whole community lends a hand with more than$500,000 available each year in scholarships from local donors. A year ago, 81 graduates received an average of more than $8,000each, or scholarships worth ...
Maquoketa school board accepts superintendent's resignation
May 01, 2001; ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Rodney Montang, superintendent of the MaquoketaCommunity School District, resigned Monday night to accept anotherposition. Montang has been Maquoketa's superintendent for six years. Hisresignation is effective June 30. Montang has been hired to head theEagle ...
Engagements
May 01, 2001; ... Welter-Stainbrook Announcement is made of the engagement of Cathy Welter, ofWaterloo, Iowa, to Travis Stainbrook. She is the daughter of Daveand Carol Lattner, of Holy Cross, and the late Michael Welter. He isthe son of Craig and Sheila Stainbrook, of Waterloo. She attends ...
San Antonio continues 'Wolves' first-round woes; 0-for-5: Minnesota's playoff futility the worst in NBA
May 01, 2001; ... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tim Duncan scored 24 points and David Robinsonadded 21 as the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up their first-roundseries against host Minnesota with a 97-84 victory Monday night. The Spurs, 3-1 winners of the series, also knocked the Wolves outof the first round in ...
Milwaukee again tries to close out series in Orlando; Threat: Bucks don't want to return home for a deciding game
May 01, 2001; ... News You Can Use NBA Playoffs Game 4 Milwaukee at Orlando Time: 6 p.m. TV: TNT _____________________ ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks didn't close out theirfirst-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic in three gamesbecause they were too ...
Almanac
May 01, 2001; ... Today is Tuesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2001. There are 244days left in the year. History highlights: On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, FrancisGary Powers. On this date: In ...
Flooding taking toll on those near Mississippi; Weary:Precipitation keeps water from receding quickly
May 01, 2001; ... LA CROSSE (AP) - Homeowner Kim Olson counted herself Monday amongthose fed up with the swollen Mississippi River. And she's only hada flooded neighborhood street and water seeping through her basementwalls. "I don't want to deal with it anymore. Make it go away," shesaid, ...
Robin E. Cruise
May 01, 2001 ... Robin E. "Elzy" Cruise, 84, of Ennoble Manor Care Center,formerly of 2943 Elm St., died at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 2001,at Ennoble Manor. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Resurrection CatholicChurch. Friends may ...
Sister Jerome Heyman, OP
May 01, 2001 ... SINSINAWA, Wis. - Sister Jerome Heyman, OP, 86, of DominicanMotherhouse, Sinsinawa, died at 6:07 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2001,at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Queen of the RosaryChapel, Sinsinawa, with burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery ....
Doctors urged to prescribe 'morning-after' pills in advance; Prevention: New president of O5/8GYN academy says it should be routine practice to offer the contraceptive
May 01, 2001; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Women should be able to keep an advanceprescription of "morning-after" pills in their medicine cabinets toprevent pregnancy if they have unprotected sex, the new head of theAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says. Dr. Thomas F. Purdon on Monday asked ...
Tri-State Meetings
May 01, 2001; ... Galena Project Management Team 8 a.m., City Hall, 3121/2 N. Main St., Galena, Ill. Dubuque City Board of Review 9 a.m., Courthouse, 720 Central Ave. Dubuque Housing Commission 4 p.m., Housing Services Department Office, 1805 ...
Sports Calendar
May 01, 2001; ... Today Boys prep soccer - Cedar Rapids Xavier at Wahlert, 4:15 p.m. College baseball - UW-Platteville at Beloit, 2 p.m. College softball - Loras at Luther (2), 3 p.m.; UW-La Crosse atUW-Platteville (2), 3 p.m. Girls prep tennis - Mustangs Doubles Tournament at ...
Frances Wellendorf
May 01, 2001 ... LANSING, Iowa - Frances Wellendorf, 83, of Lansing, died Monday,April 30, 2001, at Thornton Manor Care Center, Lansing. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate ...
Business Briefs
May 01, 2001; ... Veneman: Consumers don't want irradiation WASHINGTON - Consumers don't want their food irradiated even itif is safer, and a change in terminology is unlikely to change theirattitude, says Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. "If the consumer is not going to accept it, it doesn't ...
Girls high school golf
May 01, 2001; ... MVC Super Meet (At Bunker Hill) Team standings - Cedar Rapids Washington 328, Dubuque Senior 343,Iowa City High 344, Linn-Mar 353, Cedar Falls 362, Cedar RapidsPrairie 364, Iowa City West 365, Dubuque Wahlert 367, DubuqueHempstead 387, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 395, Waterloo East ...
Illinois congressman detained
May 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez was still in detentionMonday, more than 48 hours after being arrested along with otheranti-U.S. Navy protesters on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. A total of 136 protesters have been arrested since the U.S. Navyresumed bombing ...
Aide: McCallum to call special session
May 01, 2001; ... MADISON (AP) - Gov. Scott McCallum will call a speciallegislative session today to take up a bill that would give thestate authority to regulate wetlands that were left unprotected by aU.S. Supreme Court decision, an aide said Monday. Both chambers of the Legislature were already ...
Grassley seeking June action on major trade bill
May 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman CharlesGrassley said he hopes to take up a major trade package in June, andsaid it is important to be flexible on the divisive issues of laborand environmental protections. "Action this year is critical," the Iowa Republican said ...
Students confront safety head-on; Seat belts: Device demonstrates what happens during a 15-mph crash
May 01, 2001; ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Platteville High School junior SaraSommerfeld climbed into the contraption called the "seat- beltconvincer" and strapped herself into the padded seat. Then came theblindfold. Uh-oh. Chad Reuter, of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation,released a ...
Corrections
May 01, 2001; ... Headline: Choices led to Dubuque floodwall Date of Publication: 04/29/2001 Sunday's page 1A story about the Dubuque floodwall incorrectlystated the years Walt ...
Iowa Briefs
May 01, 2001; ... Miller: Settlement could benefit Iowans DES MOINES - Iowa consumers may be eligible for refunds of up to$2,000 in the settlement of an antitrust case involving prescriptiondrugs often given to nursing-home residents and Alzheimer's victims,Attorney General Tom Miller said ...
Controlling the creep
May 01, 2001; ... The following tips will help in your attempts to control groundivy in your lawn. 3 Mow your grass high, about 21/2 to 3 inches.Your grass competes better with ground ivy and other weeds. Yourlawn is more likely to be weedy if you cut grass too short. * Keep your lawn vigorous ...
Renewed violence kills 8; Blasts: Peres says an understanding on a cease-fire has been reached
May 01, 2001; ... JERUSALEM (AP) - Explosions, one near Yasser Arafat'sheadquarters, killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and theWest Bank on Monday. An eighth Palestinian died in a clash withIsraeli soldiers. The violence came as Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres saidthat Israel and ...
Rose Mary Hebert
May 01, 2001 ... PARK FOREST, Ill. - Rose Mary (LoBianco) Hebert, of Park Forest,died Saturday, April 28, 2001, at St. James Hospital and HealthCenters, Chicago Heights, Ill. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Irenaeus Church,Park ...
Beach Party Lock Up begins today
May 01, 2001; ... Many business and civic leaders throughout the Dubuque area willbe missing for several hours today and Wednesday. These notable "Most Wanted" citizens will be "serving time" for"Jerry's kids" in the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual BeachParty Lock Up. More than 220 ...
Conference examined rural economy; Suburban majority: More of a combined effort is needed to keep areas vibrant, some say
May 01, 2001; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Rural America needs to find ways to workwith the nation's suburban majority on policies to keep the changingrural economy vibrant, delegates at a conference sponsored by theFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas City were told Monday. About 250 people from business, ...
Softball box scores
May 01, 2001; ... Dubuque 2-2, Cornell 1-10 (First game) UD0000110- 272 Cornell0010000- 152 Leading hitters - UD: Rachel Raub 2x3. C: Dana Speckner 2x3. 2B -UD: Teresa Dix, Raub. W - Barbie Angel. L - Sarah Heller. (Second game) UD10100000- ...
Rev. Judith Weidman
May 01, 2001 ... SAVANNA, Ill. - The Rev. Judith Weidman, 59, of Nashville, Tenn.,formerly of Savanna, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at home. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First UnitedMethodist Church, ...
Flood clogs agricultural highway; Planting season: Tri-state area is shut off from barge traffic
May 01, 2001; ... The Mississippi River flood came at an unfortunate time forMidwestern agriculture. The river is a two-way street for agricultural commerce, bringingcrop-production inputs upriver and taking grain for export to theGulf of Mexico. Up to 25 million bushels of corn, soybeans and ...
Officials: Child-trafficking suspicions confirmed; Suspected slave ship: Some children say their parents were paid $14 for them
May 01, 2001; ... COTONOU, Benin (AP) - Children taken from a suspected slave shipconfirmed suspicions the vessel was involved in child trafficking,officials said Monday. The government, UNICEF and an aid group stopped short, however,of alleging in a joint statement that any of the 43 children ...
EPA chief:Ethanol not boosting prices; Cleaner air: Whitman says dropping rules wouldn't cut costs
May 01, 2001; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Federal clean-air requirements for gasolineadditives like ethanol are not behind current price spikes at thepump, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator ChristieWhitman said Monday. The EPA chief said it doesn't make sense to try to ease high gasprices ...
A real creep; You don't have to to let creeping charlie take over
May 01, 2001; ... It seems like there's no escaping from creeping charlie, the weedthat insidiously attacks tri-state area lawns like a cancer. Creeping charlie, properly known as ground ivy, likes damp spots andheavy, compacted soil. The weed is commonly found under trees and on the heavily shaded ...
Hawkeyes add extra football game in '02, '03
May 01, 2001; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - Iowa has added Akron and Buffalo to its footballschedules in 2002 and 2003, when teams will be allowed to play 12games. The Hawkeyes will play Akron on Aug. 31, 2002 and Buffalo on Aug.30, 2003, both in Iowa City. The two are members of the Mid-American ...
Center invites kids to make headwear
May 01, 2001; ... St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust St., is hosting a hat-making party for children in kindergarten through fourth grade from2 to 3:30 p.m ....
High school soccer box scores
May 01, 2001; ... Boys Bellevue Marquette 4, No. 10 West Liberty 1 Marquette22-4 West Liberty10-1 Goals - BM: Miles Markovich (Scott Rickens) 3:00, Derek Meier(Rickens) 15:00, Rafi Borghi (unassisted), Rickens (unassisted).Shots on goal - West Liberty 33; Marquette 26 ....
Local/Area Roundup
May 01, 2001; ... Oswald leads Wahlert to convincing victory It took less than a minute for the Dubuque Wahlert girls soccerteam to get on the scoreboard in 2001. The two-time defending state champion Golden Eagles opened theseason with a 4-0 victory at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Danielle ...
Budget concerns school officials
May 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - School administrators said Monday an uncertainstate budget would prevent them from filling teacher vacancies nextfall and would force layoffs of some teachers. School districts, faced with cuts to programs to improveclassroom technology and to improve reading ...
Robert H. Richardson
May 01, 2001 ... Robert Hugh "Bob" Richardson, of North Port, Fla., formerly ofDubuque, died April 26, 2001, in North Port. At the request of the deceased, there will be no memorialservice. Private burial will be in Luverne, Minn. The youngest child of Hugh Jacob and Edith Richardson, Bob ...
Courts: Animal-abuse trial continued 'til July 5
May 01, 2001; ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - The trial of two young Delaware County mencharged with animal abuse has been continued until July 5. Douglas Scherbring, 18, of rural Manchester, and Benjamin White,18, of rural Earlville, were scheduled to go to trial ...
City hopes to finish property-assessment project; Taxes: Appraisal company estimates completion of study within a year
May 01, 2001; ... Appraisers are knocking on Dubuque residents' doors and asking tosee their home interiors. "There's a misconception out there that this is being done toraise people's taxes," said Richard Engelken, Dubuque city assessor."The same amount of tax dollars would be paid no matter what ....
Cheney urges oil, gas, nuclear development; Not conservation: U.S. can't 'ration' its way out of an energy crisis
May 01, 2001; ... TORONTO (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney warned on Monday thatthe whole nation could face California-style blackouts as heoutlined a national energy strategy relying heavily on oil, naturalgas, coal and nuclear power development - but not conservation. "The aim here is efficiency, ...
Grant County assesses damage
May 01, 2001; ... CASSVILLE, Wis. - Grant County Emergency Management officials areconducting damage assessments of all homes and businesses thatsuffered damage from the Mississippi River flooding. According to Grant County Emergency Management Services DirectorSteve Braun, preliminary estimates ...
Illinois shares Drake award
May 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The Illinois shuttle hurdle relay team was soimpressive at the Drake Relays that all four members were named theoutstanding performer in the women's division. Camee Williams, Perdita Felicien and twins Jenny and SusannaKallur will share the award after setting a ...
Engagements
May 01, 2001; ... Lind-Mayne Announcement is made of the engagement of Elizabeth A. Lind, ofEden Prairie, Minn., to Jeffrey J. Mayne, of Eden Prairie, formerlyof Dubuque. She is the daughter of Paul A. Lind and Judy Lind, ofSaginaw, Minn., and Linda M. Lind, of Duluth, Minn. He is the son ofTim ...
Kennedy, Rams just miss at MVC; Close: Behind junior's 77, Senior places second in 14-team supermeet
May 01, 2001; ... TH staff writer Round 1 is in the books and just one stroke separates DubuqueSenior and Iowa City High atop the Mississippi Valley Conference'sMississippi Division standings. In the Valley Division, Cedar Rapids Washington has room for someslices and hooks. All 14 MVC ...
Des Moines print plant to shut down
May 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced plansMonday to close its Des Moines printing plant by July 2002,affecting 775 employees. The printing production of magazines, catalogs and newspaperadvertising inserts will be transferred to the company's ...
Last-minute rush swamps INS; Illegal immigrants: Extraordinary numbers turn out around the country
May 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Illegal immigrants across the country turned outin extraordinary numbers and stood in line for hours, trying to beatMonday's deadline for applying for legal residency under a newfederal law. In Albuquerque, N.M., they camped overnight outside theImmigration and ...
Beloit man hurt in crash
May 01, 2001; ... STOCKTON, Ill. - A Beloit, Wis. man suffered minor injuries asthe result of a semi-tractor trailer-motorcycle accident Friday. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's office reported that JamesSickels, 52, was heading east on U.S. 20 east of Stockton about 7p.m. when he passed a semi ...
Youths pitch in ... as a matter of 'principal'; Principal battles disease: Bellevue students run, walk laps to raise money for leukemia research
May 01, 2001; ... BELLEVUE, Iowa - The children at Bellevue Elementary Schoolaren't real knowledgeable about leukemia, but they know they want tohelp people who have the disease - especially their own principal. Marion Miller Jr. was diagnosed with leukemia in the fall of2000. His students are ...
Woman trapped in car for five days
May 01, 2001; ... HAMPTON (AP) - An 18-year-old woman trapped in her wrecked caralong Interstate 35 for five days was found Monday by state highwayworkers. Lindsay Margaret Song Thomas, of Clive, was taken to a Mason Cityhospital in critical condition, hospital officials said. She laterwas ...
Education groups:Drop teacher-pay proposals; Budget issues: Top lawmakers dampen hopes for resolving disputes right away
May 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The state's three largest education groupsMonday urged lawmakers to drop plans for a teacher-pay increase,warning current proposals would put the state in "a downward spiralinto mediocrity." "The time has come to face the facts," Phil Hintz, spokesman forSchool ...
Hempstead girls gone with wind; Gusts: No. 8 Cedar Falls spoils Mustangs' debut
May 01, 2001; ... He is like your best friend on "Survivor." He's with you duringimmunity challenges, but when you need an ally for the TribalCouncil vote ... The wind in soccer can be a 12th teammate in one half, the mostunrelenting foe outside Pele in the other. And the breeze thatwhistled ...
2 injured in accident
May 01, 2001; ... LANCASTER, Wis. - Two southwest Wisconsin men received minorinjuries in a one-car accident Sunday night north of Lancaster. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Department, Eric Schafer,24, of Wauzeka, was driving north around 8:50 p.m. on Grant County Kwhen his vehicle left the ...
Prep baseball box scores
May 01, 2001; ... Prairie du Chien 3, Boscobel 2 Boscobel0002000- 233 PDC0300000- 333 Leading hitters - B: Justin Peak 2x2. P: Blake Maurer 2x2. 2B - .3B - . HR - P: Maurer. W - Maurer. L - Cody Adams. Potosi 11-24, River Ridge 0-1 (First ...
Police Beat
May 01, 2001; ... Dubuque police report the following: * Cindy Stewart, 45, of 2560 Maryville Drive, told police thatsomeone took nearly $600 worth of property from her vehicle and didabout $1,200 worth of damage to it early Sunday evening while thevehicle was parked at 855 Century Drive. * ...
Estrada backers march on palace; Philippines: At least 1 protester is killed
May 01, 2001; ... MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Backers of ousted President JosephEstrada ignored warning shots and tear gas as they marched on thepresidential palace early today, demanding his successor resign. Atleast one protester was reportedly killed. The protest came hours after President Gloria ...
Illinois Briefs
May 01, 2001; ... Riverside residents hope to remain dry The flooded Mississippi River is slowly starting to retreat backto its banks, but riverside residents in Illinois will have tocontinue watching their levees for almost a month. Ron Fournier, spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers in ...
U.S. team en route to inspect plane
May 01, 2001; ... HONOLULU (AP) - A group of technicians from an American aerospacecompany headed for China on Monday to determine whether the damagedNavy spy plane can be flown back to the United States or will haveto be disassembled. The five or so technicians from Lockheed Martin, main ...
Weather may delay homecoming
May 01, 2001; ... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA warned space shuttle Endeavour'sastronauts on Monday that bad weather could alter their landingplans as they headed home from the international space station. Endeavour was scheduled to touch down Tuesday morning, 12 daysafter blasting off on a ...