Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from June 2001:
Iowa Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Court reverses Polk murder conviction DES MOINES - The Iowa Supreme Court ordered a new trial Thursdayfor a Polk County man convicted of shooting his wife to death,ruling statements she made before being killed shouldn't have beenallowed as evidence. Court records said ...
Engagements
Jun 01, 2001; ... Williams-Averkamp The announcement is made of the engagement of Cheryl Ann Williamsto William D. Averkamp, both of Cuba City, Wis. Bill is the son ofDorrance and Susan Averkamp of Menominee. Bill is employed by Daleo Machine in Platteville, Wis., and is amember of the United ...
Sports banquet held for St. Mary's athletes
Jun 01, 2001; ... As the sport season came to an end for St. Mary's, many listenedto the encouraging words from the East Dubuque High School's headfootball coach, Darren Sirriani. He spoke of the importance ofplaying for the love of the game and being part of a team. Hestressed that sportsmanship should ...
Rev. Raymond Holmgren's retirement announced
Jun 01, 2001; ... Parishioners at St. Mary Church will have a new pastor for thefirst time in more than 31 years. Father Raymond Holmgren, 74, the pastor since Jan. 6, 1970 willretire from active ministry effective July 2 after 48 years ofservice. He was ordained May 9, 1953 by Bishop John J ....
Things I Like to See
Jun 01, 2001; ... Winners in the annual Save your Vision poster contest sponsoredby Vision Health Center, P.C., East Dubuque are being featured inthe Register over the next several weeks. This week East DubuqueElementary School third grader winners are ...
Pages from the past
Jun 01, 2001; ... 100 years ago May 24, 1901 issue Three of our East Dubuque sports, who were evidently jagged wentup on to Wisconsin avenue about 2 o'clock Monday morning and starteda quarrel which resulted in a mad fight. The language they used wasso profane and audible that it aroused the ...
E.D. Merchants to play in New Vienna Tourney
Jun 01, 2001; ... The Prairie League Tournament to be held over Memorial Dayweekend was postponed to a later date because of wet fieldconditions. The Merchants play two games this Sunday, ...
Menominee Ball Park schedule
Jun 01, 2001; ... Friday, June 1 Boy's Baseball, Potosi at Menominee Ball Park; 5 p.m. Pee Wee baseball game; 6:30 p.m. Little League baseball game; 8 p.m. Pony League baseball ...
Foreign Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Judge denies request to move Pinochet SANTIAGO, Chile - A Chilean judge on Thursday rejected a requestto extradite Gen. Augusto Pinochet to Argentina as part of aninvestigation there into the 1974 assassination of an exiled Chileanarmy officer. Judge Jorge Rodriguez ruled ...
Sports Calendar
Jun 01, 2001; ... TODAY Prep baseball - Hempstead at Cedar Rapids Washington (2), 5 p.m.;Cuba City at Senior, 5:30 p.m.; Waterloo West at Wahlert, 4 p.m. Prep softball - Hempstead at Saber Tournament, De Witt, Iowa Auto racing - NASCAR Weekly Racing Series at Farley Speedway,double ...
Engagements
Jun 01, 2001; ... Sievers-Graham Fred and Mary Sievers, of 461 Winona St., announce the engagementof their daughter Laura A. to Eric T. Graham, both of St. Paul,Minn. He is the son of Shirley and Stephen Graham, of 2524 Elm St. She attends College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minn., where sheis ...
Major League Baseball Roundup
Jun 01, 2001; ... Brewers sweep Cards, give Cubs breathing room Kyle Peterson escaped a first-inning jam, and the MilwaukeeBrewers didn't let Dustin Hermanson off the hook in the second. Peterson earned his first major league win since 1999, helpinghimself with an RBI double Thursday night in a ...
Cubs spring into June; Rolling: Perennial also-rans sit atop NL Central standings
Jun 01, 2001; ... CHICAGO (AP) - At this time of year, Chicago Cubs' fans normallystart dreading the daily check of the standings. There's never anything good there, just more heartbreak and theconstant reminder of another lost season. Go ahead and stare at those standings all you want now, ...
Buyer has expansion plans for Dick's Supermarket chain; Fresh Brands Inc.: Sale is expected to be final on June 16
Jun 01, 2001; ... The Sheboygan, Wis., grocery chain bidding to buy Dick'sSupermarkets moved a step closer to closing the deal this week. Andcorporate officials say that once the acquisition is finalized,expansion of the Dick's brand in the tri-state area will be part ofa long-term growth plan. In ...
High school Softball box scores
Jun 01, 2001; ... Clayton Ridge 9, Sumner 1 (Play was suspended in the top of the fifth inning due to rain) Sumner01000- 124 Clayton Ridge0252x- 952 Leading ...
Sister Margaret Mary (Rose Patrice) Flynn, BVM
Jun 01, 2001 ... Sister Margaret Mary (Rose Patrice) Flynn, BVM, 90, of MarianHall, 1050 Carmel Drive, died at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2001,at Marian Hall. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Marian Hall Chapel, withburial in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m.today ...
Engagements
Jun 01, 2001; ... Heitzman-Shellenberger Alfred and Shirley Heitzman, of 1615 Westridge Drive, announcethe engagement of their daughter Mary, of Olathe, Kan., to TimothyShellenberger, of Kansas City, Mo. He is the son of Pharlee Fisher,of Newport News, Va., and Jim Shellenberger, of Cocoa Beach, ...
Hanssen pleads innocent to charges of spying; Oct. 29: Long lead time for trial could permit more plea bargaining
Jun 01, 2001; ... ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Veteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen pleadedinnocent Thursday to charges of spying for Moscow, setting the stagefor a fall trial that could deal with some of the nation's mostclosely guarded intelligence secrets. Looking haggard in a green jumpsuit with the word ...
Edmund W. Bredhold
Jun 01, 2001 ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Edmund W. Bredhold, 92, of Dyersville, diedWednesday, May 30, 2001, at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis XavierBasilica. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, where militaryrites will be accorded by Legion Post 137 of Dyersville and ...
Menominee Notes
Jun 01, 2001; ... What was once needed, and is still needed, is day set aside toremember Veterans, living and deceased. Memorial Day is that veryday and families from near and far come in remembrance of thedeceased. Menominee's cemetery, all trimmed and neat, soon became abrightly decorated "remembering ...
A day for memories, a day for honors
Jun 01, 2001; ... There is something about Memorial Day that sets it apart from allother holidays. It is unique to the people of the United States wholong ago chose to set aside this day to honor and to remember themen and the women who guaranteed the freedoms we enjoy today. It is both a time of ...
Albert J. Dreessens
Jun 01, 2001 ... HAZEL GREEN, Wis. - Albert J. "Al" Dreessens, 87, of SouthwestHealth Center Nursing Home, Cuba City, Wis., formerly of rural HazelGreen, Wis., died at 6:39 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2001, at MercyMedical Center-Dubuque. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's ...
Community Calandar
Jun 01, 2001; ... Sunday, June 3 Music in the Gardens, Miss Dee & The Dubuque Dance Studio, 12-6p.m.; Big Band Express, 6 p.m. Dubuque Arboretum & BotanicalGardens. Monday, June 4 Living History Committee, 6:30 p.m., East Dubuque DistrictLibrary. East Dubuque City Council, 6:30 ...
Residents discuss alternate routes to U.S. 20; Work group: Each possibility removes at least 2,300 acres of Illinois farmland
Jun 01, 2001; ... ELIZABETH, Ill. - Each of 12 four-lane highway alternative routesthrough Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties has its pluses andminuses where farming is concerned. The transportation department provided a report on the 12 U.S. 20alternate routes to the U.S. 20 Agricultural Work ...
Bucks protest foul play; Questions: Allen hints at conspiracy after loss
Jun 01, 2001; ... News You Can Use Eastern Conference final Game 6 Philadelphia 76ers at MilwaukeeBucks Time: 8 p.m. TV: NBC __________________________ MILWAUKEE (AP) - Stopping just short of alleging an outright anti-Bucks conspiracy, Ray Allen said Thursday that the NBA would ...
Flying Arrows' Fab Five contend for state medals; Versatile: Lancaster/Potosi squad seeks gold in La Crosse
Jun 01, 2001; ... En route to the Division 4 state football championship last fall,the Lancaster Flying Arrows wowed opponents and spectators alikewith the impressive athletic ability of their skill-positionplayers. Just under seven months later, those same athletes are provingNovember was no ...
Engagements
Jun 01, 2001; ... Cortelyou-Breitfelder David and Cindy Cortelyou, of Bushnell, Ill., announce theengagement of their daughter Leisa M. to Christopher J. Breitfelder,of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the son of Robert and Mary PatBreitfelder, of St. Donatus, Iowa. She graduated from ...
Business Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Flight attendants may strike July 1 ST. LOUIS - The National Mediation Board announced a 30-daycooling-off period in the wage dispute between AMR Corp.'s AmericanAirlines and the airline's flight attendants, clearing the way for astrike starting as soon as July 1. The ...
Gilloon/Krawczak, Stecher, Weis miss medals; Defeated: Dubuque netters ousted from consolation quarterfinals in Class 2A
Jun 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES - No precious medal will make its way to Dubuque fromDes Moines following today's conclusion to the Iowa girls statetennis meet. Dubuque Senior's Sara Gilloon and Emily Krawczuk were eliminatedfrom the doubles tournament on Thursday, and in singles, DubuqueWahlert's ...
Mulholland well suited for weighty undertaking; Third: Hanover, Ill., man takes third in powerlifting event
Jun 01, 2001; ... Ken Mulholland hadn't lifted weights seriously since high school.But as the 51-year-old avid fitness buff stared at the weights lastfall at Taylor Fitness in Galena, his local gym, the idea hit himlike a 400-pound dumbbell. "I saw some weightlifters on television and saw what ...
Births
Jun 01, 2001; ... Monday, May 21, 2001 Borneman - Chris and Julie (Trannel) Borneman, Wheeling, Ill.,boy at Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Ill. She isformerly of East Dubuque, Ill. Sunday, May 27, 2001 Carson - Don and Lenke Carson, Maquoketa, Iowa, girl at TheFinley ...
CORRECTIONS
Jun 01, 2001; ... Headline: Experience key in city Published 5/29/2001 Dubuque Senior softball pitcher Laurie Steinback was ...
Columbia pleas to host America Cup soccer; Violence: Some doubt country's ability to host sporting event
Jun 01, 2001; ... BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - In any other year, in any other place, itmight be merely a soccer tournament. But for Colombia, stung by awave of urban bombings, staging this summer's America Cup has becomesomething more: a symbol of defiance and national self-esteem. As the nation ...
Illinois Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Pastor accuses league of racism CHICAGO - A predominantly white Roman Catholic athletic leaguedenied membership to a black church's grammar school because ofconcerns about safety, a decision that angered the pastor andprompted charges of racism. "I'm saddened that in 2001 we ...
Sheriff investigating truck accident, fire
Jun 01, 2001; ... The Dubuque County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fire,calling it second-degree arson, that occurred early Tuesday morning. According to a report, deputies responded around 2:30 a.m.Tuesday to an accident and fire in a field on 11562 English MillRoad. Upon arrival, ...
Friends go on final ride with Bahr; A 'legend': Nearly 100 motorcycles are part of the funeral procession
Jun 01, 2001; ... ANDREW, Iowa - The sound of church bells mingled with the rumbleof nearly 100 Harley-Davidsons Thursday when Galen Bahr was laid torest. Despite the rainy weather, motorcyclists from all over easternIowa came to say goodbye to their friend. "He was a legend. Everyone knew ...
Stocks rebound on bargain-hunting in choppy session
Jun 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - The technology sector rebounded Thursday asinvestors set aside doubts about earnings and decided to take achance on stocks that have fallen to their lowest prices in weeks. But market watchers cautioned that Wall Street still facesturbulence from an expected ...
We shouldn't drill in Arctic refuge
Jun 01, 2001; ... 2839 Stoffel Road, Bernard, Iowa I don't find it surprising at all that some people want to startdrilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I mean, what's thelives of thousands of plant and animal species compared to our needto pollute the atmosphere a little more? Haven't ...
Agatha M. Perrin
Jun 01, 2001 ... CASSVILLE, Wis. - Agatha M. Perrin, 85, of Cassville, diedWednesday, May 30, 2001, at the Lancaster Care Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Charles CatholicChurch, Cassville, with the Rev. John Norder officiating. Burialwill be in Gockel Cemetery, Glen Haven ...
Louis E. Avenarius
Jun 01, 2001 ... Louis E. "Louie" Avenarius, 70, of 1210 Savanna Drive, died at9:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's CatholicChurch, Key West, Iowa, with the Rev. James Goedken officiating.Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, where military ...
Missed shot lost opportunity for Bucks; Wide-open: Robinson could have put Bucks in command
Jun 01, 2001; ... St. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) - A day after missing the biggest shot ofhis career, Glenn Robinson still couldn't believe he had such badluck on such a good look. Robinson missed a wide-open baseline jumper after shaking AaronMcKie in the closing seconds of Milwaukee's 89-88 loss ...
Sports Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Coralville police stop Recker, Reiner CORALVILLE, Iowa - Police - with guns drawn - had surrounded thedark-colored sport utility vehicle on a report that the occupantswere armed when Iowa basketball players Luke Recker and Jared Reinerstepped out. Inside the vehicle was a ...
Semi-pro Baseball box scores
Jun 01, 2001; ... (Wednesday's late result) Farley 8, East Dubuque 3 Farley010011000 5- 8131 East Dub.000000000 0- 343 Leading hitters - F: Matt Thede ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Court rules against congregation MADISON - Members of a 141-year-old rural Utica church who brokeaway from the United Methodists because of their position on gayscannot keep the deed to the church, the Wisconsin Supreme Courtruled Thursday. State law clearly says the deed to ...
Vilsack: Spending measure for human services 'cruel hoax'; $777 million: Governor signs spending bill despite deep cuts
Jun 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Gov. Tom Vilsack signed a $777 million spendingbill Thursday to pay for human services programs, but said he was"deeply saddened" that it cuts deeply into programs such as childabuse prevention. "In many ways, this bill is a cruel hoax on Iowans," he ...
High school Tennis box scores
Jun 01, 2001; ... Class 2A State tournament Singles First round - Jenny Schulte (Iowa City High) def. Noelle Stecher(Dubuque Wahlert), 6-1, 6-1. Heather Saluri (Urbandale) def. Lauren Weis (Wahlert), 6-0, 6-0. First round consolation - Noelle Stecher (DW) def. Stacia ...
Working up stained glass; One-person show shades toward tables and lamps
Jun 01, 2001; ... Mark Stevens learned how to create stained glass 18 years agobecause he loved it and couldn't afford to buy pieces.Now, whenpeople complain about paying up to $600 for a lamp, he points outthat he might have 200 hours in one project. "I tell them to take a class like I did," he ...
Fire, smoke in Las Vegas hotel injure 17
Jun 01, 2001; ... LAS VEGAS (AP) - Thick, black smoke from a room fire filled thehallways of a downtown casino-hotel Thursday, panicking guests intojumping out windows. Seventeen people suffered minor injuries. The late morning fire apparently began in a third-floor room ofthe six-story Gold Spike ...
CORRECTIONS
Jun 01, 2001; ... Headline: Couple logs many hours restoring cabins Published: 5/2/2001 * A May 2 article on Page 1A about Carolyn and Terry Fisher, whorestore log cabins and operate a guest-accommodation business calledThe Home Place, ...
Idaho standoff continues
Jun 01, 2001; ... SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - Armed with rifles and a pack of wilddogs, a family of six children hunkered down in their ramshacklehome for a third day Thursday, refusing to accept help fromgovernment officials they feared and distrusted. Bonner County sheriff's deputies blocked off a ...
Weather Data
Jun 01, 2001; ... Temperatures High/low Wednesday*55/48 High/low a year ago86/61 Record high June 1102 in 1934 Record low June 137 in 1993 Heating degree days Wednesday ...9 Total since July 1, 20007,426 Cooling degree days Wednesday ...0 Total since ...
Almanac
Jun 01, 2001; ... Today is Friday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2001. There are 213days left in the year. History highlights: On June 1, 1801, Mormon leader Brigham Young was born inWhitingham, Vt. On this date: In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state of the union. In 1796, ...
Mother of Dubuque toddler injured in fire charged
Jun 01, 2001; ... Charges have been filed against a Dubuque woman whose toddler wasinjured in a January fire. Two-year-old Jade Harris was injured when her 5-year-old brother,Jason, started a fire in a bedroom of their upstairs apartment at14411/2 Bluff St. The children were home alone at the ...
Wisconsin Graduates
Jun 01, 2001; ... Fennimore High School * Commencement - 8 p.m. Saturday, June 2, in the high schoolgymnasium. * Valedictorian - Shawn Beer. * Salutatorian - Katie Tollefson. * Class officers - Jay Makovec, president; Chris Hinkle, vicepresident; Angie Kratochwill, secretary; and ...
Charlotte man dies in single-car accident
Jun 01, 2001 ... PRESTON, Iowa - A single-car accident early Tuesday morningclaimed the life of a Charlotte man. Darin D. Helmle, 25, was southbound on Jackson County Z-34, abouta half-mile north of Preston, when he apparently lost control on acurve. Law enforcement officials said Helmle was ...
Prep of the Week: VonGlahn gets it done; Outstanding: Junior pitcher lifted Belmont to sectional semifinal
Jun 01, 2001; ... Kristen VonGlahn has a simple approach to pitching for theBelmont High School softball team. She keeps things basic, straight to the point, and gets the jobdone. Her rsum after her junior season is filled with the kind ofstatistics that makes opposing coaches and players ...
Talks continue as strike looms; Last-ditch effort: Nurses' union, employees try to agree on contract
Jun 01, 2001; ... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Nurses at seven Twin Cities hospitals preparedto strike when their shifts ended today as their union and employersmade a last-ditch effort Thursday to agree on new contracts. Five other hospitals had reached tentative agreements with nursesand were awaiting ...
Ag experiment harvests big federal losses; $40 million investment:Taxpayers see $1.2 million in returns since 1993
Jun 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The idea was to invest government money inagricultural start-ups to turn sugar cane into furniture, sunflowerseeds into motor oil and milkweed into comforters - with taxpayersreaping the returns. But some $40 million later, the Agriculture Department's ...
Web of realism to surround BookExpo America; Chicago event: Dot-com fever is expected to be a no-show
Jun 01, 2001; ... Michael Powell, one of the country's most prominent book sellers,laughed when reminded that at last year's BookExpo America, hepredicted electronic publishing was coming "at lightning speed." "Did I say that? I must have had a couple of martinis," saidPowell, owner of Powell's ...
Elsie J. Cueno
Jun 01, 2001 ... ZWINGLE, Iowa - Elsie J. Cueno, 79, of Rock Island, Ill.,formerly of Zwingle, died at 6 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2001, atTrinity West Medical Center, Rock ...
Local/Area Briefs
Jun 01, 2001; ... Four Mounds gets money for project The Four Mounds Foundation has received $500 from Kent FeedsInc., to assist in the preparation and execution of a special animalhusbandry project. The Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program operated by the FourMounds Foundation is going to ...
Janice E. Fassbender
Jun 01, 2001 ... BLOOMINGTON, Wis. - Janice Fassbender, 61, of Bloomington, diedTuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at the Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital. Graveside services and burial of the cremated remains ...
McVeigh seeks execution delay; Oklahoma City bomber: Judge schedules hearing on the request
Jun 01, 2001; ... DENVER (AP) - Timothy McVeigh asked a judge Thursday to delay hisexecution, accusing the government of withholding evidence in a"fraud upon the court" that denied him a fair trial in the OklahomaCity bombing. U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch scheduled a hearing forWednesday, ...
Oil-for-food program extended 1 month; Iraq: Al-Douri agrees not to sign any new contracts during the extension period
Jun 01, 2001; ... UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The major powers on the Security Councilavoided a standoff over Iraq by agreeing Thursday to extend a U.N.humanitarian program for one month - time that can now be used torestructure sanctions there. A draft of the proposal was submitted to the full, ...
Arthritis continues to puzzle physicians; Early intervention: Rheumatoid arthritis affects a variety of organs and joints
Jun 01, 2001; ... If you want to stem the ravages of rheumatoid arthritis, you haveto be aggressive. "If we don't do anything, within six months, we've probablymissed the boat," said Dr. George Isaac, of Westside Orthopaedics. Isaac advocated early intervention in the quest for ...