Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from December 2002:
Golf Notes; Everyone a winner on 1st day of Skins
Dec 01, 2002; ... Phil Mickelson was in the bushes three times, took himself out ofthe hole twice and even hit one shot right-handed. Thanks to one goodswing, he was the biggest winner on the first day of the Skins Gamein Indio, Calif. "The fun thing about the Skins Game is that you can hit the ...
Shoppers rush stores for their treasures; Holiday: Retailers are keeping fingers crossed for a jolly season
Dec 01, 2002; ... Retailers' expectations may have been low for the start of theholiday shopping season, but the competition was fierce. In Omaha, Neb., a 52 year-old woman was knocked to the ground whenhundreds of people rushed the doors at the early morning opening ofthe Nebraska Furniture Mart ....
Ski report
Dec 01, 2002 ... Sundown Base - 6-16 inches, Conditions - groomed, Number of runs open - 5,Night Skiing - Yes, ...
Friederick leads Chieftains to title
Dec 01, 2002; ... POTOSI, Wis. - Melissa Friederick has the classic movie starproblem: She can't go anywhere in Potosi without being stopped. At the store getting groceries, refueling at the gas station, evenwalking through Potosi Elementary School, everybody stops to say,'Hi.' Around here, everyone ...
Wal-Mart scores record
Dec 01, 2002; ... BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hit a single-daycompany sales record during the traditional day-after-Thanksgivingshopping sprees, taking in $1.43 billion nationally. Last year, Wal-Mart reported sales of $1.25 billion for the Fridayafter Thanksgiving. The ...
Alvin H. Polodna
Dec 01, 2002 ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - Alvin H. Polodna 70, of Prairie du Chien,died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at the Prairie Health Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church,with burial in ...
Concerts
Dec 01, 2002; ... Ames Iowa State Center (515/294-3347) James Taylor. 8 p.m., Wednesday. $41. Cherish the Ladies (Celtic group). 7:30 p.m., Dec. 18. $8.50-$27.50. Neil Diamond. 7:30 p.m., Dec. 19. $57.59, $37.50. Cedar Rapids U.S. Cellular Center ...
Elizabeth M. Houtakker
Dec 01, 2002 ... Elizabeth M. "Betty" Houtakker, 81, of Stonehill Care Center,Dubuque, formerly of East Dubuque, and Galena, Ill., died at 11:50p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at the care center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church,East Dubuque. Entombment will be in ...
Ag Briefs
Dec 01, 2002; ... Program to focus on sheep marketing, contracts EDGEWOOD, Iowa - Iowa sheep producers are invited to attend thesecond of four sheep programs delivered via the Iowa CommunicationsNetwork from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday. The program's featured presenter is Mike Caskey, Hampshire ...
13 all-state picks on TH honor unit
Dec 01, 2002; ... On an ethics basis, we can't endorse it, but if you were going tostart a tri-state area prep volleyball rotisserie league, here are 22standout, can't-miss, go-to players we'd start with. Presenting the TH 2002 All-Area team, a talent-rich unit featuring13 all-staters, exceptional ...
Kenyan official: Al-Qaida role possible; Probe of Thursday's attacks: Police free Florida woman
Dec 01, 2002; ... MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan investigators have not ruled out thepossibility that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network carried out lastweek's simultaneous terror attacks on an Israeli-owned airliner andresort hotel, the country's defense minister said Saturday. Israel and the United ...
A whole new racket; Active fibers serve a purpose
Dec 01, 2002; ... The ability to hit the perfect tennis shot is getting morescientific all the time.One of the latest developmentsincorporates piezoelectric fibers into a tennis racket's throat andhead. Ultimately, these fibers tighten strings, and the more taut aracket's strings, the more powerfully ...
Sister Mary Agnes (Genesio) Rosselli, BVM
Dec 01, 2002 ... Sister Mary Agnes (Genesio) Rosselli, BVM, 84, of Marian Hall,1050 Carmel Drive, died at 11:26 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, atMercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Marian Hall Chapel. Burialwill be in the Mount Carmel Cemetery. Friends may call from ...
NBA Roundup; Houston's late bucket lifts N.Y.
Dec 01, 2002; ... Allan Houston recovered from a scoreless second half to hit aclinching jumper with 13 seconds left, and the host New York Knicksbeat the New Orleans Hornets, 92-86, Saturday in the third overtimegame of the season between the teams. Houston scored 16 points in the first half, none ...
Doris J. Mowry
Dec 01, 2002 ... NEW DIGGINGS, Wis. - Doris Jean Mowry, 76, of New Diggings, passedaway Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at her daughter Norma Saunders' home inSwartz Creek, Mich. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at New Diggings PrimitiveMethodist Church. Burial will be in Shawnee Cemetery, New ...
Carolyn E. Crews
Dec 01, 2002 ... EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - Carolyn E. Crews, 65, of 20182 U.S. 20 West,East Dubuque, died at 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Friends maycall from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Dennis Kitchen Funeral Home, 3860Asbury Road. She was ...
Births
Dec 01, 2002; ... Friday, Nov. 29, 2002 Kern - Rodney and Laurie Kern, Dubuque, boy at Mercy MedicalCenter-Dubuque. Hauptli - John and Dawn Hauptli, Dubuque, boy at Mercy. Watters - Rod and Chris Watters, Dubuque, girl at The ...
Elkader company pursues earth-moving endeavors; New facility: President hopes Eject Systems takes off like his core business, C.J. Moyna & Sons
Dec 01, 2002; ... ELKADER, Iowa - A 40,000-square-foot building being erected inElkader's Johnson Industrial Park soon will be the home to EjectSystems, one of the community's newest industries. Eject Systems is the brainchild of John Patrick Moyna, presidentof C.J. Moyna & Sons. When the building ...
Yearbook summarizes the year in stamps; A guide: It contains special information
Dec 01, 2002; ... Thinking of buying a gift this holiday season for your stamp-collecting friend or family member? Here are a couple of suggestions: The U.S. Postal Service has released its 2002 Commemorative StampYearbook and the 2003 Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps. The 2002 yearbook ...
Top players pack wallop; May among school's all-time elite
Dec 01, 2002; ... Five minutes into her varsity career, the kid was already droppinghints of what was to come. Stephanie May launched a crosscourt shot that painted the sidelineas it banged into the left corner pocket. It was the first of many"wow" plays to come. Tom Keating has seen some of ...
Grocery chain CEO says it's all about little guys; Consumer opinion: He sees consolidation in the industry, more high-tech shopping
Dec 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK - To Larry Johnston, the grocery business is all aboutthe little guy. Johnston, chairman of Albertson's, the nation's No. 2 supermarketchain, oversees 2,300 food and drug stores in more than 30 states.His company has annual sales of $38 billion and employs ...
Hennessey sisters should stay home
Dec 01, 2002; ... 895 Salem St. Two articles in the Telegraph Herald Nov. 16 dealt with militarypersonnel. The first was about the Hennessey sisters protesting againat Fort Benning, Ga. The second was about the military in Colombiarescuing a bishop and several other priests from some really ...
The result of increased spending on schools? Stagnant achievement; Do good: We're looking in the wrong places to solve problems, because spending more clearly won't do it
Dec 01, 2002; ... My favorite definition of insanity is doing the same thing todayas you did yesterday yet expecting different results. Over 30 years we have spent enormous sums of money on publiceducation with stagnant academic achievement as a result. Why nowwould we expect spending more money ...
Deer-vehicle problem not improving; Wisconsin dilemma: Either herd reductions or better warning technology may be needed
Dec 01, 2002; ... WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - The number of deer-vehicle crashesinvestigated by Wisconsin authorities has stayed at about 20,000annually during the past five years, even as wildlife managersconvinced hunters to kill more deer to thin the state's booming herd,an Associated Press review of state ...
Pack's KG(father-to-)B
Dec 01, 2002; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila intendsto be at his wife's side for the birth of their baby - even thoughthe due date coincides with the Green Bay Packers' game with theMinnesota Vikings. "That's just the due date," Gbaja-Biamila said of Dec. 8, when ...
International Briefs
Dec 01, 2002; ... Bus crash kills 37, injures 20 in Kashmir JAMMU, India - A crowded bus plunged into a deep gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, killing at least 37 people andinjuring 20 others, police said. The driver apparently lost control of the bus as he negotiated asharp bend ...
Georgette E. Kasper
Dec 01, 2002 ... Georgette E. Kasper, 80, of 2740 Andrew Court, died Saturday, Nov.30, 2002, at The Finley Hospital. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at ...
NHL Roundup; Powerful play sparks Canucks past Panthers
Dec 01, 2002; ... Matt Cooke scored a short-handed goal, and the Vancouver Canucksadded three power-play tallies to beat the host Florida Panthers, 5-2, Saturday night and stretch their franchise-record winning streakto 10 games. Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Sami Salo each scored power-play ...
Local/Area Roundup; Golden Eagles bounce back, beat Central
Dec 01, 2002; ... The Dubuque Wahlert girls basketball team made a quick reboundSaturday. Annie Uthe scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds and MaryBridget Corken and Megan Callahan also hit double figures in scoringas Golden Eagles drilled Davenport Central, 69-36, Saturday night ina ...
Lotteries
Dec 01, 2002; ... Drawings from Saturday, Nov. 30 ILLINOIS Pick 3-Midday: 2-7-9 Pick 3-Evening: 4-0-7 Pick 4-Midday: 6-0-7-9 Pick 4-Evening: 5-6-3-4 Lotto: 03-24-29-30-37-46 Jackpot: $2 million There was no jackpot winner in Friday's Mega Millions ...
John W. Kreul Sr.
Dec 01, 2002 ... John W. Kreul, Sr., 76, of 1125 McGregor St., died at 10:45 a.m.Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at The Finley Hospital. There will be no services or visitation. Burial will be in MountOlivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa. The Leonard Funeral Home, 2595Rockdale Road, is in charge of ...
Grandmother cares for 6 kids, some with health problems; Custody of 4: Responsibilities and her arthritis make it difficult for her to find work
Dec 01, 2002; ... A Dubuque grandmother has a lot on her plate, but that doesn'tstop her from providing for her six grandchildren, five of whom havedisabilities or health problems. "She's one of those people that if it needs to be done, she'sgoing to do it," said Molly Schulte, a case manager for ...
Temperatures
Dec 01, 2002 ... High/low Saturday*36/22 High/low a year ago40/29 Record high Dec. 1 59 in 1970 Record low Dec. 1 -8 in 1893 Heating degree days Friday24 Total since July 1, 20021,573 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Twin Cities topples Dubuque
Dec 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Dave Schultz scored a pair of goals,including the game-winner in the third period, to lead the TwinCities Northern Lights to a 4-3 victory over the Dubuque ThunderBirdson Saturday night. The Minnesota Junior Hockey League-leading Northern Lightsimproved to ...
TH All-Area Volleyball Team
Dec 01, 2002; ... TH Co-Players of Year Name (team)Pos. Ht.Yr. Stephanie May (Wahlert)OH5-8Sr. Melissa Friederick (Potosi)MH5-11Sr. First Team Rachel Spensley (Senior)OH5-9Jr. Jodi Dunbar (Platteville)MB6-0Sr. Sheena Treanor (Wahlert)MB6-0Sr. Emily ...
Prep box scores
Dec 01, 2002 ... Boys Southwestern 47, Shullsburg 28 Southwestern (47) - Tom Pickel 4, Chad Burkholder 9, Brent Metz 6,Adam Tranel 2, Tony Skemp 4, Ryan Budden 8, Jeff Skemp 12. Totals -23 0-2 47. Shullsburg (28) - Pat Reilly 4, Josh Pick 10, Ryley Laird 1, KyleBlackbourn 4, ...
Sears hopes to strengthen bottom line with redesign; Makeover: Initial reviews are positive
Dec 01, 2002; ... CHICAGO - Donna Lucy strolled past a colorful display of Lands'End sweaters just inside Sears' main entrance and surveyed the otherchanges at a retail chain where she has shopped for years. "It's brighter, it's more wide open and they've got better-quality clothing," the suburban ...
Farming life at center of Peruvian town's opposition to proposed mine; Deposits:Land has $1.6 billion of minerals, mining company says
Dec 01, 2002; ... TAMBOGRANDE, Peru (AP) - Taking a break from running his parents'restaurant, Javier Palacios strolls across the sleepy main square -the spot that will become a huge mining pit if a Canadian companygets its way. Lime and mango orchards sprawl in the hazy lowlands below thetown ....
Supreme Court OKs menorah display in Cincinnati
Dec 01, 2002; ... CINCINNATI (AP) - A Supreme Court ruling will allow a Jewishorganization to display a menorah on a downtown plaza in Cincinnatiduring the holidays. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld U.S. District Judge SusanDlott's ruling that the city of Cincinnati cannot bar Chabad ofSouthern ...
Coming Events
Dec 01, 2002; ... Wrestling Junior meet - The Junior Mustang wrestling Classic will be heldnext Sunday (Dec. 8) at Hempstead High School. There will bedivisions for pre-K, grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8. Weigh-in will be from 8-9 a.m. and wrestling will start at about10 a.m. There will be ...
Split in president's war Cabinet more evident now than ever; Foreign policy: Colin Powell, a centrist, appears to have the upper hand over hard-liners such as Rumsfeld
Dec 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - A foreign policy rift simmering in the Bushadministration shows no signs of mending and could affect Iraq policyas well as U.S. dealings in the Middle East and with North Korea andChina. For the moment, Secretary of State Colin Powell, a centrist,appears to have the ...
Chicago adds cameras to downtown street poles
Dec 01, 2002; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Smile, visitors to downtown Chicago. You're on theemergency center's camera. In an effort to improve security and police and fire response tomajor emergencies, the city is installing 14 cameras in downtownareas that draw thousands of people per day. The cameras ...
Thurmond to celebrate his 100th; Legend: Longtime senator's hometown to hold a party
Dec 01, 2002; ... EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) - It was a century ago - a year before theWright brothers made their famous flight - that U.S. Sen. StromThurmond was born in this small farming town amid the rolling hillson the western edge of South Carolina. The man who has served in the Senate for 48 years, ...
Patrick W. Cullen
Dec 01, 2002 ... BENTON, Wis. - Patrick W. Cullen, 73, of Benton, formerly ofPlatteville, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at The Finley Hospital,Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St ....
Snow fun; Resorts: Snowboarders and skiers check out the man-made snow bases
Dec 01, 2002; ... While most folks have been hoping for a warm, dry Indian summerbefore winter sets in, skiers, snowboarders and the operators oflocal ski resorts have been praying for snow, or at least cold-enough temperatures to make snow. Their prayers won out and both Chestnut Mountain Resort ...
Financial-aid dependence grows
Dec 01, 2002; ... The average student-loan debt upon graduation from the Universityof Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa is nearing $20,000, whileat Iowa State University it's almost $23,000. The average total indebtedness for 2001-02 graduates was $22,943at Iowa State University, $19,715 at ...
Local/Area Briefs
Dec 01, 2002; ... Driver's education teacher critically injured in wreck GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A Dubuque Hempstead High School teacher wascritically injured Friday in a two-vehicle accident in Montana thatclaimed the life of a Lansing, Iowa, man. Clem Walleser, 63, of Dubuque, who teaches ...
Democrats blast pay cuts; Federal workers: Some say they will fight Bush's plan
Dec 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal workers will get a smaller pay raisenext month because President Bush is freezing part of the increase,citing a national emergency because of the fight against terrorism. Bush's decision is yet another blow to the civilian federal workforce, which has been ...
Publishers Weekly bestsellers
Dec 01, 2002; ... Hardcover fiction 1. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown) 2. "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham (Doubleday) 3. "Chesapeake Blue" by Nora Roberts (Putnam) 4. "Visions of Sugar Plums" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's) 5. "The Christmas Train" ...
Children's credit taking a beating; Financially strapped: Some parents are taking out credit cards in their offspring's name
Dec 01, 2002; ... CHICAGO - It was her first credit card application, or so shethought, prompted by an offer on her Ohio college campus for a free T-shirt. But a rejection letter uncovered troubling news - someone hadalready opened four credit cards in her name and racked up $50,000 ...
Iowa architects honor Durrant exec
Dec 01, 2002; ... Gordon E. Mills, managing principal of The Durrant Group Inc.,Dubuque, received the 2002 American Institute of Architects IowaMedal of Honor. Mills is only the eighth Iowa member to receive the organization'shighest recognition. He co-founded the Iowa Architectural ...
Origin labels cost estimate:$2 billion
Dec 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - A new system of labeling food so consumers cansee which country it was grown and processed in could cost farmersand the food industry an estimated $2 billion, according to theAgriculture Department. The estimate was published Nov. 21 in the Federal Register ....
Inspectors visit "sensitive" Iraqi post; Unrestricted access: U.N. teams do not disclose findings
Dec 01, 2002 ... BALAD, Iraq (AP) - International weapons hunters crossed athreshold Saturday, paying their first visit under the new inspectionprogram to a military post once declared "sensitive" and restrictedby the Iraqi government. On the third day of the renewed inspections, U.N. monitors ...
Quotable
Dec 01, 2002; ... "Our hand will reach them. If anyone doubted that the citizens ofthe state of Israel cannot stand up to the killers of children, thisdoubt will be removed." - Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, on the attacks in Kenya inwhich 12 people were killed at an Israeli-owned beach hotel ...
Firefighters make do with less; 'Real problem':Small budgets and a shortage of volunteers makes providing service tough
Dec 01, 2002; ... GOODELL (AP) - Volunteer fire departments in northern Iowa make dowith a lack of equipment and budgets supplemented by fund-raisers orthe volunteers. But with small budgets and a shortage of volunteers, firefightersand officials said providing service is tough. "People dial ...
Departure of Southerners Thurmond, Helms makes Senate a different place; Filibusters:Only West Virginia Senator Byrd remains
Dec 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms are leaving theSenate, taking with them the ghosts of a long-ago age when Southernfilibusters prolonged the nation's agony over civil rights andSouthern committee chairmen held near dictatorial sway over the livesand laws they ...
Pork spending picks up speed; Budget shortfall: Lawmakers try to push $215 million worth of pet projects
Dec 01, 2002; ... SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Amid a growing budget crisis, state lawmakerstried in the months before the fall election to push through at least$215 million worth of their own favorite projects, asking for moneyfor everything from a dog pound to golf course pathways. Between July and ...
Phillip M. Petrick
Dec 01, 2002 ... Mr. Phillip M. Petrick, 55, of 4943 Northrange Court, died at 7:30a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection CatholicChurch, 4300 Asbury Road, with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Friendsmay call from 3 to 8 p.m ....
Almanac
Dec 01, 2002; ... Today is Sunday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2002. History highlights: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, was arrested forrefusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala.,bus, sparking a yearlong boycott of the buses by black riders. On this ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Dec 01, 2002; ... * Dennis E. Delaney, of Peosta, reported that sometime between11:30 a.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday, someone stole an enclosedtrailer and parts, owned by LaFane Truck Co., of Monticello, ...
Bus driver's 'Taliban' remark promts police response
Dec 01, 2002; ... MARLBORO, N.J. (AP) - Passengers on a Greyound bus said the drivertold them he was taking them "to the Taliban" after they criticizedhis meandering route Saturday night, prompting a massive policeresponse. The New York-bound bus hit heavy traffic soon after leavingPhiladelphia, ...
Barbara Ketoff
Dec 01, 2002 ... Mrs. George (Barbara) Ketoff, 67, of 1260 Arrowhead Drive, diedWednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Columbkille'sCatholic Church. Entombment will be in St. Joseph Mausoleum at MountOlivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 ...
College box scores
Dec 01, 2002 ... Men Siena 69, Northern Iowa 58 N IOWA (2-1) - Jacobson, A. 0-6 0-0 0, Schneiderman 4-11 2-2 13,Gruber 7-8 4-7 18, Little 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 3-8 0-0 8, Jacobson, B. 2-6 2-2 7, Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Paulsen 2-6 0-0 6, Bennett 0-1 0-0 0,Schmit 0-0 2-2 2, Godfread 2-3 0-0 4, Miller ...
Mythic castles, verdant vineyards, add to lure of Rhine; Historic: Famed river offer past, present highlights for tourists
Dec 01, 2002; ... BINGEN, Germany - Nothing could be finer than to hop a river lineralong the Rhine's enchanting canyon of storied castles, churchspires, lush terraced vineyards and jagged cliffs rich in history andlegend. Europe's Ol' Man River, all 825 miles of it from a tricklingglacial stream ...
Business Breifs
Dec 01, 2002; ... * Brandon, Aren and Jerry Merrick opened Jumpers Bar and Grill atPlaza 20, 2600 Dodge St. The establishment offers food every day, adisc jockey on Thursdays and Fridays, karaoke on Wednesdays and livebands on most Saturdays. Hours are 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. daily. For ...