Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from February 2005:
Event to benefit Harvest of Hope; Farmers market aims to link consumer choices to 'matters of faith'
Feb 01, 2005; ... There is a way for consumers who are concerned about food securityand economic justice to help support local family farmers directly,and farmers in need indirectly. An event at this year's Rural Life Gathering at Sinsinawa Mound(Wis.) retreat center Feb. 10-11 will demonstrate a ...
Special Olympics set to begin; Events for Illinois athletes will be held in Galena and Dubuque
Feb 01, 2005; ... GALENA, Ill. - More than 300 athletes from around the state willparticipate in the 25th annual Special Olympics Illinois State WinterGames in Galena and Dubuque. Competition begins at noon today and concludes at 5 p.m. Thursday. Special Olympics schedule Competition for ...
Colossal closets; It's a given that today's larger homes will include enormous walk-ins as part of the master bedroom suite
Feb 01, 2005; ... Closets are getting bigger ... much bigger. The standard, cramped 2-foot-by-6-foot cubby-hole, with one poleunder a shelf, just doesn't cut it anymore in the world of expansive,functional closets. There are pull-down ironing boards, clothessteamers, tie-and-belt cubbies, shoe and ...
Trip down memory lane; Cascade's Marshall on verge of 500th career victory
Feb 01, 2005; ... Five hundred is a shaded park bench beside a placid lake on awarm, sunny day - the ideal place for Al Marshall to pause andreflect. Cascade's boys basketball coach needs just two victories to reach500 career wins, a milestone only 23 have achieved in the Iowa ...
Spellings steps into post
Feb 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Margaret Spellings said Monday her role as aparent of school-age children will help guide her views in her newjob as secretary of education. "In carrying out my duties to the American people, I will becarrying out my duties as a mom," Spellings said in her first ...
SBC deal enters cumbersome process; Finalizing the deal might take up to 17 months
Feb 01, 2005; ... DALLAS (AP) - SBC Communications Inc. has agreed to buy formerparent AT&T Corp. for $16 billion, creating one of the nation'slargest communications companies and ending the independent run of afirm whose roots stretch back to the telephone's invention. The decision followed ...
Fennimore, Wis.; Lenz scholarship applications offered
Feb 01, 2005 ... For the fourth consecutive year, graduating seniors from the 30high schools within the Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeDistrict may apply for a Lenz Family Endowment Scholarship throughthe Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation. Students can obtain an application ...
For Sale sign out at Eagle Window; It is common practice for its parent company to buy and sell businesses
Feb 01, 2005; ... Company officials announced Monday that Eagle Window & Door is forsale for the second time in three years. Linsalata Capital Partners has begun the selling process, which isexpected to take several months, according to an Eagle Window pressrelease. Dave Beeken, Eagle's ...
Weddings; Brott-Winkelman
Feb 01, 2005; ... Marcie Brott and Ryan Winkelman, both of Dubuque, were marriedOct. 16, 2004, in Washington Square, Dubuque. The reception was atthe Holiday Inn ...
NCAA Basketball Roundup; No. 3 Kansas rallies past Mizzou
Feb 01, 2005; ... Two picture-perfect one-handed lobs by Aaron Miles set up easybaskets by Christian Moody and J.R. Giddens, and all of a suddenthere seemed little doubt that No. 3 Kansas would rally to beatMissouri. Giddens' bucket gave Kansas a nine-point lead - after trailing byeight at ...
Police Beat; The Dubuque police and sheriff's departments reported the following:
Feb 01, 2005; ... * Rachel R. Henkel, 24, 773 N. Booth St., was arrested at 3:45p.m. Sunday at 540 Almond St. on warrants charging escape and failureto appear on a charge of operating while intoxicated, third offense. * Tina L. Tigges, 40, 2769 Muscatine St., reported that hervehicle was burglarized ...
Joyce E. Goarcke
Feb 01, 2005 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Joyce E. Goarcke, 73, of Maquoketa, died Sundayevening, Jan. 30, 2005, at home. Arrangements are ...
Bellevue, Iowa; Council votes to upgrade parking lot
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Bellevue City Council voted recently to dedicate $25,000 ofthe $32,000 remaining in donations to the city for riverfrontimprovement to upgrading the city parking lot. John Hoff, a member of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, saidpaving the parking lot and making "some kind of ...
DeBruin's murder trial reslated for April 11
Feb 01, 2005; ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - A Jackson County murder trial has beenrescheduled for April 11. Douglas DeBruin, who is accused of killing former Bellevueresident Greg May in January 2001, was to have gone on trial thisweek. But his attorney, a Muscatine County public defender, asked fora ...
Man charged with child endangerment
Feb 01, 2005; ... A 30-year-old Dubuque man was arrested early Monday and is accusedof drunken driving with his four children inside the vehicle. Jarrod G. Vanscoyoc, of 1660 White St., was charged with operatingwhile intoxicated and child endangerment. Dubuque police stopped Vanscoyoc's vehicle ...
Guantanamo Bay detentions chastised; Judge finds the hearing system set up by the Pentagon unconstitutional
Feb 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration must let foreign terrorsuspects challenge their confinement in U.S. courts, a judge saidMonday in a ruling that found unconstitutional the hearing system setup by the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge Joyce Hens Green also raised concerns ...
Random House signs Brokaw to book deal
Feb 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Brokaw has signed a two-book deal with RandomHouse, the publisher announced Monday, although what the former NBCanchor actually will write and when the books will be publishedremain unknown. Random House publicist Tom Perry said Brokaw, author of ...
Jury selection begins for Eagle Scout murder case; Gary Hirte has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to murdering Glenn Kopitske
Feb 01, 2005; ... OSHKOSH (AP) - Gary Hirte admitted he sneaked into a 37-year-oldman's rural Winnebago County house, shot and stabbed him until hedied and then took his car keys on a summer night in 2003. The 19-year-old former honor student and Eagle Scout faces trialthis week in Winnebago County ...
Business Briefs
Feb 01, 2005; ... Attendants, pilots ratify United contract CHICAGO - United Airlines' flight attendants and pilots ratifiednew contracts Monday, agreeing to additional givebacks as thestruggling carrier tries to emerge from more than two years ofbankruptcy. Also Monday, United sought to ...
Bellevue, Iowa; Roth resigns from City Council
Feb 01, 2005 ... After serving on the Bellevue City Council for 15 years, Mike Rothhas resigned. Roth is moving outside the city limits. "You have gone through many battles, not the least of which wascable television," Mayor Virgil Murray told Roth at ...
Official wants more money for patrols; Budget problems and a shortage of candidates has made it difficult to replace officers
Feb 01, 2005; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa State Patrol is beginning to replenishits forces after losing dozens of officers to federal agencies sincethe 2001 terrorist attacks, said Kevin Techau, Iowa's public safetycommissioner. Techau said the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks led ...
New DNA tests end life sentences
Feb 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO (AP) - More than a decade after two men were sentenced tolife in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a Chicago woman,prosecutors dismissed the charges Monday and set one of the men free,saying new DNA testing had failed to link them to the crime. Dan Young Jr., now ...
Epworth, Iowa; Youth Center to hold orientation
Feb 01, 2005 ... The new Youth Center in Epworth will hold orientation and registerprogram participants from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and from 1 to 4p.m. Sunday. The center, housed in the old Epworth School, 310 W.Main St., is available to all Dubuque County youth. Membership is $10 per year, with a ...
Governmental Meetings
Feb 01, 2005; ... Asbury Park Board - 5 p.m., Asbury (Iowa) City Hall, 5080 AsburyRoad. Dubuque Cable Community Teleprogramming Commission - 5:30 p.m.,City Hall Annex, conference room 2, 1300 Main St. Dubuque County Board of Adjustment - 7 p.m., ...
Othilda M. Sherman
Feb 01, 2005 ... Mrs. Othilda M. Sherman, 97, of Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque,formerly of 430 Sidney St., East Dubuque, Ill., died at 6:45 a.m.Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's CatholicChurch, East Dubuque, with the Rev ....
Hepatitis, grilling now on list of cancer-causers; The list now identifies 246 known or suspected agents
Feb 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is adding viruses for the firsttime to its list of known or suspected causes of cancer, includinghepatitis B and C and a third virus that causes sexually transmitteddiseases. Lead, X-rays and compounds in grilled meats joining thelist. It has been ...
Critics pressure Mexican federal prosecutor; There is outrage over hundreds of slayings in Juarez
Feb 01, 2005; ... CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - The prosecutor assigned by Mexico'sattorney general to investigate the slayings of hundreds of women inthis border city has failed to bring the true culprits to justicedespite recent convictions, victims' relatives say. The criticism came as Maria Lopez ...
Hewitt score: Love-love
Feb 01, 2005; ... SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - First, Lleyton Hewitt lost. Then he wonbig. The tennis star proposed to his girlfriend, actress RebeccaCartwright, following his defeat in the Australian Open final Sunday.She said yes. The couple met five years ago at a charity tennis event ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Feb 01, 2005; ... Mother, officials upset by use of Taser on teenager MADISON - A mother is upset after police used a stun gun on a 14-year-old boy who was mistakenly arrested at his high school. The incident Jan. 21 at Memorial High School is the first time aTaser, which delivers a 50,000-volt ...
Cascade, Iowa; Photos sought for 'Days Gone By' book
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Tri-County Historical Society and the Cascade Pioneer arelooking for old photographs to be included in the second edition ofthe "Days Gone By" book series. The photos must pre-date 1965, must have been taken within thereadership area of the Cascade Pioneer and must picture ...
Iowa Briefs
Feb 01, 2005; ... Former police chief: Punishment too harsh DES MOINES - The former Merrill police chief, who was sentenced to10 years in prison for accepting a bribe, says his punishment is tooharsh. Warren Palmer, 38, was sentenced earlier this month in PlymouthCounty District Court on a ...
Augusta C. Willy
Feb 01, 2005 ... GALENA, Ill. - Augusta C. Willy, 92, of Lodi, Wis., formerly ofGalena, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at the Lodi Good SamaritanCenter. Services will be at 11 a.m ....
Around the House Briefs
Feb 01, 2005; ... Comforters take special laundering Snuggle up under a clean comforter with these laundering tips fromthe Soap and Detergent Association: * Check the care instructions for any special requirements for thecomforter. * Pretreat heavily soiled areas with a prewash soil and ...
Births
Feb 01, 2005; ... Friday, Jan. 28, 2005 Winfrey - Tonna Winfrey, Dubuque, boy at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005 O'Hara - Sigrid O'Hara, Dubuque, girl at ...
Balltown, Iowa; Budget likely not to exceed $10,000
Feb 01, 2005 ... Those who wonder what the budget for a super-small town is likemight look to the city of Balltown. The budget to be proposed thisyear probably will fall somewhere between $5,000 and $10,000,according to Mayor Herb Sigwarth. Much of the money will go toward paying off a $200,000 ...
Buildup of Iraqi forces far from complete; Iraq had some 125,000 trained personnel as of Jan. 19, less than half of the U.S. goal
Feb 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Iraqi security units still are far from reachingexpanding U.S. goals in numbers and capabilities, despite mountingpressure to rapidly turn them into a force able to defend thecountry's new democracy without American assistance. Effective Iraqi security forces are ...
3 men accused of throwing worker into lions reserve; Trial has generated protests from those who see the killing as a racial attack
Feb 01, 2005; ... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The murder trial of three menaccused of throwing a black farm worker to the lions offers anextreme example of the plight of farm workers in a country that stillhas a culture of violence, human rights researchers said. Prosecutors allege that Mark ...
Iowa's Pierce to meet with WDM police; Team's top scorer subject of criminal investigation
Feb 01, 2005; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce will meetwith West Des Moines police involving an ongoing investigation,Pierce's attorney said late Monday. Attorney Alfredo Parrish of Des Moines said he was makingarrangements for Pierce to give a statement to ...
Manuscript unscrolled
Feb 01, 2005; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - The manuscript begins simply enough: "I first metNeal not long after my father died." The conclusion, once located at the other end of a 120-foot longscroll, is a different story. It's missing, rumored to have beenchewed by a dog, an alibi seemingly supported by ...
Platteville, Wis.; Thrift shop hires new manager
Feb 01, 2005 ... LaDonna Johnson, of Platteville, has been hired as the new managerof the Platteville Thrift Shop. Johnson replaces David Ozanik, who left for a position in thetrucking industry. The Platteville ...
Eva Boge
Feb 01, 2005 ... NORTH BUENA VISTA, Iowa - Eva Boge, 81, of Charles City, formerlyof North Buena Vista, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at the 9th StreetChautauqua Guest Home, Charles City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church, Charles City, with the Rev. Carl Ries ...
Editorial board consensus not always unanimity; Minority views help shape the tone of the TH opinion
Feb 01, 2005; ... After publishing some 200 Telegraph Herald editorials a year, onlya half-dozen times do I field an inquiry regarding authorship or theprocess by which our position is determined. (I am not referring to letters to the editor, which some readerscall "editorials." Editorials are the ...
Big Ten frontrunners to clash; No. 1 Illinois gives Michigan State chance for elusive big win
Feb 01, 2005; ... EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State has been maligned forlosing its last 11 games against ranked teams since advancing to theregional finals in the 2003 NCAA tournament. The 12th-ranked Spartans (14-3, 5-1 Big Ten) can stunt suchcriticism if they beat No. 1 Illinois (21-0, ...
Robert H. Traver
Feb 01, 2005 ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - Robert H. "Bob" Traver, 86, of Manchester, diedSunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, following along illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran ...
Dyersville, Iowa; Educational seminars will be offered
Feb 01, 2005 ... Now is the time to sign up for "Remembering Names" and "HandlingConflict," two educational seminars sponsored by the Dyersville AreaChamber of Commerce. The first session, to be presented by Teri Fairchild, area managerfor Dale Carnegie, will help people who have a hard time ...
Allawi exhorts Iraqis to unite; Election workers cheer as ballots arrive by truck
Feb 01, 2005; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi urged IraqisMonday to unite behind democracy in the wake of the country'shistoric elections, but al-Qaida's arm in Iraq vowed to press aheadwith its "holy war" despite its failure to stop the voting bymillions of Iraqis. Partial ...
Vilsack touts cigarette fix; Budget problems lead the governor to ask for 80 cents more per pack
Feb 01, 2005; ... DES MOINES - Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's proposal to increase thestate's cigarette tax met with some resistance from area Democraticlawmakers. Vilsack unveiled a proposal Monday to increase the cigarette taxby 80 cents per pack, using the money to rescue the state's Medicaidprogram ...
Cassville. Wis.; 'MS Poker Run, Auction, Dance' set
Feb 01, 2005 ... An event that benefits the fight against multiple sclerosis willtake place Saturday in Cassville. The Sand Bar Supper Club is hosting its annual "MS Poker Run,Auction and Dance." If there is snow cover, snowmobile riders willmeet at 8 a.m. and ride to various area taverns as part ...
Comptroller rejects flu-vaccine deal; Official says the state will not pay European vaccine maker because federal approval was never given
Feb 01, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Illinois' chief financial officer said Mondayhis office would refuse to pay for the millions of dollars in fluvaccine that Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered from Europe but never gotfederal approval to import, even though the state signed a contract. In a letter to ...
Linn-Mar gets help, stays No. 1 in 4A
Feb 01, 2005; ... DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Marion Linn-Mar is still No. 1, and theyhave Richfield, Minn. and Bettendorf to thank for it. The Lions held the top spot in Class 4A in The Associated Presshigh school basketball polls on Monday despite losing for the firsttime this season, 61-58 to Iowa ...
Weddings; Johnson-Gallagher
Feb 01, 2005; ... Melanie Johnson and Rich Gallagher, both of Scottsdale, Ariz.,were married July 17, 2004, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica,Dyersville, Iowa. The reception was at the Dyersville Commercial ClubPark Pavilion. She is the daughter of Virgil and Judy Johnson, of Worthington,Iowa. He is ...
Man receives suspended sentence
Feb 01, 2005; ... A North Buena Vista, Iowa, man recently received a suspendedprison sentence in Dubuque County District Court for his role in atraffic accident that left his passenger dead in May 2003. Donald J. Keller, 22, received a suspended prison sentence not toexceed 10 years and was placed ...
National Briefs
Feb 01, 2005; ... Hillary Clinton faints during appearance BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted Monday aftercomplaining of a stomach virus before a scheduled speech on SocialSecurity. She received medical attention at the scene and then went on togive another speech at a ...
Highway rescue; Girl on overpass stops traffic on U.S. 20
Feb 01, 2005; ... Balancing on the edge of a U.S. 20 overpass, a Dubuque teenagerwas for a short time protected by just the hands of police officerswho reached through a fence and clung to her clothes. The 17-year-old female, whose name was not released, wascooperative with officials responding to ...
MetLife purchasing Travelers; The deal reportedly would create the nation's 'largest life insurer'
Feb 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - The insurance giant MetLife Inc. is buyingTravelers Life & Annuity Co. for at least $11.5 billion fromCitigroup Inc., the nation's largest financial institution. The two companies, both based in New York, said in a statementthat the deal will make MetLife "the ...
T.O. back on field; Eagles receiver 'looks great'
Feb 01, 2005; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - T.O. is almost a go. Terrell Owens, the Philadelphia Eagles' All-Pro receiver,practiced Monday for the first time since injuring his ankle lastmonth, moving closer toward returning for the Super Bowl. "I won't say anything outside of 'He looks great ....
More than 100 bone fragments recovered; Prosecutors say alleged serial killer has confessed to killing 8 women
Feb 01, 2005; ... PEORIA (AP) - More than 100 charred pieces of bone have beenrecovered from sites where investigators say an alleged serial killerdumped the remains of eight women, authorities said Monday. Those sites included Larry Bright's grandmother's home and theproperty he shared with his ...
Lancaster, Wis.; Tourism council meeting scheduled
Feb 01, 2005 ... Individuals with tourism- related interests are invited to attendthe Grant County Tourism Council's meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Marge Sherwin, executive director of the Lancaster Area Chamber ofCommerce, will host the meeting at 10 a.m. in the Lancaster CityHall's City Council ...
Sports Briefs
Feb 01, 2005; ... UNI, Drake set for Bracket Buster DES MOINES - Northern Iowa will host Western Michigan and San JoseState will visit Drake in the Feb. 19 Bracket Buster basketballevent. The Western Michigan-UNI game will be one of 11 televised by ESPN,ESPN2 or ESPN Regional. The event is ...
Report: Fewer health case workers available
Feb 01, 2005; ... MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin will have fewer people to care for moreelderly as the state's health care workers retire at a time when theoverall population gets older and needs more health care services,according to a report released Monday. The Wisconsin Hospital Association's report ...
College course examines country star
Feb 01, 2005; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Some students at Salem College are expertsin country singer Martina McBride. Really - they've studied. The small liberal-arts school for women in Winston-Salem, N.C.,recently offered a four-week course titled, "Happy Girl/Broken Wing:Martina McBride as ...
Sports Calendar
Feb 01, 2005; ... Today Boys prep basketball - Waterloo East at Wahlert, 6:30 p.m.;Maquoketa at Hempstead, 7:30 p.m.; Davenport North at Senior, 7:30p.m.; East Dubuque at Scales Mound, 7:30 p.m. Girls prep basketball - Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 7:30p.m.; Senior at Cedar Rapids ...
Doris C. Murphy
Feb 01, 2005 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Doris C. Murphy, 86, of Platteville, diedFriday, Jan. 28, 2005, at Heartland Health Care Center, Platteville. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church,Platteville, with the Rev. Charles Schluter officiating. Burial willbe in Calvary ...
Weather Data
Feb 01, 2005; ... Temperatures High/Low Monday* 32/29 High/low a year ago 27/10 Record high 2/1 52 in 1877 Record low 2/1 -21 in 1951 Heating degree days Sun 36 Total since July 1, 2004 3,931 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Manchester, Iowa; Deadline nears for personnel workshop
Feb 01, 2005 ... The deadline for registering for a personnel development workshoporganized by the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce is nearing. The workshop, called "The Power of Positive Choice," will featureRob Bell, who will talk about choosing to control one's life, theimpact of ...