Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from March 2007:
Eagle issues voluntary layoffs; Company official says as many as 120 are laid off
Mar 01, 2007; ... Calling it a "normal business" practice for a typically slowerproduction schedule, Eagle Window & Door has been issuing voluntarylayoffs by the dozens. But this year's work force reductions, while apparently temporary,reflect the challenges Dubuque-based Eagle, its parent company ...
Local Briefs
Mar 01, 2007 ... Shalom Retreat Center to host religion, peace series In March, Shalom Retreat Center will host a three-session seriestitled "Understanding Religious Traditions of Peace." Each evening of this three-session series will run from 7 to 8:30p.m. featuring one religious tradition and ...
The old and new; Two local artists will unveil new works alongside old variety
Mar 01, 2007; ... Their past work is well known in the local art scene. But painterCynthia Nelms-Byrne and sculptor Gail Chavenelle are about to unveilsome fresh perspectives to their careers. As this month's featured artists for the continuing Art @ YourLibrary series at Carnegie-Stout Public ...
Asbury not increasing taxes, fees; The city passes budget and lays out plans to annex nearly 50 acres
Mar 01, 2007; ... ASBURY, Iowa - Asbury is growing, but not the taxes and fees thatresidents will pay next year. That was the good news coming from the Asbury City Council'saction Tuesday night, as it passed a budget for 2007-2008 and set thecourse for annexing nearly 50 acres into the city ....
Weather Data
Mar 01, 2007 ... Temperatures High/low Wednesday *32/22 Avg. High/low Wed 36/20 High/low a year ago 44/30 Record high 3/1 63 in 1992 Record low 3/1 -20 in 1962 Heating degree days Wed 38 Total since July 1, 2006 5310 (*As of 4:30 ...
ThunderBirds already know playoff opponent; Dubuque to open next weekend against Metro
Mar 01, 2007; ... Joe Coombs won't have to scramble for information on the DubuqueThunderBirds' first-round opponent in the Central States HockeyLeague's Hurster Cup playoffs. The ThunderBirds conclude the regular season Saturday at Metro,then face the Jets in the best-of-3 first round of the ...
Thomas L. Hefel
Mar 01, 2007 ... BUENA VISTA, Iowa -Thomas L. Hefel, 74, of 217 N. Main St., NorthBuena Vista, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, peacefully at homesurrounded by family. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate ConceptionChurch, North Buena Vista. Burial will be in the church ...
Hilda G. Schell
Mar 01, 2007 ... BELLEVUE, Iowa - Hilda Grace (Gissendanner) Schell, 85, ofBellevue, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, following a brief illness. Services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday in the lounge at SunriseVilla, 12th and Park St., Bellevue. She will be interred beside ...
Corrections
Mar 01, 2007 ... Headline: Blazers on brink Published: 02-28-2007 The Dyersville Beckman boys basketball team last appeared in thestate ...
Fennimore Depot Exchange plans sale
Mar 01, 2007 ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - The Fennimore Depot Exchange is celebrating itsthird anniversary with a three-day sale, today through Saturday. The Exchange, located at 460 Madison St., one street west ofFennimore Lumber Company, will be serving snacks and beverages. Thenon-profit ...
Adeline S. Ferrel
Mar 01, 2007 ... Adeline S. Ferrel, 95, of Ennoble Manor in Dubuque, died Friday,Feb. 23, 2007, at Ennoble Manor. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall ...
Democrats' off-year caucus to be Saturday
Mar 01, 2007 ... Dubuque County Democrats will hold their off-year caucus from 1 to3 p.m., Saturday, March 3, at Hills & Dales Lifetime Center, 3505Stoneman Road. Central ...
Railroad plan not dead; Point area gets reprieve from additional noise
Mar 01, 2007; ... Gerald "Buck" Norton said life near the railroad tracks that runthrough Dubuque's Point area has been pretty quiet. And he's not shedding any tears that the federal government hasturned down a loan that would help increase rail traffic near hishome. However, the proposed ...
Patricia S. Dempewolf
Mar 01, 2007 ... BELLEVUE, Iowa - Patricia Sue Dempewolf, 61, of Bellevue, diedWednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at home. There will be no public services or ...
Earl W. Busch
Mar 01, 2007 ... LOST NATION, Iowa - Earl Wayne Busch, 83, of Lost Nation, diedTuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at the Jackson County Regional MedicalCenter, Maquoketa. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Presbyterian ...
Engagements; Maro-Behnke
Mar 01, 2007 ... Jerry and Janel Maro, of 10366 Timothy St., announce theengagement of their daughter Lindsey to Eric Behnke, of Dubuque. Heis the son of Tom and Lori Behnke, of 17634 Eli Drive. They graduated from Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta. Sheis a legal assistant at Kintzinger Law ...
Memory Walk to include Mulgrew; TV star will serve as honorary chairwoman for the Alzheimer's Association event
Mar 01, 2007; ... Kate Mulgrew considers it an honor. "I want to stand up for the Alzheimer's Association," saidMulgrew, the Dubuque native and Golden Globe-nominated actress. "Mymother just died from Alzheimer's disease, and the Alzheimer'schapter was particularly generous to my family." Best ...
Charles J. Schrup Jr.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Charles J. "Charlie" Schrup Jr., 81, of 995 Indian Ridge, diedTuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Columbkille'sCatholic Church. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at thechurch, where the rosary will be said ...
Senior to stage 'Footloose!'
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Dubuque Senior High School will perform the musical"Footloose!" next weekend at the Lamb-Hedeman Auditorium. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 9-10, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 11. Tickets are $7 general admissionand $6 for students and senior ...
Correction reasserts risk factor; Experts say market rallies push stock prices unrealistically high
Mar 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - As difficult as it might be to explain to investors wholost a total of $632 billion in Tuesday's market carnage, acorrection isn't necessarily a bad thing. It may have reacquaintedinvestors with the concept of risk. "Corrections like this are the financial equivalent of ...
Plans still in works for Clinton visit
Mar 01, 2007 ... Iowa campaign staff for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton saidWednesday night that arrangements still were incomplete regarding theDemocratic presidential candidate's trip to Dubuque Sunday night. The Telegraph Herald will provide more information on Clinton'sappearance as it becomes ...
Engagements; Fleege-Wheelan
Mar 01, 2007 ... Tom and Pat Fleege, of rural Cuba City, Wis., announce theengagement of their daughter Cheri to Brett Wheelan. He is the son ofJim and Chris Wheelan, of Clinton, Mo., formerly of Dubuque. She graduated from Clarke College, Dubuque, and is an internalauditor at Heartland Financial ...
Dianna M. Thorsen
Mar 01, 2007 ... SHULLSBURG, Wis. - Dianna M. Thorsen, 62, of Shullsburg, diedFriday, Feb. 23, 2007, at home. Services will be held at a later date. There will be no publicvisitation. She was born April 22, 1944, in South Dakota, daughter of Otto andEmma (Guthmiller) Stoebner. She ...
Cancer claims soldier's mother; Army says son's leave to be at mom's bedside was 'not required'
Mar 01, 2007; ... BELLEVUE, Iowa - Patricia Dempewolf's sons decided she had workedhard enough. Her valiant fight against the cancer that had spread to her brainand spine had already gone on several days after hospice workers hadexpected her to die, but she was struggling until her son, ...
Hope Lodge project gains momentum; $5.5 million has been raised for an Iowa City facility that would house cancer patien
Mar 01, 2007; ... Iowa's Hope Lodge is closer to becoming a reality. Organizers have raised $5.5 million of the $8 million goal. Halfthe goal amount will be used to construct the 28,000-square-foot IowaCity facility. The other $4 million will become an operatingendowment. "We're really ...
Galena teenager injured in accident
Mar 01, 2007 ... GALENA, Ill. - A Galena teen was injured in a one- vehicle caraccident Saturday as a result of snow and wind conditions. Nathan Phillips, 16, was driving south on Illinois 84 in ruralGalena when he lost control of the vehicle, which went off theroadway and then overturned ....
Births
Mar 01, 2007 ... Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 Patters - Dan and Amy Patters, Dubuque, boy at Mercy ...
Letters to the Editor; Guard decision mean-spirited
Mar 01, 2007; ... 7861 Rt. 84 N., Galena, Ill. We are incensed, frustrated and angry after reading the article inthe Telegraph Herald Feb. 25 regarding Michael Dempewolf not beingallowed to come home on leave to be at his dying mother's bedside. The Iowa National Guard's Lt. Col. Ben Corell's ...
Engagements; Blaser-Yankey
Mar 01, 2007 ... Paul and Jean Blaser, of 3885 Creston, announce the engagement oftheir daughter Julie to Joe Yankey, both of Ankeny, Iowa. He is theson of Jon and Barbara Yankey, of 2933 Castle Woods Lane. She received her master's degree from Iowa State University, Ames,where she is a ...
Cooking show has recipe for success; 'Kids in the Kitchen' is named a finalist for a prestigious award
Mar 01, 2007; ... An educational cooking show for teens now in its second season istasting some sweet success. "Kids in the Kitchen" recently was nameda finalist for a public affairs 2007 Beacon Award. The Dubuque Community Schools' student cooking show broadcasts onMediacom cable television's ...
Courts; Recently in Dubuque County District Court:
Mar 01, 2007 ... * Jason A. Moore, 37, of East Dubuque, Ill., was sentenced to 194days in Dubuque County Jail, 180 of which were suspended, fordomestic assault causing injury on Dec. 13. He received a 90-daysuspended jail sentence for possession of marijuana. Moore wasplaced on probation. * ...
Marjorie E. Gilbertson
Mar 01, 2007 ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - Marjorie E. Gilbertson, 85, of Fennimore, diedWednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, at Grant Regional Health Center inLancaster. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Churchin Fennimore. Burial will ...
Why should we be surprised by bald Britney?; With recent celebrity news - i.e. the Anna Nicole Smith circus - a shaved head is par for the course
Mar 01, 2007; ... Ooh, here's hoping she won't do it again. Britney Spears went G.I. Jane on us recently, shaving away hersassy blonde bob until she had less hair than your standard Marine.Of course, there was no shortage of opinions about her new 'do: Hasher ongoing divorce left her emotionally ...
Engagements; Burkle-Honkomp
Mar 01, 2007 ... Duane and Lois Burkle, of Dyersville, Iowa, announce theengagement of their daughter Sarah to Curt Honkomp, both ofEarlville, Iowa. He is the son of Ron and Linda Honkomp of Earlville. She graduated from Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta. Hegraduated from Hawkeye Community ...
John A. Leemon
Mar 01, 2007 ... MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. - John A. Leemon, 79, died Wednesday, Feb. 28,2007, at Southwest Medical Center, Fort Myers, ...
Funeral services
Mar 01, 2007 ... Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously inthe Telegraph Herald. Aaron M. Bartels, Madison, Wis., formerly of Platteville, Wis. -Services: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Platteville.Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. today, Melby-Bendorf Funeral ...
Food give-away slated for March 10
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Dubuque Area Labor Harvest and the United Way Labor'sCommunity Services will have a food give-away for low-income peoplefrom 7:30 to 10 a.m. (or until supplies last) on Saturday, March 10,at the Dubuque Area Labor Harvest building, 423 W. Locust St. Recipients ...
Whole new attitude; Figgins returns after near miss
Mar 01, 2007; ... A year ago Jay Figgins was almost an All-American. Then a Loras College sophomore, he rode home in the team van fromthe NCAA Division III championships medal-less. In his mind, hementally replayed the maddening details of the extreme close call 1-0 loss that had kept him off ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Mar 01, 2007 ... * Lee T. Abitz, 19, 960 Cleveland Ave., told police that hisvehicle was burglarized and damaged sometime between midnight and5:10 a.m. Tuesday while it was parked on the street outside of hisresidence. Stolen property totaled $660, and damage to property wasestimated at $2,000. * ...
Loras expects dogfight; Duhawks to make NCAA debut tonight
Mar 01, 2007; ... Like most first-round playoff opponents, they know each otherthrough film alone, and have met only in passing along the road oflife. Longtime St. John's University men's basketball coach Jim Smith,one of the winningest coaches in NCAA Division III history, onceconsidered ...
What's Happening
Mar 01, 2007 ... Today * Senior activities, 8:30-11 a.m. cards; 10-30-11:15 a.m. lowimpact exercises with ManorCare Health Services; 11:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. lunch; 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. piano music by Dubuque RetirementCommunity; and 6:30 p.m. essential oils, Hills and Dales LifetimeCenter, 3505 ...
UW-P to host series of upcoming events; Comedy, drama and music among variety
Mar 01, 2007 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Several events are planned in upcoming weeksat the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and in the community. UW-P's Center for the Arts will host the touring production of"Forbidden Broadway - Special Victims Unit," with performances at 3and 8 p.m., Sunday, ...
Winter storm watch issued for today
Mar 01, 2007 ... Forecasters issued a winter storm watch for today and tonight. A strong storm system - packing winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts of45 mph or more - is expected to bring snow to the tri-state area. Meteorologists with ...
Rosina A. Link
Mar 01, 2007 ... Rosina A. "Rose" Link, 82, of Heritage Manor, formerly of 2905Washington St. in Dubuque, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at HeritageManor. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Ghost Church. Burialwill be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m.on Friday ...
Hastert to speak at GOP event in PDC
Mar 01, 2007 ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - Former Speaker of the House DennisHastert, R-Ill., will be the keynote speaker at the Crawford CountyRepublican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner that takes place at 7 p.m.,Saturday at Huckleberry's Restaurant in Prairie du Chien. Special guests at the event will ...
Nightlife
Mar 01, 2007 ... Today * Dubuque County Fairgrounds, 14569 Old Highway Road, Y105's PartyZone, 7-10 p.m. * Rainbow Lounge, the Canfield Hotel, 36 W. Fourth St., karaoke,7:30 p.m.-2 a.m. * Shannon's Bar, 521 E. 22nd St., Flyin' Hawaiian Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. * Jumpers Sports ...
Vilsack aide:'No regrets'; Dubuque native was coordinator for candidate
Mar 01, 2007; ... For the past 31/2 months, Dubuque native Nate Beecher had beenliving a political junkie's dream as the coordinator for presidentialcandidate Tom Vilsack. Beecher's wake-up call came Friday when Vilsack gathered hisfamily and staff in Des Moines to announce in front of national ...
Nyle A. Bergstrand
Mar 02, 2007 ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - Nyle A. Bergstrand, 85, of Manchester, diedThursday morning, March 1, 2007, at Good Neighbor Home, Manchester ....
'Ladies and gents, Elvis has left the polling place'; Souvenir ID provides a light moment during a quiet referendum day
Mar 02, 2007; ... According to Amendment XIV of the U.S. Constitution, all personsborn or naturalized in the U.S. are eligible to vote, and cannot bedeprived of that right without due process of law. As a result of that law-and because I've never yet committed afelony, though there's always that ...
Matman on a mission; LeVesseur comes back to where it all started
Mar 02, 2007; ... His name is Marcus LeVesseur. He is the first name in NCAADivision III wrestling and first line in the record books. The Augsburg (Minn.) star 165-pounder is also the biggest story atthis weekend's NCAA Division III Championships at Five Flags Center.LeVesseur takes a perfect ...
Past Elisa Darlin Award winners
Mar 02, 2007 ... The namesake of the award, the late Elisha Darlin, was a drivingforce behind the founding of the art museum in the former DubuqueCounty Jail. She was an active member of many organizations, including theDubuque Arts Council, Dubuquefest, Dubuque County Historical Society,League ...
Births
Mar 02, 2007 ... Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 Knapp - Randy and Jodi Knapp, Cascade, Iowa, boy at Mercy MedicalCenter-Dubuque. Christy - Bryan and Julie Christy, Asbury, Iowa, boy at The FinleyHospital, Dubuque. Watts - Cari and Josh Watts, Dubuque, boy at ...
What's Happening
Mar 02, 2007 ... Today * Senior activities, 8:30- 11 a.m. cards; 10-11 a.m. SeniorFitness Friends exercise; and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch, Hills andDales Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road. * Fabulous Friday concert featuring Clarke College InstrumentalDepartment, Dave Resnick, noon, St ....
Clinton supporters to gather today
Mar 02, 2007 ... Campaign officials for Hillary Clinton have added another event tomark the presidential candidate's visit to Dubuque on Sunday. There will be a sign-making party at 3:15 p.m. today at the MyersAdministration Building on the University of Dubuque campus.Volunteers will create signs ...
Wis. Supreme Court candidates will speak
Mar 02, 2007 ... DODGEVILLE, Wis. - The two candidates for the Wisconsin SupremeCourt in the April general election will speak at 6 p.m., Monday,March 5, at the Grace Cafe in Dodgeville. Washington County Circuit Judge Annette Ziegler and Madisonattorney Linda Clifford will ...
Weather Data
Mar 02, 2007 ... Temperatures High/low Thursday *39/32 Average High/low Thurs *36/21 High/low a year ago 36/26 Record high 3/2 66 in 1923 Record low 3/2 -12 in 1890 Heating degree days Wed 37 Total since July 1, 2006 5309 (*As of 4:30 ...
Eagles, Rams eye substate finals; Wahlert hits the road; Senior to host Clinton
Mar 02, 2007; ... The revenge factor is off the charts for this one. Cedar Rapids Xavier and its veteran coach, Dubuque native DickBreitbach, have ended Wahlert's boys basketball season three straightyears in tournament play. Breitbach announced several weeks ago thathe will retire as coach of the ...
Wadding completes interview process; Dubuque's top cop is 1 of 4 finalists for Ames police chief
Mar 02, 2007; ... Kim Wadding said the Ames (Iowa) Police Department was on a listof those he'd like to join as police chief when he took a job withanother on the roster, the one in Dubuque. There wasn't an opening inthe central Iowa community at the time. "Now, six years later is the opportunity," ...
Artist's talk rescheduled
Mar 02, 2007 ... An artist's talk on Saturday, March 3, by Ingrid Lilligren, at theDubuque Museum of Art, has been canceled. The talk, about herexhibit, ...
Loras sticks to '04 plan; Officials use formula that made Dubuque's last national meet a hit
Mar 02, 2007; ... The people behind the scenes of this week's NCAA Division IIIwrestling championships in Dubuque are sticking with a simplephilosophy as they put on small-college wrestling's biggest show. Follow the bible. Loras College and the city of Dubuque are using the sameorganizational ...
Girl killed to silence her?; Documents in Damm's murder case indicate Donnisha Hill might have been going to testify in another case
Mar 02, 2007; ... GALENA, Ill. - New information in the Donnisha Hill murder casereveals that the 13-year-old might have been killed because heraccused killers wanted to keep her quiet. Court documents filed Tuesday by Jo Daviess County State'sAttorney Terry Kurt in the first-degree murder case ...
Prof: Border fears border on paranoia; Loras College history professor questions the wisdom of building walls on our southern border
Mar 02, 2007; ... The border between the United States and Mexico should be moreporous, blending rather than dividing the economies and cultures ofthe two countries, said David Salvaterra on Thursday. The Loras College history professor spoke as part of the GreatDecisions lecture series at Northeast ...
Corrections
Mar 02, 2007 ... Jim Terry is not employed at the Captain Merry Guest House. Astory on Page 3A Thursday about the "Kids in the Kitchen" ...
Plot doesn't add up in Carrey's 'Number 23'; Count on some creativity, but little believability in the movie
Mar 02, 2007; ... As the creative opening credits for "The Number 23" roll by, yourcuriosity is aroused by all of the mind-boggling references to thatnumeral. The number 23 apparently has impacted everything - from religion,science and pop culture to more personal traits in its believers. Yet, ...
Letters to the Editor; 'Fair Share' covers certain ends
Mar 02, 2007; ... 10009 Boleyn Road Fair Share. Seems rather simple. If you reap benefits from a groupthat provides something such as wages, vacation, insurance, sickleave, funeral leave, seniority, overtime, grievance procedures,etc., why shouldn't you have to pay a percentage to cover your ...