Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from November 2008:
Religion Briefs
Nov 01, 2008 ... Shalom to host Taize prayer hourPeople of all faith traditionsare invited to experience prayer in the style of Taize from 7:30 to8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at Shalom Retreat Center, 1001 DavisSt.The Taize prayer hour will focus on the theme "Give Thanks toGod" and includes sung ...
What's Happening
Nov 01, 2008 ... Todayn Dubuque Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, in area around CityHall.n St. Paul Turkey Day,8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church,2025 Jackson St. Rummage sale, crafts, baked goods and lunch withturkey and dressing sandwiches.n Tri-State Stamp Club Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Lifetime Center, ...
What role do Christian Church's saints play today?
Nov 01, 2008; ... Today is All Saints Day, the day the Christian Church in the Westremembers all of the saints of the Church.So who is a saint?TheEnglish word "saint" comes from the Latin sanctus, which means"holy." The use of the word "saint" by the Christian Church is acontinuation of a concept taken ...
St. Luke's celebrates 175 years with special events
Nov 01, 2008 ... As the city of Dubuque celebrates its 175th anniversary, so doesthe oldest congregation still in existence in Iowa - St. Luke'sUnited Methodist Church.The successors of those first intrepidsettlers - who gathered on the second floor of the Bell Tavern indowntown Dubuque in 1833 to listen ...
Family reading night takes on haunted feeling
Nov 01, 2008; ... It was a fantastical evening centered around reading.About 30parents and children gathered at Lincoln Elementary School inOctober for a family reading night.Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz"sat quietly on the floor of the school's library and waited for thereading to begin. She was joined ...
'A la carte-pricing' should go both ways
Nov 01, 2008; ... The last time my sister flew, the plane landed on time, but therunway was so congested that a half-hour elapsed before it could getto the accordion thingy and decant the passengers. The pilot jokedthat for $25 a weary head, he'd let them off of the stuffy, stinkyplane.That's almost ...
Almanac
Nov 01, 2008; ... Today is Saturday, Nov. 1, the 306th day of 2008. There are 60days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. A reminder: Daylight-saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks go back one hour.Today'sHighlight in History:On Nov. 1, 1968, the Motion Picture Associationof America unveiled its ...
Putting 'fun' into 'funeral"
Nov 01, 2008; ... BARTONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The owners of Endsley Funeral Home inBartonville say they wanted to celebrate the 80th anniversary of thebusiness by putting a little "fun" into "funeral."So, for their openhouse, they put a replica of Elvis Presley's 650-pound casket ...
State DOT maintains west end of Dodge St. right-of-way
Nov 01, 2008 ... QUESTION: I noticed the city of Dubuque cuts the grass alongDodge Street from Plaza 20 to Bluff Street. Why don't they cut thegrass on the west end of Dodge, the entry way into our All-AmericanCity?ANSWER: The city of Dubuque employees don't cut grass on thewest end of Dodge Street ...
City exempt from zoning
Nov 01, 2008; ... The way of the code 2-5.9. Buildings, Structures And Uses Of TheCity: "All buildings, structures, or uses owned or operated by theCity not exempted by Section 2-5.8 of this Ordinance shall also beexempted from the regulation of this Ordinance and shall bepermitted in any district ...
Lock and Dam reopens today
Nov 01, 2008; ... News You can use The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said theZebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 will reopen to the public at 8 a.m.today. As a young widower, John D. Williams took great pride in, anddevoted himself to, his three children, and later his grandchildren. Jackie ...
Florida pet turns up in Chicago
Nov 01, 2008; ... RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Max the Maltese is headed home to Floridaafter the small dog vanished several months ago and finally turnedup 1,200 miles away - in Chicago.Owner Richard Gonzalez of West PalmBeach, Fla., said Max went missing from his daughter's yard inBrandon, Fla. She had brought ...
ED boat dealer temporarily closes
Nov 01, 2008 ... EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. -- Wakeen's Family Boating Center hastemporarily closed its East Dubuque location.Joe Wakeen, owner ofthe Rock Island-based Sea Ray dealer, said the recent closure is theresult of lagging sales, but he is hoping to reopen inspring."Anything that you sell that's a ...
Funeral services
Nov 01, 2008 ... Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously inthe Telegraph Herald. Jeanette L. Bernhard, McGregor, Iowa, formerly of Monona, Iowa -Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, Living Faith United MethodistParish, Monona. Ethel C. Burr, Lancaster, Wis. - Services: 1 ...
John T. Tigges
Nov 01, 2008 ... John T. Tigges, 76, of 2240 Coates St., died Wednesday evening,Oct. 29, 2008, at Luther Manor. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Nativity CatholicChurch, with the Rev. Dwayne Thoman officiating. Burial will be inMount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa. Friends may call ...
Wake commemorates grandma's favorite holiday
Nov 01, 2008; ... DARLINGTON, Wis. - The coffin sat at the front of the room, itslid open under a soft glow. A bat with sharp teeth fluttered up tothe casket. A skeleton hobbled behind and peered inside.Then theskeleton lifted his tiny fingers up and squeezed his dad's hand, andhe said goodbye to his ...
Police
Nov 01, 2008 ... -- Benjamin A. Beaman, 19, 101 East 29th St., was arrested earlyFriday on charges of operating while intoxicated, eluding,interference with injury, theft of a motor vehicle and third-degreeburglary. Police say Beaman also was driving while his license wasrevoked due to drug-related ...
Delbert F. Guler
Nov 01, 2008 ... CUBA CITY, Wis. - Delbert Francis "Big Del" Guler, 83, of 621North Madison St., Cuba City, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at home,following a brief illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at St. Rose ofLima Catholic Church, Cuba City, with ...
Ethel C. Burr
Nov 01, 2008 ... LANCASTER, Wis. - Ethel Corrine Burr, 89, of Lancaster, diedThursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at Grant Regional Hospital, Lancaster,surrounded by her family. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at St. Clement'sCatholic Church, Lancaster, with the Rev. William Seipp officiatingand ...
Local Detours
Nov 01, 2008 ... Thomas Place from Stafford to Farley streets is closed.Anticipated reopening: Nov. 21.West 32nd Street from North GrandviewAvenue to Lemon Street is closed. Anticipated reopening: Nov. 26.TheU.S. 52/Illinois 64 Mississippi River bridge connecting Sabula,Iowa, and Savanna, Ill., is now ...
Younkers will hold a Community Day event today.
Nov 01, 2008 ... The event is a fundraising opportunity for local organizations.They sell $5 booklets of special savings coupons for regular andsale price merchandise and retain the profits of the booklet ...
Dickeyville man dies in accident
Nov 01, 2008 ... DICKEYVILLE, Wis. - A 26-year-old Wisconsin man was killedThursday evening after his truck struck a power pole at a high rateof speed, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Department.Eric D.Percival, of Dickeyville, was killed in the crash at U.S. 35/61 andHickory on the north edge of ...
Czeshinski accepts position at Loras
Nov 01, 2008; ... The tri-state area's reigning tourism leader is stepping down.SueCzeshinski tendered her resignation from her post as director of theDubuque Convention & Visitor's Bureau Friday. She is taking aposition as director of communications at Loras College, her almamater."We feel a great sense ...
Algene A. Klotz
Nov 01, 2008 ... Algene A. Klotz, 77, of 1755 Key Way Drive, died Thursday, Oct.30, 2008, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque, surrounded by her lovingfamily. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at St. Peter LutheranChurch, with Pastor Merlin ...
County has more eligible voters
Nov 01, 2008; ... News You can use To locate your polling place, go to the IowaSecretary of State's Web site at www.sos.state.ia.us/index.html. Across the floor and out the door, early voters lined up Fridayat the Dubuque County Courthouse Election Office Annex. Encouraged by pleasant weather, ...
Millard F. Wild
Nov 01, 2008 ... LANSING, Iowa - Millard F. Wild, 87, of Lansing, died Thursday,Oct. 30, 2008, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, La Crosse, Wis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov ....
Bernanke explores better safeguards
Nov 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke saidFriday that the housing finance system being constructed followingthe collapse of the current system will need better safeguards toallow it to function during times of stress.Whatever shape the newsystem takes should ensure that ...
Stocks advance to add to week's large gains
Nov 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market closed out a horrendous October,its worst month in 21 years, with a big advance Friday as moreinvestors took chances on stocks turned into bargains by waves ofintense selling. The advance - which gave the market its first back-to-back gains in more than a ...
Bernadine M. Lange
Nov 01, 2008 ... Bernadine M. Lange, 79, of 3275 Pennsylvania Ave. (Lange'sGreenhouse), died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, ...
Michael J. Johnson Sr
Nov 01, 2008 ... . MONONA, Iowa - Michael John Johnson Sr., 46, of Monona, diedThursday, Oct. 30, 2008, on Golden Avenue, rural Farmersburg, from injuriessustained in a motorcycle accident. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov ....
Births
Nov 01, 2008 ... Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 Jenaman-Irvin - Jennifer Jenaman and Eugene Irvin, Dubuque, girlat Mercy Medical ...
European markets gobble up pension funds
Nov 01, 2008; ... LONDON (AP) - World markets rose Friday amid stock buying frompension funds balancing their portfolios at the month's end and ageneral sense that share prices might have hit a bottom.Britain'sFTSE 100 index was 85.69 points, or 2.0 percent higher at 4,377.34despite a 19 percent plunge in ...
Evidence of recession mounts
Nov 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Evidence of a recession piled ever higherFriday, with new figures showing Americans are spending less and aregloomy about the economy, while the government signaled it won't buystock in the financing arms of auto companies to prop them up.TheCommerce Department reported ...
Fifth-graders held hostage
Nov 01, 2008; ... STOCKTON SPRINGS, Maine (AP) - A gunman who had been on the lamfor a week held 11 fifth-graders hostage at a school Friday but wastackled outside a classroom without any harm to the children, policesaid.Randall Hofland, 55, had released all the students and hadturned over a loaded gun to ...
Cartoon assumes Obama victory
Nov 01, 2008; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - It's not exactly "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN,"but some newspaper editors are pondering how to deal with a"Doonesbury" comic strip to be published the day after the electionthat assumes Barack Obama will win the presidency.Comic creatorGarry Trudeau delivered a series of ...
Eric D. Percival
Nov 01, 2008 ... DICKEYVILLE, Wis. - Eric D. "Percy" Percival, 26, of Dickeyville,formerly of Potosi, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, in Paris Township,Grant County, as a result of an automobile accident. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at St. Andrew'sCatholic ...
International briefs
Nov 01, 2008; ... Jury reaches verdict in 2nd Gitmo trialGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE,Cuba - A U.S. military jury says it has reached a verdict at thesecond Guantanamo war crimes trial but the decision will not beannounced until next week.A panelist told the judge Friday that theyhave completed the second ...
October U.S. deaths in Iraq match wartime low
Nov 01, 2008; ... BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. deaths in Iraq fell in October to theirlowest monthly level of the war, matching the record low of 13fatalities suffered in July. Iraqi deaths fell to their lowestmonthly levels of the year.Eight of the 13 Americans died in combat,most of them in northern Iraq where ...
Jo Daviess' Habitat for Humanity cutting back
Nov 01, 2008; ... GALENA, Ill. - The doors are not shut.It's gone beyond that. Now,the doors are not even to be built.After five years of operationsand five homes built, the Habitat for Humanity of Jo Daviess Countyannounced it is discontinuing house construction as a result of toofew volunteers.Don ...
No residency for Down syndrome boy
Nov 01, 2008; ... SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Thirteen-year-old Lukas Moeller has Downsyndrome. His father is a doctor who came to Australia from Germanyto help fill a shortage of physicians in rural communities.But nowAustralia has rejected Dr. Bernhard Moeller's application forresidency, saying Lukas does ...
Mom says she tried to save drowning kids
Nov 01, 2008; ... TAMAROA (AP) - The mother of two children who drowned after thepickup truck they were in rolled into a southern Illinois lake saysshe frantically tried to save the kids but couldn't break the closedwindows before the vehicle slipped below the water's surface.BridgetRadake believes her ...
Joaquin Phoenix quits movies to focus on music
Nov 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) - Joaquin Phoenix is quitting movies to focus onmusic.Phoenix's publicist, Susan Patricola, has confirmed hisearlier comments to TV's "Extra": The upcoming "Two Lovers" will behis last performance on film."He has said that 'Two Lovers' is hislast. But this is not strange ....
FutureGen sees hope in new president
Nov 01, 2008; ... CHAMPAIGN (AP) - When the U.S. Department of Energy scrappedplans to build an experimental coal-fired power plant in a cornfield outside Mattoon, citing ballooning costs, the project appeareddead.But an alliance of power and coal companies that had workedwith the government on the ...
Illinois briefs
Nov 01, 2008; ... Ex-dean imprisoned for sexual assaultLITCHFIELD - A former deanof students of a high school in Litchfield has been sentenced tofive years in prison for criminal sexual assault.Montgomery CountyState's Attorney Chris Matoush said Thursday that Mike Wetzell mustserve at least 85 percent of ...
McCain set for 'SNL' cameo
Nov 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON (AP) - My friends, it's John McCain, live from NewYork, just three days before the election.Aides to the Republicanpresidential candidate said Friday that McCain will make a detourfrom battleground states to appear on "Saturday Night Live," thelate-night show that has been a ...
Wisconsin briefs
Nov 01, 2008; ... Attorney general defends crime labMADISON - Cases of employeemisconduct at the state crime laboratories did not undermine thereliability of forensic testing performed there, Attorney GeneralJ.B. Van Hollen said Friday.In September, an attorney for convictedkiller Steven Avery alleged ...
Attorney general tells judges to alert him on Election Day
Nov 01, 2008; ... MADISON (AP) - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked judgesstatewide to immediately notify his office if any emergency legalproceedings are started on Election Day.The request increasedDemocrats' fear the Republican will try to suppress votes onElection Day. But Deputy Attorney General ...
Bank: Agriprocessors defaulted on loan
Nov 01, 2008; ... Iowa staffing firm pulls 450 workers from Agriprocessors IOWACITY (AP) -- A staffing firm that provides more than half the workforce at a Postville kosher slaughterhouse has pulled out, takingwith it about 450 employees. Regional manager Jamie Cord saysJacobson Staffing had suspended ...
Obama seeks landslide, McCain a comeback
Nov 01, 2008; ... Obama has testy moment with the media CHICAGO (AP) -- DemocratBarack Obama got annoyed with the media Friday as he tried to walkdown a Chicago street with his 7-year-old daughter, Sasha, who wasdressed up in a shiny costume for Halloween. A pool of nationalphotographers, reporters and a ...
Will new voters ignore all but presidential race?
Nov 01, 2008; ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A record number of new voters are excited tovote for Barack Obama for president, but will they bother to supportDemocratic legislative candidates like Phil Garthwaite or AlisonPage?Some strategists say the answer to that question could helpdecide how well Democrats ...
Iowa briefs
Nov 01, 2008; ... Campus locked down after gunshot reportFAYETTE - Upper IowaUniversity in Fayette was locked down for an hour Friday beforeofficials determined a report of a gunshot was actually afirecracker.Authorities say they've identified a suspect in theincident. No name was released. Charges are ...
Bar's lawyer says smoking ban violates state constitution
Nov 01, 2008; ... ANKENY (AP) - A lawyer for a West Burlington bar that could loseits liquor license for violating Iowa's smoking ban claimed during ahearing Friday that the rule violates the state'sconstitution.Darwin Bunger, an attorney for Otis Campbell's Bar andGrill, told an administrative law judge ...
Sentencings
Nov 01, 2008 ... Recently in Dubuque County District Court:n A charge ofprostitution on July 15 against John E. Mullin, 35, was dismissed.nTwo counts of second-degree theft on May 14 and May 15 against MarkR. Scholtes II, 18, were dismissed.n Charges of assault whiledisplaying a weapon and assault with ...
3 die as boat runs aground in Florida
Nov 01, 2008; ... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - An aging, rusty boat carrying dozens ofmigrants ran aground early Friday east of downtown Miami, killing atleast three people and sending three others to area hospitals, whilean untold number are still missing.The U.S. Coast Guard said itcontinued to search the ...
National briefs
Nov 01, 2008; ... Minor quakeshit Dallas areaIRVING, Texas - Several minorearthquakes gave some Texas residents an early Halloween scare,shaking their beds and knocking pictures off walls but causing nodamage or injuries, authorities said.A 2.5-magnitude quake at 11:25p.m. Thursday near Grand Prairie was ...
Letters to the editor
Nov 01, 2008 ... I respect other's opinions opposed to the Nelson Dewey 3generating plant expansion, but I and the majority of the areacitizens do not share their view.I attended the hearing held herewith approximately 400 other interested parties. The speakers fromCassville and neighboring area were ...
Letters to the editor
Nov 01, 2008 ... One -- and only one - fact might be enough.Fact: Barack Obamavoted three times as an Illinois senator to refuse water and/ornourishment to any baby who survived an abortion.Imagine the extremepain of thirst and hunger with:3 Water being ...
Small College Preview Capsules
Nov 01, 2008; ... Loras (4-3, 3-2) at Central (5-2, 3-2)Kickoff - 1 p.m. at Ron andJoyce Schipper Stadium in Pella, Iowa.Radio - WDBQ-AM 1490. "DuhawkGameday" with Tom Gregory and Jon Denham hits air at 12:30 p.m.Theseries - The Dutch have owned the Duhawks like Wal-Mart owns thedepartment store market, ...
Eagles make it 11
Nov 01, 2008; ... Even the most prosperous of high school cross country seasons canbe washed away with one rough day at regionals.It happens every fallto schools across Iowa.But, every October for the past 11 years, theDubuque Wahlert girls have delivered at regionals and advanced tothe Class 3A state ...
Bulls play to new lows in blowout loss
Nov 01, 2008 ... Growing up a Boston Celtics fan in Springfield, Mass., ChicagoBulls coach Vinny Del Negro revealed he attended Game 5 of the 1976NBA Finals, a triple overtime victory over the Suns that manyconsider the greatest game in league history.If you're a Bulls fan,Friday night might get some ...
Bud Big 10 title won't change White's approach
Nov 01, 2008; ... Winning the Budweiser Big 10 Tournament a year ago might giveBrian White a little more confidence, but it won't change hisapproach to Dubuque's most-prestigious bowling tournament.The 64-man, double-elimination event begins at 6 tonight at Creslanes."I'vebeen bowling in the Big 10 for ...
High School Football Playoff Preview Capsules
Nov 01, 2008; ... Illinois first roundClass 1AFreeport Aquin (6-3)at Galena (8-1)Kickoff - 1 p.m.Radio - KIYX-FM 106.1Last meeting - Galena won, 26-6, on Sept. 12.Outlook - Since losing to the defending statechampion Pirates in Week 3, the Bulldogs have gotten healthy andclicked, posting a 5-1 record ....
Stats can lie sometimes
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union power rankings sayDubuque swimmers have their work cut out for them at the DavenportNorth Regional this afternoon.But the swimmers have learned to lookbeyond the numbers when calculating their chances for berths in nextweek's state meet in ...
State's tough calls
Nov 01, 2008; ... Tom Horton wouldn't even try to handicap the Iowa Class 3A statecross country meet.It might be an exercise in futility for theDubuque Wahlert boys coach.The No. 12-ranked Golden Eagles return toFort Dodge after a one-year hiatus. They finished third in theDecorah District last week."This ...
Badgers 'ready to roll now"
Nov 01, 2008; ... EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State has struggled in thepast to move on after playing Michigan, letting the usual loss orthe rare win affect the rest of its season.The Spartans aredetermined not to let that happen this year.Coach Mark Dantoniohopes his team simply focuses on what's ...