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Mystery shrouds drowning: Victim remembered as supportive friend.
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La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI)
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October 2, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 La Crosse Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Dan Springer
Oct. 2--Authorities are still sorting out what caused a former Marine and Iraq veteran to plunge from the Cass Street bridge to his death early Sunday while in La Crosse for Oktoberfest.
Christopher B. Melancon, 24, was a Milwaukee native who was living in Bloomington, Minn., with a longtime friend still in the Marines.
Anthony Triplett said they both came to La Crosse for Oktoberfest, but became separated late Saturday night. He did not learn of his roommate's death until Melancon's mother called from Milwaukee.
Melancon was seen falling from the bridge about 1:30 a.m. Sunday into a Mississippi River slough, according to La Crosse police. ...
 "La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI)")
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Finding peace between La Crosse, neighbors.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
March 19, 2006 ;
432 words
......Campbell, Medary and Shelby and city of La Crosse are a little bit wobbly. But county officials...will promote peace and stability between La Crosse and its three neighboring towns. Together...they do have one thing in common, said La Crosse County Planner Charlie Handy. They're...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Iraq veteran drowns in river after bar-hopping in La Crosse; A 24-year-old...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
October 2, 2007 ;
Xiong, Chao;
658 words
......Writer Christopher B. Melancon, in La Crosse, Wis., for this...Rescuers recovered Melancon's body about an...for driving, said La Crosse County Coroner John...division chief with the La Crosse Fire Department. Melancon's body was found...
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La Crosse Tribune, Wis.,: Ask the Trib: Are there Indian burial grounds in...
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
November 20, 2006 ;
787 words
......burial grounds located in the city of La Crosse? If so, where? A: Robert Ernie Boszhardt...about burial sites of American Indians of La Crosse. Here are some excerpts: Due to massive...pre-EuroAmerican Indian settlement of La Crosse. However, there are a few clues that...
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La Crosse faces long route after dropping state Legion opener.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
August 3, 2006 ;
332 words
......plans haven't changed. Christensen, the La Crosse American Legion baseball team's coach...AAA state tournament. That would mean La Crosse would be in Appleton through Sunday and...That's still Christensen's goal even after La Crosse lost to Oshkosh 5-3 in a first-round...
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Activists angry no hearing held in La Crosse Group opposing road plan...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 23, 1999 ;
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...Members of a La Crosse organization opposed to highway construction...communities, but it did not hold one in La Crosse, which is headquarters for a group...blocking development of a north-south La Crosse thoroughfare for two years. The department...
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Biking paradise : La Crosse nabs distinction from national organization.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
May 31, 2007 ;
411 words
......31--Nearly weekly, Deborah Hirsch of La Crosse calls friends down South with what she...wheels, or two feet, ever since. Biking in La Crosse, she said, is almost like paradise to...of American Bicyclists will designate La Crosse as a Bicycle Friendly Community, one...
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Mueller's a La Crosse Legion legacy.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
August 2, 2006 ;
537 words
......like Tony Mueller. And rightfully so. The 2001 La Crosse American Legion baseball team was one of the...Mueller, who's in his second year playing for La Crosse, hopes to attain. La Crosse (21-26) faces Oshkosh at 1 p.m. today in the...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, LA CROSSE.(EXPLORE)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
May 29, 2005 ;
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...Byline: Beth Gauper St. Paul Pioneer Press LA CROSSE -- We'd been in this Wisconsin city for...said Faith Rimmert, a volunteer for the La Crosse County Historical Society. People picked...horn blasting. It was Charles Weeth of La Crosse Skyrockers, a volunteer group that puts...
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BRIEF: La Crosse Legion earns split, needs two wins today.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
July 29, 2007 ;
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...Jul. 29--MIDDLETON, Wis. -- The La Crosse American Legion baseball team will have...play in the Class AAA state tournament. La Crosse split two games Saturday and will have...double-elimination Middleton regional. The Lakers beat La Crosse 9-6 before La Crosse stayed alive ...
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Buried in time: La Crosse celebrates 150 years with time capsule...
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
October 15, 2006 ;
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......the gray marble slab on the site where La Crosse began will sit a glimpse of life in 2006...our history and saving a snapshot of La Crosse, Wis., today, said Sesquicentennial Committee...opportunity for the future residents of La Crosse to start their 200th celebration, Clements...
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La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Jenny Dolan column: La Crosse, take a look at...
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
December 7, 2006 ;
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......head all weekend -- and The Heart of La Crosse is to blame. The comedy troupe parodied...most? sang performer Lisa Warsinske of La Crosse. So you had a bad year, the cast chimed...sketch, said cast member Barry Montee of La Crosse. Oh God, they're hysterical. The city...
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DENNIS MCCANN; Get going, as historic La Crosse is on the move
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
August 13, 2006 ;
DENNIS MCCANN;
787 words
...La Crosse One night last weekend I found myself...it was possible after all. I'd been in La Crosse last summer and again earlier this year...for dinner. Maybe it was time to revisit La Crosse, to see what was new and, better, what...
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DENNIS MCCANN; La Crosse looks back across 150 years
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
January 29, 2006 ;
DENNIS MCCANN;
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...La Crosse I have good friends who have lived in Madison for decades but who have never visited La Crosse, just a two-hour drive to the north and...Mississippi riverfront setting that separates La Crosse from similarly sized Wisconsin cities...
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La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Reid Magney column: MTU plan sinking.
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);
April 10, 2007 ;
402 words
...Byline: Reid Magney Apr. 10--La Crosse County Supervisor John Medinger tells...have the county acquire and operate the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility as regional...t have much support, said the former La Crosse mayor. People (outside La Crosse) are...
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La Crosse wins two tourism awards
La Crosse Tribune;
November 20, 1999 ;
Hannahs, Joel;
434 words
...The La Crosse Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has...competing against Wisconsin's largest cities, La Crosse is the only community to receive two...Tourville, executive director of the La Crosse organization. Tourville said Friday that...
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