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Campers make close-to-home feel like miles-away |
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Written by Todd Mishler/Walworth County Sunday
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Thursday, 25 August 2011 14:18 |
Brad and Denise Hagen of East Troy relax at their campsite while one of their twin sons, Patrick, plays in the background at Big Foot Beach State Park. Recreation officials say many campers are choosing to stay close to home to save both money and time. Terry Mayer/staff.
( Read the story in the e-edition HERE. )
LAKE GENEVA — The sluggish economy has forced increasing numbers of camping enthusiasts to seek haven in the great outdoors much closer to home.
And many of them are taking the whole idea of “staycation” to another level, pitching their tents or parking their campers only minutes away rather than hours, allowing them to enjoy the peace and tranquility while still participating in other family activities.
Anne Korman has been manager at Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva since May 2007 and said that many visitors to the 271-acre site plan their stays with exactly that kind of strategy in mind.
“We have families who come here to the park for a week while their children are attending soccer camp at Badger High School,” said Korman, who has worked for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for 23 years, including 15 at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area southeast of Burlington.
Korman said the trend definitely has been for families to spend their hard-earned cash at nearby facilities. |
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D.A. considering charges in crash that killed Elkhorn man |
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Written by Dan Plutchak
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:37 |
SUGAR CREEK -- Authorities are recommending charges including homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle against the driver of a vehicle that blew a stop sign Tuesday in Sugar Creek Township, killing an Elkhorn man.
Kelly Agnes, 40, died after his vehicle collided with a pickup truck driven by a 21-year-old Palmyra man. The accident occurred at the intersection of county highways A and H.
The other driver, John M. Weller, 21, of Palmyra is at a Milwaukee area hospital in intensive care. |
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What's behind Janesville's health care construction boom? |
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Written by Dan Plutchak
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:25 |
Construction continues to move along on the St. Mary's Janesville Hospital. Staff photo.
(Read the story in the e-edition HERE)
JANESVILLE — By 2012, Janesville will have witnessed the construction or expansion of more than 300,000 square feet in new health care facilities.
The largest project is the 163,000-square-foot, 50-bed St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital and adjacent Dean Clinic scheduled to open in early January near Interstate 90/39 and Racine Street on Janesville’s southeast side.
“We heard from the community that they were asking for choice in health care,” said Kerry Swanson, president of St. Mary’s Hospital Janesville.
Swanson said the decision to build the new hospital also was prompted by studies that show the population of Janesville is aging.
“The more people that age, the more necessary it is to have health care services for them,” Swanson said. “We recognized there was an opportunity to open a hospital in Janesville.”
While the St. Mary’s project progresses on schedule, Janesville-based Mercy Health System recently started construction on a $10 million expansion at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center that will end this fall, about the same time it completes a similarly priced renovation and expansion of Mercy Clinic East in Janesville. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:32 |
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After all these years, Mark Twain Still has plenty to say |
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Written by Lynn Greene
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011 15:55 |
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Mark Twain, as performed by Tom Gilding, left, chats with Doug Watson of Watson’s Wild West Museum in Elkhorn.
(Read the story in the Aug. 24, 2011 e-edition HERE.)
BURLINGTON -- Mark Twain (bless his soul — he’s been dead all of these 101 years) has a lot in common with Tom Gilding of Burlington, Wis. Twain, who may be best known as the author of “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer,” was also an American humorist and first rate lecturer.
On Friday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m., Gilding will be performing at the Hartland Library.
At first glance, you see the resemblance: a head of graying hair, full expressive eyebrows and a mustache that twitches when he’s telling a story.
Not to mention, Twain wrote a few stories about a fictional character he named Tom Sawyer. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:19 |
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To remain relevant in a technological world, libraries learn to adapt |
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Written by Dennis HInes/Stateline News
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Monday, 22 August 2011 14:53 |
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Nhung Nguyen, left, and Thanh Vo, both of Rockton, use a computer at the Talcott Free Library in Rockton. As patrons use more technology, libraries have learned to adapt.
(Read this story in the e-edition HERE.)
BELOIT -- iPads, Nooks and Kindles are changing how libraries do business.
There was a time that computerized card catalogues ushered in a revolution in technology.
Today, all manner of portable electronic devices are changing the way people interact with information, and libraries are changing the way they provide their services.
The Beloit and Clinton public libraries, as well as the Talcott Free Library in Rockton and the North Suburban Library District in Roscoe and Loves Park, subscribe to a company called OverDrive, which allows patrons to download eBooks onto their mobile device through a website. The software allows the book to remain on the reader for a limited time. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 22 August 2011 14:59 |
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