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From the pages of The Galena Gazette: 1947: The Gazette, A Weekly Visitor for Over One Hundred Years
10 years ago September 12, 2012 The campaign to “Build a Smarter Future” is kicking into full gear as a group of local residents are working to get out the yes vote for the November … more
The cast of this year’s Cemetery Walk to benefit the Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society includes, from left, Bryan Ackerman (grave digger and assistant director); Brian Schoenrock and Alison Schoenrock (Nelson and Mary Stillman); Ernest Jackson (Henry Christopher); Cathie Elsbrie (Anna Felt); Michael Crawford (Capt. Hiram Bersie); Megan Gloss (Lena Schmohl); and Ron and Kris Chapman (John and Mary Packard).
It’s time for the Cemetery Walk: Annual event benefiting the museum brings back to life Galenians from another era
Area residents and visitors will have an opportunity to meet Galenians from another era this weekend, when the annual Cemetery Walk takes center stage at Greenwood Cemetery. The annual fundraiser … more
The Viking cruise ship makes its way south on a very calm Mississippi River as dusk descends on Wednesday, Sept. 7. This was the maiden voyage for the Viking which started its trip on Saturday, Sept. 3 from St. Paul, Minn., and arrived in Dubuque on Tuesday morning, Sept. 6. The boat was expected to arrive in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, Sept. 10. The boat is 450 feet long and includes five decks and can host 386 guests in 193 rooms, with a crew of 148.
Maiden voyage of the Viking...
The Bishop’s Busy Big Store/Lyric Opera House building in Elizabeth has been named to the National Register of Historic Places. There will be an unveiling of the official national register plaque at a later date.
Bishops makes it on national register
ELIZABETH–The Bishop’s Busy Big Store/Lyric Opera House property in Elizabeth has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the official list of … more
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa hosted the Vintage Triumph Register’s Roadsters Run the Ridges convention Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. The event drew 300 people with 200 cars for activities in The Galena Territory, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa as well as a car show in Galena. Forrest and Ruth Shields, Park Ridge, bought this Triumph TR-3A Roadster in 1961 in Evanston. He drove it as he served in the Army and during his college years while courting his wife of 48 years. They drove the Triumph in all weather conditions, even in winter months when Forrest had to hand crank the car to start it. In 1971 a bolt on the radiator fan came loose and piercing the radiator. Although Forrest planned to repair the car, a growing family and the start of his contracting business delayed the project 43 years. Meanwhile the roadster sat in their garage until his son-in-law told him, “I know you are going to fix the car but if you started today you would not live long enough to finish it.” Fifteen months later, after a total restoration, he has his “brand new” TR-3. “I’m somewhat poorer but happy. I drive now only on dry sunny days and wish I was 20 years younger,” reported Forrest.
A "Triumph" in motoring
Red pepper and mushroom bolognese
Red pepper and mushroom bolognese
Ragu alla Bolognese is a traditional meat sauce in Italian cuisine, typical of the northern city of Bologna. In southern Italy, Bolognese refers to a tomato-based sauce bearing little resemblance to … more
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Lenny Wayne, left, and Pearl Olson.
Songwriters Showcase features Pearl Olson, Lenny Wayne
GALENA–Come to the Galena Center for the Arts outdoor stage at 7 p.m., Sept. 15 for an evening of music with Pearl Olson and Lenny Wayne, two of our favorite songwriters. If Mother Nature … more
As sometimes happens there are issues with photos and cutlines that have appeared in past issues. Last week’s Throwback photo was totally wrong. Joyce Wills sent the correct information for this photo that initially appeared in the August 9, 1989 edition of the Galena Gazette. The team is Buck’s Bandits. Those in the photo include, back, from left, Jim Harris, Randy Beadle, Kent Bennett, Paul Wasmund, Jeff Edmonds, Al Roberts; and front, from left, Julie Schambow, Jodi Loeffelholz, Sue Klein, Joyce Hilby, Carolyn Austin. Not pictured are Kim Page, Bridget Woods and Randy Wills.
Gazette Throwback
Ronn Toebaas was honored in 2019 by the Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society for his dedicated and creative efforts with the Cemetery Walk.
Changing of the guard for Cemetery Walk
The Cemetery Walk, a popular local walk focused on the past, is now looking toward the future. Ronn Toebaas has written and directed scenes for the Cemetery Walk for years and this will be his … more
From the pages of The Galena Gazette: 1997: Update of US 20 improvements
10 years ago September 5, 2012 There’s now another way across the Galena River for pedestrians as the new Meeker Street Pedestrian Bridge is in place. Crews from the city of Galena, … more
Ginger Ring
Romance novel signing event
Love is in the air…or at least in the books that will be signed at the new Romantic Galena Reads event. At this free event, 29 romance authors will be available to sign books and take … more
Police presence in Galena. . .a squad car on South Main Street.
‘A City Motorcycle Police Officer’
While doing some research and then checking through some of the photographs in the Alfred Mueller Collection, I found a number of police pictures from the past. They show some of the old squad cars … more
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