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Members of Chet Hillary’s shop class at Southwestern repaired and painted the ramp at the American Legion Hall in Hazel Green. The class also installed a new deck on the property. From left, Reece Deckert, Briar Kuhl, Ray Runde and Hillary. Not pictured: Kaden Clendenen.
SW shop class assists American Legion: Class works on building projects, service work with veterans
HAZEL GREEN, Wis.–The American Legion and the Southwestern tech education program have worked closely on a wide array of projects throughout the years. This year’s project included the … more
Bert Tranel recently released his second book, “Primitive to Modern Farming: Living the Good Life.” The book is available for purchase at The Galena Gazette, Sullivan’s in Stockton, Amazon and directly from the author.
Tranel’s book shares history of farming
GALENA–After the success of his first book, “Lucky 13: Rural Family of Faith,” in 2016, Bert Tranel had an idea for another book, this one about the history of farming. He wanted to … more
Online play reading Nov. 29
Local churches present ‘The Sleuth and the Savior’ GALENA–A comedic version of the nativity story will be performed as a virtual table reading, featuring actors from four … more
Elks lend a hand at Old Market House
1914 Hazel Green High School graduate Glenn Trewartha was a leader in climatology and geography.
‘Mr. Trewartha was Mr. Wisconsin’ Hazel Green High School graduate coined greenhouse effect, impacted climatology
HAZEL GREEN, Wis.–The world was a much different place when Glenn Thomas Trewartha graduated from Hazel Green High School in 1914. World War I was just beginning and the world was changing at a … more
SFC Tom Hinman of Hazel Green, Wis., stands with the American flag in Iraq during one of his four deployments that he served between 2003-2010.
40 years of military service: Hinman served deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Ukraine
HAZEL GREEN, Wis.–Nov. 22 will be a memorable day for Hazel Green resident Tom Hinman as he will officially hang up his fatigues and boots after nearly 40 years in the military. “I am … more
FROM THE PAGES OF THE GALENA GAZETTE: 1995: Golf course off U.S. 20 at Horseshoe?
10 years ago Dec. 1, 2010 The cause of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe derailment right before Thanksgiving is still unknown. No injuries were reported. Jordan McLane, of Elizabeth, won … more
Celebrating turkey time in a pandemic
For the past two years I have shared my recipe for how to cook a 14-16-pound turkey in one hour and 15 minutes. The only negative feedback I have received from readers over the past years has been … more
FROM THE PAGES OF THE GALENA GAZETTE: 1945: Telephone operators go on strike
10 years ago Nov. 24, 2010 Throughout his life, Rudy Pascoe, Elizabeth, was active in the community. He was a member of the EMS. He served on Jo Daviess County Board committees and completed … more
The Jo Daviess County Farm Bureau offered a “Bushel of Books” grant to school districts within the county with the goal of providing accurate agriculture books for elementary students. Hannah Brudi, Stockton agriculture teacher, was selected as a recipient of this grant. The books will be used in the Stockton Elementary School reading program. Hannah Brudi, center, presents the books to Stockton Elementary School teachers Jeni Pearce, left, and Angela Kurth, right.
Farm Bureau offers Burhel of Books
From left, Joe Mattingley, Illinois Bank & Trust market president; Carole Sullivan, Galena Center for the Arts executive director; and Jay Dickerson, Galena Center for the Arts board president, talk about the arts organization’s impending purchase of the bank’s Gear Street location. The bank intends to find property and build a new facility.
A new home: Galena Center for the Arts to purchase Illinois Bank & Trust building
GALENA--There’s big news for the arts in Galena. The Galena Center for the Arts will soon have a new, permanent home, the current Illinois Bank & Trust building at 971 Gear St. Last … more
A November 1888 wager on the election between Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland was a Gazette flashback in 1956. “George W. Ivy is the fellow in the wheelbarrow. He won an election bet that Harrison would beat Cleveland for the presidency in 1888 and a “Mr. McCormick” paid off by wheeling Ivy down the street. This photo was taken in front of what was the Vincent Monument Works on Galena’s Main Street. The picture was supplied by Vincent Ivy of Mt. Carroll, son of the man in the wheelbarrow.”
Novel election wagers
Going through another Presidential election process as we are at the present time, I found a couple of references to the same time period many years ago. The first mention that I had goes back to … more
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