Boomer Q&A: There's more to life than making money
Wausau Daily Herald
He grew up in Richland Center and helped with his father's mink farm -- a hard job with little pay, he said. "When I graduated high school in 1965, my dad bought a brand-new Chrysler, the only new car he ever owned," Rebhahn recalled. ...

Honduras Weekly
Ortega Cites US Drug Consumption as "Root" of Organized Crime
Honduras Weekly
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega yesterday called on the United States to control its use of illegal drugs and said that that is the only real solution to dealing with organized crime and violence stemming from narcotrafficking in Central America. ...

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December's Premium Cigars Available at the Premium Cigar of the Month Club
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
This month's featured selections include 3 from Nicaragua and 2 from Honduras. Gurkha'S Castle Hall Robusto is a Nicaraguan cigar with origins in old Cuba. It is medium-bodied with bold, heady flavors that run from sweet clove-like notes to leathery ...

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Bert Muhly, former Santa Cruz mayor and icon of progressive politics, dies at 88
San Jose Mercury News
Muhly traveled more than two dozen times to Nicaragua, including once to deliver a donated ambulance to Santa Cruz's sister city of Jinotepe. He was strongly opposed to the Contra movement of the 1980s, which was backed by President Ronald Reagan's ...

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Simpson, Sharon M.
Madison.com
14, 2011, at Our House in Richland Center. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at 11 am at the CLARY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME in Richland Center. Burial will be held in the Richland Center Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday ...

Unlimited Flights in Costa Rica for Time Restrained Travelers
MarketWatch (press release)
And explorers who can't get enough of the Central American region can upgrade their pass to include an international round-trip extension to either Bocas del Toro in the northern Caribbean of Panama or Managua, the capital of Nicaragua (US$150.00 ...

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NICARAGUA: Nike and Adidas expand supplier base
just-style.com
Adidas sportswear supplier Augusta Manufacturing is investing $5m at its factory in Nicaragua to create 500 jobs by the end of this year, and expects to double its workforce in 2012. The US-based manufacturer has been established in Nicaragua's free ...
Nike, Adidas Invest in NicaraguaSporting Goods Intelligence (subscription)

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Dryden woman's journey to aid Nicaraguan clinic
Ithaca Journal
Audrey Terry of Dryden is gathering donations to take in a wheelchair lift van she is driving to Nicaragua to donate to a school and therpy center for children with special needs that she is helping create in Puerto Cabezas in Nicaragua. ...

WRESTLING: Norskies start fast, beat Thunderbirds
Baraboo News Republic
BHS is back on the mats Saturday at the Richland Center Invite. 113: Wyatt Davidson, DEFO, pinned Dillon Porter, BARA, 0:31. 120: Trevor Harsla, DEFO, pinned Chuck Rachuj, BARA, 1:01. 126: Hunter Mulock, BARA, tech. fall Nathan Harris, DEFO, 5:04 15-0. ...

VanFleet, Joan S.
Madison.com
She was born in Richland Center on Aug. 11, 1942, daughter to Duane and Gladys VanFleet. Joan was an avid bowler and had a passion for gardening. She loved dogs, especially her companion, Jody. She worked at Firstar Bank for over 30 years until her ...

Nicaragua Achieves Major Results in Agriculture
Prensa Latina
15 de diciembre de 2011, 00:10Managua, Dec 15 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua will report an increase in agricultural production of more than 13.9 percent this year to meet the demand from domestic consumption and exports, according to Agriculture Minister ...

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Local teen to help residents of Nicaraguan slum
Utica Observer Dispatch
28 for Managua, Nicaragua. There, on the outskirts of the country's capital city, more than 1000 impoverished people live inside “La Chureca” – the city dump. Margot and others from the Mission of Peace (MoP) trip will work with a local nonprofit, ...

Bob Hunt: Sen. Schultz would be a good governor
Wisconsin State Journal
Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center. His vast experience aside, this man actually votes his conscience while keeping in mind the people he represents and their thoughts. This is in stark contrast to the partisan stooges and stand-ins at the Capitol. ...

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Steeled in Struggle
The Weekly Standard
Yet when several obituaries used the phrase to describe the life of Lana Peters, an 85-year-old retiree who died in Richland Center, Wisconsin, in late November, the phrase rang true. Mrs. Peters, reclusive in recent years, was known in her former ...

Montee Ball breaks the mold as University of Wisconsin Badgers running back
Herald Times Reporter
"I grew up watching Ron Dayne as a young boy," said UW senior fullback Bradie Ewing, who is from Richland Center. "PJ (Hill), I remember him vividly. "That's what was always in my head: heavy hitters, bigger guys that will get downhill, that can make ...

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Nelson, Maynard W.
Madison.com
RICHLAND CENTER - Maynard W. Nelson, age 88, of Richland Center, died on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Agrace HospiceCare, Fitchburg. Maynard was born on March 15, 1923, in Lancaster, the son of Ben and Edna (Andrews) Nelson. He was united in marriage to ...

Murphy, Clifford John
Madison.com
He was united in marriage to Lorraine Anna Bock at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Richland Center on Jan. 7, 1947. He was born and lived his entire life on the family farm. He was the third of seven children. Clifford attended Murphy School in Clayton ...

2011 4 27 December 8, 2011 WCCN's Newsletter More than $70 million disbursed over 20 years A Letter from WCCN’s Executive Director A personal history about the founding of the loan fund at WCCN The Capital for Communities Fund expansion to an impact investment fund WCCN's Loan Fund Portfolio Borrower Profile: Flora Guaman WCCN_Winter11_Newsletter.pdf

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