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ocalState section Monday, September 5, 2005 Contact Metro Editor Tony Walter at (920) 431 -821 7 or metrogreenbaypressgazette.com Green Bay Press-Gazette Mm wist tailed for honor, ipi'fy Chief justice and Wisconsin native 'source of enormous pride' for state BY MIKE H0EFT placement is confirmed. "He'll want to get some "Even more, as a Wisconsin native, tors praised Rehnquist for the dignity he brought to the nation's highest court. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold said Rehnquist served the nation with integrity "I have great respect for this son of Wisconsin's long and distinguished tenure on the bench and for the dignity he brought to the court and to his other duties," Feingold See Honor, B-5 as Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement, it still could take months to get a successor for Rehnquist, said Furlong.

With eight justices, it's possible the court may split 4-4 on cases. The court's new session starts Oct. 3. O'Connor announced July 1 that she will retire after her re one in as quick as possible and not play political football," said Scott Furlong, an associate professor at UWGB. Rehnquist, a Wisconsin native, died Saturday at age 80 after a long battle with cancer.

Even if nominee John Roberts is confirmed soon "Now we have two in a matter of months," Furlong said. The last time the court had two vacancies was in 1971. U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Hobart, said Rehnquist's legacy will be heralded as one of comity, conviction and consistency.

mhoeftgreenbaypressgazette.com AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Bush likely will move quickly to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, according to a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professor of political science. Kennquists Green service was a source of enormous pride for our state," Green said. His passing "marks a tremendous loss for this great nation." Wisconsin's two US. sena- Annexed A bull peers out from its pen shortly before the beginning of the rodeo. 'v, 3 1 land would be a boon for Pulaski Move may get TIF district on track BY ANDY BEHRENDT abehrendgreenbaypressgazette.com llh -mm '-'4 tin 1 I 3 to i 1 'A-' '''T In Brief Green Bay Local gas prices drop slightly High gas prices began to taper off a bit as some area stations posted gas at $3.09 a gallon on Sunday The move came after prices jumped a total of 56 cents last week to $3.25 a gallon in the Green Bay area.

AAA Wisconsin spokesman Mike Bie said earlier that demand was expected to drop after Labor Day, following normal seasonal patterns and that prices could drop. Oil marketers said last week the spiraling costs were not price gouging, but were the result of natural market forces of supply and demand. Mike HoeftPress-Gazette De Pere City Council to vote on bridge The De Pere City Council on Tuesday will consider whether to assume ownership of the Claude Allouez Bridge and save it as a pedestrian span. The Living Bridge group hopes to preserve the span for pedestrian and bicycle traffic when a new four-lane bridge opens nearby. Construction of the new bridge will begin in early 2006.

Tearing down the bridge would cost $1 million. Restoring the bridge would cost $4.6 million, state officials say The council meets at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at 335 S. Broadway. Press-Gazette De Pere Board to discuss school projects A proposal authorizing a $19 million referendum for new school building projects will be discussed Tuesday by the De Pere School Board.

If approved, the issue likely would go to voters in November. The district intends to build a new elementary school on farmland in the town of Rockland to accommodate 650 students, and build an addition to the high school to accommodate 200 students. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 1700 Chicago St. Press-Gazette Green Bay Wis.

54 roadwork to start Sept. 12 Construction will begin Sept. 12 on four miles of Wisconsin 54 between Bay Settlement Road and the 5457 interchange in Brown County, the state Department of Transportation said. The project includes joint repair, asphalt milling, asphalt concrete pavement and beam guard terminal ends. The project will cost $694,000 and should be completed by the end of the month.

Wisconsin 54 will remain open to at least one lane of traffic in each direction during construction. Press-Gazette Oconto County Flowage draining needed for fixes Crews will begin on Tuesday drawing down the High Falls and Johnson Falls flowages on the Peshtigo River as part of needed dam repairs, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. announced. Flowage levels will drop by about 1 foot daily until the maximum drawdown of 12 feet on High Falls and 13 feet on Johnson Falls is reached. "We know the drawdown will disrupt fall activities on the flowages, but we must finish the work before winter weather prevents completion of the earthen work," said Bruce Crocker, Public Service superintendent of regional generation.

WPS is working with the state Department of Natural Resources to minimize impacts to the watershed and fishery Press-Gazette Jesus Jauregui practices his rope work shortly before a show. Photos by B.A. RupertPress-Gazette 0... With an OK from state agencies, Pulaski is poised to get past a glitch in its economic-development plans by annexing a straggler strip of Wisconsin 32 and the Mountain-Bay Trail from Pittsfield. The village early this summer had to stall the creation of a tax-increment finance district because the land proposed for the district in southeastern Pulaski wasn't adjacent to the village's border.

The Village Board could fix that on Tuesday by annexing the strip of highway and trail. "That's all we need," said Pulaski President Keith Chambers. "That keeps everything contiguous." In a TIF district, a municipality uses property-tax revenues generated by development to finance public works projects and other supportive measures within the district. Once the district dissolves, the development is added to the municipality's tax rolls a potential boost for taxpayers whose village for four years straight has been Brown County's highest-taxed municipality The state Department of Transportation and Department of Natural Resources have approved the annexation of the highway and trail respectively, Chambers said. Due for public hearings and Village Board consideration Tuesday are measures to annex from Pitts-field both the 14 acres of road and trail a sliver of land missing from Pulaski's municipal boundaries and 2 acres of land along Crest Drive requested for direct annexation by owner James McKeefry.

Chambers said he also expects the board to approve a development agreement for a hotel, bank and strip mall complex planned at the southwest corner of 32 and Crest Drive that would kick-start the TIF district. If you go Pulaski's Village Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Village Hall, 421 S. St. Augustine St.

Dan Baugh, 24, of Weston is thrown from his bull on Sunday during the Lions Labor Day Rodeo in Luxemburg. Ropin' and ridin' Cowboys and cowgirls from across the area saddled up this weekend for the second Lions Labor Day Rodeo at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds in Luxemburg. According to rodeo chairman Peter Andre, the idea for the event came about because of a love for our equine friends. "If you drive around the county all you see are horses," Andre said, "and we thought this love of horses would translate into love of rodeo." Andre estimated that the two-day event drew a crowd of more than 1 ,800. The rodeo featured events as varied as barrel racing and bareback bronc riding.

Elizabeth Simonar, 23, of Luxemburg rounds a barrel on Sunday during the barrel racing competition, which was only open to women. 175 acres of history hit auction block Scene of standoff between Menominee tribe, National Guard up for sale BY PAUL SRUBAS it psruDasisgreeriDaypressgazene.com which specializes in selling resort property, will conduct Thursday's auction, to begin at 1 p.m. at the Gathering, 2600 E. Richmond Shawano. The 17 parcels, which range from about 5.5 acres to 26.86 acres, include more than 3,600 feet of frontage on the Red River, stands of native pines and hardwoods and great potential for wooded building sites, according to Schrad-erWestchester's Web site.

One parcel also includes a stone structure, the last trace of the Novitiate where armed members of the Menominee Warrior Society holed up and prepared for a fire-fight with National Guardsmen. See Block, B-5 sin's version of the violent protest at Wounded Knee, S.D., two years earlier. The novitiate property, which today includes just a shell of a mansion on 175 acres of otherwise undeveloped land, has been divided into 17 parcels that go on the auction block Thursday Schrader Westchester Real Estate and Auction Co. of Champaign, 111., A nice place for a vacation or retirement home, maybe, but for some, the Alexian Brothers Novitiate property in Gresham will always be more than that. In 1975, the property was the scene of a dramatic and violent clash between Native Americans and National Guardsmen, Wiscon One of the few remaining stained-glass windows at the Alexian Brothers Novitiate.

FilePress-Gazette Get the Facts News items to keep you in the know Today in history Fraud trial costs Brown Co. $30,000 Get out there: Tuesday Rally calls for universal living wage Today's tip Lanes on Leo Frigo bridge to close Wednesday Look for lane closures Wednesday on the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge. Deck sealing is scheduled to be performed starting Wednesday. It is set to be completed by Sept. 5, 1987: The Jerald Newman securities fraud trial earlier this summer probably will cost Brown County taxpayers more than the James Lofton and Mossy Cade trials combined, according to court records.

The total cost of the trial is expected to be close to $30,000. Newman, 49, was convicted of 1 8 felony charges. Compiled by Diane Robb A rally in support of a universal living wage is scheduled for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Walnut Street Bridge. The demonstration calls for every person working 40 hours a week to earn enough money to afford decent housing.

The event is sponsored by House the Homeless, the Universal Living Wage Campaign, the National NAACP and the National Coalition for the Homeless. Press-Gazette I rUssSssEts FilePress-Gazette Sept. 13. The Leo Frigo bridge carries Interstate 43 traffic over the Fox River. Press-Gazette Visit our Web site: www.9reenbaypreB8gai8tt9.com i.