10/17/23
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On October 18, 1924, Grantland Rice wrote what has been called the greatest lede in sports journalism. He immortalized four student-athletes, and Notre Dame football, with these words:
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by Mike Jones
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10/17/23
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GALENA–Joe Berning, owner of Busy B Ranch, rekindles his childhood passion for horses by training and saving ‘kill-pen’ horses after his retirement.
Since Berning was a …
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by Olivia Friederick
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10/17/23
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Most of us tend to think about historical migrations TO Galena: tribal nations; French-Canadians; Missourians from St. Genevieve and St. Louis; emigrants from England, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, …
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by Mike Jones
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10/10/23
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10/10/23
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One of the first things that we acquire when we enter this world is a name and this story deals with just that - your name…
This letter was written to the Gazette in February of 1872. It …
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by Steve Repp
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10/10/23
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10/10/23
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GALENA– The Galena Public Library joins more than 200 Illinois libraries participating in Season 3 of Illinois Libraries Present to host the award-winning New York Times bestselling …
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10/10/23
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SCALES MOUND–It’s fall and that means harvest time in the vineyards of Jo Daviess County. This year, the harvest is a bit early due to the effects of summer’s weather.
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by Milly Jones
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10/10/23
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Ten Years Ago
October 2, 2013
Oktoberfest has been a tradition for many western towns, but no one does it quite like Galena. The celebration kicks off at noon Saturday, Oct. 5 on …
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10/10/23
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