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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Green Bay Blizzard will fold without investment help

by Bill Scott on September 30, 2009

in Sports

Bob Landsee explains current state of the Blizzard

Bob LandseeIf the Green Bay Blizzard can find two new investors, they’ll likely be one of the teams to compete in the new AF1 league next season.

The indoor football team has until Oct. 10 to find the two investors, who collectively must kick in roughly $300,000 to make it a go.  Bob Landsee, who is the Blizzard head coach and part owner, made the announcement at a news conference in Green Bay this morning.

The Blizzard hasn’t submitted an application for inclusion in the AF1 because of questions surrounding the team’s investors.

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Bob Landsee explains current state of the Blizzard.

The current ownership of the Blizzard consists of three groups.  There’s a Wausau group, a Green Bay group (including former Packers player and Blizzard coach Brian Noble and Landsee), as well as former NFL quarterback Dave Krieg. [click to continue…]

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Signing up for swine flu shots

by WRN Contributor 09/30/09 12:53 PM

Today is the first day health providers can begin applying for the H1N1 vaccines. For the last couple of weeks the state of Wisconsin has been certifying public health agencies to be recipients of the upcoming H1N1 flu vaccines.  Health Services Department spokesman Seth Boffeli says 60,000 doses of the 3.4 million distributed will come [...]

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Communicating about Chinese classes

by WRN Contributor 09/30/09 12:47 PM

Chinese classes will now be voluntary in two of Janesville’s elementary schools after concerns were voiced by parents and teachers about the required language classes. It was a mixed reaction to the mandate at a school board meeting Tuesday.
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Although the school board previously approved the program in July, members say they [...]

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Opposition to utility bills going up

by WRN Contributor 09/30/09 9:04 AM

The state Public Service Commission held public hearings simultaneously both Tuesday afternoon and evening Madison, Appleton, Milwaukee and Racine. The heard from a lot of folks complaining about We Energies rate hike request in a down economy. Senior citizen Beverly Lehman in Appleton has to pay her monthly bill plus what she still owes from [...]

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Tauscher works out for Chiefs

by Bill Scott 09/30/09 8:29 AM

According to the website profootballtalk.com, the Kansas City Chiefs have worked out former Green Bay Packers tackle Mark Tauscher on Tuesday.
Tauscher is returning from surgery on his left knee after suffering an ACL injury last December.  Tauscher (pictured) wasn’t expected to return until October.
Packers general manager Ted Thompson this summer said he wouldn’t rule out [...]

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