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Rob choose as Finance to monthly after 12 Free if Thursday, December 4, 2008 AREA STATE www.thenorthwestern.com Oshkosh Northwestern BRIEFS Driver charged in Tuesday crash A 24-year-old Omro man is facing criminal charges for his role in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning. Jason M. Tollard was charged in Winnebago County Circuit Court Wednesday with causing injury by the intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, a felony, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. If convicted, he faces 13 years in prison and $26,000 fine. According to police, Tollard was traveling west on West Ninth Avenue, near Oakwood Road, about 6:45 a.m.

Wednesday when he struck an eastbound vehicle driven by Tracey Patterson, 29, of Oshkosh. Both drivers suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Winnebago County Court Commissioner ordered Tollard be held on a $500 cash bond. Tollard is due back in court Dec. 8.

Woman killed by hit-run driver LAKE DELTON (AP) Sauk County deputies are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Lake Delton. Authorities say the 62- year-old victim was attempting to walk across Highway 12 about 9:40 p.m. Tuesday when she was hit by a driver who fled the scene. She was trying to talk to a sheriff's deputy who was assisting someone else at the time. The woman was airlifted to UW Hospital in Madison, where she later died from her injuries.

Deputies are looking for a dark-colored Dodge or Chrysler minivan or SUV, with possible damage. New trial ordered for Racine man RACINE (AP)- -A Racine man who admitted shooting at three men, killing one of them, after seeing them trying to steal something from his fiancee's car has been granted a new trial. Racine County Circuit Judge Charles Constantine found that 33-year-old Adrial White had ineffective counsel when he was convicted in November 2006 of first -degree intentional homicide and attempted second- degree intentional homicide. White contended at his trial that he felt threatened and fired at the three in self-defense, though the victims were wounded in the back. School board sets timeline for superintendent search BY ADAM RODEWALD of The Northwestern A new school superintendent would be hired by late February under a tentative schedule adopted by the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education Wednesday.

The board asked Illinois-based consulting firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, to immediately post the position as open. Initial interviews were tentatively slated for Feb. 3-5 and a final candidate would be announced the last week in February. The board left the door open to scrap this timeline, however, in favor of a targeted- or successionbased hiring process. A targeted approach allows the consulting firm to recruit individuals SEARCH TIMELINE Jan.

27: Board meets with consulting firm for initial interview planning 3-5: Initial interviews 9,10 and 12: Final interviews Week of Feb. 23: Announcement of new superintendent based on a set of desired skill sets instead of promoting the job to a large pool of candidates. A succession approach grooms a candidate, often an internal employee, during an interim period. These options will be discussed in closed session on Dec. 17.

Jim Rickabaugh, of the consulting firm, said the meeting couldn't be public because it may include discussion of specific personnel or potential employee contracts. Board member Tom McDermott said the speed of a targeted approach would be advantageous since the board already went through the traditional hiring process last spring. "Having gone through that process, we have reaffirmed the characteristics we're looking for," said board member Wayne Traska. Only board member Dan Becker indicated he would prefer the traditional approach, which exposes the district to the greatest variety of candidates. Adam Rodewald: (920) 426-6632 or More snow, cold on way to city BY DOUG ZELLMER of The Northwestern There's no immediate relief from Old Man Winter's grips for an already snow covered Oshkosh.

More of the white stuff is forecast this weekend and into next week. One to 3 inches of snow is expected on Saturday and 2 to 5 inches of snow could come our way on Monday, said Scott Cultice, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Green Bay. An estimated 4 inches of snow fell in Oshkosh Wednesday giving the city inches of snow since Nov. 24. Cultice said light snow started falling at 3:23 a.m.

Wednesday in Oshkosh with moderate snowfall from about 7 to 8:30 a.m. The snow, which was mostly light but steady in the late morning and early afternoon, stopped about 3 p.m. Normal snowfall in Oshkosh for December is about inches and 41 inches annually in the city from October through May. Snow may not be the only concern in coming days. Cultice said it's expected to turn unseasonably cold with subzero temperatures forecast in Oshkosh Thursday night and into Friday morning.

"I don't see any warm up in sight," he said. Doug Zellmer: (920) 426-6667 or Northwestern announces staff reductions The Northwestern staff The Oshkosh Northwestern announced today that it eliminated nine positions from the newspaper's staff. Tom Cooper, president and publisher of the Northwestern, said the nine positions include four that are currently open and simply will not be filled. Four other positions will be consolidated into a regional operation center in mid-April and affected Northwestern employees will be eligible to apply for positions there. One member of the newspaper's staff was laid off.

The Northwestern's parent company, Gannett announced in October that the economic crisis would require a work force reduction of 10 percent across the company. Other Gannett-owned newspapers in Wisconsin experienced similar cutbacks Wednesday. Cooper told the Northwestern staff of the cutbacks Wednesday morning. "As I have shared with you, the revenue growth we have seen in the local retail segment has not offset the impact the credit crisis has created in real estate, auto and help wanted he said. 3 people charged in murder-for-hire plot STEVENS POINT Three people are facing attempted homicide charges in what Portage County authorities say was a murder-for-hire scheme.

A prosecutor says all three had a role in the shooting of James Glodowski. He was shot several times at a Stevens Point park Nov. 18. Celebrating 35 years in business! COUNTRY SQUIRE Christmas Gift Shoppe (est. 1973) Mention this ad and receive Off regular priced items in the store! OF ORNAMENTS AND OTHER FINE Including Old World, Inge, Radko, Byers Choice, Pipka, Jim Shore, Snowbabies and other Holiday Decor Gift certificate give away New this year the search for the orange sticker! Find the orange sticker and receive off that item! Stickers change daily so stop in often! 8472 State Rd.

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She married Edward Robert Collins on April 14, 1951 in Chicago. Irene was a member of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church and VFW Post 10452 Women's Auxiliary in Princeton. She enjoyed sewing. She is survived by her husband, Ed Collins of Princeton; 4 sons, Thomas (Rebecca) Collins of DeForest, WI, Timothy (Judy) Collins of South Bend, IN, Anthony Collins of Portage, WI, Robert Collins of Eldorado, WI; 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Howard Kubycheck. Relatives and friends may call on Friday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Wachholz and Sons Funeral Home in Princeton. Visitation will also take place on Sunday, Dec. 7, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Hursen Funeral Home, 4001 West Roosevelt Road in Hillside, IL.

A funeral service for Irene Collins will take place at the funeral home on Monday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m., with a chapel service and burial at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Wachholz and Sons Funeral Home in Princeton Serving the Family (920) 295-6631 www.wachholzandsons.co Ruth Ann Zahn Ruth Ann Zahn, age 84, of Winneconne, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at home. She was born November 4, 1924 in High Bridge, Wisconsin to the late Elliott and Ruth (Repe) Luce. Ruth Ann retired from Bausch Lomb.

She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Winneconne. Ruth Ann is survived by her son, Dennis (Jill) Zahn; four brothers, Allen (Mary) Luce, Charles (Delores) Luce, Donald Luce, Chester (Rosie) Luce; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Along with her parents, Ruth Ann was preceded in death by two sisters. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 6 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 32 S.

Third Ave. Winneconne, with Pastor Mara Rivera officiating. Inurnment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Waterloo, New York. A Visitation for family and friends will be on Friday at the church from 3 p.m. until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for First Presbyterian Church. Mueller Funeral Home 904 E. Main Street P.O. Box 250 Winneconne, WI 54986 (920) 582-4242 MORE OBITUARIES can be found on PAGE A5. appearing in the director.

Oshkosh Northwestern are pre- Poetry submitted with obituarpared by the families and friends ies must be accompanied by of the deceased. The fee for obit- copyright releases before publiuaries is based on the number of cation. Poems without copyright printed lines and Web publica- releases will not be published. tion. To submit an obituary and A seven-day archive of obituardiscuss fees for publication, ies may be found online at please contact your funeral home www.thenorthwestern.com Authorities say Carla Glodowski offered $4,000 to Linda Dietze of Plover to kill her husband.

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