New, smaller bookstore comingWINONA, Minn., Dec. 31, 1998 -- A new bookstore will replace the Winona Book Center, which is going out business at Winona Mall, according to mall manager Pam Simon-Salwey. She declined to share details, saying not all arrangements are firm. Simon-Salwey confirmed that the store will occupy the Book Center's floor space along with a second business. She said to expect "fresh ideas."
Profs' strike vote makes Top 10WINONA, Minn., Dec. 30, 1998 -- The fourth-ranked Winona education story of 1998 was the Winona State University faculty authorization to strike, the Winona Daily News said in a year-end report. The News' other stories related to public and private el-hi issues. The Winona State faculty, and profs elsewhere in the state system, voted Sept. 3 for their union to strike unless Chancellor Morrie Anderson changed his tune on contract issues. He did. Faribault attorney to judgeshipWINONA, Minn., Dec. 30, 1998 -- In one of his last acts as governor, Arne Carlson named a successor to the colorful retiring Dennis Challeen as district judge in Winona. The new judge, Jeff Thompson, 49, has been the county attorney in Faribault, Minn. Earlier he was assistant county attorney in Winona. The governor said Thompson has gained the respect of prosecutors, defense attorneys and the cops.
State yanks Repice med licenseST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 30, 1998 -- The state medical board barred Winona pediatrician Joe Repice from practicing medicine. The decision, in a 29-page report, disappointed his supporters, including college students. Repice had been accused of exchanging drugs for sex at the Winona Clinic, which fired him.
Judge: Kelly Sue snubbed orderWINONA, Minn., Dec. 30, 1998 -- An 18-year-old woman in all kinds of trouble, including a charge that she drove the get-away car in the Chucker's parking lot shooting, violated the terms of her conditional release, the judge said. Judge Lawrence Collins gave her a choice: Jail pending trial or $10,000 bond. She didn't have the money. Kelly had been ordered to stay out of town and went to live in Lamoille six miles south, but the cops nabbed her again in Winona outside a liquor store.
Winona loses bookstoreWINONA, Minn., Dec. 29, 1998 -- The Winona Book Center, the city's largest bookstore, will close after a liquidation sale scheduled for Jan. 2, the owners announced. Why? Too much competition from discounters like the Barnes & Noble super bookstores in Rochester, Minn., and La Crosse, Wis., and also on-line retailers, said Rita Lynch. She and husband Dennis operated the store, at the Winona Mall, for 15 years.
G-Bone: No plea bargainWINONA, Minn., Dec. 28, 1998 -- The man accused in a drive-by shooting that sent dozens of college students diving for cover, G-Bone Perkins, called off plea-bargaining and asked the judge for a new attorney. Judge Lawrence Collins said switching lawyers will not delay a trial Jan. 12.
WSU student sings way to topWINONA, Minn., Dec. 27, 1998 -- A Winona State University vocalist, Tamara Koenig, won first place in a state competition. At the Association of Teachers of Singing at St. John's University, Koenig performed works by Richard Strauss in German, Vivaldi in Latin, and Gurney and Herbert in English. What happened to King Street?WINONA, Minn., Dec. 26, 1998 -- The revised street-closing proposal that Winona State University submitted to the City Council dropped the two-block King Street stretch from Huff Street to the Pasteur science building. Campus construction coordinator John Burros said King will remain open with a cul-de-sac at the current Pasteur intersection. Meanwhile, the Phelps parking lot will be paved and grassed into a pre-school playground outside Howell Hall, where the kids meet for half days. The playground will replace the Watkins-Pasteur playground.
R.I.P.: Virginia JanikowskiWINONA, Minn., Dec. 26, 1998 -- A retired worker at the old College of Saint Tersaa, life-long Winona residennt Virginia Janikowski, died at age 85.
SMU web site a police toolWINONA, Minn., Dec. 26, 1998 -- A picture of Saint Mary's senior soccer player James M. Cnota on the university web site led to criminal assault charges. Police said the victim identified Cnota by browsing. Even though Cnota had grown a beard by the time of the assault, the victim was sure who broke his nose. Cnota, 21, is from Hoffman Estates, Ill.
WSU sports clubs help needyWINONA, Minn., Dec. 24, 1998 -- Five student clubs at Winona State University, all in sports, collected winter clothing for Volunteer Services. Donors left clothes in a decorated box in the Memorial sports building and then hung an ornament with their name on a tree. City planners review permit parkingWINONA, Minn., Dec. 23, 1998 -- A new parking permit plan, intended to relieve congestion in the Winona State University neighborhood, is in the hands of the city Planning Commission. The commission will make a recommendation to the City Council on whether new residential construction be required to have 1.5 parking spaces. The plan, modeled on one in Duluth, Minn., is intended as a long-term solution.
Tech plans Rushford classesRUSHFORD, Minn., Dec. 22, 1998 -- After five months planning, Winona Tech will offer classes in Rushford beginning in February. President Jim Johnson is still looking for a site. The classes would be a pilot project, he said. Assault victim blames SMU jockWINONA, Minn., Dec. 22, 1998 -- A Saint Mary's University soccer player, James M. Cnota, 21, was charged with both felony and misdemeanor assault in a head-butting and punching incident. The victim told police he was hurt when he tried to stop Cnota frombeating another guy. The judge signed a summons for Cnota, a senior at the campus New Village 222, to show up in court Jan. 13.
WSU football player to pay med billsWINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- Football player Ryan Walch, of Winona State University, is waiting to see how much he owes a man he beat up outside Fitzgerald's dance hall. Judge Dennis Challeen suspended a 30-day jail sentence if Walch picks up the man's medical bills and stays out of trouble for a year. Police said the football player kicked the man, taking out as tooth and cutting his face.City on WSU parking: Put up firstWINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- The City Council endorsed the Krueger Plan to further greenify the Winona State University campus but held back on more street closings until the lost parking spaces are replaced. The Council has been burned in the past when the university has reneged on promises to create new parking to offset spaces lost to the acreage-intensive Krueger mall plan.
State funding plea misses WSUWINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- The case that state colleges Chancellor Morrie Anderson put together for a $25.5 million supplemental budget won't benefit Winona State University much if at all. Anderson plans to argue to the Legislature that the Legislature-ordered switch to semesters resulted in a statewide enrollment decline and, hence, a tuition decline. But at Winona State, enrollment remained stable at roughly 6,700 students last fall.
Bravura editor winds up runWINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- After a year as editor of the Winona State University masscom magazine Bravura, journalism senior Becca Mavencamp is stepping down to graduate. Meanwhile, the magazine is taking a hiatus. There will be no spring issues because the masscom course that produces the mag isn't being offered.
WSU grad in social services roleROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- A 1987 Winona State University criminal justice grad, Elizabeth Ihrke, was named social services director at Samaritan Bethany Heights. Ihrke held a similar position earlier at St. Anne Hospice in Winona. WSU parking authority renewedWINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- The City Council continued its agreement with Winona State University to enforce city parking ordinances on campus. Nurses chose WSU prof for awardWINONA, Minn., Dec. 21, 1998 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association chose a Winona State Univeristy prof, Daniel Nicholls, for its 1998 Nurse Educator Award. Nicholls has been at Winona State since 1988.
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