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DAILY Ralph J. 'Buzz' Grob Sept. 1, 1915-March 25, 2000 ALMA, Wis. Ralph J. "Buzz" Grob, 84, of Alma died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at St.

Elizabeth Hospital, Wabasha, Minn. He was born Sept. 1, 1915, in Alma, to John and Elizabeth (Obrecht) Grob. On July 13, 1936, he married Viola Wendland in Wabasha. He was a member of St.

John Lutheran Church in Alma. After graduating from Alma High School, worked as a water boy on the Alma Dam, which was under construction at the time. Ralph progressed to the position of iron worker and then to superintendent for the U.S. Corp of Engineers on Mill Creek Flood Wall on the Ohio River in Cincinnati during World War II. In 1952 his love of construction led him to form TriState Construction Company.

He continued with this company until his. retirement in 1982. Ralph and Viola enjoyed their retirement by traveling in the United States and all the provinces of Canada, including Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Alaska. Every summer from 1982 to 1996 was spent fishing in Canada. Ralph expressed many times that he had a full life and had done everything he wanted to do.

He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, providing well for his family, who will miss him deeply. Ralph will be sadly missed by his wife of 64 years, Viola; his two daughters, Joan P. McCormick of Maple Grove, and Debra (Todd) Hanson-Carlson of Merrimac, four grandchildren, John (Beth) McCormick, Rebecca (Ken) Jagusch, Christopher Hanson and Kirsten Hanson; three great-grandchildren, Shannon Jagusch, Justin Jagusch and Molly McCormick; and two sisters, Gladys Fetting and Pearl Bjork, both of Pepin, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Ethel Denk. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Alma, with the Rev. Joel Bacon officiating. Burial will be at Alma Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday at StohrHagen-Wozney Funeral Home in Alma, where there will be an 8 p.m. prayer service. Visitation also will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Pallbearers will be Greg Axness, Bruce Denk, Robert Fetting, William Bjork Jeff Bjork and John McCormick.

Honorary pallbearers will be Rebecca Jagusch, Christopher Hanson, Kirsten Hanson, Shannon Jagusch, Justin Jagusch and Molly McCormick. The Winona Daily News uses recycled newsprint. Every issue. every day! TRICKY MOVE Lisa M. Daily News Carl Fuller of Winona practices tricks on his skateboard Sunday afternoon at Levee Park.

Oscar From Page 1A "Hannah and Her Sisters" in 1986, seemed overwhelmed by the applause that greeted the announcement by Judi Dench and he saluted his fellow nominees. "I'm basically up here guys to represent you as what I hope you will all be a survivor," Caine told the star-: studded Shrine Auditorium audience. The 24-year-old Jolie thanked her father, a best actor winner for 1978's "ComHome" and a nominee for 1969's "Midnight Cowboy," saying: "You're a great actor, but a better father." Pop star Phil Collins scored the best original song award for his sentimental "You'll be in My Heart" from the animated Disney film "Tarzan." It was his first win in nominations. Collins thanked his three children who, he said, "really wrote this song for me." The award followed a rousing performance of the bawdy "Blame Canada" from "South Park: Bigger, Longer Uncut." Robin Williams led the chorus in a production number, even though the show's producers swore there would be none. Best original score went to John Corigliano for "The Red Violin." The art direction trophy went to "Sleepy Hollow." "Topsy-Turvy," a drama about the creation of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Mikado," won two awards for makeup and costume design.

The live action short award went to "My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York" and animated short Oscar went to "The Old List From Page 1A Sound Effects Editing: "The Matrix." Costume: Topsy-Turvy." I Makeup: Topsy-Turvy." I Live Action Short Film: "My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples In New York." I Animated Short Film: 'The Old Man and the Sea." Winona Daily News Positively, Part of Your Life! "The Winona Daily News is people who care for customers, care for each other, and who are passionate about quality and success." (USPS 686-860) daily and Sunday by the World Wide Web Winona Daily News, a division of Lee www.winonadailynews.com Enterprises, from 601 Franklin e-mail: Winona, MN 55987, where periodicals SUBSCRIPTION RATES are paid. Single copy: 50 cents daily, $1.25 Sunday. Telephone numbers Week 13 26 52 507-453-3500 Toll free 800-328-2182 Home delivery $3.10 $40.30 $77.50 $155.00 Classified advertising. Mail $3.30 $42.90 $82.50 $165.00 Newsroom Postmaster: Retail Send address changes to: Advertiser. Winona Daily News 453-3550 P.O.

Box 5147 Winona, MN 55987-0147 Monday, March 27, 2000 Winona Daily News Arrangements James William McCabe Visitation today from 5 to 8 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., and on Tuesday after noon at Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home. Service Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.

MABEL, Minn. Mary L. Macha Visitation today from 10 to 11 a.m. service at Hesper Lutheran Church, Hesper, Iowa. Burial in Hesper Public Cemetery.

ETTRICK, Wis. Claudette "Claudie" H. Fausak Memorial services at 1:30 p.m. today at Jack Wis. STEWARTVILLE, Minn.

D. Bruce Overland Visitation from 5. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hoff Funeral Homes-Cook Rushford Chapel and one hour prior to 2 p.m. service Wednesday at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church.

Burial in the church cemetery. Eugene S. "Big Gene" Revoir -Visitation one hour prior to 10:30 a.m. service today at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Interment will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery. ALMA, Wis. Rocky J. Boisjolie Visitation one hour prior to 2 p.m. service Friday at Stohr-HaganWozney Funeral Home, Alma.

Burial in Nelson Cemetery. Death notices Death notices are received from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 4 to 9 p.m. weekends.

Death notices Marilyn K. 'Bridget' Rodriguez KELLOGG, Minn. Marilyn K. "Bridget" Rodriguez, 61, of Kellogg died Saturday, March 25, 2000, of cancer at her home. She was born March 21, 1939, in Chatfield, Minn.

She and her husband, Donald, had one son, one daughter and one adopted daughter. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Abbott Funeral Home, Wabasha, with interment in Chatfield Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8. p.m.

today and one hour before the service Tuesday at the funeral home. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today. Lottery numbers Numbers selected Sunday Minnesota Daily 3: 3-0-0: Cash 4 Life 8-27-38-61 Illinois Pick Three Evening: 8-2-1 Pick Four Evening: 4-9-1-7 Wisconsin SuperCash: 1-3-14-19-23-25 Jackpot: $250,000 Pick 3: 8-2-7 Pick 4: 1-0-6-3 Obituaries Robert C. Tremain Dec.

20, 1911-March 26, 2000 Robert C. Tremain, 88, of the Kensington Apartments, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Tremain Crosse, Wis. He was born Dec. 20, 1911, in Elroy, to Charles and Anna Tremain ei ick' Tremain. He graduated from Elroy High School in 1929 and attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War. I1 in the Americal Division. He worked as a signal maintainer for the Chicago and North Western Railroad. He married Eileen Steffen on May 11, 1946, in Elroy.

He moved to Winona in 1959. Eileen preceded him in death Feb. 2, 1994. He was a member of Central Lutheran Church, the Winona Lodge No. 18, the Rochester Scottish Rite Bodies, the Couer De Lion Commandary No.

3 and Winona Chapter No. 5 RAM. He was a past grand sword bearer and past district representative of the Minnesota Grand Lodge. He was a past member of the Ozman Shrine of St. Paul and was the Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star Chapter No.

141 of Winona. He is survived by sons, Charles (Susan) Tremain of Apple Valley and Richard (Maureen) Tremain of Des Moines, lowa; grandchildren, Emily, Anne, Jennifer, Richard and Laureen; and friend, Gladys Van Alstine. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Scott E.

Olson officiating. Burial be in Elroy City Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by the Elroy American Legion. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at MartinMyhre Funeral Home, where Masonic services will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Visitation also will be after 1.p.m. Wednesday at the church. 'Erin Brockovich' maintains hold on top box office spot LOS ANGELES (AP) Moviegoers ruled in favor of "Erin Brockovich" for a second consecutive week, awarding the top box office spot again to Julia Roberts for her sharptongued performance, according to studio estimates Sunday. The legal drama grossed an estimated $19 million for the weekend, closely followed by the newly released action film "Romeo Must Die" with $18.6 million. The horror story "Final Destination," a tale of teenagers stalked by death, was: third for its second week.

in release with $7.1 million. "Erin Brockovich" is based on the real-life story of a California woman who took a clerical job with a legal firm and uncovered a pollution scandal involving Pacific Gas Electric Co. Brockovich led a crusade for 650 residents whose water was, contaminated by the utility and won a $333 million settlement. "It is a film that certainly is benefitting from great word of mouth," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations Co. which tracks movie attendance.

"There's no question this is a pleaser." The second place "Romeo" is a tale of Asian and black gang families vying for control Court tackles major school prayer case SANTA FE, Texas (AP) Amanda Bruce thinks she knows why so few classmates and neighbors have joined her in speaking out against public prayers at high school football games. "They're scared they'll be shunned by the community or be labeled an atheist or devil worshipper like I was," said the 18-year-old senior, who wrote newspaper columns against the practice. Nearly five years after two families filed a lawsuit against the Santa Fe school district over the prayers, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case on Wednesday. It will be the court's first major school prayer ruling since 1992, when it barred clergy-led invocations and benedictions at graduation ceremonies.

At issue is whether public school districts can allow students to initiate and lead prayers over the publicaddress system before the football games. A decision is expected by late June. For some of the 10,000 residents of Santa Fe, a bedroom community 40 miles southeast of Houston with more churches than restaurants, the Supreme Court's decision has profound personal. implications. If prayer at sporting events is upheld, "it probably will destroy my faith in the Constitution and what this country stands for," said Debbie Man and the Sea." Documentary honors went to the short "King Gimp" and the feature "One Day in September." Spain's "All About My Mother' won best foreign film, prompting one of the night's humorous moments.

When director Pedro Almodovar's acceptance speech began to run long and presenter Antonio Banderas pretended to pull him off the stage. "American Beauty" topped most critic lists going into the ceremony, and it was named best picture in Friday's controversial Wall Street Journal poll of 356 of the 5,607 voting Academy members. Scientific or not, the survey clincher was "American Beauty's" for best buzz going into the Oscar show, broadcast on ABC with Billy Crystal as host. The awards show capped one of the most bizarre Oscar seasons. First, a large number of the ballots were delayed in the mail, and the academy had to print new ballots.

The academy also extended the voting deadline a few days to last Thursday. Then a shipment of 55 shiny new Oscar statuettes from the Chicago manufacturer disappeared from a loading dock at Roadway Express on March 8. Salvage man Willie Fulgear stumbled across 52 of the missing awards while rummaging through a trash container. Three Oscars remain missing. Fulgear, 61, became an instant celebrity.

He was given a $50,000 reward by the shipping company and two tickets to Sunday's show. Documentary Feature: "One Day in September." I Documentary (short subject): "King Gimp." Oscar winners previously announced this year: I Gordon E. Sawyer Award: Roderick T. Ryan, who created a film processor for use in special effects. Irving Thalberg Memorial Award: Warren Beatty.

Honorary Award: Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda. Bust From Page 1A found inside the vehicle. Hughes and Scott were arrested on felony-level drug charges. Police remained lipped about the arrest and tightdrug seizure. Narcotics investigator Jerry Olson said the matter remained under investigation and declined to answer what prompted police to pull the car over, how much Mason, a Baptist who testified for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

On the other side, school board President John Couch II foresees trouble if prayer is disallowed. "It would be a huge disappointment not only for us but for the nation," he said. "Students and private citizens would have their rights taken away from them on public property. I think it would be the start of further downfalls." Gov. George W.

Bush, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, and state Attorney General John Cornyn filed briefs supporting student-led prayer. The identities of the two families who filed the lawsuit one Catholic and one Mormon were sealed by the courts. Their lawsuit alleged that the school district's policy of allowing students to lead prayers at home football games violated the First Amendment by creating a "pervasive religious atmosphere." Mason, whose four children attended Santa Fe schools, said about 25 families, angered by numerous incidents including distribution of Gideon Bibles at Santa Fe High School, considered joining the suit but most dropped out as the conflict drew widespread attention. A year ago, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge's ruling that "nonsectarian and non-proselytizing" prayer could be allowed at public school events such as graduation.

The judge had also allowed the same limited prayers at football games. But the 5th Circuit said those prayers are out of bounds, ruling that the games are "hardly the sober type of annual event that can of an American waterfront. "Erin Brockovich" has grossed a cumulative $56.3 million in its two weeks of release and is the second all-time top- grossing film for March. "Liar Liar" from 1997 holds the record for. the month.

Academy Award-nominated films "American Beauty" and "The Cider House Rules" benefitted from an "Oscar bounce" as moviegoers rushed to see the films before Sunday night's annual Academy Awards ceremony, Dergarabedian said. "American Beauty" pulled in $3.9 million in the No. 7 spot, bringing its cumulative earnings to $108.4 million. "Cider House" grossed an estimated $2.8 million in ninth for a cumulative gross of $49.7 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations.

Final figures are to be released today. 1. "Erin Brockovich," $19 million. 2. "Romeo.

Must Die," $18.6 million. 3. "Final Destination," $7.11 million. 4. "Mission to $5.81 million.

5. "Here on Earth," $4.6 million. be appropriately solemnized with prayer." The Supreme Court is limiting its review to only the prayers-at-football games issue. The school district responded to the 5th Circuit ruling by crafting strict guidelines banning prayer, and warned senior Marian Ward, elected by fellow students to deliver brief messages solemnizing football games, that she would be disciplined if she prayed. cocaine was seized or what motel rooms were searched.

One of the last times the Southeastern Minnesota Narcotics Task Force, the Minnesota Gang Strike Force and local police teamed up in a That drug arrest was last spring. sting resulted in the six arrest of 17 people, including known Gangster Disciples with Chicago ties, involved in the delivery of crack cocaine from Chicago to Winona..