Archive for April, 2009

Eau Claire women dies in collision with semi-tanker (Red Wing Republican Eagle)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

PEPIN COUNTY, Wis. — An Eau Claire, Wis., woman died when her van collided with a semi tanker Tuesday morning in Pepin County. Advertisement: GARRISON AUTO REPAIR $100 Off Repair! $100 Off Any Major Repair over $500 - just mention our Marketplace ad! Offer expires May 30, 2009. Garrison Auto Repair, 715-246-7884.

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New Law Requires Customer’s Consent For Auto Repairs (WISC-TV Madison)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

MADISON, Wis. — A new law requires auto repair shops to obtain authorization from customers, before doing any repairs. The law is designed to protect consumers from repair shops which make drivers pay for unapproved auto repairs.

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Madigan sues area contractor (Bureau County Republican)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

PRINCETON — An unfinished home repair project that pitted a Princeton woman against a Peru man has now brought in the Illinois Attorney General’s office.

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Minnesota Legislature gets ugly, loud (Woodbury Bulletin)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Minnesota news If Tuesday paints a picture of how the 2009 legislative session will end, it won’t be pretty. Advertisement: GARRISON AUTO REPAIR $100 Off Repair! $100 Off Any Major Repair over $500 - just mention our Marketplace ad! Offer expires May 30, 2009. Garrison Auto Repair, 715-246-7884.

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Auto-Salvage Businesses Doing Well During Recession (Poynter Institute)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Scrap auto parts businesses are busy places these days. “‘With the way the economy is right now, people are spending money on their vehicles where maybe a year or two ago they would have just traded them in,’ said Steve Jordan, manager at Linden’s Complete Auto Repair.

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Guns & Ammo Taken From Auto Repair Shop (News On 6 Tulsa)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Tulsa Police are trying to track down 200 missing guns and 20,000 rounds of ammunition.

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Tee it up for hunger (Lake Elmo Leader)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

June 1 will provide a day of golf, food, helping those in need-and a chance to pocket 10 grand. Advertisement: GARRISON AUTO REPAIR $100 Off Repair! $100 Off Any Major Repair over $500 - just mention our Marketplace ad! Offer expires May 30, 2009. Garrison Auto Repair, 715-246-7884.

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Man charged with auto shop burglary (Dothan Eagle)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

A man was arrested late Tuesday night after a traffic stop and charged with a burglary at a local auto repair business.

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Girls golf: Red Wing second at invitational (Red Wing Republican Eagle)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

ELK RIVER, Minn. - Burnsville, the runner-up in the Class AAA state tournament a year ago, ran away with Tuesday’s 21-team Elk River Invitational with a round of 347. Advertisement: GARRISON AUTO REPAIR $100 Off Repair! $100 Off Any Major Repair over $500 - just mention our Marketplace ad! Offer expires May 30, 2009. Garrison Auto Repair, 715-246-7884.

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Non-profit, city look at possible Park-and-Ride (Red Wing Republican Eagle)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

A local non-profit that operates public transit in Red Wing is hoping to work with the city to turn a patch of grass between Highway 61 and Withers Harbor Drive in central Red Wing into a transit station and a park-and-ride. Advertisement: GARRISON AUTO REPAIR $100 Off Repair! $100 Off Any Major Repair over $500 - just mention our Marketplace ad! Offer expires May 30, 2009. Garrison Auto Repair, …

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