Charleston Gazette back issues from June 2005:
Families urged to take action to increase home safety: June is Home Safety Month
Jun 01, 2005 ... A new national survey commissioned by the Home Safety Councilreveals that nearly six out of 10 American parents know that thereare actions that could be taken to reduce the risk of a family membersuffering a home-related injury, but families are unclear about whichchanges to make, and ...
St. Anthony Parish 50th anniversary celebration to include street fair
Jun 01, 2005 ... A street fair with live entertainment and free food will be one ofthe highlights of the St. Anthony Parish's 50th anniversarycelebration on Saturday, June 11. The event will begin with a 5:30 p.m. Mass at the church, 1000Sixth St. on Charleston's West Side. The St. Anthony ...
Rummage sales run rampant on Saturday
Jun 01, 2005; ... cthomas@cnpapers.com Map out your weekend for mucho merchandise and munchies! The first Saturday in June in the Metro East circulation andsurrounding areas will be rife with rummage, heavy in hot dogs,brimming with bargains and swimming in sweet delights. Many of themwill ...
Spring roundball
Jun 01, 2005; ... Aaron Keefer of Kanawha City (11) goes for a rebound againstKeaghan Ritchie (51) during a youth basketball tournament atRiverside High School Saturday, May 21. Keefer plays for The Rockets,coached by Gary Roberts ...
NEIGHBORS
Jun 01, 2005 ... Janie Hamilton, the daughter of Frank and Edith Whitlock ofElkview, graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia StateUniversity on May 22 with a bachelor's degree in health sciences witha focus on health education. She plans to pursue her master's degree. Elizabeth Anne Ayers of ...
New dance classes to start in Crede
Jun 01, 2005; ... cthomas@cnpapers.com You don't have to live along the Elk River or belong to the Elk'sClub to sign up for and join in a new series of line dancing lessons,but there's a definite "elk" component there. Under the aegis of the Extreme Country Dance Club, a new series ofbeginner ...
Touch of Life: Housekeeping keeps this husband hopping
Jun 01, 2005; ... Today is a day when I got up on the right side of the bed. Atleast I had my housekeeping hat on and began to do my bit immediatelyfollowing breakfast. I rose from the breakfast table, cleaned off the table and putthings away. This was followed by the task of taking the clean ...
Thomas Memorial Foundation hosting golf tournament June 6
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Thomas Memorial Hospital Foundation is hosting its 11th AnnualGolf Tournament on June 6 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course. Smith MotorCompany is donating this year's hole-in-one prizes for at least threeholes. The grand prize for a hole-in-one on hole No. 17 is the player'schoice ...
Bulletin Board
Jun 01, 2005 ... GIANT YARD SALE Kanawha Valley Senior Services will sponsor agiant yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 3 at 2428 KanawhaBlvd. East in Charleston. Parking will be available in the rear lotoff Washington Street. SISSONVILLE POOL The Sissonville pool is open this summer ...
Town of Pratt: The view from Big Cliff
Jun 01, 2005 ... As seen in this 1905 photo, everyone from Pratt goes to Big Cliff!The very best view of our town is from high atop the mountain to oursouth. From there you can see the great bend in the river, known asDego Bend, and Paul Bunyan's eyeglasses, which are what the roadsfrom the cemetery ...
Business Briefs
Jun 01, 2005 ... Tom Anderson has joined Poca Valley Financial as a registeredrepresentative based in PVF's Clendenin Office. He will provideinsurance and investment services to individuals and businesses. Worldwide Chiropractic & Sports Medicine will offer free physicalsto all athletes in ...
Correction
Jun 01, 2005 ... Because of a reporter's error, the late Mary E. Selbe wasmisidentified as ...
Club & Organization Activities
Jun 01, 2005 ... AARP 543 AARP Chapter 543 meets on the third Tuesday of each monthin the Baptist Temple social hall, Quarrier and Morris streets,Charleston. A covered dish lunch starts at noon. All AARP members andguests are welcome. For more information, call Carol Holmes at 342-4522 ....
Church & Religious Group Activities
Jun 01, 2005 ... GOSPEL SING A Spencer Reunion special gospel concert will begin at7 p.m. Monday, May 30 in the Madison Civic Center in Madison. TheSpencers and Kevin Spencer and Friends will sing. The cost is a $5donation at the door. REVIVAL/CRUSADE A Clendenin Area Revival/Crusade will be held ...
Summer Library Club scheduled June 4-July 23: Kickoff events June 4
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Kanawha County Public Library system's annual Summer LibraryClub for children begins June 4 and runs through July 23. Packed full of free programs, great reading and other rewardingactivities, the club will allow children ages 12 and under to earnprizes by reading ...
Reunion News
Jun 01, 2005 ... Listed below are upcoming or ongoing class, family and groupreunions; dates and locations (where determined) and contact persons/telephone numbers/e-mail addresses. If you have not receivedinformation about a class reunion or have names and addresses offellow classmates, contact the ...
West Virginia Lions roar at state convention
Jun 01, 2005 ... Lions Clubs of West Virginia held their 83rd annual stateconvention at Lakeview Country Club in Morgantown April 22-24. In West Virginia there are 220 clubs composed of 6,000 membersaround the state. Lions Clubs help others through a variety ofcommunity service ...
Kanawha libraries release June calendar of activities
Jun 01, 2005 ... Below is the list of programs scheduled during June at the MainLibrary in Charleston and at Clendenin, Elk Valley, Glasgow, Marmet,Riverside and Sissonville libraries. All programs are free unlessotherwise noted. ALL LOCATIONS Britton Summer Reading Club Kanawha ...
Community Center News
Jun 01, 2005 ... The following activities have been scheduled or are ongoing atcommunity centers in the Metro East circulation area: RAND COMMUNITY CENTER, 5701 CHURCH DRIVE, RAND LEASE SPACE The Rand Community Center has space available foryearly lease. The center is close to Charleston and ...
Military News
Jun 01, 2005 ... Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard S. Starcher, son of Mary L.Starcher of Elkview, recently deployed on a routine, scheduleddeployment, while assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USSNormandy, homeported in Norfolk, Va. Starcher's ship deployed along with USS Kearsarge, USS ...
Summer swimming lessons offered at UC
Jun 01, 2005 ... The HYCAT Swimming Program will offer the following summer "learn-to-swim" classes at the University of Charleston's indoor swimmingpool: * Daytime children classes ($45 for 10 30-minute classes) at 10:15a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.; daytime/weekday sessionsfrom ...
Class of 2005
Jun 01, 2005; ... Marmet First Baptist Church Nursery School held graduationceremonies on May 19 at the church. Graduating were, from left toright, front row: Nicholas Starcher, Dalton Nutter, Dakota Meadows,Grant Thompson, Lauren Pauley, Hannah Pullen, Makayla Nwandeoh;second row, Jared Woods, Chad ...
Deadline extended for grant applications
Jun 01, 2005 ... Applications for 2006 Challenge America/West Virginia StatePartnership Grants will be accepted until Sept. 1 (postmark deadline)for projects that will occur between Oct. 1 and June 30, 2006. The West Virginia Commission on the Arts and West VirginiaDivision of Culture and History ...
Adopt a pet: Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Shelter:
Jun 01, 2005 ... Meet Arnie (ref. 6574), a 12-week-old male mixed-breed puppy, andTrix (ref. 871), a 7-week-old female kitten. Arnie is a friendly puppy, which will grow to be a larger dog.Trix is a cute kitten looking for a loving home. Arnie and Trix are staying at the Kanawha-Charleston ...
Tech offering enrichment classes beginning June 1
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Community and Technical College at West Virginia UniversityInstitute of Technology in Montgomery is offering the following aspart of their community enrichment courses. These courses are non-credit. If you would like to be added to amailing list to be notified of new courses ...
Farmers reminded to file acreage reports
Jun 01, 2005 ... West Virginia farmers are required to file acreage reports for allcropland on a farm as a condition for direct and counter-cyclicalpayments, grain programs, corn and soybean loans, loan deficiencypayments and marketing assistance loans. Additionally, farmers are required to make ...
Agencies asked to stay home for meetings: Administration wants conferences held at state parks
Jun 01, 2005; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com The Manchin administration is telling state agencies to hold theirconferences and meetings at state parks, if at all possible. Cabinet secretaries received the spoken directive at a meetingseveral weeks ago, said Manchin spokeswoman Lara ...
Voting probe tactics at issue: Defense challenges undercover evidence from Lincoln County
Jun 01, 2005; ... HARTS - "Man, this ain't no way to run an election." Wayne Watts was muttering as he walked away from a small knot ofpeople gathered along a roadside in Lincoln County. It was PrimaryElection Day 2004, and Watts had spent the previous 15 minutes tryingto get them to talk about vote ...
State-Japan ties lauded: Toyota's honorary chairman praises West Virginia workers
Jun 01, 2005; ... jginsberg@wvgazette.com TOKYO - West Virginia delegation members mingled with about 100 ofthe state's Tokyo governmental and business associates, including Dr.Shoichiro Toyoda, the honorary chairman of the Toyota Motor Corp. -during a dinner reception at U.S. Ambassador J. Thomas ...
Bush downplays recent setbacks: Vows to push Congress to pass legislation on Social Security changes
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush, faced with a string of setbacks onCapitol Hill, shrugged off questions about his political clout andpromised Tuesday to keep pushing the Republican-led Congress for aSocial Security overhaul. Looking ahead, the president also acknowledged he was ...
'Deep Throat' revealed: Washington Post confirms identity of legendary Watergate figure
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Breaking a silence of 30 years, former FBI officialW. Mark Felt stepped forward Tuesday as Deep Throat, the secretWashington Post source that helped bring down President Nixon duringthe Watergate scandal. Within hours, the paper confirmed his claim. "It's the ...
Stem cell research gets boost
Jun 01, 2005; ... HARTFORD, Conn. - The state House of Representatives on Tuesdaygave final approval to a 10-year, $100 million plan to fund stem cellresearch, seeking to position Connecticut to compete with otherstates in the emerging scientific field. Meanwhile, in neighboring Massachusetts, state ...
Court upholds prison religion
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court sided with a witch, a Satanist anda racial separatist Tuesday, upholding a federal law requiring stateprisons to accommodate the religious affiliations of inmates. The three Ohio prisoners sued under the 2000 federal law, claimingthey were denied ...
Roane murder victim's wife arrested on unrelated charge
Jun 01, 2005; ... SPENCER - The wife of a Roane County man who was found shot todeath over the weekend was arrested early Tuesday on an unrelatedfederal firearms charge. Kimberly Hanna, 34, was arrested about 1 a.m. by U.S. marshals atthe Motel 6 in the Kanawha City area of Charleston on an ...
State seeks official to oversee fund transfer
Jun 01, 2005; ... philk@wvgazette.com To prepare for the transfer of the state's $2 billion ConsolidatedFund, State Treasurer John Perdue's office has hired two employeesand is conducting a nationwide search for a chief investment officerto oversee the fund. Kara Brewer, who was coordinator ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Jun 01, 2005; ... As of Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at least 1,661 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,273 died as aresult of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. Thefigures include four ...
Magic Island Movie Night back on riverfront this year
Jun 01, 2005; ... csimmons@wvgazette.com Dust off your lawn chairs and put away your wallet. Magic Island Family Movie Night is back on the riverfront. Starting tonight and all Wednesdays in June, the second annualevent invites families to the island to play games and watch apopular ...
Therefore get wisdom
Jun 01, 2005; ... "In terms of the sheer volume of words and data of all kinds, thisis surely an information age. But in terms of ...
Will tradition squelch church dissent?
Jun 01, 2005; ... ON the Sunday after Pope Benedict XVI was elected, I attended Massat a parish whose pastor I like and respect, even if we have ratherdifferent political views. Since it was not my regular parish, I hadn't seen him for a while.So we greeted each other warmly and, in light of our ...
Readers' forum
Jun 01, 2005 ... Abu Ghraib needs deep investigation Editor: There has not been any true accountability for the atrocities ofAbu Ghraib (and elsewhere). "Making an example" of low-levelpersonnel like Lynndie England does not cut it. But this will not go unanswered. Rep. John ...
Cure: Bonds best solution
Jun 01, 2005; ... ASK yourself: If you were a top corporation chief, obligated togenerate satisfactory profits for stockholders, would you want toexpand into a debt-ridden state where your new plant would beexpected to help pay off nearly $10 billion in old obligations? Of course not. That's why ...
Courage: Sen. Byrd honored
Jun 01, 2005; ... MEMORIAL Day weekend brought a flurry of tributes for WestVirginia's senior statesman, U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. A capacitycrowd attended the Clay Center premiere of "The Soul of the Senate,"an hour-long documentary about his life. Then the film was broadcaststatewide twice by PBS and ...
Live Aid organizers announce new concerts around the world
Jun 01, 2005; ... LONDON - Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts, musicalsuperstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to push a politicalsolution for African poverty. "We don't want people's money. We want them," Bob Geldof, thedriving force behind the Band Aid and Live Aid campaigns, ...
Child care becomes sticking point in welfare overhaul
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - As a hospice care worker, Aniya Witherspoon says hergoal each day is to bring joy to people living out their final days. "If I can make them smile, then I've done my job," said thecertified nursing assistant and mother of two who lives inCharleston, W.Va. To do ...
State briefs
Jun 01, 2005 ... State Police arrest 16 at Massey site WHITESVILLE - State Police arrested 16 people Tuesday and citedthem for trespassing at Massey Energy's Goals Coal processingfacility. The 16 were among about 150 environmentalists protesting at theplant, said State Police Sgt. Wayne ...
Obituaries: Obit
Jun 01, 2005 ... Danny C. Adams Danny C. Adams, 55, of Elizabeth died at his home May 29, 2005,from complications of cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wifeand family. He was a Navy veteran and finished his 29-year career with AmesTrue Temper as Vice President of ...
Virginia man killed in Jefferson County fall
Jun 01, 2005; ... CHARLES TOWN - A Virginia man died over the weekend when he fellabout 75 feet from an embankment in a popular recreational area alongthe West Virginia-Virginia border. State Police say Michael Baldoni, 18, of Berryville, Va., sufferedhead injuries in the fall, which occurred about ...
Man arrested in Grinch mask wears prison stripes to picket
Jun 01, 2005; ... WHEELING - An Ormet worker arrested last week for wearing a Grinchmask on a picket line showed up Tuesday wearing prison stripes,handcuffs and a ball and chain. He carried a scarecrow dressed in agreen Grinch robe and a rubber mask. Norman Gray, 50, of Proctor also carried a green ...
Smokers stock up before Ky. tobacco tax hike
Jun 01, 2005; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A sign taped to the door of a cigarette shopurged smokers to "Beat the Tax." Customers took the advice Tuesday,loading up on their favorite smokes just hours before tobacco-richKentucky's first cigarette tax increase in a generation. Rob Ludwig puffed a cigarette ...
Huntington police plan Detroit trip: Michigan city remains focus in murder probe
Jun 01, 2005; ... HUNTINGTON - Two Huntington detectives plan to travel to Detroitlater this week as part of the investigation into the slaying of fourteenagers. Huntington police continue to focus on connections to Detroit-based drug dealers, but have declined to divulge details about ...
CORRECTION
Jun 01, 2005 ... Because of misinformation provided to a Gazette reporter, thenewspaper wrongly reported that Joyce Vinson, 72, of Williamson waspresident of a company that owns the building where a medical clinicin Williamson is located. In the same story, the newspaper reportedthat Vinson's son, Henry ...
World weather
Jun 01, 2005 ... Amsterdam 61 46 Rain Athens 77 70 Cldy Baghdad 101 65 Clr Berlin 64 50 Cldy Bermuda 77 68 Cldy Cairo 93 73 Clr Calgary 73 45 Cldy Dublin 54 46 Cldy Hong Kong 86 77 Cldy Jerusalem 80 60 Clr London 65 50 ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Jun 01, 2005 ... Tuesday, May 31, 2005 West Virginia: Daily 3 795 Daily 4 6210Cash 25 ...
National weather
Jun 01, 2005 ... Anchorage 61 45 PCldy Atlanta 68 62 Cldy Boston 62 48 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 69 60 Rain Chicago 76 50 PCldy Cincinnati 80 56 Rain Cleveland 76 53 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 85 66 PCldy Denver 77 46 PCldy Detroit 80 55 ...
Players share spotlight with new park
Jun 01, 2005; ... The moment a high school baseball team steps into the stadium canbe an indicator of how well it will do in the state baseballtournament. If the eyes bulge, it's a good idea to keep the bus driver onstandby. But if smiles appear, or better yet, there's a ...
WVU QB hopefuls cramming
Jun 01, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN - Bill Stewart isn't permitted to coach his WestVirginia quarterbacks on the field this summer, but he can spend asmuch time in the film room with them as they want to spend with him. Suffice it to say Stewart won't have a whole bunch of down time. The first ...
INSIDE
Jun 01, 2005 ... Even in the East Detroit's 106-96 win over Miami ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Jun 01, 2005 ... Today's quote "We talk all the time and try to say somethinginsightful, but it came down to they didnt want to be swept." PhoenixSuns coach and West Virginia native Mike DAntoni on his teamsmotivation before Mondays win over San Antonio in the NBA WesternConference finals, which the ...
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT AT APPALACHIAN POWER PARK: They saw it coming; As expected, Catholic meets Central in semifinals
Jun 01, 2005; ... State high school baseball tournament schedule All games atAppalachian Power Park - single elimination Todays Class A semifinals* 4:30 p.m. Charleston Catholic (29-7) vs. Wheeling Central (28-3) *7 p.m. Man (20-11) vs. Notre Dame (25-2) (Finals: 11 a.m. Friday)Thursdays Class AAA ...
Arena Football League
Jun 01, 2005 ... Playoffs DIVISIONAL ROUND Sunday, May 29 American Conference Colorado 56, San Jose 48 Chicago 52, Los Angeles 45 National Conference Georgia 62, Tampa Bay 46 Orlando 47, New York 42 CONFERENCE ...
Latest line
Jun 01, 2005 ... Baseball Favorite Odds Underdog Today's games National League Atlanta 6 1/2-7 1/2 WASHINGTON Florida 5 1/2-6 1/2 PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA 7-8 San Francisco Arizona Even-6 NY METS HOUSTON 7 1/2-8 1/2 Cincinnati St. Louis 7-8 ...
Fight schedule
Jun 01, 2005 ... National TV in parentheses Thursday At The 4th&B, San Diego, Jiro Ramirez, San Diego, vs. IsmaelGonzalez, Mexico, 10, lightweights. Friday At M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England (SHO), Scott Harrison,Scotland, vs. Michael Brodie, Britain, 12, for Hatton's ...
French Open
Jun 01, 2005 ... Tuesday's results At Stade Roland Garros Paris Singles Men Quarterfinals Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Victor Hanescu, Romania, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Rafael Nadal (4), Spain, def. David Ferrer (20), Spain, 7-5, ...
South Atlantic League
Jun 01, 2005 ... First Half North Division W L Pct. GB Hagerstown (Mets) 32 19 .627 - Lexington (Astros) 30 20 .600 11/2 Lake County (Indians) 29 22 .569 3 Greensboro (Marlins) 27 23 .540 41/2 Delmarva (Orioles) 24 28 .462 81/2 Hickory (Pirates) 20 30 ...
NBA playoffs
Jun 01, 2005 ... CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Sunday's game Miami 113, Detroit 104, Miami leads series 2-1 Monday's game Phoenix 111, San Antonio 106, San Antonio leads series 3-1 Tuesday's game Detroit 106, Miami 95, Series tied 2-2 Today's ...