Charleston Gazette back issues from October 2008:
Shop a 'gold dealer' for Trollbeads charms
Oct 01, 2008; ... bcalwell@cnpapers.com 304-348-5188 Trolls don't make Trollbeads, but the company's colorful line ofglass beads and charms still have a magical quality to them. Southern Candles & Gifts at 6309 MacCorkle Ave., S.E., in theVillage Fields shopping plaza in Kanawha City has ...
Activities planned for West Virginia Book Festival
Oct 01, 2008 ... The West Virginia Book Festival will be held Oct. 11 and 12 atthe Charleston Civic Center, offering a diverse selection ofprograms for all ages. One major component of the festival, the Kanawha County PublicLibrary Used Book Sale, will take place on Saturday only in theSouth ...
Reunion News
Oct 01, 2008 ... Listed below are upcoming or ongoing class, family and group/business reunions and meetings; dates and locations (when and wheredetermined); and contact persons/information. If you have notreceived information about a reunion or have names and addresses offellow classmates, employees, ...
Festive effigy
Oct 01, 2008; ... Karen Pauley of Kanawha City carries away a Herd-fan scarecrowfrom the Mound Festival in South Charleston on Sept. 13. She alreadyhad a WVU scarecrow ...
It's time for hunters to do some preseason scouting
Oct 01, 2008 ... The recent cool mornings are a sure indication that anotherhunting season is just around the corner. With the youth squirrelseason starting Oct. 4, it's time to begin preseason scouting bychecking out the local woodlot for mast and wildlife sign. Each year the mast conditions vary ...
Children's Theater to present 'Robin Hood'
Oct 01, 2008; ... Down and out? Then welcome to the forest, where Robin Hood and his band ofmerry men will welcome you. Welcome you, that is, if you're not theSheriff of Nottingham. The Children's Theater of Charleston is bringing the timelesstale of Robin Hood, the folk hero who robs from ...
CTC offers personal enrichment classes
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Community and Technical College at West Virginia UniversityInstitute of Technology in Montgomery will offer personal enrichmentclasses, beginning in October. Below is a list of the low-cost, non-credit courses: * Ebay - The Basics of Selling * Wedding Planning ...
Fall bazaars & yard sales
Oct 01, 2008 ... The following bazaars, yard and bake sales and similar communityactivities in the Upper Kanawha Valley and other areas of KanawhaCounty have been submitted for publication: Christ Church UM Fall Sale: The Christ Church United MethodistFall Sale will be conducted from 5 to 8 p.m ....
NEIGHBORS
Oct 01, 2008 ... Andrew Armstrong Neff, son of Fredrick Armstrong and Emily Neffof Charleston, was named to the 2008 spring semester dean's list atElon University in North Carolina. Kanawha East welcomes submissions for the Neighbors column ....
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Oct 01, 2008 ... Fashion Show: The Woman's Club of Charleston, 1600 Virginia St., East, isbeginning its club year with the annual fashion show at noonWednesday, Oct. 1. The catered luncheon ($10) also begins at noon.Reservations are encouraged; call 342-1611. The fashion show ispresented by ...
FAITH HANDED DOWN: ; Father, son ordained together at Standard
Oct 01, 2008; ... bsaunders@cnpapers.com 348-1738 An individual's calling into the ministry can be deeply personal.But in the tradition of many Baptist churches, the outwardacknowledgment of that calling includes a ceremony participated inby the entire faith community. The ceremony - called ...
READERS' Voice
Oct 01, 2008 ... * The only thing you need to know about making money is buy lowand sell high. Unless you are short-selling stock; then you sellhigh and buy back low. * Deregulation of health care would stop corporations currentlyin control from driving out independent clinics who can't afford ...
Hundreds of birds die crashing into Tucker school
Oct 01, 2008 ... Foggy weather and bright lights are being blamed for the deathsof hundreds of migratory birds that flew headlong into Tucker CountyHigh School. School officials closed the hilltop school in Hambleton on Mondayas a precaution, but reopened it Tuesday. "They were swarming ...
CBS' Couric makes news - with her work
Oct 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - After two years of stories about bad ratings and anuncertain future, Katie Couric is back to making news the old-fashioned way - with her work. The "CBS Evening News" anchor is on an impressive run ofinterviews, including a "vice presidential questions" segment ...
ASK AMY: ; Boyfriend's Vegas adventure causes chaos
Oct 01, 2008; ... Dear Amy: I'm 24 and have been dating my 29-year-old boyfriendfor the past five years. We have been very happy. Once or twice a year my boyfriend has a guys' trip to Las Vegas.I have fully supported these trips. I found out a few days after his most recent Vegas trip that ...
Horoscope
Oct 01, 2008; ... Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: This year is good for making money throughcreative endeavors. You'll do best with things you've done before,and just about anything retro. Stick with the classics and your workwill be appreciated. To get the advantage, check the ...
BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 01, 2008 ... FUTURE EVENTS * Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Support Group willmeet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at South Charleston Middle School.Speaker will be psychiatrist Dr. Jenee Walker. The meetings are opento all parents, educators and community members. Staff ...
FOOD NOTES
Oct 01, 2008 ... Feast from the Fields The first in a series of benefit dinners celebrating WestVirginia's local foods will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at theConfluence Resort in Fayette County. Feast from the Fields is a way to promote whole foods and theslow-food movement, said Joy Marr, ...
Stimulus checks go for child support
Oct 01, 2008 ... West Virginia has collected more than $8 million from deadbeatdads and moms in the last few months because of the 2008 EconomicStimulus Act. The checks from Washington were intercepted for child supportpayments. Bureau for Child Support ...
BAKIN' 'N' BACON: ; Baking outside the box
Oct 01, 2008; ... Baking seems to intimidate many people, even those who likecooking. They assume that the precision required is so demandingthat one small mistake will result in tragedy. However, I think even"tragic" cakes from scratch taste better than a pretty cake from amix. There's an easy ...
IN THIS CORNER: ; Stuff we get: queso dip
Oct 01, 2008 ... "Maggie's White Queso Dip" is the second product introduced byCharlestonian Maria Magdalena De La Cruz Cook-Garcia. The SundayGazette-Mail profiled Cook-Garcia last year, after she left her jobas an interior designer to start her own salsa business. Now, youcan buy "Maggie's Salsa" in ...
QUICK QUESTIONS: ; Who are all those people?
Oct 01, 2008 ... Sue Painter, vice president of patient services at ThomasHospital in South Charleston, gives a quick rundown of bedsidenursing care. Q. When you're admitted to the hospital, who are all of thosepeople you see? A. First, you touch base with the registration staff ....
Baking outside the box: ; Introducing food columnist Darcie Boschee
Oct 01, 2008; ... Darcie Boschee is no stranger to writing about food. She writes ablog, bakin-n-bacon.typepad.com. In it, she shares her passion forbaking delectable creations along with step-by-step directions andphotos. Boschee brings her comprehensive and largely self-taughtknowledge to the ...
Food Network's Sandra Lee coming to Charleston event
Oct 01, 2008 ... Star of the show "Semi-Homemade," Sandra Lee lends her support toWest Virginia University Children's Hospital Oct. 10 with anappearance and food demonstration at a fundraising event. "Semi-Homemade" is the second highest-rated show on the Food Network. Lee brings her practical and ...
But its only October ...: ; 'Christmas creep' hits earlier this season
Oct 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Consumers don't appear to be in much of a mood to deckthe halls this year, but that hasn't stopped retailers from gettingan early start on doing so. Cartons of $1.99-a-roll holiday wrapping paper are stacked to theceiling at Walgreens on Chicago's North Michigan Avenue ....
Credit bureaus ordered to clean up files: ; Errors can cause forgiven or repaid debt to appear
Oct 01, 2008; ... Millions of consumers who have filed for bankruptcy are about toget a second chance at a fresh start. A recent court order requires the three major credit-reportingbureaus - Experian Group Ltd., Equifax Inc. and TransUnion LLC - toclean up the credit files of millions of consumers ...
Cross Lanes man jailed on sex abuse charge
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Cross Lanes man was in jail Tuesday, charged with sexuallyabusing his 2-year-old niece. Michael G. Parsons, 41, was arrested Monday and charged withfirst-degree sexual abuse after allegedly touching his niece in thebathroom of her Nitro home. According to a criminal ...
Manchin touts W.Va.'s fiscal soundness
Oct 01, 2008 ... Gov. Joe Manchin says West Virginia's finances are in good shapeto weather the turmoil in the national economy, but he wants anaccounting of the state's portfolio before lawmakers convene nextyear's session. The governor has asked the Public Resources Advocacy Group forthe ...
Wary banks keep credit markets tight
Oct 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Stocks are rebounding and a new bailout package couldbe coming soon, but the credit markets - where day-to-day borrowingoccurs to keep the gears of the economy turning - are still stuck.Even relatively healthy businesses are being left out in the cold. Randall ...
Stocks surge; credit worries persist
Oct 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Wall Street snapped back Tuesday after its biggestsell-off in years amid growing expectations that lawmakers willsalvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. But theseized-up credit markets where businesses turn to raise money showedno sign of ...
Greenspace gift to honor Ratrie
Oct 01, 2008; ... Even while running the banking and coal businesses, Mary PriceRatrie would just as soon be outdoors, nurturing flowers in herMalden garden. The granddaughter of John Q. Dickinson, founder of Kanawha ValleyBank (later One Valley Bank, now merged with BB&T), Ratrie sat onboards of ...
Lottery machines may be turned off: ; License renewals would prevent that
Oct 01, 2008; ... Video lottery machines at about 100 bars, clubs, and videoparlors around the state will be shut down Thursday morning - if thebar operators don't renew their limited video lottery retailers'licenses by the end of the workday today, Lottery Director JohnMusgrave said Tuesday. As ...
'Walking encyclopedia' retires as Putnam's extension agent
Oct 01, 2008; ... Wayne Bennett has helped nurture a lot of new growth in PutnamCounty over the last 30 years. And it hasn't only been in the gardens where he's well known tolend a green thumb or give advice to growers. The county extension agent for West Virginia University retiredTuesday, ...
CAMPAIGN 2008: ; 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT; Inaction in D.C. gets blame for economic crisis; Barth also criticizes war in Iraq
Oct 01, 2008; ... Democratic congressional candidate Anne Barth, speaking to morethan 1,200 students and teachers at Capital High School inCharleston on Tuesday, said inaction by Washington leaders createdthe nation's current economic crisis. Barth also called for an end to the Iraq war. "Our ...
CAMPAIGN 2008: ; PUTNAM CIRCUIT JUDGE; Rivals see need for drug court
Oct 01, 2008; ... Putnam County needs a drug court, the two men running forDivision I circuit judge agreed Tuesday. In a meeting with Gazette editors, Democratic lawyer Phil Stowersand Republican incumbent Ed Eagloski said they want to see the courtimplemented to address the cycle of drug ...
MARSHALL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: ; Return men producing for Herd, Cincinnati
Oct 01, 2008; ... HUNTINGTON - Friday's Marshall-Cincinnati game will feature aheavyweight battle of kickoff returners. OK, maybe "heavyweight" isn't quite the right term for UC's MardyGilyard and the Thundering Herd's Darius Marshall. But they'reranked first and third in the nation, respectively, ...
Hurricane captures regional golf championship: ; ROUNDUP
Oct 01, 2008 ... Hurricane took care of business Tuesday in the Class AAA Region 4golf tournament at Sleepy Hollow. The Redskins, defending Class AAA state champions, won theregional team title and qualified for the state tournament, which isset for Oct. 7-8 at Oglebay Park in ...
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: ; Having fun again in Nitro; Wildcats' Bilak overcomes injuries, assumes leadership role
Oct 01, 2008; ... Kayla Bilak is enjoying soccer again. That hasn't always been the case for the 5-foot-1 fleet-footedmidfielder. Bilak has battled injuries and at times a caustic team atmosphereduring her first three seasons playing for Nitro High's girls team. Now relatively healthy ...
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: ; Last-minute goal lifts Capital girls; PREP ROUNDUP
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tori Roadcap broke a three-all tie with just 16 seconds left toplay to give Capital a 4-3 girls soccer win over visiting St. AlbansTuesday. Taylor Simmerman pulled the Cougars even with less than twominutes to play with a goal from a Sarah Mangus pass. Mangus andKallen Prokity ...
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: ; Winfield holds on for 1-0 win at Hurricane
Oct 01, 2008; ... HURRICANE - Players were pushing and shoving, coaches wereengaged in good-natured jawing and fans were rowdy. Yes, it must beanother Hurricane-Winfield matchup. The passions of the coaches, fans and players are ratcheted up anotch or two when the Putnam County rivals meet, and ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: ; Bills sign McIntyre as fullback; NFL NOTES
Oct 01, 2008 ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills shuffled fullbacks Tuesdayby signing Corey McIntyre and releasing Darian Barnes. McIntyre, an unsigned free agent from West Virginia with threeyears of NFL experience, spent last season with Atlanta before hisSeptember release. He also played ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: ; Injuries pile up after game; Ravens' McGahee injures ribs, status uncertain versus Titans
Oct 01, 2008 ... OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Baltimore running back Willis McGahee has arib injury and his status for the Ravens game against the TennesseeTitans Sunday is unclear. McGahee suffered the injury during Baltimore's 23-20 overtimeloss Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: ; Injuries pile up after game; With Parker still out, Steelers seeking help at running back
Oct 01, 2008 ... PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't been this thin atrunning back since losing 1,000-yard rushers Franco Harris and RockyBleier to injuries before the 1976 AFC championship game. With Willie Parker and Rashard Mendenhall injured and out, thedivision-leading Steelers are ...
SPORTS Briefs
Oct 01, 2008 ... WNBA: Shock faces first-time finalist Silver Stars SAN ANTONIO - Detroit's step toward matching the WNBA dominanceof the Houston Comets could come at the expense of another team fromTexas. Detroit's pursuit of a third title begins today in Game 1 of theWNBA finals against ...
College football
Oct 01, 2008 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conf.Overall W L PF PA W L PF PA Connecticut 1 0 26 21 5 0 149 71 Pittsburgh 1 0 34 24 3 1 99 87 So. Florida 0 0 0 0 5 0 182 84 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 3 1 128 94 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 2 2 92 65 Rutgers 0 0 0 0 1 3 ...
Sports on TV/radio
Oct 01, 2008 ... TELEVISION ESPN2 2:30 p.m. - men's soccer: Champions League, Liverpool FCvs. PSV Eindhoven TBS 3 p.m. - baseball playoffs, Brewers at Phillies CLASSIC 5 p.m. - men's soccer: Champions League, FC ShakhtarDonetsk vs. FC Barcelona (same-day tape) TBS 6:30 p.m. - ...
TODAY'S GAMES: ; Gallardo goes for Brewers
Oct 01, 2008; ... PHILADELPHIA - Chase Utley bristled at the repeated questions,Jimmy Rollins shooed away anyone who tried to ask. Can't blame Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies for wantingto forget their playoff flop against the Colorado Rockies last year. "What happened is in the past," ...
Baseball today
Oct 01, 2008 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr x-Tampa Bay 97 65 .599 - z-6-4 W-1 57-24 40-41 12-6 y-Boston 95 67 .586 2 z-6-4 W-1 56-25 39-42 11-7 New York 89 73 .549 8 z-8-2 L-1 48-33 41-40 10-8 Toronto 86 76 .531 11 z-5-5 W-1 47-34 39-42 ...
Prep football
Oct 01, 2008 ... State playoff ratings CLASS AAA Team Rec Pts Pvs 1. Wheeling Park 4-0 14.50 1 2. South Charleston 5-0 13.80 2 3. Bridgeport 5-0 13.00 5 4. Hurricane 4-0 12.75 6 5. University 5-0 12.60 3 6. Cabell Midland 4-1 11.60 t7 7 ....
NFL
Oct 01, 2008 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 0 0 1.000 109 63 New England 2 1 0 .667 49 58 N.Y. Jets 2 2 0 .500 115 116 Miami 1 2 0 .333 62 64 South W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee 4 0 0 1.000 102 46 Jacksonville 2 2 0 ...
Prep golf
Oct 01, 2008 ... Class AAA Region 4 at Sleepy Hollow, par 72 Team scores * 1. HURRICANE 303 - Aaron Barna 74, Brian Anania 77, Sam Booth73, Wyatt Burgess 80, Taylor Green 79. * 2. CABELL MIDLAND 318 - Korey Goad 78, Tyler Clay 75, BrookeBellomy 80, Evan Madden 85, Tyler ...
College tennis
Oct 01, 2008 ... University of Charleston 9, Concord 0 * Singles - Rana (UC) d. Weedon (C) 6-2, 6-2; Hackworth d. Samuel6-2, 6-0; Kim d. Cook 6-3, 6-0; Monsheimer d. Fletcher 6-0, 6-0; Kayd. Tyson 6-0, ...
Latest line
Oct 01, 2008 ... Baseball playoffs Today's games National League Favorite Points Underdog PHILADELPHIA 9-10 Milwaukee CHICAGO CUBS 7-8 LA Dodgers American League LA ANGELS Even-6 Boston NFL Sunday's games Favorite Points ...
Prep volleyball
Oct 01, 2008 ... At Hurricane * Charleston Catholic d. Hurricane 25-15, 25-20 CC - record 20-5; aces: Skeens 4; kills: Stricker 14; digs: Smith11; assists: Skeens 15; Hurr - points: Graham 5, Hughes 4 * Spring Valley d. Charleston Catholic 25-14, 25-16 CC - kills:Polen 6; digs: ...
NHL preseason
Oct 01, 2008 ... Tuesday's games N.Y. Rangers 8, SC Bern 1 Tampa Bay 3, HC Slovan 2, OT Montreal 2, Detroit 1, SO Minnesota 3, Chicago 2 Calgary at Edmonton, late Phoenix at San Jose, late Anaheim at Los Angeles, late Wednesday's games N.Y ....
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
Oct 01, 2008 ... FINAL * BATTING-CJones, Atlanta, .364; Pujols, St. Louis, .357;Holliday, Colorado, .321; CGuzman, Washington, .316; Berkman,Houston, .312; Theriot, Chicago, .307; Winn, San Francisco, .306;Giles, San Diego, .306. * RUNS-HRamirez, Florida, 125; Beltran, New York, 116; ...
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
Oct 01, 2008 ... FINAL * BATTING-Mauer, Minnesota, .328; Pedroia, Boston, .326; Kinsler,Texas, .319; Ordonez, Detroit, .317; Youkilis, Boston, .312;ISuzuki, Seattle, .310; Dejesus, Kansas City, .307; Polanco,Detroit, .307. * RUNS-Pedroia, Boston, 118; Granderson, Detroit, 112; ...
TWO MINUTE DRILL
Oct 01, 2008 ... Quote "Id love to be able to throw a red hankie or a greenhankie. Imagine being able to throw something on the field and notbe ejected." Lou Piniella Cubs manager, on why he wishes baseballsinstant replay process were like the NFLs Names in the games Keyser, Grafton tied in ...
MARSHALL FOOTBALL: ; Mistakes doomed Herd vs. Cincy in '07
Oct 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI at MARSHALL * When: 8 p.m. Friday * TV: ESPN * Line:Cincinnati by 31/2 INSIDE: Marshall notebook 5B HUNTINGTON - Mark Snyder is trying to drum last weekend's debacleat West Virginia out of his team's mind. He certainly isn't muchinto reliving last year's game at ...
WVU FOOTBALL: ; Decision in the middle; Williams hurting but wants to play through the pain
Oct 01, 2008; ... RUTGERS at WVU * When: Noon Saturday * TV: WCHS * Line: WestVirginia by 14 1/2 MORGANTOWN - Once again, Reed Williams' health is a concern forWest Virginia's football team. And now it is approaching thecritical stage as far as determining his availability for the restof the ...
AL CENTRAL TIEBREAKER: ; 1-0 win over Twins sends White Sox to AL playoffs
Oct 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Thanks to Jim Thome's bat and Ken Griffey Jr.'s arm,the AL Central has a winner at last: the Chicago White Sox. John Danks pitched eight innings of two-hit ball on short rest,Thome homered and Griffey threw out a runner at the plate with atough tag by A.J. Pierzynski, ...
Some insurers paying workers to go abroad for health care
Oct 01, 2008; ... Insured Americans are starting to see some unusual options intheir health-provider networks: doctors and hospitals in Singapore,Costa Rica and other foreign destinations. In an effort to control rising costs, a small but growing numberof insurers and employers are giving people ...
Todays forecast around the country and Tuesdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Anchorage 46 35 Cldy Atlanta 85 58 Clr Boston 66 56 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 83 60 Clr Chicago 60 47 Cldy Cincinnati 70 47 Cldy Cleveland 67 53 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 86 60 Clr Denver 80 47 Clr Detroit 66 49 Rain Honolulu 85 ...
Around the world
Oct 01, 2008 ... Amsterdam 57 48 Rain Athens 69 57 PCldy Baghdad 96 63 PCldy Berlin 59 46 Rain Bermuda 82 77 Rain Cairo 99 74 Clr Calgary 75 39 Clr Dublin 57 45 Rain Hong Kong 89 77 Clr Jerusalem 90 69 Clr London 62 50 ...
Poor ratings cited for 13 booster seats
Oct 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Several car booster seats do a poor job ofpositioning children to fit in their seat belts, according to areview by the insurance industry and researchers. The Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and theUniversity of Michigan Transportation Research ...