Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from August 2006:
AREA SCENE
Aug 01, 2006 ... Cain, Hassler win weekend racesColumbia's Steve Cain won the Late Models feature Saturday nightat Lake Ozark Speedway. Other winners included Holts Summit's DavidPayne in Modifieds, Tuscumbia's Dale Berry in Street Stocks andSyracuse's Adam Belt in Hobby Stocks. At 24 ...
Peggy Beckett 1961-2006
Aug 01, 2006 ... Peggy S. Purvis Beckett, 45, of Boonville passed away Sunday, July30, 2006. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at BoonesboroCemetery. Survivors include daughters Erin Markes and Brandy Beckett; hersignificant other, Robert Banks; brothers Dennis of ...
A rookie year in the rough Schultz adjusting to competition on the PGA Tour.
Aug 01, 2006; ... Jason Schultz had 10 years, from the time he turned pro in 1996until last November, to think about what it would be like when hefinally got the chance to play on the PGA Tour. The Hickman and MU graduate never envisioned it going like this. "It's just been a tough year," said ...
Ray Rothenberger, 1932-2006
Aug 01, 2006 ... Dr. Ray R. Rothenberger, professor emeritus of horticulture at theUniversity of Missouri, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at UniversityHospital. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at FirstChristian Church, conducted by the Rev. John Yonker. Dr. Rothenberger was ...
No shortage of stars around Texas
Aug 01, 2006; ... Flip through the Texas football media guide and it becomesapparent that the Longhorns lead the Big 12 Conference in celebrityfans. On Page 84, there's Coach Mack Brown giving a Texas jersey toPresident Bush. Actor Matthew McConaughey, a real UT sycophant, popsup on Page 101 and again on ...
Cure lies outside of courts
Aug 01, 2006; ... Our medical practice discovered that a recently discharged officeadministrator misappropriated several thousand dollars. The policewere notified. This fellow then asked if we could "work things out"and avoid the legal system. Some of the physicians are willing to notpress charges if he ...
Buddy Wegs 1931-2006
Aug 01, 2006 ... Bernard J. "Buddy" Wegs, 74, of Moberly died Monday, July 31,2006, at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at Cater FuneralHome with visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be atOakland Cemetery. Survivors ...
Accrediting group to review MU police
Aug 01, 2006 ... A team of officials in town this week to examine the University ofMissouri-Columbia Police Department is seeking public comment. Assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law EnforcementAgencies Inc. will arrive Saturday to examine department policies,procedures, ...
Annan, meet the truth
Aug 01, 2006 ... The following editorial appeared in Friday's New York Daily News: Kofi Annan's knee-jerk accusation that Israel appeared to havedeliberately targeted a United Nations post on the country's Lebaneseborder is being exposed for what it was: a provable, damnablecalumny. What the ...
Suspect found with gun-toting woman
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Boone County Sheriff's Department arrested a suspect inSaturday's robbery of a Blue Acres convenience store, along with anarmed woman who was with him. Lance D. Godbey, 36, of Columbia and Marla Lucy Kay, 22, of 4001S. Ponderosa, were arrested around 10:25 last night after ...
Green raises a red flag Trash-to-diesel idea clouded by pitchman.
Aug 01, 2006 ... FIFE, Wash. - As the machinery mounted on a flatbed truck chuggedand rumbled -purportedly converting landfill trash into diesel fuel -Issaquah, Wash., entrepreneur Michael Spitzauer spoke confidentlyabout how he and his company, Green Power, were out to reshape theworld. The ...
Ole Miss coach cornered
Aug 01, 2006; ... BILOXI, Miss. - University of Mississippi football Coach EdOrgeron made an interesting decision in February. He put the Rebels' future, not to mention his own, in the hands ofjunior college quarterback Brent Schaeffer. Orgeron knew he'd have to wait on Schaeffer. He knew he ...
William Jackson 1918-2006
Aug 01, 2006 ... William A. "Bill" Jackson, 88, of Boonville died at 3:30 a.m.Monday, July 31, 2006, at Lakeview Health and Rehab in Boonville. Services, conducted by the Rev. Eric ...
Bush policy in Mideast bloody mess
Aug 01, 2006; ... Al-Qaida's No. 2 beard appeared on al-Jazeera television the otherday and urged all Muslims to join a holy war against Israel. Ayman al-Zawahri told the faithful that the whole world is their"battlefield" and that they must keep fighting until Islam prevailsfrom "Spain to ...
Hospital faces big decision Adviser: Go it alone or make less money.
Aug 01, 2006; ... While Boone Hospital Center has flourished under the privatecompany that runs it, the county might rake in millions if it decidesto make a risky leap to another manager. That's the crucial choice facing the hospital's trustees,according to a new consultant's report. The ...
ARRESTS AND SUMMONSES
Aug 01, 2006 ... Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7a.m. July 31 to 7 a.m. Aug. 1 COLUMBIA POLICE -Amanda J. Adkerson, 19, of 7904 N. Hickory Drive, second-degreetrespassing. - Christina Renee Black, 35, of 2906 Flora Drive, first offense ofdriving while ...
Undaunted, Frist continues estate tax efforts
Aug 01, 2006; ... Senate Republican leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is at it again. Likea parent eager to have his child married and out of the house, he isdetermined to hitch his proposal to gut the estate tax to anotherbill - any bill - that can win enough votes to pass the Senate. Frist is like a ...
Pastor held on charges of sex abuse Computer messages tip off teen's mother.
Aug 01, 2006; ... A former Columbia minister has been charged with sexually abusinga 15-year-old local girl who attended his worship services. The Rev. Roberto Edgar Lopez, 36, was arrested yesterday in Monetton suspicion of one count of statutory sodomy and one count ofstatutory rape. He remained ...
WOLFGANG'S KITCHEN Say (warm goat) cheese (salad)
Aug 02, 2006 ... One of the most widely ordered restaurant salads of the 1980s wasthe Warm Goat Cheese Salad. The dish helped popularize fresh, creamygoat cheese, and it remains a favorite of many people to this day. I'm happy to say that I played a part in the rise of that salad.When we opened ...
Rick's Barbecued Ice Cream, aka "Grilled Alaska"
Aug 02, 2006 ... 1 large pound cake, frozen3 square ice cream bars - no sticks - hard12 to 16 egg whites 1 teaspoon cream of tartar1 cup granulated sugarRaspberry and apricot jams Chocolate sprinkles1 wooden plank, ...
PAID ELECTION LETTER Good neighbor Quinn will make a great state representative
Aug 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: I am urging voters to get to the polls onTuesday and vote for Paul Quinn, Democratic candidate for staterepresentative in the Ninth District. I am a high school teacher anda farmer, and my choice will be Paul Quinn. Some of you might notknow Paul as well as I do, so ...
Patience is a virtue Businesses cautiously optimistic about Cuba.
Aug 02, 2006 ... MIAMI (MCT) - Hours after Cuba announced that President FidelCastro was handing over the reigns of government to his youngerbrother Raul, Nicolas Gutierrez's phone started ringing. Almost 24 hours later, it was still going. "Everybody is kind of calling and saying, `What's ...
Incubator lures new investor University officials silent about donor.
Aug 02, 2006; ... Money is in the bag for the $8.7 million Mid-Missouri TechnologyBusiness Incubator, University of Missouri-Columbia officials tolddiners last night at the annual Regional Economic Development Inc.investors' meeting. "We've had more than a dose of the summer doldrums," ...
FOOD SLEUTH Agriculture should promote healthy foods, healthy planet
Aug 02, 2006 ... On our 25th wedding anniversary, my husband and I did what wewould have done decades ago - we jumped in the car and drove 81/2hours one way to attend a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young concert.Suffice it to say it was worth the gas. CSNY performed for morethan two hours, sang ...
Grilled Oysters With Lemon Dill Sauce
Aug 02, 2006 ... 1 or 2 dozen tightly closed fresh oysters in shellFor the lemon dill sauce:1 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup buttermilk2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill leaves1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves 1 tablespoon grated lemon ...
Pies mark the spots, raise cash Cows do their thing for food bank.
Aug 02, 2006; ... MIDWAY - Nine-year-old Rocheport resident Alex Tennill didn't cometo a field of grass near the Little General Store to munch on chickenwings or schmooze with political candidates. "I wanted to see the cows poop," Alex said. Alex wasn't the only person last night interested in ...
Playboy gambles on online poker Sites flourish despite illegality of Web bets.
Aug 01, 2006 ... CHICAGO - Playboy Enterprises said yesterday it will jump into theburgeoning online poker business - though not in the United States. That's not surprising given that the U.S. Department of Justice'sstance that Internet-based gambling is illegal. To prove its point, the agency ...
Sale of planes, hangar will benefit taxpayers, cut waste
Aug 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: Hank Waters' July 17 column "State Airplane;Blunt strikes again" merits rebuttal. Though Waters downplays it, the cost of owning and operating threeunderutilized planes is a poor use of state resources. Missouri willsave over $175,000 annually by consolidating ...
Police find marijuana, child in woman's home
Aug 01, 2006 ... A Columbia woman was arrested when police searched her TrinityPlace home and found marijuana and the woman's child. Tara J. Stemmons, 34, of 311 Trinity Place, was arrested forpossession with intent to distribute/manufacture/deliver a controlledsubstance and ...
ConAgra meats division bought out by Smithfield
Aug 01, 2006 ... CHICAGO (MCT) - Smithfield Foods Inc. yesterday announced it hadreached agreement with ConAgra Foods to purchase its meats divisionand the Butterball, Eckrich and Armour brands for $475 million incash and $100 million in Smithfield stock. It was similar to the price that the ...
Boys & Girls Town's heroic work deserves support
Aug 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: The July 12 article "Advisory board membersquit over conflict charge" saddened me to read. It covered a possiblecut in city and county funding for Boys & Girls Town of Missouri.Boys & Girls Town of Missouri is an excellent program providing asafe home for abused ...
City seeks `DREAM' designation Officials want state aid for a loftier downtown.
Aug 01, 2006; ... Columbia wants help deciding how its downtown should develop, andcity officials have asked the state for assistance through a neweconomic development package unveiled last month. Intent on bringing more residential opportunities downtown whilemoving out parking lots, Columbia is ...
Hospital hospitality University, Columbia Regional health institutions offering high-end amenities.
Aug 01, 2006; ... Among the amenities you'll find in this 617-bed system is valetservice, room service and - coming soon - concierge service. But you can leave the formal wear at home; this is no high-endhotel. In an effort to attract consumers and keep them returning,University of Missouri ...
Northwest ready for showdown Flight attendants reject newest deal.
Aug 01, 2006 ... MINNEAPOLIS (MCT) - Northwest Airlines appears headed for acourtroom showdown with its flight attendants that should determinebefore mid-August whether the attendants can strike in retaliationfor having contract terms imposed on them by the airline. The confrontation took shape ...
Stem cell initiative could save your loved one's life
Aug 01, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: When I was disabled with a gastrointestinaldisorder, Crohn's Disease, it was devastating to my whole family,especially my two young sons. When my adult son became permanently disabled with the samedisease, his worst lifelong fear came true. Scientists ...
Senior report ranks Boone No. 1
Aug 01, 2006; ... __ __ Boone is the best county in Missouri for the well-being of seniorcitizens, according to a new state report. The Missouri Senior Report brings together information aboutquality-of-life and demographic statistics from each of Missouri's114 counties and the city of St ...
Coming soon: A Business update
Aug 01, 2006 ... Today marks the last Tuesday Business cover. Next week, you'll seeSports in this spot, as it is every other day of the week. But even though the Tuesday cover is going away, expanded businesscoverage in every weekday Tribune will more than make up thedifference. There will be new ...
Pennsylvania race could set Senate control
Aug 01, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A senator seeking to model his career on that ofsome earlier Senate titan might choose one of the 19th century's"great triumvirate" - Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John Calhoun.Twentieth-century luminaries would include Mr. Republican, RobertTaft, or the pride of New ...
City hopes to bury lines more quickly Bond issue boost rates for upgrades.
Aug 01, 2006; ... If Columbia voters approve a $60 million bond issue for energyinfrastructure upgrades next week, a substantial portion of thatmoney will go straight into the ground. The city plans to spend millions of dollars over the next fiveyears to improve, replace and expand parts of ...
BIRTHS
Aug 01, 2006 ... - Shelley and Andrew Wheeler of Columbia are the parents of a 5-pound, 15-ounce girl born July 18, 2006, at Boone Hospital Center. - Lynn Wung and Erik Lindbloom of Columbia are theparents of an 8-pound, 7-ounce girl born July 19, 2006, at ColumbiaRegional ...
PC INFO USB port transfers data, powers toys and tools
Aug 01, 2006; ... The versatility of personal computers never ceases to amaze me.The ultimate multifunction machines, they can be programmed to doalmost anything. Thanks to advances in electronic integration, yourPC's functionality now extends way beyond the box. These days,computers are often defined by ...
Small businesses must seek shelter from the storms
Aug 01, 2006 ... ST. LOUIS (MCT) - Though wind damage was substantial from thestorms that roared through St. Louis recently, many small-businessowners are finding out that disaster recovery for businessencompasses much more than clearing the front door of debris. Businesses have responsibilities to ...
National Night Out events
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Columbia Police Department is sponsoring National Night ...
Decision upholds partisan redistricting
Aug 01, 2006; ... When Chief Justice John Roberts took the helm of the U.S. SupremeCourt, he indicated he would strive for greater consensus among hisnew colleagues in handing down decisions, presumably as a way torepair what in many eyes was the court's damaged credibility. Ever since the court, ...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Stella Johnson
Aug 01, 2006; ... Mrs. J's African American Centered Family Institute on McBaineAvenue doesn't look like a school; it looks like a house. That'sbecause it is a house, and it's owned by the institute's founder,Stella Johnson, who serves as director, teacher, fundraiser, mentorand volunteer coordinator for ...
Building concepts cause a stir at Ashland library forum
Aug 01, 2006; ... ASHLAND - Residents of southern Boone County left the first DanielBoone Regional Library public forum on the new branch last night withtheir sweet tooths satisfied. Nestor Bottino of the New York- and Texas-based architectural firmBottino Grund, presented three designs last night: ...
SECOND THOUGHTS
Aug 01, 2006 ... Second Thoughts includes corrections, clarifications andelaboration associated with Tribune news articles. When you seesomething that bothers ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Aug 01, 2006 ... A listing of what's ahead for businesspeople in Columbia. Chamber of Commerce events are scheduled for the following days: Thursday: Alternate Income Committee Meeting will be at 4 p.m. at the ThomasG. Walton Building, 300 S. Providence Road, to organize events ...
NEIGHBORHOOD ROUNDUP Watkins presents 2007 budget proposal
Aug 01, 2006; ... City Manager Bill Watkins acknowledged things had changed lastweek when he took the podium in the Daniel Boone Building. There to discuss Columbia's proposed fiscal 2007 budget, Watkinssaid Friday that he couldn't have assembled his first city spendingplan without the tutelage of ...
THE TRIBUNE'S VIEW Callaway Circuit Court
Aug 01, 2006; ... Veteran Judge Joe Holt is running for his last term as associatecircuit judge in Division 6. Holt sits mostly in Callaway County butcomes to Columbia regularly as needed. If he is re-elected, he will reach the state mandatory retirementage of 70 four months and six days before the ...
GET INVOLVED
Aug 01, 2006 ... - Access Arts LEGACY program, "Linking Elder Generations, Art,Community & Youth," needs volunteers from 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays and9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays atLenoir Woods. Call Chris at 875-0275. - St. Francis Home needs new or gently used towels for theirresidents to have for ...
Storms to cool region
Aug 01, 2006 ... Area weather watchers say the heat will continue - at leastthrough today. The National Weather Service said in an excessive heat warningissued for Mid-Missouri that the heat index could reach 110 degrees.The warning will remain in effect until 7 p.m. tomorrow ....
Minister accused of abusing girl, 15
Aug 01, 2006 ... A former Columbia minister has been arrested on suspicion ofsecond-degree sodomy and second-degree rape in a case involving a 15-year-old girl who attended his church services in Columbia. Columbia police received a complaint July 25 about a possible sexoffense involving the ...
OUR TOWN Corey Clabaugh
Aug 01, 2006; ... Corey Clabaugh is pretty handy with a chainsaw, but don't ask himto cut any firewood. Corey is the food services director at Stephens College, and hejust finished teaching his second ice-carving workshop at Stephensfor chefs and food-service workers of Aramark, an international ...
Missouri promotes officials
Aug 02, 2006 ... Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden announced today that he hasfilled the three open administrative positions on his staff fromwithin. The promotions include Sarah Reesman being named senior associateathletic director, Eric Morrison to associate athletic director forexternal ...
Dave Paternoster, 1970-2006
Aug 02, 2006 ... David J. Paternoster, 35, of Claycomo passed away Saturday, July29, 2006, in St. Louis. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at Pleasant ValleyBaptist Church, 1600 N. Highway 291 in Liberty, with the Rev. RichardCody officiating. The visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 3 ...
AREA SCENE
Aug 02, 2006 ... Fayette's Young wins catfish tourney Fayette's Jon Young and Richmond's Wayne Loftin repeated aschampions of the Cabela's King Kat Tournament on the Missouri Rivernear Waverly over the weekend. Young and Loftin caught seven catfish totaling 123.85 pounds towin the $2,500 ...
Ray Dixon 1920-2006
Aug 02, 2006 ... Ray Arden Dixon, 86, of Fulton died Monday, July 31, 2006. Services will be at1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at FirstPresbyterian Church in Fulton with visitation after services. Burialwill be at Callaway Memorial Gardens. Survivors ...
Texas Tech touchy about label as finesse team
Aug 02, 2006; ... The question struck Mike Leach like a month-old tuna sandwich ...hidden under a pair of sweaty gym socks. Have offenses gotten away from being physical and gone toward yourpassing system? It wasn't so much the word "physical" that offended Leach. It wasthe insinuation that ...
SPORTSCENE
Aug 02, 2006 ... Lakers, Heat meet on Christmas Pro hoops fans will have something to celebrate during theholidays this season. The NBA released its 2006-07 schedule yesterday, and while therearen't any games on Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas Day bothfeature high-profile ...
John Daly, 1945-2006
Aug 02, 2006 ... John William Daly, 61, of Columbia passed away Saturday, July 29,2006, at his home. Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at BroadwayChristian Church, 2601 W. Broadway. Mr. Daly was born in Aruba, Dutch Caribbean, on June 27, 1945. He came to Columbia in ...
OPEN COLUMN Humane Society costs hurt pets' chances for adoption
Aug 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: I think the Humane Society runs its operationmore like a pet store, and its first priority is money. Animals areproducts to be sold. It costs $90 to buy an animal from the shelter, even if the animalwas already fixed and vaccinated by the previous ...
Criminal unit chief wants top job Marlett one of three vying for circuit court clerk.
Aug 02, 2006; ... Over the years, Columbia attorney Gerald Mueller has learned whocan help him in the Boone County circuit clerk's office: MissyMarlett. No matter how complicated or small his concern, Mueller knowsMarlett and her 10-member team of clerks in the criminal divisionwill respond to his ...
OPEN COLUMN Geese, now deceased, leave park lovers in peace
Aug 02, 2006 ... Editor, the Tribune: As I walked today along the Stephens Laketrail, it occurred to me that I was walking, head held high, eyescasting about at the beauty of the water, grass, trees. A good thing,that, and it stirred my heart and pen. AN ODE TO THE DEPARTED Oh, how do I miss ...
Northwestern follows Walker's path Wildcats coach says he won't alter blueprint.
Aug 02, 2006 ... CHICAGO - Northwestern football Coach Pat Fitzgerald doesn't haveto search for the blueprint that Randy Walker left behind. It's right there in the staff room, scrawled onto a grease boardnext to the words "Do not erase." "We have a great plan," Fitzgerald said yesterday ....