Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from March 2008:
Bonds testimony will be unsealed
Mar 01, 2008 ... A federal judge ordered yesterday that Barry Bonds' grand jurytestimony be unsealed, and what the home run king said under oathabout his use of performance-enhancing drugs soon will be madepublic. Bonds is charged with four counts of perjury and one count ofobstruction for ...
It was fun while it lasted ; Centralia surprises end with defeat to Blair Oaks in final.
Mar 01, 2008; ... HALLSVILLE - The Centralia girls basketball team's countdown tothe Class 3 District 8 championship was nearly complete heading intolast night's title game against its third state-ranked foe. Three ... The sixth-seeded Panthers opened the tournament Monday with anupset of ...
MU baseball team sweeps
Mar 01, 2008 ... The fifth-ranked Missouri baseball team opened the USD Tournamentin San Diego with two victories yesterday. Missouri beat California 7-5 and downed San Diego State 3-1 andimproved its record to 5-1. In the opener, Aaron Senne hit a grand slam in the first inningand added an ...
MU throwers shine at Big 12 meet
Mar 01, 2008 ... On the opening day of the Big 12 Indoor Track Championships,Missouri throwers flexed their muscles in Lincoln, Neb. The Tigers placed 2-3-4-5 in the men's weight throw. Chris Rohrplaced second with a school-record throw of 73 feet, 63/4 inches,trailing only defending NCAA champion ...
Baylor on cusp of historic turnaround
Mar 01, 2008; ... Aaron Bruce allowed himself to look ahead, just for a second. His mind jumped to the evening of March 16, Selection Sunday,when the Baylor Bears will gather in a room someplace, their eyestrained on a television tuned to CBS as the NCAA Tournament bracketsare unveiled. For ...
Pilot Grove boys win district title
Mar 01, 2008 ... Playing on its home floor, the top-seeded Pilot Grove boysbasketball team defeated second-seeded St. Elizabeth 68-58 lastnight to claim its second straight Class 1 District 10 championship. Pilot Grove (24-3) meets Leeten at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in asectional hosted by State Fair ...
Twins, 16, indicted in home invasion case
Mar 01, 2008 ... Twin brothers accused in a September home invasion and sexualassault in north Columbia were indicted by a grand jury yesterday,Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Andy Scholz said. The indictments name Jamie Harris and James Harris, both 16, insix felonies: first-degree burglary, ...
AREA SCENE
Mar 01, 2008 ... Viper volleyball team wins tourney The Columbia Viper under-12 volleyball team won the HoldenClassic last weekend. Players include Jessica Gladden, Madison Boyken, Rachel Brenner,Mallory Schmidt, Lindsey Head, Annie Leible and Savannah Norton.Tracy Keicher and Amber Kuhn ...
Parade taps creative spirit ; March into March an eclectic show.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Several hundred revelers marched, strutted, wheeled and bellydanced their way down Broadway yesterday for the second annual Marchinto March, the True/False Festival kickoff parade. The event had the feel of a Mardi Gras parade as if it had beendirected by T/F documentary subject ...
Tigers second in Cat Classic ; MU gymnast Perry wins all-around title.
Mar 01, 2008; ... It's official: Adrianne Perry is back. It's not like Missouri's most decorated gymnast ever wentmissing, but there have been nights this year when she's ceded thespotlight to the dazzling debut season of teammate Sarah Shire. At times last night, the Mid-Missouri natives ...
MU foes tired of watching Rhea runs
Mar 01, 2008; ... Amanda Renth may be the best pure hitter on the Missouri softballteam, but the first baseman is lacking what freshman outfielder RheaTaylor has in abundance. "I'd like to have a quarter of her speed, that's for sure," Renthjoked after Missouri won the first two games of the ...
On McCain, Times opts to run all the sleaze that's not fit to print
Mar 01, 2008; ... I am surprised to learn that Tonya Harding has taken upjournalism. What else explains last week's knee-capping of Sen. John McCainby The New York Times? Obviously, the bad girl of figure skating hasbeen given a corner office at Times headquarters. If you missed it, The Times ...
Police stop more blacks in '07
Mar 01, 2008; ... A higher percentage of drivers pulled over by Columbia police in2007 were black than in years past, according to data sent to theMissouri attorney general's office. The Columbia Police Department's annual report of racialprofiling statistics shows that nearly 24 percent of traffic ...
Left-wing media abandon the Ralphster
Mar 01, 2008; ... So Ralph Nader is running for president again, and there is notruth to the rumor that the nominating convention will be held inhis garage. Too spacious. With a few exceptions, left-wing reporters were openly hostile toNader's announcement last week, taking it very ...
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Mar 01, 2008 ... The following people have applied for licenses in the BooneCounty recorder of deeds office: Josh Alex Surrency, 24, of Moberly and Ashley Nicole Prenger,21, of Moberly. - Huiyuan Xin, 29, of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Tiannan Wang, 31,of Columbia. - ...
CID, TDD ; Enabling development, but at what cost?
Mar 01, 2008; ... The inevitable is happening. Once developers and friendly publicpolicymakers figure a way to dip into tax coffers to help financeparticular commercial projects, the parade is on. We're seeing it inColumbia. Transportation development districts allow additional sales taxesto be ...
Still flipping ; Even amid real estate slump, turning houses around thrives.
Mar 01, 2008 ... FORT WORTH, Texas - It was straight out of the 1960s - anoutdated, three-bedroom home with heavy paneling, a small galleykitchen and a complicated entrance that forced visitors up twoflights of stairs before they could get to the front door. Now, after $70,000 in renovations, Jeff ...
Uncharted territory ; Rock Bridge girls take on another playoff newcomer.
Mar 01, 2008; ... A couple of Class 5 quarterfinal rookies will take the floor atMissouri S&T in Rolla today when the seventh-ranked Rock Bridgegirls basketball team meets Waynesville for a berth in nextweekend's MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown. The Bruins and Tigers are both coming off the first playoff ...
Three acres burn in county grass fire
Mar 01, 2008 ... A grass fire yesterday in southwest Boone County burned about 3acres but did not threaten any buildings or result in any injuries. Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District weredispatched at about 2:50 p.m. to 3050 Nebo Cemetery Road after acontrolled burn had ...
New hospital unit specializes in spines
Mar 01, 2008 ... Boone Hospital Center yesterday opened The Spine Center, aspecialized care unit on the fifth floor of the hospital. The 14,784-square-foot center features 20 private rooms, a roomfor physical and occupational therapy, a family/relaxation room, aredesigned nurses' station and a ...
Bengals Bar & Grill aims to offer something new
Mar 01, 2008; ... When Jack Rader decided not to renew the lease of Shiloh Bar &Grill, the local developer had plans to give the place a "face-lift," let two of his children run it for a year and then redevelopthe site. But when work started Jan. 3, Rader found himself in the midst ofa full-blown ...
Cultures flavor school fair ; Hickman students take a global view.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Hickman High School students yesterday got a glimpse of culturesfrom around the globe during the school's annual World's Fair. The event, held during the two lunch periods, allows kids to hostinternational booths that offer food, entertainment and informationof various countries ....
Local hospitals see rise in dental, mental cases
Mar 01, 2008; ... Updated statistics outlining changes in population, health,education and financial stability for Boone County are availableonline at booneindicators.org. The group responsible, the Boone County Indicators Coalition, wasformed four years ago and updates the data annually in ...
WEEK IN REVIEW
Mar 01, 2008 ... Storm-water rules delay plans for Hy-Vee stores As the city of Columbia continues to work out the kinks in itssix-month-old storm-water ordinance, two proposed Hy-Vee locationsare testing how it applies to redevelopment projects. The employee-owned supermarket chain last year ...
Assault charges added in fracas at high school ; Teen's mom says fight began over wallet.
Mar 01, 2008; ... Two juveniles who were arrested after a fight at Hickman HighSchool early this week have been arrested on suspicion ofmisdemeanor assault after school administrators told police the boysstruck them. Columbia police arrested two juveniles yesterday afternoon onsuspicion of ...
TOP DRAWER ; A listing of the honorable, noteworthy, new and what's ahead for businesspeople in Columbia.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ONWARD & UPWARD Ashley Lee has joined the office of Missouri State Auditor SusanMontee as a staff auditor. Lee received her bachelor's degree inaccounting from William Woods University in May. Ryan Whitley hasjoined Columbia Integrated Technologies as a telephone systems ...
Wedding detail ; Debi Hake said she wishes she had a wedding planner for her own ceremony. She stayed up until 5 a.m. the day of her wedding and then spent the morning decorating while her bridesmaids were getting their hair done.
Mar 01, 2008; ... It is two months before Megan Meter's wedding, and her guest listhas temporarily gone missing. "I know I had it here somewhere," Meter says as she looks overseveral different lists on her laptop. She is seated next to herfiance, Brian Quint, and across from wedding planner Debi ...
Crossing yields another injury accident
Mar 01, 2008; ... Two motorists were injured in a three-vehicle wreck yesterdayafternoon at the COLT railroad crossing on Highway 63. A northbound tractor-trailer hauling corrosive materials hadstopped at the crossing and was moving slowly over the tracks atabout 2:15 p.m. yesterday when it was ...
Charity director finds herself out of place in e-mail gambit
Mar 01, 2008; ... Cindy Mustard, director of the Voluntary Action Center, is not inNigeria, she's not in trouble and she doesn't need $3,000. This bizarre disclaimer is necessary after a hacker or "worm" gotinto her personal e-mail account this week and sent requests toabout 270 people from her ...
SOAP SCENT-SATIONS
Mar 01, 2008 ... -Owner: Kristi Mott -Phone: 441-1428 -Web site: SoapScentsations.etsy.com -E-mail: getsudsy@mindspring.com -Nature of services offered: Soap Scent-sations offers hand-poured soaps, bath products and accessories, including soap bars,lotions and loofah discs ....
Business guru shares wisdom in two tomes
Mar 01, 2008; ... Strategic marketing consultant Ram Charan is a legend - and a bitof an enigma. Media reports say he's constantly on the road with nofixed abode as he travels around the country, advising corporationson management and competition issues. He's in so many places, somethink that there might ...
Athena owner shutters club ; Adjacent eateries still open, Kikhia says.
Mar 01, 2008 ... The owner of a downtown nightclub under fire about the highnumber of violent crimes reported near the business says his bar isclosed, according to a letter sent to Columbia city officials. In the letter dated Feb. 21 to the city finance department,Athena Nightclub owner Rashid A ....
DRUNKEN DRIVING DISPOSITIONS
Mar 01, 2008 ... - Jamie Robert James pleaded guilty as a persistent offender andwas given a suspended three-year jail sentence. - Eldon Buell Parker pleaded guilty and was given a suspended six-month jail sentence. - Jeremy Lavelle Bass pleaded guilty and was given a suspendedsix-month jail ...
Firefighters save woman in house fire ; Fulton victim critical; responders injured.
Mar 01, 2008; ... A woman was critically injured in a Fulton house fire earlyyesterday that also sent three firefighters and two police officersto the hospital. Kim Frye of Fulton was rescued from the house at 404 NorthwestSt., said Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers, who did not know ...
Diminutive entrepreneur makes a big impression
Mar 01, 2008; ... When Michele Stauffer was very young, someone gave her a smallscooter for her birthday. That was nearly 50 years ago - long before helmets and elbowpads. Unencumbered, Michele loved the feel of the wind as she flewdown the hills near her rural Kansas home. The neighbors looked ...
Cougars take the first step
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Columbia College women's basketball team has taken care ofits first order of business this postseason. Now comes the hard part. The No. 3 seed in the American Midwest Conference tournament,Columbia beat an overmatched Williams Baptist team 102-55 last nightand advanced to ...
Busch set to raise the stakes
Mar 01, 2008 ... Maybe it's fitting that Kyle Busch hails from Las Vegas. The 22-year-old seems like a gambler at times on the track. He'll squeeze his car through tight openings to make a pass. Andhe won't hesitate to weave high and low to block the competition. "The guy knows how to stand on ...
COMING UP
Mar 01, 2008 ... Saturday Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., will host"Bagels, Conversation and Prayer" for young adults at 9 a.m. in room306. The Gathering service will be "The Gospel According toStarbucks: Living with a Grande Passion," at 5 p.m. in themultipurpose room ....
TRIB TALK
Mar 01, 2008 ... Jim Robertson managing editor Call TribTalk at 815-1776. "I'm calling in reference to the person who questioned thenecessity of our assistant superintendents and assistant principals.As a teacher with Columbia Public Schools, I can attest to the hardwork of our assistant principals ...
LIVE MUSIC
Mar 02, 2008 ... SundayTrue/False Film Festival presents They Might Be Giants 8 p.m. atThe Blue Note; $20. True/False Film Festival live music showcase 7 p.m. at CherryStreet Artisan.Evening of music featuring church choir, Praise Team,instrumentalists and organist Eric Aldrich ...
ON STAGE
Mar 02, 2008 ... Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre will hold auditions for its 2008 seasonfrom 1 to 5 p.m. today at the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock. Seekingperformers of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. Specifically seekingactors ages 6 to 18 for "Big the Musical." Open call. Prepare 16bars of two contrasting ...
Bruins can't delay sectional loss ; McCoy's well-timed talent trumps Scanlon's strategy.
Mar 02, 2008; ... The site was different, but things still looked awfully familiarto Rock Bridge boys basketball Coach Jim Scanlon during Wednesday'sClass 5 sectional loss at Union High School. Although the sectional wasn't at St. Francis Borgia High School -the site of Rock Bridge's previous two ...
MU's fade looks familiar ; Baylor erases 13-point lead, beats Tigers.
Mar 02, 2008; ... WACO, Texas - Mike Anderson has hardly stopped preaching defensein the 23 months since he was introduced as Missouri's men'sbasketball coach. But in the last month of his second season, the Tigers still havea long way to go when it comes to locking up opponents, a point thatwas ...
NOTES AND TONES ; New Hinton book shares rich music, stories, photos
Mar 02, 2008; ... On Jan. 31, 2006, the exhibit "Keeping Time: The Live, Music &Photographs of Milt Hinton" opened at Boone County National Bank. Atthe time, it was the latest in a series of photography exhibitsproduced and curated by the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series. I have always enjoyed ...
Towering artwork
Mar 02, 2008 ... Memorial Union officials celebrated this week a three-panel workby David Spear at the University of Missouri. The oil paintings bythe Columbia artist, installed earlier this year, hang in the TowerLounge, adjacent to Stotler Lounge. "We're really excited about it,it's gorgeous," said ...
Harrisburg overcomes excess adrenaline ; Host tops Sturgeon for seventh title in nine years.
Mar 02, 2008; ... HARRISBURG - Playing the Class 2 District 5 championship game onits home floor, the third-ranked Harrisburg boys basketball team wasalready running high on adrenaline. Those nerves were rattling a little more last night after CoachSteve Combs gathered his team in the southwest ...
Haircut to die for
Mar 02, 2008 ... Hair stylist Paul LeBlanc doesn't mind one bit that Javier Bardemcalls his creation "one of the most horrible haircuts in history."Bardem won the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal ofAnton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' film "No Country for Old Men."He ...
AREA SCENE
Mar 02, 2008 ... Columbia teams win Show-Me Games The Columbia Suns fifth-grade girls basketball team and theSPARKZ seventh-grade girls basketball team won their divisions atthe Show-Me State Games Youth Basketball Tournament over the weekendin Columbia. Suns players include Taylor Dillard, ...
BEST SELLERS
Mar 02, 2008 ... FICTION 1 The Appeal by John Grisham (Doubleday). A powerful chemicalcompany tries to manipulate the U.S. court system to avoid apotentially disastrous ruling against them. 2 Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb (Putnam). Lt. Eve Dallas mustsolve a case in which strangers might ...
MU recruit on the fast track ; Junior hurdler catches on, commits early.
Mar 02, 2008; ... If Kerwin Stricker develops as rapidly on the football field ashe has the track at Washington High School, the Missouri Tigers willhave uncovered a prize. Last week, Stricker gave Missouri a verbalcommitment to join the 2009 signing class despite logging minimalfootball experience for a ...
TRAVEL BRIEFS
Mar 02, 2008 ... Vote for your favorite New Jersey beach SANDY HOOK, N.J. - Do you have fond memories of the Jersey shore? Now you can vote for the best beaches in the state, whether it'sAsbury Park, Atlantic City, Cape May, Wildwood, Sandy Hook, Seasideor any of the other 60 or so ...
HOW TO: SPRUCE UP YOUR LAUNDRY ROOM
Mar 02, 2008 ... If you had to guess which room in a house occupied by a bigfamily was the most used, what would you say? The kitchen? Thefamily room? The bedroom? How about none of the above! The correct answer is the laundry room. OK, so the other roomsare used a lot, but the laundry room, out ...
NUTRITION IQ: TRUE OR FALSE?
Mar 02, 2008 ... 1. True. 2. True. 3. True, but in moderation. Click here to ...
House fire forces man, dogs to flee
Mar 02, 2008 ... A house fire yesterday at 310 N. Eighth St. forced the homeownerto leave with his two dogs and caused between $75,000 to $85,000 indamage. Columbia firefighters were dispatched to the home just before 8a.m. and saw smoke and flames breaking through the roof of the 11/2-story ...
New idea aims to help old knees
Mar 02, 2008; ... Eight weeks ago, Carol Skinner sat on an electronic exercise bikeand couldn't push the pedals fast enough to activate it. The slowmotion of her arthritic knees didn't generate enough power to lightup the machine's monitoring panel. These days, she chugs along at an athletic clip as ...
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Mar 02, 2008 ... The Columbia City Council will hold its regular meeting 7 p.m.tomorrow in the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway. The meetingwill be open to the public. A. Roll call. B. Approval of previous minutes. C. Approval and adjustment of agenda including consent agenda ....
Stephens College a vital part of our community
Mar 02, 2008; ... Because Stephens College has played an important part in thehistory of Columbia, I knew at some point I would write an articleabout it guided by the theme: "What Stephens has done for Columbia." Who could write about Stephens College and not relate theenormous contributions of ...
TWISTER FACT
Mar 02, 2008 ... Tornado intensity is rated on the Fujita scale. The scale isbased on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built ...
ENGAGEMENT ; Griggs-Jany
Mar 02, 2008 ... A May 17, 2008, wedding in Las Vegas is planned by Anita Griggsand Robert Jany. Parents of the engaged couple are Raymond Bible of Coeur d'Alene,Idaho, Yvonne Avila of San Diego, and Russ and Jacky Jany of ...
Tackling a twister ; Preparation can save lives during tornado season.
Mar 02, 2008; ... The deadly tornados that ripped through parts of the South lastmonth were a reminder tornados can happen anytime, but the peakseason runs from March through June. People "really need to take these things very seriously, as wesaw from last week," said Eric Evans, emergency ...
Q&A: STYLE
Mar 02, 2008 ... Q: I am divorced and in possession of my wedding and engagementrings. The sentimental value is obviously gone, and frankly, I coulduse the cash. What is the best way to go about getting the fairmarket value for the gold and diamonds? A: First, get your rings appraised so you have ...
ENGAGEMENT ; Shaw-Hrdina
Mar 02, 2008 ... A May 10, 2008, wedding in Columbia is planned by Lindsay Shawand Ross Hrdina. Parents of the engaged couple are Marty and Debbie Shaw ofColumbia and Gerald and Mary Hrdina of Fayette. The future bride, a 2003 graduate of Rock Bridge High School,received a degree in business ...
CITY/COUNTY CALENDAR
Mar 02, 2008 ... TOMORROW National Association of Counties legislative conference, 8:15a.m., Washington, D.C. Hallsville Chamber of Commerce meeting, 11:45 a.m., HallsvilleCommunity Center. Columbia City Council, pre-council meeting, 5:45 p.m., fourth-floor conference room, Daniel ...
Schools' tab for consults a big ticket ; Two-year tally reaches nearly $1.7 million.
Mar 02, 2008; ... Columbia Public Schools has spent nearly $1.7 million this yearand last on independent consultants who provided architecturalservices, financial assistance and legal advice. The lion's share of those funds - about $1.34 million - came fromthe district's capital projects budget or ...
Billboards ; To stay the course or not
Mar 02, 2008; ... After a bitter and confusing election campaign lost narrowly byproponents of highway billboard restrictions, defenders of theboards sensed a trend likely to soon enough put them in a bind. Sothey supported a compromise bill passed by an ensuing GeneralAssembly imposing less stringent ...