Columbia Daily Tribune back issues from June 2008:
Scoring surge earns honor for Denmon
Jun 01, 2008 ... Incoming freshman Missouri basketball player Marcus Denmon ofHogan Prep High School in Kansas City earned MVP honors at the Class1-3 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame All-StarGame on Friday in Springfield. Denmon scored a game-high 25 points, grabbed seven ...
Woman pleads in Bullock case
Jun 01, 2008 ... GLOUCESTER, Mass. - A woman whose car struck actress SandraBullock's SUV last month has been placed on probation for one year. Lucile Gatchell pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving under theinfluence of alcohol and a lane violation. The Essex ...
Billie Hawks, 1956-2008
Jun 01, 2008 ... Billie R. Hawks, 52, of Columbia passed away Friday, May 30,2008, at University Hospital in Columbia. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at Memorial FuneralHome, 1217 Business 70 W. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.Monday at the funeral home. Billie was born on ...
Askren out to prove he's Olympic material
Jun 01, 2008; ... The summer after his sophomore year in high school Ben Askrenconvinced his parents to send him to Dallas so he could watch the2000 U.S. Olympic wrestling trials. Askren, who had just won his first of two high school statetitles, went to watch fellow Wisconsin native Garrett Lowney ...
Ed Glover, 1918-2008
Jun 01, 2008 ... W.E. "Ed" Glover, 90, of Columbia passed away Saturday, May 31,2008, at Lenoir Healthcare in Columbia. Services conducted by the Rev. Bob Webb will be at 1:30 p.m.Tuesday, June 3, at Nilson Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be ...
LIVE MUSIC
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sunday Butch Wax and the Hollywoods 1 to 5 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Wineryin Augusta. Honky-tonk and blues musicians 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Katfish Katy's;rain venue is Rocheport General Store. Keith Picker 2 to 5 p.m., Lee Ruth 5 to 8 p.m. at Cooper'sLanding ....
BEST SELLERS
Jun 01, 2008 ... FICTION 1 Odd Hours by Dean Koontz (Bantam). Odd Thomas is drawn to aCalifornia town where nothing is as it seems. 2 The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown). The author tells agripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate ofhumanity at stake. 3 ...
Anderson dominates again ; Former Kewpie steals show at Springfield all-star game.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Before heading to Texas to begin her college basketball career,Yvonne Anderson picked up one more piece of high school hardwarethis weekend. Participating in the St. John's Sports Medicine MissouriBasketball All-Star Game for Classes 4 and 5 on Friday night atBaptist Bible ...
MU issues call to arms for elimination game
Jun 01, 2008; ... CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The Missouri baseball team is getting intothe nitty-gritty of its pitching staff. Junior right-hander Ian Berger is expected to start today'selimination game against Mississippi, but Coach Tim Jamieson ruledout only ace Aaron Crow, who threw 124 pitches in ...
Boonville's final game rained out
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Class 3 third-place baseball game between Boonville and CapeGirardeau-Notre Dame was rained out yesterday in Springfield. The threat of rain and lightning initially postponed the gamethat was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. With the tarp covering theinfield at Meador Park and ...
BEHIND THE SCENES ; Rising temperatures reflect fever pitch of local festivals
Jun 01, 2008; ... Summer means festival season for Columbia, and what with regulargas prices inching toward the $4 a gallon mark, these events in townoffer an excuse to ignore the pain at the pump while making somememories right here. Don't let these events pass you by. Twilight Festival: starts ...
Sam W. "Jack" Hyde, 1923-2008
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sam W. "Jack" Hyde, 85, of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, May28, 2008 at his home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, June 2, at Memorial FuneralHome. Burial with military honors will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until time of services Monday ...
Stone: Quake tied to karma?
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sharon Stone's "karma" comment is having an instant effect on hermovie-star status in China. The 50-year-old actress suggested lastweek that the devastating May 12 earthquake in China could have beenthe result of bad karma over the government's treatment of Tibet.That prompted the ...
AREA SCENE
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hunter makes USA's Pan-Am roster Former Missouri volleyball player Lindsey Hunter made Team USA'sPan-Am Cup roster. Hunter, a setter, was a member of the Team USAsquad that won bronze at the Pan-Am Games last summer in Brazil andis still in the hunt for one of the 12 roster spots ...
Major upset just out of reach ; Tigers rally but fall one run short against Miami.
Jun 01, 2008; ... CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Missouri's wood house of a bullpen couldn'twithstand a huffing and puffing Hurricanes team. A timely rally and an ill-timed walk from Missouri closer KyleGibson led to Yasmani Grandal's RBI single in the bottom of theeighth inning as host Miami defeated ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Committee looked at many options for math program
Jun 01, 2008 ... Editor, the Tribune: This letter is in response to MichellePruitt's letter to the editor on May 3. In her letter, Pruittcharged that the Elementary Mathematics Program Evaluation Committeewas violating district policy by only considering two programs. In truth, the committee ...
Hats spruce up for summer ; Redefined classics include fedoras, newsboys.
Jun 01, 2008 ... It's time to freshen up your wardrobe. Here are a few words ofadvice: Don't forget the hat. Hats can be functional or fashionable, comfortable or chic. Theycan be as cozy as a knit beret or as classy as a wide-brimmed strawhat with silk and flower trim. The classics will ...
Lightning suspected in attic fire ; Spark might have smoldered for hours.
Jun 01, 2008; ... A lightning strike from a Friday evening storm might have sparkeda smoldering attic fire early yesterday in a southwest Columbiaapartment building, the Columbia Fire Department said. Firefighters were dispatched at 2 a.m. to 2100 Cherry Hill Drive,where smoke and flames were ...
FASTBEATS: DOGGIE DIVING
Jun 01, 2008 ... Heading down to Osage Beach with Fido next weekend? Give him hismoment to shine in the second annual Canine Cannonball at the DogDays Bar & Grill. Dock diving, which began when dock workers startedplacing bets on how far their dogs could jump into the water, hasbeen an officially ...
Carole and David Babel
Jun 01, 2008 ... David and Carole Babel of Columbia will celebrate their 50thanniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 7, inthe parlors of Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St. inColumbia. The reception will be hosted by ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Obama's stance on Israel lacks vision of change
Jun 01, 2008 ... Editor, the Tribune: Recently on CNN's program "The SituationRoom," Wolf Blitzer interviewed Barack Obama. The senator's commentsconcerning Israel during the interview have caused me to completelyre-evaluate my belief that he is the person that could lead ourcountry back to being a proud ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Blame for track issue lies solely with coach, runner
Jun 01, 2008 ... Editor, the Tribune: Neal Blackburn, the track and field coachfor Rock Bridge High School, has done his school a disservice. At the district meet, one of his runners uttered a profanity andwas disqualified not only from the event but the entire meet aswell. As quoted in the May 11 ...
Orford-Smith
Jun 01, 2008 ... A Sept. 20, 2008, wedding in Kenya is planned by Jennifer Smithand Rick Orford. Parents of the engaged couple are Dave and Donna Smith ofColumbia and Michael and Jenny Orford of England. The future bride, a 1995 graduate of Rock Bridge High School,received a bachelor's ...
Witnesses to shooting mum about suspects
Jun 01, 2008 ... A 29-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the mouth earlyyesterday during a disturbance outside a south Columbia conveniencestore. Witnesses refused to talk to officers investigating theshooting, Columbia police said. Officers at 2:08 a.m. learned that a gunshot victim was ...
Dziewa-Hall
Jun 01, 2008 ... Mary Dziewa and Taylor Hall were married Oct. 13, 2007, at St.Joseph Catholic Church in Farmington. The Rev. Rickey Valleroy performed the double-ring ceremony forthe daughter of Kathy Dziewa of Farmington, the late Alan Dziewa andAdam and Judy Hall of Columbia. Matron of ...
TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
Jun 01, 2008 ... A few weeks back, I wrote about White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen'sattempt to one-up former Cubs skipper Lee Elia in the profanity-laced tirade department. Last week another Guillen was gunning forthe champ.Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jose Guillen - no relationto Ozzie ...
Obama gets Bush dollars ; Republican donations show `real strain' on GOP, supporter says.
Jun 01, 2008 ... WASHINGTON - Beverly Fanning is among the campaign donors who'llbe joining President George W. Bush at a gala at Washington's Ford'sTheater tonight, but she said that won't dissuade her from hercurrent passion: volunteering for Barack Obama's presidentialcampaign. She isn't the ...
HOW TO: ; LIVE BETTER WITH PETS
Jun 01, 2008 ... The joy and happiness pets bring to a household far outweigh themesses they make or the value of personal belongings they destroy.That said, there are ways for animals and humans to cohabit moreneatly. The March issue of Country Home has the following suggestions forliving with ...
Thunhorst-McCallister
Jun 01, 2008 ... A July 19, 2008, wedding in Harrisburg is planned by KariMcCallister and Damon Thunhorst. Parents of the engaged couple are Alan and Sharon McCallister ofHarrisburg and Philip and Lorie Thunhorst of Hallsville. The future ...
Escapism is the theme in TV network lineups
Jun 01, 2008 ... This appeared Wednesday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In this time of high-stakes politics and economic malaise,apparently the broadcast networks think the only reality viewers canhandle is reality TV itself. At least that's the early take on next fall's new ...
Puzzled by seed packets? ; Here's how to crack the code and plant a successful garden.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Starting vegetable seeds at home can be rewarding in many ways:It's cheap. You can find a much wider range of varieties in seedpackets than you can as plants in garden centers in spring. And youcan make sure that your food is raised without pesticides, which isbetter for you and the ...
Jenkins-Martin
Jun 01, 2008 ... A June 7, 2008, wedding at First Christian Church in Columbia isplanned by Heidi Martin and Frank Jenkins. Parents of the engaged couple are the late Jim and Sybil Martinand Frank and Linda Jenkins of Thomaston, Ga. The future bride, a 1997 graduate of ...
FERTILE MIND ; Looking for a sweet way to boost nutrition? Try beets
Jun 01, 2008 ... When I have a hankering for a specific food, I say I am "hungry"for it, as in "I'm hungry for vanilla ice cream with saltedpeanuts." I thought that's how everyone described culinary cravingsuntil one day a co-worker told me she had a taste for beets. It took me a few seconds to ...
HOT FLASHES ; `Thanks' opens can of worms
Jun 01, 2008; ... Since my stint in the newsroom, I've become a stickler when itcomes to the correct use of grammar. I once wrote a lengthy pieceabout the improper use of "at," as in, "Where are you at?" Obviously my diatribe didn't help because the phrase is used inepidemic proportions throughout ...
GOP rivals spar after Bond endorsement
Jun 01, 2008; ... BRANSON - U.S. Sen. Kit Bond yesterday endorsed U.S. Rep. KennyHulshof's bid for the governorship in front of hundreds ofRepublican delegates to the state GOP convention. Despite the endorsement, a division in the primary fight betweenHulshof and state Treasurer Sarah Steelman was ...
NICHE: A WEEKLY PEEK AT AN EMERGING ARTIST ; Jessica Otterbacher
Jun 01, 2008 ... Jessica Otterbacher was in second grade the first time she wentto visit her Aunt Linda in New York City. Aunt Linda was artsy and worked for a publishing company. Herapartment was filled with beautiful things that set her youngniece's mind in motion. Otterbacher was enamored with ...
Jamena-Jacobson
Jun 01, 2008 ... A June 7, 2008, wedding at the Tiger Hotel in Columbia is plannedby Jessica Jacobson and Jerard Jamena. Parents of the engaged couple are Melvin and Janice Jacobson ofCentralia and Jose and Rebecca Jamena of Columbia. The future bride, a 2003 graduate of Centralia High ...
PULSESHOTS: FACES IN COLUMBIA'S CROWD
Jun 01, 2008 ... Caption ...
THE LOOK FOR LESS
Jun 01, 2008 ... Admirers of Jenna Bush's Oscar de la Renta wedding dress can geta similar look without going bankrupt. Retailer David's Bridaloffers a lace trumpet ...
Crude ways must go ; Gas price spike a blessing in disguise.
Jun 01, 2008; ... For one of the nastiest substances on Earth, crude oil has anamazing grip on the globe. We all know the stuff's poison, yet we'reas dependent on it as we are on our air and water supplies - which,of course, is what oil is poisoning. Shouldn't we be technologically advanced enough ...
Jerry Johnson, 1942-2008
Jun 01, 2008 ... Jerry Lee Johnson, 65, of Boonesboro, entered into His Father'sKingdom on Friday, May 30, 2008, at his home. He was surrounded byhis family and minister. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 1, atBoonesboro Christian Church, with services following. From 9:30 ...
EXHIBITS
Jun 01, 2008 ... The University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology: "TheFine Art of Living: Luxury Objects from the East and West" throughspring 2009 at the University of Missouri campus. Learn more atmaa.missouri.edu. - "The Poetry of Nature in Japanese Woodblock Prints" Saturdaythrough ...
Swerving motorist flees but is caught
Jun 01, 2008 ... Boone County sheriff's deputies early yesterday arrested a 28-year-old Columbia man after a vehicle pursuit and foot pursuit thatstarted when deputies witnessed a swerving vehicle on the Highway 63Connector at Interstate 70. Deputies caught up with the motorist in the 2500 block of ...
MLB roundup
Jun 01, 2008 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE Red Sox 6, Orioles 3: Dreadlocks are in fashion in the exclusive500-home run club, now that Manny Ramirez has added his name to thelist of baseball's most prolific sluggers. In Baltimore, Ramirez became the 24th player to reach themilestone last night, ...
John Carpenter, 1921-2008
Jun 01, 2008 ... John Carpenter, 87, of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, May 28,2008, at his daughter's home. Memorial services with military honors will be at 10 a.m. Friday,June 6, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a ...
Carrera club captures title
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Carrera 11-and-under girls soccer team won the Gem CityShootout on May 24-25 in Quincy, Ill. Team members include Adison Capell, Sydney Griggs, Heidi Gundy,Morgan Hawkins, Amanda Holmes, Melissa Lowery, Deidre Mattson, HannaNielsen, Olivia Oglesby, Breta Phillips, Kaley Sommer, ...
Hometown hero ; Columbia's own gypsy, Pearce Wegener, finds a home on Broadway.
Jun 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Who ever thought Columbia's theater reviewer would endup in the Big Apple? Still, there I was in the first row of thehistoric St. James Theatre on West 44th Street in New York City. Thetheater, which has seen everything from the original "Oklahoma!" in1943 to 2001's "The ...
Charles Scott, 1920-2008
Jun 01, 2008 ... Charles Marshall Scott, 87, well-known restaurateur and father ofColumbia attorney Steve Scott, died peacefully of natural causes onThursday, May 29, 2008, in St. Louis County. A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Monday, June 23, atSouthminister Presbyterian Church, 10126 E ....
Artists roll out imagination with CAL ArtCycle event
Jun 01, 2008; ... OK, Sunday morning readers. Put on your thinking caps.Here's a riddle: What is orange and has two wheels, a tail,bells, whistles, whiskers and a rumble seat? Need more clues? It's the only one in Columbia, and it belongs toartist Dennis Murphy. Give up? It's ...
Goodall urges animal testing ban
Jun 01, 2008 ... World-famous primate expert Jane Goodall and other scientistsappealed to European Union officials Wednesday to do more to endtesting on animals for science and medical research. "We need torecognize at the outset that what we do to animals - from theirperspective certainly, and probably ...
Q&A: AT HOME
Jun 01, 2008 ... Q: I left several cans of latex paint in the garage over thewinter, and they froze. Is the paint still usable? If not, how do Iget rid of it? A: No, latex paint that has frozen is not usable. Latex paint inliquid form should never be thrown away. Instead: - Recycle paint by ...
Guyrene and John Burks
Jun 01, 2008 ... John and Guyrene Burks of Harrisburg will celebrate their 50thanniversary with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 7, atHarrisburg Baptist Church. The Burkses were married June 6, ...
CITY COUNTY CALENDAR
Jun 01, 2008 ... MONDAY Boone County Commission, stream buffer meeting, 8 a.m., Room 243,Boone County Government Center, Eighth and Ash streets. Boone County Leadership RAP meeting, 10 a.m., Robert L. PerryJuvenile Justice Center, 5665 N. Roger I. Wilson Memorial Drive. Boone County ...
Sue and Harold Ward
Jun 01, 2008 ... Harold and Sue Hardwick Ward of Centralia will celebrate their50th anniversary with a reception in June. The Wards were married May 31, 1958, at ...
VENTURE BOUND ; Russia the great lives on at the Hermitage
Jun 01, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Visiting the State Hermitage in St.Petersburg is an adventure I remember well. I had heard it had agreat art collection but had felt the Russians were doing theirusual bragging when they spoke of it. I have problems with manyRussian guides because of their belief ...
SPECIAL EVENTS
Jun 01, 2008 ... A District 18 AMA Sanctioned Motocross event 8 a.m. today atFinger Lakes State Park MX Track from Highway 63 North to E. PeabodyRoad. Gate admission is $8. Other events will be held July 27, Aug.17, Sept. 5 through 7 and 21. For more information about the not-for-profit MXP Racing, visit ...
Civic volunteers offer insights to council
Jun 01, 2008; ... Land disturbance, trail controversy, sub-area planning, streetlights and budget requests all were topics of a Columbia CityCouncil work session, indicating future agenda items for the citycouncil but not before various city boards and commissions finishworking on them. The ...
Torture device? Guess again
Jun 01, 2008 ... Nothin' says clean breath like sucking on stainless steel. That's right. Stainless steel. Zilopops are the new thing in bad-breath control - a stainless-steel lollipop you suck on for two to three minutes (depending onhow much garlic you ate) and voila! No more stinky ...
OPEN COLUMN ; Christianson joins hysteria over voter ID regulation
Jun 01, 2008 ... Editor, the Tribune: It was amusing but hardly surprising to findScott Christianson joining the chorus of hyperbolic hysteria overthe voter ID legislation. And, like so many others who used theexample of elderly nuns, students with out-of-state driver'slicenses and newlyweds being denied ...
Woman in vehicle eludes armed robber
Jun 01, 2008 ... Police yesterday were investigating an attempted armed robbery ofa woman late Friday as she waited in her vehicle at a south Columbiastoplight. The 20-year-old woman told police that just before midnight amasked man armed with a handgun approached the open driver's-sidewindow as ...
Miller-Miller
Jun 01, 2008 ... A Sept. 20, 2008, wedding in Centralia is planned by NicoleMiller and Eli Miller. Parents of the bride are Gary and Darla Miller of Mexico, Mo. The ...
Project critics on edge ; Silver Oaks development plan goes before council.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Developers of the proposed Silver Oaks Senior Living facility innortheast Columbia have been applauded for their efforts workingwith the adjacent neighborhood, but 13 property owners have filed apetition protesting the development and saying their concerns havenot been ...
Misconduct alleged after sales pitch
Jun 01, 2008 ... Boone County sheriff's deputies arrested a 25-year-old man afterhe allegedly became abusive toward two door-to-door vendors ofvacuum cleaners and then threatened them with a handgun. At about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the sheriff's department said in anews release, deputies were ...
VA mustn't ignore vets' mental ills ; Suicide rate points to major problems.
Jun 01, 2008 ... This appeared Monday in the Chicago Tribune. One of the saddest ironies of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - anywar - is that thousands of soldiers escape the dangers of combatonly to return home and confront demons they can't defeat. Some ofthem end up taking their own lives. These ...
SECOND THOUGHTS
Jun 01, 2008 ... Second Thoughts includes corrections, clarifications andelaboration associated with Tribune news articles. When you seesomething that bothers you, call Managing Editor Jim Robertson at815-1707. A news story yesterday ...