Dayton Daily News back issues from January 2002:
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jan 01, 2002; ... GOING ON TODAY * SILENT AUCTION: Books & Co., 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering, willhold a silent auction of celebrity posters and author packages tobenefit Miami Valley nonprofit literacy and reading efforts. Postersare on display and bids will be taken through Jan. 12. The ...
WILLIAM P. MCMANUS; `THE GREATEST CHALLENGES ARE THOSE FROM WITHIN'
Jan 01, 2002; ... Turning recruits into Dayton's finest goes beyond training Editor's note: The Dayton Police Department convened its 93rdgraduating class of 25 recruits - 19 men and six women - on Dec. 13.What follows has been adapted from the speech given to the graduatesby William P. McManus, ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jan 01, 2002 ... Salter showed arrogance and ignorance Stephanie Salter's Dec. 23 diatribe, "Blessed are thepeacemakers," was outrageously offensive, particularly at the verytime when Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus.Her blasphemous and unmitigated arrogance to speak for ...
SPEAK UP
Jan 01, 2002 ... * Dayton is imposing a petty nuisance surcharge on golf with noexplanation. Is it to be used to rid Kitty Hawk of geese? That wouldbe nice. * Yet another infant is killed under suspicious circumstances.Where were the Children Services representatives? Who's watching thechildren ...
NEW ERA LOOKING NOT ALL THAT NEW
Jan 01, 2002 ... THE NEW AMERICAN SCENE THAT EVERYbody knew was coming after Sept.11 turns out to look familiar. Specifically, it's looking like theCold War. In that era, as now, society was constantly worried. It was alwayson guard against something terrible - even horrendous - happening.But ...
FED FROWNS ON PREDATORY LENDING
Jan 01, 2002 ... LAST MONTH THE FEDERAL RESERVE Board effectively granted thatpredatory lenders are not a figment of the imaginations of oldpeople, minorities and city governments. These are the folks, mainly, who have been complaining aboutlenders who prey on unsophisticated people who typically ...
YEAR PROMISES LOTS OF LIFE
Jan 01, 2002; ... ON THIS FIRST DAY OF the brand new year, I thought it would beappropriate to pause for a minute or so and think about some of thegood things in our midst here in the Miami Valley. These, then, are 27 reasons (right off the top of my head) why Ifeel optimistic about the year ...
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING; TAKING A YEAR OFF MAY HAVE HELPED MIAMISBURG'S 145-POUND SHARKEY
Jan 01, 2002; ... Junior is off to 12-1 start this season It didn't happen in a pleasant manner, but Justin Sharkey might bebetter off because he didn't wrestle last season. The Miamisburg High School 145-pound junior sat out his sophomorecampaign after dislocating his left shoulder in the ...
MIAMI COUNTY DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Jan 01, 2002 ... * Jack L. McDonald, owner and operator of the Conover Feed Storefor 30 years, died Sunday at age 80. Mr. McDonald of Conover was a 1939 graduate of Lena-Conover HighSchool and an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 75thField Hospital. He also served as Brown Twp. clerk ...
BUFFALO REPORT: WONDERFUL
Jan 01, 2002; ... NEVER ONE TO PASS UP A weather "event," I traveled throughBuffalo, N.Y., this past weekend, where it had snowed for five days,beginning early on Christmas Eve and adding up to 83 inches, an inchshort of 7 feet. In reality, that much is not sitting on the ground now. This ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Jan 01, 2002; ... 3 men rob bank in Springboro SPRINGBORO - Three men robbed the National City Bank on Ohio 73about 10 a.m. Monday. Police said the men entered the bank and announced a robbery. Themen ran off with an undisclosed amount. Bank officials declined comment. The ...
TROTWOOD FATAL CRASH'S CAUSE STILL A MYSTERY
Jan 01, 2002; ... Injured driver not talking to officials TROTWOOD - Trotwood police are taking a second look at a Sundaytraffic accident that left a passenger dead and the driverhospitalized. Police initially thought that Raphael Griffin, 32, of LarkspurDrive and the unnamed driver of the ...
SUSPECT'S BOND AT $1.1M
Jan 01, 2002; ... Ferguson charged in 3 Dayton slayings DAYTON - A municipal judge Monday set a $1.1 million bond forDarrell Wayne Ferguson, a suspect in three homicides of Daytonresidents last week. Ferguson, 23, of 633 Burkhardt Ave. is charged with the aggravatedmurder of Thomas King Sr., ...
FAIRBORN TEEN-AGER KILLED IN CRASH
Jan 01, 2002; ... Four others injured when vehicle goes airborne after crossingrailroad tracks at high speed SPRINGFIELD - Investigators plan to reconstruct the one-caraccident that killed a Fairborn teen and injured four others Sundaynight near Tremont City. Jarred L. Brown, 17, died at the ...
REGIONAL BRIEFING
Jan 01, 2002 ... OTHER NEWS FROM THE MIAMI VALLEY Holiday customer service hours * Today: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Missed newspapers will be delivered if customers call by 10 a.m. Our customer service ...
GROUP AGAINST HOSPITAL PROJECT PLANS MEETING
Jan 01, 2002; ... Keep Out does not want Middletown Regional in Warren TURTLECREEK TWP. - Keep Out! That's their new name and what some Warren County residents aretelling Middletown Regional Hospital. Keep Out, aka the Alliance for Responsible Growth, opposesMiddletown Regional ...
RAIDERS SHOW UP, PLAY HARD IN BLOWOUT
Jan 01, 2002; ... WSU overmatched from the start in loss to No. 1 UConn FAIRBORN - They played the game. They showed up, played hard and never gave up. That's theimpression the Wright State women's basketball team left on top-ranked Connecticut after the Huskies beat them 97-39 in front of ...
OSU FOOTBALL NOTES; FOX GETS FIRST START OF CAREER
Jan 01, 2002; ... TAMPA, Fla. - Ohio State University freshman Dustin Fox will makehis first career start today, but it won't be at his natural safetyposition. Fox will line up at cornerback in place of junior Cie Grant, whohad started 10 of 11 games this season. Fox began seeing time at ...
BELLISARI WILL PLAY . . . SOMEWHERE
Jan 01, 2002; ... Tressel keeping mum about how he'll use OSU's senior QB TAMPA, Fla. - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel remained coy to the endabout his plans for Steve Bellisari, and reporters weren't the onlyones feeling a little left out. South Carolina coach Lou Holtz was hungry for ...
FIRE TEARS THROUGH WARREN COUNTY HOME
Jan 01, 2002; ... One resident, Franklin firefighter suffer minor injuries FRANKLIN - A Franklin family was driven into the cold early Mondaywhen a fire heavily damaged their Second Street home. One of the family members and a Franklin firefighter sufferedminor injuries in the fire that heavily ...
MARKET LINE: DOW JONES FALLS
Jan 01, 2002 ... * STOCKS: The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 115.42, or1.1 percent, at 10,021.57, according to preliminary calculations.Broader stock indicators also fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 indexlost 12.94, or 1.1 percent, to 1,148.08, while the Nasdaq compositeindex fell 36.82, or 1.9 ...
HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Jan 01, 2002 ... Government, financial and most other offices will be closed todayfor New Year's Day. * Universities and colleges: Most closed today; Edison StateCommunity College offices open. * Primary and secondary schools: Closed. * Banks: Closed. * Libraries: ...
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Jan 01, 2002 ... BUTLER COUNTY * SMITH, Edith M., 66, of Middletown, Monday. (Stubbs-Conner,Waynesville) * TEASTER, Walter N., 71, of Middletown, Sunday. Services 10:30a.m. Thursday. (Joseph Baker-Stevens, Middletown) CLINTON COUNTY * WAHL, Elizabeth M. (Beaver), 86, of 1870 ...
BENGALS STILL REVELING IN IMPROBABLE WIN
Jan 01, 2002; ... Rally over Steelers offers hope for future CINCINNATI - Now that was more like it for the Cincinnati Bengals. Quarterback Jon Kitna wheelin' and dealin'. Tailbacks Corey Dillonand Brandon Bennett clawing for yardage. Receivers Darnay Scott,Peter Warrick, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, ...
WSU MEN'S BASKETBALL; BILLS SPRAINS RIGHT KNEE, WON'T PLAY AGAINST BUTLER
Jan 01, 2002; ... Wednesday's game Raiders' Horizon League opener FAIRBORN - Joe Bills' teammates watched him crumple to the floorMonday morning. They heard the pain in his voice, but it was a whilebefore they knew the whole story. It shocked them to learn their starting point guard and ...
GAME A SHOWCASE FOR WOMEN'S HOOPS
Jan 01, 2002; ... IT WAS A SIGHT UNLIKE anything Katie Bussan ever had seen. "We were shooting around out here in the empty gym and all of asudden we hear this announcement: `The doors will open in 5 minutes,'' the Wright State junior forward said. "I didn't think much of it -I mean it was still ...
BOMBERS DOWN CHIEFS, 6-5
Jan 01, 2002; ... JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - The Dayton Bombers will ring in the New Year on ahigh note thanks to a 6-5 victory against the host Johnstown Chiefson Monday night. In front of 3,000, the Bombers disposed of the Johnstown Chiefs'direct assault at their lead in the East Coast Hockey ...
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jan 02, 2002; ... GOING ON TODAY * INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM: St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dog Leg andLittle York roads in Butler Twp., offers an eight-week course, AnIntroduction to Islam. The course begins today and will be offeredevery Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call ...
WAPAK KNOWS WHAT IT'S ASKING FOR
Jan 02, 2002 ... NEAR AS ANYBODY CAN SEE, THE PEOPLE of Wapakoneta definitely wantthe 2,000-employee Honda plant that is coming to someplace in theUnited States. Wapak is one of two Ohio locations said to be in the running. The town is not doing that badly economically. Like just ...
SACRED HEART DESERVES NEW LIFE
Jan 02, 2002 ... THE NEWS THAT DOWNTOWN'S Sacred Heart Church has reopened ispositive on several fronts. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati's decision to allow the VietnameseCatholic Community of Greater Dayton to make the church its home iscertainly good for those 200 members. Although they had been ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jan 02, 2002 ... Fun events can promote respect Cheers to Ann Paddock for her Dec. 27 `Community Board ofContributors' column, "Good-natured fun creates lack of respect." A couple of months ago, an article about Bellbrook High School'sprincipal cross-dressing for a fund-raiser at school nearly ...
SOME RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
Jan 02, 2002; ... Robert Shiffer of Miamisburg is 92 and his wife, Ione, is 89, andthey were at Perkins restaurant near the Dayton Mall one morning lastweek for a special holiday breakfast with their daughter, Mary. "Mary came in to visit from her home in the state of Washingtonfor a few days,' Ione ...
OPTIONS ABOUND FOR TREES
Jan 02, 2002; ... Some may come back to you as mulch It's that time in the holiday season when the only presents leftunder the Christmas tree are prickly pine needles. While ornaments get lovingly wrapped in tissue and packed away,most cut trees just end up in the trash. But, it doesn't ...
SPEAK UP
Jan 02, 2002 ... * The callers who say Erma's House isn't run properly must belooking through different eyes than I. I've utilized its services for18 months, and my children know all the staff members by name andthink of them as family. Erma would be proud to have her name at 1024Brown St. * Is ...
TIME WARNER TO RAISE RATES, ADD CHANNELS
Jan 02, 2002; ... 5 percent for basic, standard packages FRANKLIN - Time Warner Cable will raise rates and add threechannels to its lineup throughout the Cincinnati area, includingFranklin, Carlisle and Middletown. The 5 percent increase for basic and standard cable packages is anannual ...
HADLEY FIRST BABY OF 2002
Jan 02, 2002; ... She arrives at 12:04 a.m. XENIA - John Elliott and Danielle Rowland found their plans for arestful New Year's Eve at home brought to an abrupt halt by thebeginning of labor pains Monday. By 12:04 a.m. Tuesday, Hadley Marie Elliott, 7 pounds, 8-ounces,arrived in time to be the ...
TWO DIE IN NEW YEAR'S DAY CRASHES
Jan 02, 2002; ... Four people in hospital from collisions Two area residents died in traffic accidents in the early hours ofNew Year's Day. In Troy, a passenger died and the driver was injured in a one-carcrash shortly after 2 a.m. near Peters Road and Archer Drive. The car driven by ...
MIAMI BASKETBALL; REDHAWKS TRYING TO PUT EMBARRASSING LOSS BEHIND THEM
Jan 02, 2002; ... Coach thinks players are in right frame of mind As a disbelieving Miami coach Charlie Coles walked off the thecourt following Saturday night's humbling loss at Dayton, he wasalready hitting the delete key in his memory banks. "As a coach, you don't worry about what just ...
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Jan 02, 2002 ... BUTLER COUNTY * SMITH, Edith M., 66, of Middletown, Monday. Services 10:30 a.m.Thursday, Waynesville First Church of Christ, Waynesville. (Stubbs-Conner, Waynesville) CLARK COUNTY * LEE, Ina D., 84, of New Carlisle, Monday at Willow KnollRetirement Center, ...
RAIDERS HOPING TO PEN UPSET OF NO. 20 BUTLER
Jan 02, 2002; ... WSU goes into Horizon opener minus point guard INDIANAPOLIS - Wright State basketball coach Ed Schilling gave hisplayers a Christmas homework assignment. Each was instructed to read a chapter in the book How To Be LikeMike (as in Jordan), and to report on it upon ...
OUTBACK BOWL SOUTH CAROLINA 31 OHIO STATE 28 ; COMEBACK COMES UP SHORT
Jan 02, 2002; ... Ohio state rallies, but South Carolina pulls out win in Outbackrematch TAMPA, Fla. - Jim Tressel would like to have the decision back. Steve Bellisari would like to have the throw back. And Ohio State would like to have the option of reversing any ofabout 100 variables ...
OUTBACK BOWL NOTES ; BREWER'S IMPACT FELT AGAIN
Jan 02, 2002; ... Troy High School grad ran for 34 yards on fake punt TAMPA, Fla. - Like almost everyone else, South Carolina's RyanBrewer thought his team had the game wrapped up when it took a 28-0lead late in the third quarter. But just when Ohio State seemed ready to be sent to the ...
DEATH OF GIRL, 3, UNDER AN INQUIRY
Jan 02, 2002; ... Police quiz mother and her boyfriend MIDDLETOWN - The death of a 3-year-old Middletown girl is beinglisted as suspicious by Middletown police. Members of the police and fire departments responded about 5 p.m.Tuesday to 4703 Freedom Court in reference to a child not ...
ALTER, UD GRAD MCVAY BRINGS OUTBACK UPFRONT
Jan 01, 2002; ... Ex-UD quarterback manages one of premier bowls TAMPA, Fla. - To become quarterback at Alter High School and theUniversity of Dayton in the 1970s at an undersized 5 feet 9 inches,Jim McVay had to buck long odds - but not as great as those hehurdled in saving the Outback ...
OFFICIALS PUT HOLD ON FIRING PROPOSAL
Jan 01, 2002; ... Civil Service Board wins time to accept diversity plan DAYTON - The Dayton City Commission has canceled Wednesday'smeeting to consider firing two Civil Service Board members aboutcontinued inaction on a proposed diversity plan for the firedepartment. Commissioner Dean ...
VOLUNTEER TO SHINE; WOMAN WILL BE POWER-WALKING TORCH Series: Carrying the TORCH
Jan 01, 2002; ... Charline Werts takes steps to help many beneficial causes TIPP CITY - Charline Werts, 47, walks to raise money to find acure for multiple sclerosis. She also walks to fund research for diabetes and breast cancer,leukemia and lymphoma. And she walks for the American ...
DECEMBER'S TEMPERATURES DROP TO SEASONAL LEVELS AFTER WARM START
Jan 01, 2002; ... Month once had chance at record If the month had ended just before Christmas, this December had achance to be the warmest December in local history. It didn't, of course, and now it's unlikely December 2001 willeven crack the top five. On Dec. 23, the average monthly ...
MV70
Jan 01, 2002; ... Gainers edge declining issues on Miami Valley index In the first bear market in a decade, the Miami Valley Index of 70companies performed relatively well because the area missed out onthe dot-com boom of the 1990s and didn't suffer as much when the boomwent bust. Gainers for ...
CASSANO'S PIZZA CHAIN FOUNDER DIES AT AGE 79
Jan 02, 2002; ... Victor J. Cassano Sr. built empire from Kettering start DAYTON - Victor J. Cassano Sr., founder of Kettering-basedrestaurant chain Cassano's Pizza King, died Tuesday at Miami ValleyHospital after an extended illness. He was 79. Mr. Cassano, who spent part of his early childhood ...
PAGER RUSHES HELP TO STROKE VICTIMS
Jan 02, 2002; ... MatchMD assembles medical team quickly Bob Peterson was at his monthly luncheon with Frigidaire retireeswhen the speaker at the lectern blurred out of focus. Next thing heknew, he was on his knees by the chair with sweat dripping from hisface. By the time he reached the ...
NEW MAYOR EXCITED ABOUT POST
Jan 02, 2002; ... Perales appreciates support of Beavercreek residents BEAVERCREEK - Retired Air Force civil engineer officer RichardPerales knew little about city government when he applied to join theBoard of Zoning Appeals a year ago. That didn't stop him from becoming a "very passionate, ...
FROM PARALYSIS TO TORCH CARRIER
Jan 02, 2002; ... Participant's hardest trek behind him SPRINGBORO - Last year, John Heron was in a hospital bed inFlorida, paralyzed and facing an uncertain future. At 8:02 a.m. Thursday, he will be on John Street in Springfield,probably stomping his feet against the cold and wearing an ...
COLLISION ON SALEM INJURES TWO
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READY OR NOT, EURO HITS CONTINENT
Jan 01, 2002; ... Will it make business easier or more difficult to do? LONDON - Fifty-five years ago, as he surveyed the devastationwreaked on Europe by the second World War, Winston Churchill ponderedhow to keep it all from happening again. "We must," Britain's once and future prime minister ...
A CHILLY RIDE
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SCHOOLHEADLINES; ANNA SPELLING BEE GOES TO 30 ROUNDS
Jan 03, 2002; ... Anna - Aaron Morris, an eighth-grader, went 30 rounds to win theAnna Local School District's spelling bee earlier this month. Thewinning word was "spherical." Aaron is the son of Jon and KarenMorris of Anna. Amber Myers, daughter of Jeff and Patti Myers ofAnna, took second place. Amber ...
COMMUNITYHEADLINES
Jan 03, 2002; ... Piqua Ywca starting classes Piqua - The Ywca is accepting registration for juvenile and adultclasses that will begin this month. * Exercise/dance classes foradults: Pace workouts at 5:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; gentleexercise programs at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays ....
LUNCH MENUS
Jan 03, 2002 ... SENIOR DINING CENTERS Following are the menus at the 18 seniordining centers operated by Senior Resource Connection for the week ofJan. 7. There is a suggested donation of $2. For information orreservations: 228-3663. * Monday: Chili macaroni, hot apples, tossed salad, ...
FREE RECIPE BOOKLET
Jan 02, 2002 ... Recipes in Classic Recipes From Lawry's Kitchen were gathered bythree generations of Lawry's home economists and include signaturerecipes from Lawry's restaurants along with popular one-dish dinnersand grilling fare. To request a free booklet, call (800) 9-LAWRYS. Roasting ...
THE BEST RECIPES OF 2001
Jan 02, 2002; ... If there was a single thread running through the best recipes of2001 it was convenience. The Creamy Chipotle Corn Soup uses frozenand canned corn plus canned tomatoes, making it doable year round. The prize-winning Chicken Cake Recipe relies on cooked rotisseriechicken, ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD
Jan 02, 2002 ... A HELPFUL CHORUS. An original song by Dayton's William F. Bell is America'scontribution to Volunteers 2001: Songs Celebrating Volunteerism.Bell's work, To Be a Volunteer, is one of 27 songs from nationsthroughout the world. The songs are in a variety of languages andstyles ....
GOOD STUFF
Jan 02, 2002; ... QUICK HITS FROM THE WORLD OF FOOD It seems no matter how many swipes of a dish towel you give astainless steel cookie cutter, there's always a drop of water leftclinging to a stubborn curve or crevice. But those tiny packets of silica gel that are frequently found invitamin ...
BEER TASTINGS
Jan 02, 2002; ... Here's a selection of upcoming beer tastings, including featuredbeer. Call stores for more information. * ...
WINE TASTINGS
Jan 02, 2002; ... Here's a selection of upcoming wine tastings, including featuredwines. Call stores for more information. * Arrow Wine Store. 2950 Far Hills Ave., Kettering. 298-1456.11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Featured wine: 1998 John Kongsgaard Lamphere (Napa). * Arrow Wine Store. ...
LEMON ADDS A NICE POP TO SODA SALES
Jan 02, 2002; ... Consumers pucker up for new Pepsi, Diet Coke varieties `Can I get a soda?' The seemingly simple question has lost its simplicity. Cola comesin more varieties than . . . well, nothing seems to have morevariations on the original than soda pop: Full-calorie, one-calorie,diet, ...