Dayton Daily News back issues from June 2002:
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jun 01, 2002; ... Going On Today * Festival Continues: The Troy Strawberry Festival continues from11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with sporting events, an art show, pie eatingcontest and a night show. Events Planner * Canine Expo: A canine expo will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m ....
SOWERS SETS PAINFUL RECORD
Jun 01, 2002; ... It was painful, but at least Scott Sowers was able to puthimself in the Malone College record book before he graduated. The Dixie High School product set a single-season and careerrecord for most times being hit by a pitch. Sowers was beaned 11times this past season, passing a ...
REDS FACE NINE-GAME MIDTERM
Jun 01, 2002; ... CINCINNATI - DANNY Graves knows things are changing for the betterand that his Cincinnati Reds are fast gaining r-e-s-p-e-c-t. "I'm getting free car washes now," he said. "Cost me $20 earlierthis year. Took my car in today and everybody was all over me,telling me how great we are ...
BOYS TENNIS; STATE COURTS NOT KIND TO LOCAL NETTERS
Jun 01, 2002; ... Miami Valley doubles team loses in three sets COLUMBUS - It was a great start but a disappointing finish for theMiami Valley School doubles team of Aaron Bernie and Dan Malarkey. The Rams jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the opening round at the 83rdBoys State Tennis Tournament at ...
BOYS VOLLEYBALL; ELKS OUT TO DEFEND STATE TITLE
Jun 01, 2002; ... Centerville making 10th trip to tourney CENTERVILLE - No one has been there more often. The Elks, however,aren't interested in the number of state trips, just the outcome. The Centerville boys volleyball team is making its 10th trip tothe state tournament, a state record. The ...
HEITKAMP TAKES SCENIC ROUTE TO LEAD
Jun 01, 2002; ... Troy golfer's scrambling round of 73 earns him lead of Metrotourney DAYTON - When golfers spend much time in the trees that line thefairways of the South course at NCR Country Club, they usually returnwith scores to prove it. That wasn't the case Friday afternoon for Kerry ...
REDS NOTES; GRIFFEY SLEEPLESS IN CINCY, HITLESS JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE
Jun 01, 2002; ... CINCINNATI - Most of the Cincinnati Reds were playing on shortsleep Friday night - Junior Griffey less than most. His life-long friend, Frank King, was en route to the GreaterCincinnati airport early Friday morning to pick up Griffey, returningwith the Reds from Miami. It was 4 ...
ST. HENRY SURVIVES LATE RALLY
Jun 01, 2002; ... Southeastern can't pull out another miracle comeback HUBER HEIGHTS - Holding a 7-1 lead through four innings with aceTodd Boeckman keeping Southeastern in check, St. Henry high schoolbaseball coach John Dorner elected to relieve Boeckman and rest hisarm. Dorner, who knew he ...
DIVISION III GIRLS TRACK; MCKELLAR WINS 3,200, PASSES OLDING ON LAST LAP
Jun 01, 2002; ... Senior sets one of six regional meet records PIQUA - Finally, Jennifer McKellar decided to make her move. McKellar, a senior at Xenia Christian, passed the heavily favoredSunni Olding of Minster with about three-fourths of a lap remainingin the 3,200 Division III regional final ...
SLOW FIFTH THIRD DRAINS CAUSE THREE-HOUR DELAY
Jun 01, 2002; ... Dragons also engage in a little `spring cleaning' DAYTON - A normally quick-draining Fifth Third Field failed torespond to a 45-minute downpour Friday night, creating a nearly three-hour delay in the Class A Midwest League game between the DaytonDragons and Wisconsin Timber ...
LAST TO THE TRACK, FIRST TO THE FINISH
Jun 01, 2002; ... Broncos' Taylor makes state in 100, wins 200 at D-III regionaltrack PIQUA - The team bus arrived late, so Jonah Taylor would have tosprint from the parking lot to Alexander Stadium. Either that or miss his event. "I was like, `Can a brother get stretched?' ' said ...
MADDUX ROCKS TIRED REDS TO SLEEP
Jun 01, 2002; ... Big crowd sees Atlanta pitchers shackle Reds' bats in 7-0 defeat CINCINNATI - All things considered, the Cincinnati Reds would havebeen better off had the rain never stopped. Down 2-0 to Greg Maddux in the fourth, they retreated to drierquarters for roughly the next hour before ...
DIVISION II TRACK; BITTERSWEET MEET FOR DUNBAR, BIBBS
Jun 01, 2002; ... Boys win regional title, but sprinter misses state in 3 of 5events DAYTON - Posing for pictures with their Division II regionalchampionship trophy, the Dunbar boys looked like a happy, cohesivegroup. But the road to Friday's title at Welcome Stadium was as full oftwists and ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Jun 01, 2002; ... Web site offers family support MASON - Billboards and newspaperadvertisements placed throughout Warren County will soon notifyresidents of a countywide initiative dedicated to strengtheningcommunities and families. Headed by state Rep. Tom Raga, R-Deerfield Twp., and the ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Jun 01, 2002; ... Storms slash across Valley Severe weather moved across the Miami Valley on Friday night,leaving behind downed power lines, trees, hail and for a time, adisabled WHIO-TV, Channel 7. Up to an inch of rain fell and most communities were put under asevere thunderstorm warning for ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Jun 01, 2002; ... Man accused of sex with teen TROY - A Dayton man accused of knowingly engaging in sexualconduct with a 14-year-old girl was arraigned on a felony chargeThursday in Miami County Municipal Court. Justin Brewer, 21, is charged with felony unlawful sexual conductwith a minor for ...
REGIONAL BASEBALL SEMIFINALS; SPRINGBORO HAS ALL NIGHT TO THINK ABOUT A RALLY
Jun 01, 2002; ... Panthers trail, 2-1, in D-II semifinal postponed by storm XENIA - Springboro's dreamy postseason was put on hold Friday byMother Nature. Making its first ever trip to the regional baseball tournament,Springboro found itself locked in a battle with Columbus DeSales.With ...
ROZ YOUNG; CHURCH MATTERS KEEP WRIGHTS BUSY IN JUNE
Jun 01, 2002 ... Wilbur counters Chanute's offer Last month: Wilbur made a trip to Huntington, Ind., and spent aweek going over the books of the church publications board. On hisreturn he found that Augustus Herring was out of work and had appliedto Chanute for a position. Chanute was considering ...
GOING ON TODAY
Jun 01, 2002 ... * BOOK ROUNDUP: Planned Parenthood of the Greater Miami Valley islooking for quality used books, sheet music, CDs, record albums,cassettes and video tapes for its annual book fair. Donations arebeing taken from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oak Creek United PresbyterianChurch of Christ, 5280 ...
THE VIEW DOWNTOWN; TWINS LOOK TO LIFE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL
Jun 01, 2002 ... Abby Austin is 17, and just graduated from Stivers High School forthe Arts. This fall she will enter the University of Cincinnati on ascholarship for rowing. Her scholarship gives her 75 percent of hertuition, room and board plus books for her classes. Abby is eight minutes ...
GOING ON TODAY
Jun 01, 2002 ... * PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Bethany United Church of Christ will have apancake breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. at the church, Ohio 123 andInterstate 71. Pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns, fruit andbeverage of choice available for $5 a person. * TAKE A KID FISHING DAY: Take a Kid Fishing ...
SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Jun 01, 2002; ... `A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different fromall other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality,uniqueness.' - John SteinbeckThe Little Miami scenic bicycle trail runs about 70 miles fromSpringfield to Milford, 10 miles from downtown ...
TODAY'S HISTORY
Jun 01, 2002 ... Today is Saturday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2002. There are 213days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 1, 1801, Mormon leaderBrigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vt. On this date: * In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state of the union. * ...
DAYTON GAY PRIDE DAY BEGINS WITH MARCH
Jun 01, 2002; ... DAYTON Today's first Gay Pride March will kick off the 16thanniversary of the Dayton Pride Celebration. The march will begin at 4 p.m. at Cooper Park and end atCourthouse Square, where a rally and remembrance service for thoseaffected by Sept. 11 starts at 5 p.m. The march ...
THE READING LIFE; MITFORD RISES ABOVE MAYHEM
Jun 01, 2002; ... There's something about Mitford that keeps people coming back. Mitford is writer Jan Karon's fictional town, where good and Godare everywhere. It's a nice place, set up in the mountains of NorthCarolina, where God is good and so are most of the people, most ofthe time. It's ...
LETTERS: GREENE HOSPITAL FIRE BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN XENIA COMMUNITY
Jun 01, 2002 ... Greene hospital fire brings out the best in Xenia community We have been a witness to yet another extraordinary event in theXenia community: A fire at Greene Memorial Hospital. After such an event, it's hard to say `We were lucky.' And yet, inso many ways, we were very ...
SPEAK UP
Jun 01, 2002 ... * Re the current welfare reform legislation, Tom Teepen is righton (`Compassion needed on welfare reform,' May 24). Where, oh where,has the compassion from `compassionate conservatism' gone? * Re the protest against anti-gay and lesbian violence: How canso many high schoolers go ...
STUDENT'S SCIENCE PROJECT A HOT ITEM
Jun 01, 2002; ... Solar heater wins applause all over in Milton-Union Middle WEST MILTON - Joseph Knostman finally reached the boiling pointwhile working on a recent science project, and it earned him firstplace. On Wednesday, the 14-year-old Milton-Union Middle School eighth-grader sent a ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD
Jun 01, 2002 ... BUT WHAT ABOUT BUG SPOTS ON THE WINDSHIELD? An alert reader called in about a lime-green VW Beetle on localstreets with the vanity plate APHID. "Just the cutest thing I eversaw," she said. - Ron Rollins WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO GET A MONKEY CAM, THOUGH? Cathi Eastman of ...
GETTING IT RIGHT
Jun 01, 2002 ... * In Friday's GO!, Page 15, a photo caption for Kettering'sStart Your ...
CLEMENCY CARRIES RISKS WORTH TAKING
Jun 01, 2002 ... `A governor has never been defeated because he refused to grantclemency," is how Capital University law professor Dan Kobil put it.In Ohio's political world, where brutally partisan, opportunisticadversaries lie in ambush to seize and trumpet any misstep, it'sremarkable that governors ...
NUKE TALK SHOULD SOBER KASHMIR FOES
Jun 01, 2002 ... Nuclear war between India and Pakistan? It's a possibility theworld wasn't ready to think about, not with the Mideast and the waragainst terrorism to worry about. But, after all, both countries havenuclear weapons. And they have fought wars before, and the current,long-term dispute over ...
MOUND MAY LOSE NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Jun 01, 2002; ... Texas, Idaho sites under consideration WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy will hold hearings thismonth on whether it should move its nuclear program in Miamisburg toTexas or Idaho. The former nuclear plant, known as the Mound site, has developednuclear energy technology ...
HOMETOWN TRIVIA
Jun 01, 2002 ... In 1933, 500 people paid 25 cents each to hear the first concertof the Dayton Chamber Orchestra ....
TROTWOOD ROTARY INVITES PUBLIC TO FUND-RAISER
Jun 01, 2002; ... Club continues tradition of community service TROTWOOD - The Trotwood Rotary Club is inviting Miami Valleyresidents to dinner Friday for a fund-raiser. The eighth annual Trotwood Rotary Honorary Dinner will be at 6p.m. at the Hara Conference & Exhibition Center, 1001 Shiloh ...
NEW REPORT: VIOLENCE DOES NET JAIL TIME
Jun 01, 2002; ... CaseWatch based report on inaccurate findings DAYTON Out of 133 people sentenced for misdemeanor domesticviolence, 26 of them received jail time, according to a report Fridayby a Montgomery County court-watch project. CaseWatch followed the cases through three area municipal ...
GREATER DAYTON DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Jun 01, 2002 ... AUGLAIZE COUNTY * BUCHANAN, Helen R., 93, of Wapakoneta, Thursday. Services 10a.m. Monday, St. Mark Lutheran Church, Clay Twp. (Bayliff & Eley,Wapakoneta) BUTLER COUNTY * AUGSPURGER, Cecilia (Blashock), 94, formerly of Middletown,Friday at Bethany Lutheran ...
BASE CONSORTIUM
Jun 01, 2002 ... The Simulation Based Acquisition Consortium helps Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's senior ...
MAD RIVER SCHOOLS NAME SUPERINTENDENT
Jun 01, 2002 ... The Mad River school board has selected Alex J. DiNino, a veteranadministrator, as the district's new superintendent. On our Web site: News ...
JOIN US FOR SOME JAZZY STUFF
Jun 01, 2002; ... Let me give you a word of warning. These little bitty dudes canblow you away. They are known as Serious Young Musicians, and the members of thegroup range in age from 8 to 14. These kids kick it. Time flies and it seems like yesterday when I climbed that ...
EPA: MILLIONS AT RISK FROM BAD AIR
Jun 01, 2002; ... Toxic chemicals pose cancer danger WASHINGTON - More than 20 million Americans breathe toxicchemicals that expose them to cancer risks at least 100 times"acceptable" levels, according to voluminous data released quietlyFriday by the Environmental Protection Agency. Those most ...
SCHOOL DAYS DRAW TO CLOSE
Jun 01, 2002 ... Greeneview North Elementary School had a retirement celebrationfor Ruth Ann Silvers on Friday afternoon. Silvers taught for ...
CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY NAMES NEW LEADER
Jun 01, 2002; ... William Brown to take reins in spring of 2003 CEDARVILLE - Initially, William Brown had no interest in becomingpresident of Cedarville University, figuring this would not be anopportune time to leave Bryan College, the small Christian school inTennessee where he has served as ...
FRANKLIN NOT LIABLE IN CRASH, RULING SAYS
Jun 01, 2002; ... Supreme court rejects crash victim's claim FRANKLIN - The Ohio Supreme Court found the city of Franklin notliable for injuries a truck driver said were caused by road repaving. The case started with a November 1994 crash, in which HerbertHaynes was injured when his 18-wheel ...
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
Jun 01, 2002 ... Shelia Wombold of Englewood looks at stuffed animals for her dog'stoys at a ...
WEATHER SMILES ON BERRY BASH KICKOFF
Jun 01, 2002; ... Sunshine, not showers, pours TROY - It rained to the north and it poured to the south Fridayevening, but Mother Nature was kind to the hundreds who gathered inTroy at the opening ceremonies for the city's annual berry bash. Threatening skies had many in the crowd toting ...
GUN LOCKS
Jun 01, 2002 ... Lebanon police Officer Robb White displays one of the 200 gunlocks the department will be giving away this weekend. The ...
FRANKLIN NOT LIABLE IN CRASH, RULING SAYS
Jun 01, 2002; ... Supreme court rejects crash victim's claim FRANKLIN - The Ohio Supreme Court found the city of Franklin notliable for injuries a truck driver said were caused by road repaving. The case started with a November 1994 crash, in which HerbertHaynes was injured when his 18-wheel ...
SCHOOLS' DEALS RULED A 'SHAM'
Jun 01, 2002; ... Judge says billions of contracts OK'd by unauthorized official A judge in Columbus ruled Thursday in a lawsuit involving DarkeCounty's Tri-Village school district that the head of the state'sschool construction program acted without authority when hepersonally approved contracts ...
BEAVERCREEK 5TH GRADERS' KINDNESS IS FIRST-RATE
Jun 01, 2002; ... They raise more than $3,000 for classmate's sick mom BEAVERCREEK - A small group of fifth-grade girls at E.G. ShawElementary School heard classmate Christy Sheehan crying in the rest-room one day and learned a lot about friendship and the fragilenature of life. They ...
DETERS CAMPAIGN ON DEFENSE AGAIN-
Jun 01, 2002; ... Business links to contributors called coincidental COLUMBUS - State Treasurer Joe Deters is fending off anotherattack alleging a connection between campaign contributors andcompanies that do business with his office. Deters gave an investmentcontract to a Pennsylvania company that ...
ALL ABOUT ACTRESS JUNE DAYTON
Jun 01, 2002; ... What is so rare as a Dayton in June? A Dayton named June, forone. A Dayton named June who had a successful four-decade showbizcareer, most of it overlooked in the city where she was born and fromwhich she took her professional name. I'd never heard of June Dayton until this week, ...
FIELD OF MEMORIES HAL MCCOY-
Jun 01, 2002 ... The wrecking ball cannot destroy the history that happened atRiverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field CINCINNATI - By this time next year, cars will be parked wherePete Rose's 4,192nd hit landed, where Johnny Bench's 398th home runlanded, where Tom Browning stood pitching a perfect game, ...
DEMOCRATIC LEADER DORSEY TO STEP ASIDE
Jun 01, 2002; ... GOP's chairman wants another term TROY - Miami County Democratic Chairman Clinton Dorsey - citing arather tumultuous year - won't seek re-election when the partyreorganizes next week. His Republican counterpart, John "Bud" O'Brien, will take theopposite approach and again ...
SEWING Q&A; ALTER PATTERNS TO SUIT YOUR BODY'S PROBLEM AREAS
Jun 02, 2002; ... Q. Do you have any tips when making pants when you have knockknees? I have tried to add to the side seams but that only madematters worse. A. Try drawing a horizontal line across the frontand back of the pattern about one inch below the crotch. Cut thepattern apart on that line. Place ...
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jun 02, 2002; ... GOING ON TODAY * HOME SECURITY PROGRAM: The Warren County Historical Society willoffer a continuing education program on home security and identitytheft by Officer Rob White and Chief Ken Burns of the Lebanon PoliceDepartment, 1 p.m. at the Warren County Historical Society ...
DAILY PLAN-IT
Jun 02, 2002; ... GOING ON TODAY * BOOK CLUB: The Downtown Bibliophiles will meet from 1 to 3 p.m.to discuss A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. Meet at Wilkiesdowntown at Fourth and Ludlow streets. All book club selections are10 percent off. Call Judy at 890-3902 or 512-2996. * K'NEX EXHIBIT: ...
OHIO'S BAD DREAM WILL GET WORSE
Jun 02, 2002 ... THE IRONY IS RICH. THE REPUBLICANS running Ohio - so-called fiscalconservatives - have passed a sham budget. And a Miami Valley guy was a point person in the charade. Ohio has to plug a $1.7 billion hole in the state's two-year, $45billion budget. Nobody wants to raise taxes, ...
COMMON CENTS; DOWNTOWN OFFERS BOOK SALE, E-B CLEARANCE
Jun 02, 2002; ... Downtown Dayton has two important clearance sales worth the timeto shop-and-save dollars. The main library's book sale is this weekend and offers 30 tons ofbooks, the largest number of choices in the largest room on the mainfloor of Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jun 02, 2002 ... RiverBlast drew people together while showcasing downtown Dayton As a native of Dayton who has lived in Indianapolis and Phoenixfor many years, I have attended outstanding holiday celebrations inthose capital cities. With budgets larger than Dayton has available,they have the ...
DRIVER KILLED IN CAR-TRUCK COLLISION
Jun 01, 2002; ... Crash at Fenner and Wilson roads CONCORD TWP., Miami County - A West Milton woman was killed Fridayin a two-vehicle crash at Wilson and Fenner roads. Nicole E. Hurley, 25, was southbound on Wilson Road about 8:40a.m. when her vehicle apparently pulled into the path of a ...
MAN MAKES PLEA BARGAIN IN DRUG CASE
Jun 01, 2002; ... 60-year-old found guilty of trafficking LEBANON - A 60-year-old South Lebanon man facing 11 felony drugcharges reached a plea bargain Friday with prosecutors settling thefinal four cases stemming from Warren County's first prosecutionunder laws designed to fight organized ...
NEW BRANCH SIGNALS SUCCESS
Jun 01, 2002; ... Citizens opens Huber Heights office HUBER HEIGHTS - The fledgling Citizens National Bank ofSouthwestern Ohio, formed two years ago, has opened its second officeand is zeroing in on profitability. Citizens National Bank began operations in Huber Heights lastmonth with a new ...
DISCOUNT STORES CARVE RETAIL NICHE
Jun 01, 2002; ... DAYTON - Smaller discount retailers like the Family Dollar andDollar General are not trying to compete with department stores likeElder-Beerman and Lazarus, or even larger discount retailers like Wal-Mart and Target. Instead, they're competing with each other. Though simple in ...
MIAMI COUNTY CRIME DIGEST
Jun 01, 2002 ... MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF Thursday * Police arrested and jailed a 47-year-old Tipp City man onsuspicion of having opium, drug paraphernalia, marijuana and an opencontainer in his vehicle following a stop at Walnut Grove Road andOhio 201 in Elizabeth Twp. * A Tipp ...