Dayton Daily News back issues from December 2005:
SEEN & OVERHEARD - THE PUPPY CHRONICLES
Dec 01, 2005; ... Buster's first bath. Toby's favorite chew toy. Coco's check-up atthe pet clinic. Howell Book House hopes you'll want to capturepuppyhood memories with its updated and redesigned 1961 classic, OurPuppy's Baby Book ($11.99). This keepsake devotes pages for photos aswell as easy ...
'Cardiac Kids' heart of Alter's success Young doubles team finishes 24-5, earns league honors
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- More often than not, it all came down to the "CardiacKids." The Alter High School doubles team of Megan Boeckman and AlexNiekamp were frequently the go-to Knights during the fall tennisseason. "There was some pressure because the team's win or loss was on ...
Sports Headlines
Dec 01, 2005; ... AMATEUR HOOPS LEAGUE SIGN-UPS DAYTON -- The United States Basketball Amateur League is acceptingteam registrations for all winter adult men's Sunday leagues inDivisions I-II and for a Wednesday morning league. Sign-ups also willbe taken for a Saturday youth church league for ages ...
Sports Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... CENTERVILLE Centerville-Washington Park District will present Call of the Coyote at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Grant Park,501 Normandy Ridge Road. Participants can take a nature walk tosearch for places where animals find shelter and store food. No petsallowed. For registration: ...
Sports Headlines
Dec 01, 2005; ... AMATEUR HOOPS LEAGUE SIGN-UPS DAYTON -- The United States Basketball Amateur League is acceptingteam registrations for all winter adult men's Sunday leagues inDivisions I-II and for a Wednesday morning league. Sign-ups also willbe taken for a Saturday youth church league for ages ...
'Cardiac Kids' heart of Alter's success Young doubles team finishes 24-5, earns league honors
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- More often than not, it all came down to the "CardiacKids." The Alter High School doubles team of Megan Boeckman and AlexNiekamp were frequently the go-to Knights during the fall tennisseason. "There was some pressure because the team's win or loss was on ...
Bookmobile to be at Bellbrook event
Dec 01, 2005; ... BELLBROOK -- The library bookmobile will be available duringChristmas in Bellbrook from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m ....
Woodland Lights to add slide Holiday festival with rides, crafts, food, music opens Friday
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County -- Snow being as unpredictableas it is this time of year, with stray flakes here and there, andoften rain in between, the next best thing to sliding down a hill ona sled may be going down a big slide, which is what children will beable to do at this ...
Oakview principal to be missed Dr. Ron Sinclair worked in Kettering City School District for 32 years
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- Dr. Ron Sinclair, who has been principal at OakviewElementary School since 1997, retired last month for health reasons.He had been undergoing treatment for melanoma. Steve Mann, who has two children enrolled at Oakview, said hehates to see him go. "I'm ...
Candy cane hunt Sunday in Kettering
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- A candy cane hunt for children ages 4 and older willbe held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Lathrem Senior Center,2900 ...
REX says earnings up 104% in quarter Fuel investments key to third-quarter gain, retailer says
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- Local electronics retail chain REX Stores Corp. reportedWednesday that its thirdquarter earnings, buoyed by income fromsynthetic fuel investments, climbed 104 percent compared with thesame period last year. The company also said it will compete head-to-head with ...
Versailles lands trio on D-V all-state squad Covington QB; Catholic Central lineman on D-VI team
Dec 01, 2005; ... Versailles placed three players on the Associated Press Division VAll-Ohio high school football team, released Wednesday along with theDivision VI all-star team. Those players were center Brad Luthman, defensive tackle ZacRichard and defensive back Matt Murphy. Joining them as ...
Thornton now says he's not leaving team
Dec 01, 2005; ... CINCINNATI -- Bengals defensive tackle John Thornton backed offcomments he made on his Web site and said he plans to continueplaying for the Bengals. Meanwhile, head coach Marvin Lewis threwsecond-year defensive tackle Matthias Askew under the bus onWednesday. On his Web site, ...
Bonding on travel itinerary
Dec 01, 2005; ... Monticello might not be the first place you'd take a basketballteam, but it was a good place for the Wright State women's basketballteam to visit. Once the Raiders committed to playing at Virginia on Nov. 20 --the start of a 10-day road trip -- it was an easy decision to stop ...
'Daily News' rules out Arcade site Paper says it's committed to staying in Dayton
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- The Dayton Daily News will not be moving into thedowntown Arcade, company officials said Wednesday. Doug Franklin, president and CEO of Cox Ohio Publishing, parentcompany of the Daily News, praised city and county officials for aproposal that would relocate the company ...
UD hopes Cripe can build on big game Flyers back in action tonight against tall Pepperdine team
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- The talent has been there for a while. Until now, we'veonly seen glimpses of it. On Tuesday night, James Cripe gave the Cincinnati Bearcats a tasteof what he can do on the basketball court when he gets rolling. Tonight the University of Dayton's 6-foot-11 center ...
McLin makes history again today Dayton mayor becomes first woman, black to lead Ohio Democratic Party
Dec 01, 2005; ... COLUMBUS -- Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin will make history today whenshe takes over as interim chair of the Ohio Democratic Party. The party started in 1826 and McLin, 57, will be the first womanand the first black person to lead the party, according to stateparty records. "I ...
Speak Up: Brief comments
Dec 01, 2005 ... - Jim Petro's early political ads are disgusting, although he mayhave found a job he can do without losing millions of taxpayers'dollars: the ministry. - Jim Petro's religious ad campaign seems to mirror George W.Bush's tactics. Bush won the presidency by fooling the ...
Minimum wage must, at least, stop falling
Dec 01, 2005 ... IN 1991, THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE WAS RAISED. The new level was, after adjusting for inflation, a dollar an hourmore than the current rate of $5.15. That didn't prevent the economyfrom taking off on its longest and strongest peacetime expansionever. The minimum was raised ...
Troy team picks name, mascot
Dec 01, 2005; ... The owner of Troy's entry into the American Indoor Football Leaguehopes area fans go ape over the team's nickname. "We wanted something unique," said Mark Timmons, owner of the Troyexpansion team. They got it. The Miami Valley Silverbacks, so christened in a fan ...
Red-kettle bells ring in true spirit of Christmas
Dec 01, 2005; ... You got your silver bells, your sleigh bells and your jinglebells. What's missing are the bells of Christmas. About a decade ago, they started regulating one of the greatsounds of Christmas. The sounds of those red-kettle handbells werethought by some to be detrimental to ...
Lehman NHS drive completed
Dec 01, 2005; ... SIDNEY -- The Lehman Catholic High School chapter of the NationalHonor Society has concluded its annual Thanksgiving food drive. Boxes of canned goods and other nonperishable items collected atthe school are being delivered to soup kitchens at the Alpha Centerin Sidney and the ...
Miami County plans to use 100 acres for grassland Land off Monroe-Concord Road came at a good price
Dec 01, 2005; ... CONCORD TWP., Miami County -- The Miami County Park District isplanning a natural area of grassland and woodland for 110 acres offMonroe-Concord Road, recently purchased with a state grant. The purchase was completed recently on the property north ofMonroe-Concord and south of the ...
Village Candlewalk Friday in Tipp City
Dec 01, 2005; ... TIPP CITY -- The streets of downtown Tipp City will be filled withthe sights and sounds of the holiday season for the annual VillageCandlewalk from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. Luminaries will light the way to evening shopping, as merchantsremain open during these hours. At 6:30 ...
Versailles Garden Club home tour set for Sunday
Dec 01, 2005; ... This year's Versailles Garden Club Holiday Home Tour offers alittle of everything -- older and newer homes, ones in the villageand ones in the country, and even an inn. The annual tour is plannedfrom 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, and features five homes in Versailles andthe surrounding area as ...
Dance company performs 'Nutcracker' Dec. 10-11
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Miami Valley Dance Company will offer its annual production ofNutcracker at 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10 and at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at BellbrookHigh School, 3737 Upper Bellbrook Road. This is the 16th season that Terre Manning, artistic director andfounder of MVDC, has brought this classic ...
Annual event a gobbling good time
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Sports Headlines
Dec 01, 2005; ... AMATEUR HOOPS LEAGUE SIGN-UPS DAYTON -- The United States Basketball Amateur League is acceptingteam registrations for all winter adult men's Sunday leagues inDivisions I-II and for a Wednesday morning league. Sign-ups also willbe taken for a Saturday youth church league for ages ...
Philharmonic drive collecting instruments for students
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association is holding aninstrument donation drive from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10and 17 at the Second Street Public Market, 600 E. Second St. inDayton. This is the third year for It's Instrumental. The ...
Senior keeps family football tradition alive C-J quarterback passed for 1,971 yards, 14 TDs
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- Priorities in the Bruggeman family haven't changed. Attending Mass and those cherished family holiday dinners areright at the top of the list. Not far behind is Notre Dame football on Saturdays -- and closebehind that is the family's quarterback tradition ....
4-H Club aides Katrina victims Group sending boxes filled with soap, toothbrushes, toys
Dec 01, 2005; ... WEST ALEXANDRIA -- It's a long way from Preble County toMississippi, but the young members of the Spic and Span, Pots andPans 4-H Club are bridging the distance for children they have nevermet. "These children have nothing," said club head adviser CarolLunsford of West ...
News Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... 3 CHOSEN FOR NEW CHILDREN'S CHOIR WEST CARROLLTON -- Three West Carrollton School District students have beenselected for the newly formed Schuster Performing Arts CenterChildren's Choir. Sharlee Linder, Graysen Schaney and April Sanders were among 67students ages ...
Next level? No problem T-Bolt earns basketball scholarship
Dec 01, 2005 ... CLAYTON -- Laureen Pierson, a Northmont High School senior, canconcentrate on basketball and not worry about getting a scholarshipafter signing a national letter of intent with ...
Ebony Fashion Fair attracts 1,000 people
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- More than 1,000 people attended the 48th annual EbonyFashion Fair on Nov. 25 at the Dayton Convention Center. For thefirst time, a pre-event hospitality program including a silentauction was held, with proceeds to benefit scholastic assistance tostudents and to aid community ...
Muse Machine preparing for 'Beauty and the Beast'
Dec 01, 2005; ... Muse Machine members -- past and present -- are in rehearsal fortheir Jan. 12-15 production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Victoria Theatre. It is the first timethe production has come to downtown Dayton, and marks the firstDisney musical that the Muse Machine has ...
UD to offer educational travel programs China, Czech Republic and Spain among destinations
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- Traveling to the French Caribbean in February may helpyou forget about winter as well as learn about Caribbean art andhistory. Martinique is just one of the destinations offered by theUniversity of Dayton's College of Arts and Sciences office of specialprograms and ...
Taylorsville Dam earns state honor Structure named one of best maintained in Ohio
Dec 01, 2005; ... VANDALIA -- More than eight decades after it was built to protectthe Miami Valley from flooding, the Taylorsville Dam has been namedone of the best maintained dams in the state. And two staff members of the Miami Conservancy District alsoreceived honors during the Water Management ...
Woman awakens to new life Ashley Schulte finds a positive path after being arrested, shot
Dec 01, 2005; ... UNION -- The click! of the gun's hammer awoke Ashley Schulte thatafternoon on March 29. She said she only had time to shield herfriend, who was sleeping next to her, from the bullet that struckher. When Union police Detective Steve Watern arrived, he guidedSchulte out to the ...
Officials discuss watershed study
Dec 01, 2005; ... BROOKVILLE -- Local Northwest Montgomery County governmentrepresentatives from the Wolf Creek Watershed Partnership met withthe project team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in October todiscuss the study that will be conducted in the watershed area in2006. Among those ...
City bans pushing snow into streets Dayton officials say misdirected white stuff can garner fines
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- Beware snow plowers. The city of Dayton doesn't want youcluttering up its roads anymore. Dayton has banned the practice of pushing snow into the streetsfrom sidewalks, driveways or parking lots. The measure is aimed primarily at professional snow plow operatorswho ...
Holiday events scheduled in Tipp City
Dec 01, 2005; ... TIPP CITY -- Downtown Tipp City will be filled with the sights andsounds of the holiday season for the annual Village Candlewalk from 5to 9 p.m. Friday. At 6:30 p.m., the Candlewalk will feature a candlelight prayervigil. Hosted by local churches, the vigil will be held at ...
Wayne cross country coach going out on top
Dec 01, 2005; ... Howard Russ is going out a winner -- make that a champion. In what amounted to a virtual final "at bat" as the head crosscountry coach at Wayne High School, Russ hit a home run: his fourthstraight district championship for the Warrior runners. Although at age 34 he's one of ...
Versatile Skyhawk earns league honors Junior helps Fairborn to successful season
Dec 01, 2005; ... FAIRBORN -- Skyhawks volleyball coach Sandy Hentges doesn't havethe luxury of playing Michelle Nicol at her best position. Lucky for Hentges, no one knows where that is just yet. Excelling at virtually every spot on the court, Nicol was recentlynamed the Ohio Volleyball ...
Volunteer drive collecting instruments for school kids
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association is holding aninstrument donation drive from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10and Dec. 17 at the Second Street Public Market, 600 E. Second St. inDayton. This is the third year for "It's Instrumental," which asks MiamiValley ...
UD to offer educational travel
Dec 01, 2005; ... Traveling to the French Caribbean in February may help you forgetabout winter as well as heighten your knowledge of Caribbean music,history and literature. Martinique is just one of the destinations offered by theUniversity of Dayton's College of Arts and Sciences office of ...
News Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... NEW CARLISLE TO HAVE FOOD FOR FINES AGAIN NEW CARLISLE -- One of the New Carlisle Public Library's mostpopular events is its Food for Fines program, and this November,they're bringing it back for a record fourth time. Through Dec. 30, library customers can have all overdue ...
Events in Bellbrook set for this weekend
Dec 01, 2005; ... BELLBROOK -- Like a lilting Strauss waltz or, better yet, one ofhis fast-paced polkas, Bellbrook's annual Christmas dance promises toallow one to glide through December's dank dark days with swirlingswizzle stick memories of a good romp. The Christmas in Bellbrook Dinner Dance on ...
Christmas tree tips given on Web site
Dec 01, 2005; ... Many people would say the holiday season just isn't completewithout the aroma of a fresh evergreen tree filling the home. The National Christmas Tree Association would agree. On its Web site the organization provides the pros and cons ofgetting a real tree or an artificial ...
Annual holiday home tours set in Xenia, Spring Valley
Dec 01, 2005; ... It's fun to drive around and see how others decorate the outsideof their homes for the holidays, but it's even more fun when you canget a peek inside. During the annual Holiday Tour of Homes, sponsored by the GreeneCounty Historical Society, we will get a chance to do just that ....
UD to offer educational travel programs
Dec 01, 2005; ... Martinique is just one of the destinations offered by theUniversity of Dayton's College of Arts and Sciences office of specialprograms and continuing education for 2006. UD faculty members will plan the itineraries and serve as guidesduring the trips, which include visits to ...
MDA seeking young volunteers for summer camp
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Muscular Dystrophy Association is searching for summer campvolunteers to help young people with neuromuscular diseases enjoy fun-filled, weeklong MDA summer camps across the United States. Volunteer counselors must be at least 16 years old and able tolift and care for a young ...
St. Charles 'Outsiders' play it up
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Polen Farm readies for Heritage Holiday Horse-drawn wagon tours, train display part of Sunday event
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- Polen Farm will be decorated for the holidays andready to receive visitors at the Heritage Holiday from 2 to 6 p.m.Sunday. This is the first time since 1981 that the facility at 5099 BiggerRoad will be open to the general public for tours. Visitors to the event ...
News Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... LIVE LIKE PIONEERS AT WINTER PROGRAM SUGARCREEK TWP., Greene County -- The Greene County Park Districtwill sponsor Winter Through the Eyes of Pioneers at 10 a.m. Saturdayat the Crooked Creek Nature Sanctuary on Spahr Road. The free program will take participants back to the ...
NewsBriefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... COYOTE WALK SLATED AT GRANT PARK DEC. 10 WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County -- The Discovery Walk: Call ofthe Coyote will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at Grant Park. Use theNormandy Ridge Road entrance. Registration is required for the free event. For more information, ...
Sugarcreek mulls return of fireworks Township could be warming up to bringing back Fourth of July display
Dec 01, 2005; ... SUGARCREEK TWP., Greene County -- Fireworks of a nonpoliticalnature lit up the Sugarcreek Twp. trustees meeting on Nov. 21 andcould be back in a bang-up way next summer. Township Administrator Barry Tiffany told trustees that he andpark district officials have been exploring the ...
St. Charles 'Outsiders' play it up
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Holiday ice show Dec. 11 in Kettering Rec center to host figure skaters, Ice Force teams
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- The South Dayton Figure Skating Club will present aholiday ice show at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Kettering RecreationComplex, 2900 Glengarry Drive. The show will include figure skating solos, similar pairs andgroup numbers, as well as performances by the award-winning Ice ...
MVS stages 'Romeo and Juliet'
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Building named for official Oakwood's J. David Foell Public Works Center unveiled
Dec 01, 2005; ... OAKWOOD -- Former Oakwood City Manager David Foell usually walkedto and from work, and it was during those times that he gave the citya thorough once-over. Whether it was a cracked sidewalk or a branch that dipped too low,Foell was sure to make mental notes and, by the time he ...
Muse Machine names leader Mary Karr succeeds Susan Pringle
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- The arts education organization the Muse Machine hasnamed former NCR Corp. community relations director Mary W. Karrinterim executive director. She succeeds Susan Pringle, who stepsdown after three years at the helm, but will remain on the staff asassistant executive director ....
Scout leader honored Kettering pediatric surgeon has helped Scouts since 1987
Dec 01, 2005; ... KETTERING -- Members of the Boy Scouts and their leaders packedthe Kettering City Council chambers as the city honored Dr. CharlesGoodwin with its Mayor's Award for Volunteer Service at its Nov. 22meeting. Goodwin, a pediatric surgeon, was given the award for hissignificant ...
Raiders overcome deficit to beat RedHawks Wright State trailed by 14 points before rallying to victory
Dec 01, 2005; ... OXFORD -- Bridgett Williams was able to smile. Even laugh a bit. "It's not a strategy or anything," said Williams, the Wright Statewomen's basketball coach. She was talking about facing huge deficits, which her team hasdone in almost each game this young season. The ...
Saving money on energy
Dec 01, 2005; ... Sometimes the answer to a home question depends on which expertyou ask. In researching a question about home energy conservation, Iran into a couple experts who are skeptical about a common bill-cutting practice. Today we'll look at that issue and talk about fire safety and ...
Horsmon has made habit of NCAA tourney Ex-hoops player has qualified teams each of last seven seasons
Dec 01, 2005; ... DAYTON -- Three years ago, Tim Horsmon was hired by the Universityof Dayton to lift its volleyball program to the next level. The Flyers had won a couple of Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season championships during the nine-year tenure of Horsmon'spredecessor, Pete Hoyer, but ...