Dayton Daily News back issues from April 2006:
Bengals cut Herring, await Adams' arrival Injuries plagued ex-Ravens safety's time in Cincinnati
Apr 01, 2006; ... CINCINNATI -- One player's era begins. Another player's era ends. That's what happened to the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday. As the club awaits the arrival of 13-year veteran defensive tackleSam Adams, who agreed to terms on a three-year contract, Thursdaynight, it said ...
Centerville to annex land in Sugarcreek Dille property will then be rezoned to mixed use
Apr 01, 2006; ... CENTERVILLE -- The city of Centerville is planning to grab a 270-to-300-acre parcel in Sugarcreek Twp. on Monday night throughannexation. The land, known as the Dille property, is at Feedwire Road andWilmington Pike, north and south of Interstate 675 on the east sideof ...
Local shops can survive Delphi departure
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- The possible closure of four local Delphi Corp. plantswould not be the death knell for manufacturing here, a local industryspokeswoman said Friday. That's because the approximately 300 toolingand machining firms -- 230 of which are connected to Delphi -- gotwise a decade ago ...
Dayton Country Club pro resigns post Bahr takes job in Cincinnati
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- David Bahr, head golf professional at Dayton CountryClub for the last four years, has resigned to become head pro atMaketewah Country Club in Cincinnati. He spent his last day at DCC onFriday. Bahr, 37, replaces Don Gleason at Maketewah. Gleason, who has beenhead pro ...
Speak Up: Brief comments
Apr 01, 2006 ... - Vectren gas users should stop paying level billing. Vectren usesyour money to invest; that's money you could invest yourself duringthe summer months. - Re "Uniform policy needed on ever-growing issue," March 28: Ihate to find myself defending a Republican, but I agree with ...
UPS gives date for pullout at airport Parcel service says June will be final month for 1,250
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Adding details to an earlier announcement, United ParcelService Inc. has told its 1,250 Dayton air freight hub workers theirjobs will go away in the month of June, a spokesman said Friday. Timing of the Atlanta-based shipper's plans to close the hub atDayton ...
Tilley hats are tough, practical
Apr 01, 2006; ... Canadian Alex Tilley created his first cotton sailing hat morethan 20 years ago and has been selling hats ever since. The hats arepopular for gardeners, golfers, and travelers, and come with alifetime warranty. "We have a lot of customers who get them for trips to places ...
Larranaga solid coach, better guy
Apr 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS -- It was just before 6:30 a.m. when the phone rang in theLarranaga home. Liz answered and after listening, solemnly handed thereceiver to her husband, Jim. "Any time you get a call at that time of the morning," the GeorgeMason basketball coach was saying, "you ...
Melees at school end in two arrests
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- When a girl assaulted another student inside ColonelWhite High School, while in the presence of her mother, policeofficers intervened. Things escalated, police said, when the mother jumped on anofficer and punched him in the face several times. When officers got ...
Tactic called part of process Delphi, unions could still reach accord, analysts say
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Last week, when Delphi Corp. imposed a tight deadlinefor its six employee unions to respond to a proposed labor contract,United Auto Workers union leaders blasted the tactic, calling it"outrageous," "last minute" and "particularly offensive." But labor analysts disagree ....
Fear used to justify violating laws
Apr 01, 2006 ... According to legend, if you put a frog in a pan of cool water andslowly heat it to a boil, the frog will ignore the temperature changeuntil it is too late. Is the American way of life and democracy headed the way of theproverbial frog? Using fear as an excuse, it appears ...
Merger pays spiritual dividends Two become one in Christ's Church of Bellbrook
Apr 01, 2006; ... Mergers are common in the corporate world. In religious circles,however, splits are more common . But on Sunday, the scene is set for a spiritual merger whenXenia's Christ the King Church, under the Rev. Paul Santoro, mergeswith Bellbrook's Christ Community Church led by the Rev ....
Summers' good-time music fests nearly here
Apr 01, 2006; ... Beth Brubaker is preparing to start her second season of summermusic concerts presented by the city of Dayton's Parks, Recreationand Culture Department. A sponsorship group, headed by Heidelberg Distributing withMichelob and Budweiser, will help turn the colorful Dave Hall ...
April is not all fooling
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Romans called April "Aprilis," from a word meaning "to open."This fourth month of the year begins with practical jokes. But Aprildoes have a somber side, with a number of serious celebrations andcommemorations. One of the most notorious April Fool's Day hoaxes took place ...
WSU hiring ends three-week search
Apr 01, 2006; ... Things happened so quickly, Wright State Athletics Director MikeCusack said, he can't remember if basketball coach Brad Brownellcontacted him first or if he contacted Brownell. "This was the 21st day we've been working on this," Cusack saidFriday night after North ...
Senior fighting through injuries
Apr 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Ohio State middle linebacker Mike D'Andrea has beenmaking regular trips to the ice dispenser. And by the time his injury-riddled career is finished, the fifth-year senior may have collectedenough cubes to build an igloo. D'Andrea tore an ACL in the fourth game of 2004 ...
National Aviation Hall of Fame to honor artists on July 14 Caniff award for documenting industry's history
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- The National Aviation Hall of Fame will award its 2006Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight Award to the American Society ofAviation Artists, the NAHF announced this week. The artists' society was founded in 1986 as a nonprofitassociation to promote professional standards in ...
CareSource to add 200 jobs by end of year Most new workers will join downtown office
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- CareSource Management Group plans to add 200 employeesto its work force this year with the bulk based in its corporateheadquarters in downtown Dayton. "We plan to start hiring immediately," said Michelle Chapman,CareSource's director of communications. The growth ...
Brownell excited about Wright State's potential Says change in leadership at NC-Wilmington led to move
Apr 02, 2006; ... Brad Brownell saw the need to make a coaching change in his life.Now he'll see if he can change Wright State's men's basketballprogram into an NCAA contender. "He's been where we all want to go," said WSU co-captain DrewBurleson, attending the Final Four in Indianapolis with his ...
S-Backs beaten in home opener Coach takes blame, quarterback takes big hit in 61-44 loss
Apr 02, 2006; ... TROY -- Carmelo Ocasio caught four touchdown passes Saturday asthe Reading Express beat the Miami Valley Silverbacks, 61-44, in theAmerican Indoor Football League. Ocasio had 12 catches for 129 yards, including scores of 18, 18,30 and 6 yards. On both 18-yarders in the fourth ...
Dayton should be proud of Hall's leadership
Apr 02, 2006 ... IN DEVELOPED countries, hunger has become invisible. Truth be known, in a world where 1 billion of us eat too much, it'sgetting harder to remind people that 850 million of the world's poordo not get enough to eat. And virtually no one knows that hungerstill kills more people every ...
Rwanda refugees weave talent, charity Business to sell crafts made by displaced African women
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Severa Mukamwiza's mother taught her to make basketsfrom tall grasses as a child in Rwanda. She also taught her thatsmiling helped to cope with life's hardship. Mukamwiza, 50, now lives in Dayton with a growing number of Rwandarefugees while her mother remains in their ...
Helping Our Youth: Meet some of the people, organizations working to keep local children, teens on the right track
Apr 02, 2006 ... FAYE JOHNSON Youth advocate/youth services supervisor, city ofDayton Recreation and Youth Services HOW DO YOU HELP? Johnson works with the city of Dayton to developyouth programs in recreation. She's also actively involved in severalyouth initiatives, including the Citywide Youth ...
You asked for it We listened to readers while deciding on upcoming changes
Apr 02, 2006; ... A week from today, the Dayton Daily News will arrive in a REdesigned format, with newsections and features, all aimed at making the newspaper moreREadable and useful to you. Leading to this RElaunch of the paper, I asked readers for theirideas on ways to improve the ...
Forecast cloudy for Delphi vets Workers ponder retirement incentives
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Andy Winchek III could retire today from troubled DelphiCorp. with his 30 years of service. But he is waiting. He may be eligible for a $35,000 payment if he leaves now, under aretirement incentive program that Delphi, the United Auto Workersunion and General Motors ...
Reds' chances for success start on the mound Team counting on improvement from veteran group
Apr 02, 2006; ... Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky knew from the moment he shookowner Bob Castellini's hand and said, "I do," when asked if he wantedthe job, that there was one word he needed to think about day andnight: pitching. And that has been his mantra for seven weeks -- pitching, ...
MASTER BASHERS Dunn on pace to put up huge numbers
Apr 02, 2006; ... Because Adam Dunn is Texas-born and Texassized, the 6-foot-6, 270-pound Reds outfielder is expected to hit Texas-length home runs. And he does. None of his home runs come back with paint stainsfrom scraping the back of the outfield wall. In his first four full seasons with ...
A fresh start for Dragons
Apr 02, 2006; ... United in their desire to put a playoffcontending team in Daytonafter three seasons of last-place finishes, Reds' movers and shakersare pledging better times for the Dragons. "We're going to give you a winning team," new Reds owner BobCastellini said. "We're trying to win ...
No. 1 picks have yet to turn into stars Injuries have plagued many of Reds top prospects
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- It was easy for Dayton Dragons fans to see the potentialof right-handed pitcher Homer Bailey last summer after he was chosenby the Reds in the first round of the 2004 free-agent draft. The Reds hope fans see the same potential in outfielder Jay Bruce,chosen by the Reds ...
Can George Mason win the NL East?
Apr 02, 2006; ... To steal a few phrases from Joe Garagiola, Yogi Berra and BobUecker, "Baseball is just a bit outside and, hey, you can't say thaton the radio, or nobody goes there any more because it's toocrowded." Anything can happen in baseball and usually does, so let's take awhack at what ...
Convention sweats the small stuff
Apr 02, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- The second annual Ohio Nanotechnology Summit isscheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at the Greater ColumbusConvention Center. Local, state and national experts are scheduled tospeak or take part in panel discussions. Nanotechnology is one of Ohio's focus areas for ...
Driving into familiar new-driver territory
Apr 02, 2006; ... One great thing about parenthood is that, if you hang around longenough, you get some satisfaction. It might only last for an instantand it probably won't be enough to make up for all the sleeplessnights, the worry lines and the gallons of antacid. But, hey, it'sbetter than no ...
A DOSE OF GOOD MEDICINE
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- For uninsured working families in the Dayton area, thedoctor is in. Dr. Theodore Wymyslo was one of four physician recipients of the2006 Pride in the Profession Award on March 12. The award waspresented in Washington, D.C., by the American Medical Association(AMA) ...
Aerospace Integration Corporation closes sale of stock to MTC
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- MTC Technologies, Inc. announced that the stockholdersof Aerospace Integration Corporation have signed an agreement to sellall of the company's outstanding common stock of AIC to MTC. Thetransaction is subject to customary closing conditions and wasexpected to close on April 1 ....
Seen&Overheard
Apr 02, 2006 ... J.K. ROWLING NEVER DID THIS ... We've always thought John Scalzi to be a very talented guy. If youread the DVD reviews in GO! every Friday, you know what we're talkingabout. We're obviously not alone in our opinion. The Bradford resident'snovel Old Man's War has been ...
You can party for dogs, cats, too
Apr 01, 2006; ... A Dayton band called Disconnected is undertaking a project that ithopes will be of service to SICSA (Society for the Improvement ofConditions for Stray Animals). Merrily Noel (her real name), the lead female singer in the band,has scheduled a fundraising party featuring the group ...
First baseman following father Son of Reds' roving hitting instructor ticketed for Dayton
Apr 01, 2006; ... SARASOTA, FLA. -- Growing up, J.D. Roberts put a lot of pressureon himself to be a good baseball player. After all, his dad, Leon, played 11 years in the majors beforebecoming a coach, a minor-league manager and for the sixth straightseason, the roving hitting coordinator for the ...
Voucher changes start immediately New rules await Taft's signature; 45,000 eligible to seek state aid for private schools
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Ohio will begin honoring new voucher rules immediately,a state education official said, making 45,000 kids eligible toapply, including thousands more locally. Changes to the voucher law were passed by the legislature thisweek as part of a budget corrections bill and are ...
Communities were ready for punch Four cities will share income tax revenue from remaining plant
Apr 01, 2006; ... Local government officials said Friday they've been preparing awhile for the announcement that most of the area's Delphi plants willbe sold or closed over the next two years. As a result, the four cities with Delphi plants have agreed tospread the impact of potential plant ...
Health a personal responsibility, too
Apr 01, 2006 ... AS A HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER, IT WAS WITH mixed feelings that I readthe March 16 article, "Status, race no assurance of care, studysays." On one hand, it was encouraging that we are putting aside racial andcultural biases and treating people as people. In our clinicalpractice, each ...
New Lebanon schools have cut all they can
Apr 01, 2006 ... Ayear ago, voters in New Lebanon renewed a 0.75-percent incometax, but rejected a 0.50-percent additional tax. The proposed add-onwent down by 132 votes out of the almost 2,100 that were cast. InNovember, the same proposal was defeated again -- by just 12 votes. The school ...
Bombers' winless streak reaches 16 Dayton squad can match ECHL record with four more losses
Apr 01, 2006; ... FAIRBORN -- Back in October, before call-ups, injuries andgoaltending misadventures sent the season spiraling downward, Bomberscoach Don MacAdam believed he had assembled a playoff team. Considering five of the North Division's six teams make thepostseason, he had gone so far as ...
Larranaga enjoying the ride
Apr 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim Larranaga offered a warning: "You'd better back up." The George Mason coach wasn't talking to CBS analyst Billy Packer,who'd dissed his team on national television three weeks ago -- theirface-to-face had come a couple of hours earlier -- he was issuing ...
WSU lands successful D-I coach Brownell guided UNC-Wilmington to March Madness twice in four years
Apr 01, 2006; ... North Carolina-Wilmington men's basketball coach Brad Brownellcouldn't wait any longer. Late Friday night, he held a newsconference at his school to say he was taking the head coaching jobat Wright State. "He's big over there," WSU Athletics Director Mike Cusack said. "Iheard it ...
RegionalHeadlines
Apr 01, 2006; ... COVINGTON WOMAN DIES IN CRASH ON OHIO 41 NEWBERRY TWP., Miami County -- A Covington woman died Thursdayfollowing a twovehicle collision in the 7000 block of Ohio 41 east ofCovington, the county sheriff's office said. Evelyn Weyant, 84, pulled her car out of her driveway about ...
Shell fires fourth shutout for Greenville
Apr 01, 2006; ... Abbie Shell continued her domination on the mound Friday as theGreenville High School starter shut down Franklin 7-0. Shell's ERAremains unblemished at 0.00 as she picked up her fourth shutout andfifth win of the season. Macie Blinn led the attack for the Green Wave, going 3-for-4 ...
DELPHI WANTS TO CLOSE FOUR LOCAL PLANTS Vandalia to stay open, but must be more productive Labor contracts also identified for termination
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Auto parts maker Delphi Corp. told a bankruptcy courtFriday it must sell or close 21 of its 29 union-represented U.S.manufacturing plants, including four of its five Dayton-areafactories, to emerge from reorganization as a globally competitivecompany. Delphi said the ...
Miami revenue drop blamed on job fears County's sales tax lags $150,000 behind year-ago level
Apr 01, 2006; ... TROY -- A $150,000 drop in Miami County sales tax income duringthe first three months of 2006 compared with the same period a yearago is being blamed primarily on job uncertainties. Montgomery and Greene County officials also saw declines, but didnot attribute them to job ...
Delphi paints bleak financial picture It says road to Chapter 11 exit is as slimmer company
Apr 01, 2006; ... Delphi Corp. provided bleak statistics to buttress its claims thatit must substantially streamline itself by selling or closingfactories, eliminating thousands of jobs and focusing on moreprofitable product lines to stay in business. The company told a federal bankruptcy court on ...
Making the scene clean
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Feeding time for new arrivals
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Health chief to visit area Monday Leavitt in town to promote drug coverage plan
Apr 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- When the Cabinet secretary for Medicare visits Monday topromote its prescription drug coverage, Unified Health Solutions, aDayton-area nonprofit social service organization, will advise peopleabout the Medicare Part D drug plans and help them enroll. Mike Leavitt, ...
OSU coach sets high goal for Pitcock Heacock tells Piqua grad he could be part of nation's best duo
Apr 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Having little to prove and with his starting spotsecure, Ohio State's Quinn Pitcock has been told not to rush hisrecovery from minor offseason shoulder surgery. But while a player of his stature can afford to take a carefreeapproach to spring practice, the senior ...
CORRECTIONS
Apr 01, 2006 ... - In Friday's editions, Page B2, a brief item should not have saidBetty Hill was charged with domestic violence and assault in thestabbing of her sister. She was arrested in the case, but not chargedwith the misdemeanors. - In Thursday's Southwest Neighbors, Page 3, the caption on ...
Turnaround at Madden boosts Dayton courses
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Another golf season is beginning to bloom in the Miami Valley,and the City of Dayton is hoping that improved customer service andcourse conditions will lure golfers back to its three golf properties-- Community, Kittyhawk and Madden. Thanks to a major turnaround ...
Bombers end losing streak against Royals
Apr 02, 2006; ... FAIRBORN -- Admit it. You looked at the standings, glanced at therecords and saw another loss looming for the Dayton Bombers. Who could have blamed anyone for thinking this way with the 91-point, North Division-leading Reading Royals in town Saturday nightand needing this one ....
Dayton closes chapters; now what? If city is going to grow, it won't happen on its own
Apr 02, 2006; ... Dayton City Manager Jim Dinneen wasn't the only longtimer whowalked out the door for the last time Friday. So did Norm Essman,Dayton's economic development director, who retired. Is there a problem here or an opportunity? Both. Keeping important jobs open, or having ...
Dragons break camp, ready for 7th opener
Apr 02, 2006; ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- They began heading north Saturday after morningexercises and an afternoon intrasquad game. The seventh edition ofthe Dayton Dragons are five days away from Opening Day. "Most of the guys will be in sometime Monday, and a few of themmay trickle into the stadium ...
LocalWeek in Business
Apr 02, 2006; ... DELPHI SAYS IT MUST CLOSE 21 PLANTS, INCLUDING 4 IN AREA, TO SAYCOMPETITIVE DAYTON -- Delphi Corp. told a bankruptcy court on Friday that itwill be necessary to sell or close 21 of its 29 unionrepresented U.S.manufacturing plants, including four of the company's five Dayton-area ...
Spitler bidding for play
Apr 02, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Ohio State freshman linebacker Austin Spitler hasalways been a conscientious student, but he isn't quite sure how hemanaged to pull off a perfect 4.0 during the past academic quarter --one of only three players to accomplish the feat. Granted, he was as quick to crack ...
Special Mass today in Dayton honors John Paul II
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- On the one year anniversary of the passing of Pope JohnPaul II, members of Dayton's predominantly Polish parish, St.Adalbert Polish Church, 22 Notre Dame Ave., will conduct a specialmass this morning in memory of the departed leader of the RomanCatholic Church. St ....
Nominate your mom for honor
Apr 02, 2006; ... This year, on Mother's Day, your mom just might get the royaltreatment. You might be aware that for well more than three decades, I havebeen honored to take time in May to thank many mothers for all theloving and giving things they do. We select one as Mother of the Year ....
Dayton home for Rwandans House of People points them to new life
Apr 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- They ran from the militia through forests and brush,across rivers out of Rwanda to the Congo, then Tanzania and Zambia.They sold sambusa, African meat pies, or ndazi, Rwandan doughnuts,trying to make enough money for the trip to the United States andeventually Dayton ....
Faith has led Johnson, Wallis differently
Apr 02, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- When Jim Wallis and the Rev. Russell Johnson sat down here lastSunday to talk about faith and politics, Wallis brought a third nameinto the conversation. "Tony Hall from Dayton was my favorite member of Congress," Wallistold the crowd of 700 gathered in the ...
Lawmakers moving on sex-offender bills Legislation would impose tougher penalties
Apr 02, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- The state legislature acted on several bills last weekaimed at cracking down on those who commit sex crimes againstchildren. - SB 245: Would increase the penalty for public indecency in frontof a minor and make it harder for past offenders to get out on bail. It ...