Dayton Daily News back issues from June 2007:
jazz The Bad Plus PROG
Jun 01, 2007; ... The components that make up The Bad Plus may be the traditionaltrio of bass, drums and piano, but the music the band has created inthe past has defi ed convention. The best of Prog sees inventive,inspired jazz covers such as Tears for Fears' Everybody Wants to Rulethe World and Rush's ...
Fort Loramie baseball advances to state final with 4-1 win
Jun 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- Andy Long is usually a ground ball pitcher. Thursdaynight, however, many of the pitches by the junior left-hander fromFort Loramie were launched deep into the outfield at Cooper Stadium. "Our outfielders, especially Jordan (center fielder JordanGoldschmidt), did a ...
Loons' ninth-inning rally downs Dayton, 7-6
Jun 01, 2007; ... MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Dayton Dragons just could not get that finalout Thursday and Great Lakes scored three times in the bottom of theninth to walk off with a victory, 7-6, in game three of a four-gameseries. In the bottom of the ninth with the Dragons up 6-4, Ramon ...
SPEAK UP
Jun 01, 2007 ... Re "Two city schools to close," May 31: Grin and bear it, DaytonPublic Schools. GM and Delphi employees had to. Dayton Public Schools would have plenty of money for the schoolsand its students if it sold the expensive building housing its boardof education and administrative ...
Astros rough up Reds with 10 runs
Jun 01, 2007; ... HOUSTON -- With the Houston Astros the not-so-proud possessors ofa 10-game losing streak and opposing pitcher Woody Williams the ownerof a meek 1-7 record, the Cincinnati Reds figured Thursday would be asimple Texas two-step to their fourth straight victory. Instead, they stumbled ...
Local eateries start ad blitz
Jun 01, 2007; ... A consortium of at least 19 independently owned Dayton-arearestaurants will launch a marketing campaign today in an effort toprotect their customer base from the recent influx of chainrestaurants -- and to introduce themselves to potential new patrons. "With their marketing ...
Police Blotter
Jun 01, 2007 ... A roundup of unusual and noteworthy items from area policedepartments: Photo session leaves wallets, purses in vulnerableposition Chastising karaoke heckler was no laughing matter VANDALIA -- May19: An officer responded to Living Word Church, 926 E. National Road,after five ...
Chance for storms forecast for today through Monday
Jun 01, 2007; ... If you've been hoping for rain so you can finally put down thathose, your best chance for a good soaking should come this weekend."That's one of the reasons why it's probably been warmer than normal,because of the dryness," said Scott Hickman, a meteorologist at theNational Weather ...
rock Black Rebel Motorcycle Club BABY 81
Jun 01, 2007 ... The fourth release from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC to itsfriends, named after the motorcycle gang in Marlon Brando's classicbiker fi lm The Wild One in case you wondered) kicks off with akiller caged growling garage guitar, holding back. As soon as thegate opens, the animal is ...
HOT topics
Jun 01, 2007; ... THE STUFF YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEKEND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE STARTS HIS OWN RECORD LABEL: #!@& in a BoxRecords. LINDSAY LOHAN ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER CRASHING HER MERCEDES INL.A.: Also charged with gross abuse of a cliche. CINDY SHEEHAN "RESIGNS" ROLE IN ANTI-WAR ...
Teacher takes students out of comfort zone -- comfortably
Jun 01, 2007; ... At age 13, growing up in Indiana, Margaret Voelker told her mothershe was determined to become a fashion designer and live and work inParis. That dream, in fact, came true. "I'm in love with Paris, and I want students to fall in love withit, too," says Voelker-Ferrier, who ...
Errors doom No. 1-ranked Brookville Four miscues in the first inning put the Blue Devils in a 4-0 hole they couldn't overcome.
Jun 01, 2007; ... ASHLAND -- They're defending state champions for a reason. TheCarroll Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs sent top-ranked Brookville High Schoolpacking in the 30th state softball tournament at Brookside Park. In the Ohio Division III state semifinals Thursday, unranked Bloom-Carroll took ...
Driver fired over criminal past Attorney general's deputy security director had served time for man's shooting death in 1976.
Jun 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- For the past three months, a man who served time inprison for involuntary manslaughter has been driving Attorney GeneralMarc Dann throughout the state and attending to his security details. Dann's office fired David L. Nelson, 57, last week when a nationalcriminal ...
Corrections
Jun 01, 2007 ... In the May 31 Northeast Neighbors section, page N1, an articleabout summer entertainment incorrectly gave ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar Street bridge to be razed, replaced Traffic on the thoroughfare will be rerouted starting Monday until September 2008.
Jun 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- The Paul Laurence Dunbar Street bridge across Wolf Creekwest of downtown will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, and itwill remain closed for about 15 months for demolition andreplacement. The bridge was built in 1925 and rehabilitated in 1951, accordingto a news ...
Sweet! Strawberry festival starts today
Jun 01, 2007; ... TROY -- The water flows strawberry pink from the Public Squarefountain, the storefront windows are festooned with strawberry-bearing palm trees and the streets in downtown are adorned withpainted berries. Welcome to Strawberryville, home to the 31st annual TroyStrawberry ...
COLLEGE[music] IT'S RECITAL SEASON AT WSU
Jun 01, 2007; ... FAIRBORN -- A slew of student recitals close out the school yearthis coming week in the music department at Wright State University(the only area university still in session). All scheduled eventstake place in the Concert Hall of the Creative Arts Center, exceptwhere noted; all ...
CHICAGO MAN PLAYS FOR LAUGHS
Jun 01, 2007; ... Many comedians know at an early age they're destined to be onstage drawing laughter from personal experiences. That wasn't thecase with Kevin Naughton, who is performing at Wiley's ComedyNiteclub tonight and Saturday. The Chicago native was 26 and studyingimprov at Second City when he ...
THIRTYSOMETHING GROUP OFFERS YOUNG ADULTS A SLICE OF NIGHTLIFE
Jun 01, 2007; ... For Dayton's young professionals, there is a new source ofnightlife -- the ThirtySomething Group. Katy Crosby, president of the Dayton chapter of Urban League YoungProfessionals, felt the city's young professional crowd, no matterthe demographic, needed better nightlife ...
ARTS scene
Jun 01, 2007 ... Hamilton Dixon Contact him:1001 E. Second St. (937) 228-3555 orwww.hamiltondixon.com. History: For Dixon, welding steel on an offshore oil rig was justthe beginning of his love affair with metal. That experience led toclasses at Turley Forge School in Sante Fe, N.M. About ...
hip-hop Heath McNease THE HEATH MCNEASE FAN CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
Jun 01, 2007; ... God core hip-hop ... in fl ip-fl ops? You know hip-hop hastranscended cultures when a Christian theater major can make a rapalbum with KRS-One and acoustic guitars wearing fl ip-fl ops. HeathMcNease is a breath of fresh air after the ghetto fabulous explosionof the likes of Young Buck ...
RIVERSCAPE HOSTS FREE CONCERTS
Jun 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- The RiverTunes Summer Music Series, an offering of freeperformances nearly every week at RiverScape MetroPark, 111 E.Monument Ave., begins this weekend. Musical genres ranging from rockto reggae to R&B to bluegrass will be featured, weather permitting,most Saturday evenings ...
DAYTON DAILY WHO' W HE S PLA RE Y ING ND A WHAT W HEN CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jun 01, 2007 ... Tickets are available at the individual venues and allTicketmaster outlets, except where noted. K Conservative talk showhost Sean Hannity's Freedom Concert, featuring performances byMontgomery Gentry, Lee Greenwood and LeAnn Rimes: 7 p.m. Aug. 9; Timberwolf Amphitheater at King's ...
ALEXIS[raves on] INDIE CDS
Jun 01, 2007; ... Five fantastic new indie releases that should not go unnoticed,but easily could and probably will, which is why I bring them to yourattention ... 23 by Blonde Redhead What: Lush, atmospheric, melancholy indiepopwith a prog-rock bent from a band that continues to get better ...
Seen & Overheard
Jun 01, 2007; ... NO, IT'S NOT STRIPPERCISE For fitness advice from three naturally thin, surgically enhancedyoung women who share an octogenarian boyfriend, Playboy's Alta LomaEntertainment is releasing The Girls Next Door Workout DVD. Itfeatures the blond stars of E! Entertainment television's ...
Defending champs Pacifico, Borchers not only story lines
Jun 01, 2007; ... Here's a quick look at some of the area angles at this weekend'sstate track and field meet at Ohio State University. Best bets - Vandalia Butler's Jimmie Pacifico is the defending Division Ishot put and discus champ. Unless he takes a shot to the noggin,count on Pacifico to ...
Dunn caught stealing, and he can't accept the ruling
Jun 01, 2007; ... HOUSTON -- As a fellow Texan, Cincinnati Reds left fielder AdamDunn was not pleased over what the Houston official scorer did to himWednesday. "That's just not fair," said Dunn. "How can they do that to afellow Houstonian." Dunn is genuinely perturbed that his string of 15 ...
Bengal minicamp kicks off roster battles
Jun 01, 2007; ... CINCINNATI -- The draft is over. The rookie minicamp is complete.And the offseason workout program is in full swing. The Cincinnati Bengals' next step on the road to the 2007 NFLseason takes place today through Sunday when they conduct their full-squad mandatory minicamp at Paul ...
YOUR LETTERS Ford folks might want Arcade, too
Jun 01, 2007 ... The May 24 Seen & Overheard comment regarding moving the Wrightbrothers' home to the Henry Ford Museum makes a lot of sense. Itwould solve a problem for Oakwood and the Wright Family Foundation,and the home would be available for tours, just as NCR wanted. Adeveloper could then purchase ...
Washing our hands of Iraq a tricky maneuver
Jun 01, 2007 ... American politicians aren't as far apart as they might seem on theIraq war. Many in both parties have concluded that the United Statescan't just keep fighting it much longer. The American people arewidely seen as destined to turn against any party that wants to dothat. While ...
Wood busy at NBA pre-draft games Wright State point guard plays well for second straight day in Florida.
Jun 01, 2007; ... LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- No, DaShaun Wood hasn't gone to theEpcot Center. Or Universal Studios. Or SeaWorld. "We're not here for off time," the Wright State point guard saidafter Thursday's NBA pre-draft games at the Milk House. "They've gotus going and working hard and there's a ...
Report lauds GM plant for productivity The truck assembly plant off Stroop Road also placed third in the mid- size non-premium segment.
Jun 01, 2007; ... MORAINE -- General Motors Corp.'s truck assembly plant off StroopRoad remains among the most productive North American automotiveplants. The assembly plant was named the most productive midsize premiumutility plant in the Harbour Report North America 2007 releasedThursday ....
New network may make it tough to watch OSU
Jun 01, 2007; ... Unless negotiators from the Big Ten Network and Time Warner Cablecan reach a deal this summer, many area Ohio State football fanscould miss up to one-third of the Buckeyes' games this season. Mark Silverman, Big Ten Network president, said he and hisassociates "expect the network ...
Dayton Metro Library phasing in self-checkout machines at branches
Jun 01, 2007; ... DAYTON --Area library personnel are trying to make us feel they'dreally like us to get the book we want, are happy to order it if theydon't have it in stock, and try their darndest to extend the due dateso that we can finish that book we're halfway through. That's good customer ...
Testing problems get school board fired City Day governing panel refused to dump superintendent, so sponsor has them tossed.
Jun 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- City Day Community School's governing board will befired today for failing to remove its superintendent, a lawyer forthe charter school's sponsor said. Superintendent Roseda Goff is responsible for a lack ofinstitutional control that resulted in mishandling of state ...
Local headlines
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ohio EPA warns against illegal burning DAYTON -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is warningabout illegal burning that can pollute the air. State and local air quality agencies want to remind you that openburning is illegal in many cases, said Heather Lauer of the ...
Commander Cody ROCK 'N' ROLLERS TO PERFORM IN YELLOW SPRINGS
Jun 01, 2007; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- The riotous rock 'n' roll revelry of theCommander Cody Band rolls into Yellow Springs this weekend for aSunday night show at Peach's. Most famous for the 1972 hit single Hot Rod Lincoln, the CommanderCody Band has kept the flame of musical mayhem burning ...
'THE TEMPEST'
Jun 01, 2007; ... Until 1978, hurricanes were automatically given female names. Hellhath no fury and all that. Until recently, the role of Prospero in William Shakespeare'sstorm-launched play The Tempest was always played by a man. But the winds of change do blow. It will be a ...
TASTE OHIO'S AWARD-WINNING WINES
Jun 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Trying to persuade seasoned wine enthusiasts to giveOhio wines a fair shake can be frustrating. And it's not just that wine drinkers' impression of Ohio wines isstuck in the Concords and the Pink Catawbas of the past. Sometimes, even persuading wine drinkers to ...
SUMMERFAIR
Jun 01, 2007; ... The 40th annual Summerfair is an artistic extravaganza that imports 300 painters, artisans andcraftmakers from across the country, all selling paintings, drawings,photography, ceramics, jewelry and more. Entertainment includes live bands, strolling mimes, ...
ENJOY A FREE AFTERNOON OF COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS
Jun 01, 2007; ... XENIA -- "Classic Country Radio" station WBZI (1500-AM) willpresent the traditional country and bluegrass music in which itspecializes in a live setting this weekend at Xenia's Shawnee Park. WBZI Day, an annual event co-hosted by the city and the locallybased station, will feature ...
MASTERS IN METAL ARTISTS STEEL THEMSELVES FOR HEAVY LIFTING
Jun 01, 2007; ... When the Cannery Art & Design Center prepared for its currentshow, some heavy lifting was required -- literally. The group ofartists celebrated in this exhibit prefer steel and other metals astheir medium. Hamilton Dixon and Roger Sayre are headlining this showthat also includes Cannery ...
FOOD[news]
Jun 01, 2007 ... DINNER FUNDRAISER WASHINGTON TWP. -- Madisons's Bistro, 5531 Far Hills Ave., willhost a wine dinner/fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The menu will include Duck Confit and Raspberry Salad withCarrots, Herbed Goat Cheese and Walnut ...
BLUEKARMA REDEFINES MEANING OF SUCCESS
Jun 01, 2007; ... When Bluekarma won Canal Street Tavern's Dayton Band Playoffs in1999, band members Jeremy Watson (vocals, guitar), Jacob Esterline(guitar, vocals), Nathan Corder (bass) and Jason Watson (drums)believed they were destined for superstardom. The major label dealhasn't arrived, forcing the ...
Linkin Park rock Linkin Park MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
Jun 01, 2007; ... While Linkin Park didn't invent rap-rock, it did more than justabout any other band to cement a place for the genre into thepopmusic mainstream, making it mass-market palatable and radio-friendly at a time when folks were hankering for something different. Well, now they're ...
There's fun under the sun from June to September
Jun 01, 2007; ... We do love our festivals, be they in honor of corn or strawberriesor sauerkraut or potatoes or wine or pork or poultry. We'll celebrateany kind of culture: Appalachian, Celtic, Hispanic, Shawnee and mixed-- as in July's Cityfolk Festival, where everything goes. Any reason, any ...
JACK INGRAM COUNTRY SINGER EXCITED ABOUT GIG AT FRAZE PAVILION
Jun 01, 2007; ... KETTERING -- Jack Ingram is grateful for the exposure he's gettingas an opener on popular country entertainer Brad Paisley's currenttour. But he's excited about stepping away from the tour for a one-night headline gig of his own Tuesday at Fraze Pavilion. Ingram's Fraze ...
Lab Partners LOCAL BANDS READY FOR NEW RELEASES
Jun 01, 2007; ... Many new local releases of late are worth taking for a spin.Here's a round-up of a few of the highlights out in stores now: LABPARTNERS Spacey guitar rave-ups laced with moody keyboards have been LabPartners stock in trade since forming in Dayton in the late '90s.However, since ...
Milan on the Ohio UC's annual runway show gives Miami Valley fashion design students a taste of the big time
Jun 01, 2007; ... Chances are you've seen their creations on the racks at BananaRepublic or J. Jill, Chico's or Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch, oreven on a character from Sex and the City. You may have bid on theirfashionable handbags at Miami Valley Hospital Foundation's annualfundraising event in ...
TRACK HONOR ROLL
Jun 01, 2007 ... BOYS LEADERS 100 METERS Jordan McPherson Wayne 10.50 Deshaun Gullatte Meadowdale 10.60Freddie Davenport Northridge 10.62 Drew Frey Clinton-Massie 10.70Terrence Glenn Dunbar 10.70 200 METERS Michael Shaw Trotwood 21.36 Josh Jackson Northmont 21.60 ...
Oden says looks deceiving -- he's not lacking passion
Jun 01, 2007; ... LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Greg Oden's mouth dropped open. That was his reaction when he first heard Portland won the NBAdraft lottery. "I was like, 'Oh, my God," said the Ohio State 7-footfreshman, who was on a plane to Las Vegas that night. "But ithappens, so what else can you ...
Cable TV network provides broader platform for Big Ten Miami Valley residents must wait to see what deal Time Warner Cable strikes with BTN.
Jun 01, 2007; ... Bill DeFries vividly remembers the first Ohio State football gamethat fans watched at his Beef O'Brady's location in Centerville soonafter its 2004 opening. "They played Marshall," DeFries said. "Mike Nugent kicked thatwinning field goal (55-yarder) as time ran out. We had almost ...
Boycotting Fox debate diminishes Democrats
Jun 01, 2007; ... In the olden days, when some cities had more than one dailynewspaper, a certain earnest young reader -- still living with hisparents -- wanted to change the family's subscription from one toanother. "Why," his mother asked. "Is the news better in that one?" Apparently all ...
Steelheads knock out Bombers Idaho shows no weaknesses in winning the game 4-1 and the series 4- 1; goaltender Silverthorn is named most valuable player.
Jun 01, 2007; ... FAIRBORN -- The Dayton Bombers survived postseason eliminationfour times in the playoffs. No. 5 didn't go their way. The Idaho Steelheads claimed their second ECHL Kelly Cup with a 4-1 win over the Bombers in front of 3,023 at the Nutter Center onThursday night. Idaho won the Cup ...
Parts maker expands here and afar Owner of Springboro's twin Advanced companies says new Vietnam tooling shop will help him protect local jobs.
Jun 01, 2007; ... SPRINGBORO -- Daklak Do left Vietnam more than 25 years ago insearch of a new life. Now Do is bringing part of his American business back in search ofa firmer foothold in the global economy. First, though, Do is expanding his business back home. Do, 50, broke ground ...
Riverside says income tax due from Wright-Pat civilians After years of legal challenges, city collecting tax from civilian workers, civilian residents
Jun 01, 2007; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Despite years of objections byWright-Patterson Air Force Base leadership and defense contractors,Riverside has begun taxing employees in a part of the base the citysays is within its jurisdiction. Riverside is still determining how many civilian ...
Disabled farmer is grateful for the 'family of farmers'
Jun 01, 2007; ... Gary Wical has been working the land for a living at his farm inSpring Valley Twp. in Greene County since he left high school in1965. He knows how members of the "family of farmers" in any communitypull together to help each other. So Wical, at age 59, is thankful that ...
Senate wants eminent domain on ballot House must OK amendment before voters could give state authority to take private property for public use.
Jun 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Senate on Thursday voted 21-11 to put aconstitutional amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot that, if approved,would give the state authority to control the use of eminent domain -- the power of government to take private property for public use. The proposed ...
Police headlines
Jun 01, 2007 ... Foster kids removed from coach's home BROOKVILLE -- Montgomery County Children Services on Thursdayremoved two foster care infants from the home of Todd P.Shellabarger, a volunteer girls' basketball coach jailed on sexcharges. Ann Stevens, public information coordinator for ...
Riverside's move to tax civilian employees at Wright-Pat sparks controversy, debate Workers see city effort as unfair; Air Force opposes it; Riverside says it has the right to collect the tax.
Jun 01, 2007; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- There are plenty of questionsabout the reach and impact of an income tax that the city ofRiverside has begun imposing on civilian employees who work on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Steve Henrich, a civilian employee of a Wright-Patterson ...
Greenville rallies to reach title game
Jun 01, 2007; ... ASHLAND -- For five innings, Greenville High School couldn't catcha break. Then, when it mattered, the Green Wave made all of them. Trailing 4-1 entering the sixth inning against Akron ArchbishopHoban in the 30th annual state softball championship at BrooksidePark, the Green Wave ...
Marist's Jordan one of few surprises at pre-draft camp
Jun 01, 2007; ... LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Tall older people on cell phoneswatching tall younger people play basketball. That's the "insider" look at the NBA pre-draft camp. Well, thatand $2.50 for a candy bar in the vending machines (that'll look goodon the expense report). That makes a $2 Coke ...
Seen & Overheard
Jun 02, 2007 ... CHECK IT OUT Does the grocery store remind you of rude people who unload a fullcart in the "12 items and under only" checkout lane? Or people whoare too lazy to return their carts to the corral and now your new carhas a fresh dent to prove it? Ken Blanchard and Barbara Glanz ...
Praise for Duke lacrosse team too little, too late
Jun 01, 2007; ... The Duke lacrosse team was back in the news again this week. You may have missed it, because it was only a short story on mostsports pages and didn't have anything to do with charges of rape,sexism, racism or elitism. No grandstanding "spokesmen" showed up. Noself-serving ...
Girls bring game, boys are just jealous
Jun 01, 2007; ... As a defensive midfielder, my 11-year-old daughter will lopearound the soccer field, her shoulders stooped slightly in the way ofher Grandma Schamel, until her eyes lock on an approaching ball.That's when her legs kick into high gear and, like a deer boundingfor the cover of trees, ...