Dayton Daily News back issues from September 2007:
Q & A JA M E S L AU R I N A I T I S
Sep 01, 2007; ... What do you do when you're away from football? "I lay on the couch and watch 'Entourage.' I play it on DVR orelse I'm playing Madden or NCAA football 08 on my Xbox 360. What kind of car do you drive? "A 1998 Lincoln Navigator (with) over 110,000 miles. It's an ...
Wayne rides Curtis, beats Fairfield, 21-6 Senior rumbles for 206 yards rushing, including an 87-yard touchdown dash.
Sep 01, 2007; ... FAIRFIELD -- Wayne senior running back Steve Curtis burst past adrawn-in defense for an 87-yard backbreaking touchdown scamper in thefourth quarter to lead the Warriors to 21-6 win over Fairfield. Curtis rushed for 206 yards on 17 carries to help Wayne freshmanquarterback Braxton ...
With Coach K in charge, Team USA a work of art
Sep 01, 2007; ... I was prepared not to watch a bunch of NBA stars beat up on lesserteams in the FIBA Americas championship. Why watch basketball inAugust if it's not the Olympics? But I found myself drawn in after Isaw Kobe Bryant pass to an open man underneath the basket. A momentlater, still stunned, I ...
Blood bank's CEO to retire after 13 years Dr. Judith Woll helped the Dayton tissue services center become one of the nation's largest.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Dr. Judith Woll will retire as CEO of Community BloodCenter/Community Tissue Services after overseeing a dramaticexpansion of the company in her 13 years. The local tissue bank that Woll took over in 1994 has grown into anational tissue network, one of the country's five ...
Funeral arrangements set for fallen soldier Dayton man killed by explosion in Iraq has been posthumously promoted by the military to the rank of sergeant. Edward L. Brooks' funeral will be held Thursday.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Funeral arrangements were under way Friday for Army Spc.Edward L. Brooks, 25, of Dayton, who was killed in Iraq. Thurgood Marshall High School, formerly Colonel White High School,Army Junior ROTC Maj. Odell W. Graves said Brooks has been promotedposthumously to the rank ...
Cincinnati's sharp increase in STDs hasn't spread to Dayton, health officials say
Sep 01, 2007; ... Even as sexually transmitted diseases rise rapidly in Cincinnati,the Dayton area's rates of the most common ones have held steady thisyear. "Our numbers are pretty much where you'd expect them to be" withnormal year-to-year fluctuations, said Bill Wharton of Public Health-Dayton ...
SMALL COLLEGES
Sep 01, 2007; ... CENTRAL STATE VS. CHEYNEY When: 5 p.m. Sunday Where: WelcomeStadium Etc.: The Marauders open their third consecutive season withthe Dayton Classic, only this time they'll have a full 10 gamesremaining afterward instead of four or five. Cheyney, which finished1-10 last season, returns ...
Speed, size problem for Penguins
Sep 01, 2007; ... Youngstown State coach Jon Heacock knows that facing a major-college power with a Division I-AA team is like racing a stable ofstallions with a team of mules. "The No. 1 thing we've noticed everytime is the speed factor," he said. "The game is going to goextremely fast, and that's the ...
Buckeyes from the Miami Valley
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Alter passes on the run again, 41-20 Knights quarterback Austin Boucher tosses three TD passes in defeat of Bellbrook.
Sep 01, 2007; ... BELLBROOK -- Austin Boucher, Alter High School's juniorquarterback, has found an effective way to lobby for passing plays inhis team's first two games. "He tries to compliment me when we run," Alter coach Ed Domsitzsaid. "It works." Boucher threw touchdown passes of 20, 14 ...
Tourney to be held at 3 area sites 7,100 players, 450 teams and 800 games on tap this weekend.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- An influx of 7,100 players on 450 teams will invadeDayton for a weekend-long celebration of soccer. The 28th Mead Cup, hosted by the Centerville United SoccerAssociation, will be staged at three venues: Oak Grove inCenterville, NCR Old River just south of downtown and ...
Guerrero: 'I'm ready for the playoffs' Pitcher allowed only one run in six innings Friday as Dayton beat Lansing, 4-2, at Fifth Third Field.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Better than the Quick Change mimes who performed betweeninnings Friday night? Maybe not, but Dragons pitcher Daniel Guerrerocertainly did a good quick change for the beleaguered Dragonspitching staff. Guerrero, expected to start Wednesday's first game of the Class ...
OSU roster has distinct Dayton-area flavor Miami Valley has 13 players, including five starters, who are Buckeyes.
Sep 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- The Miami Valley may not have a reputation nationallyas a high school football hotbed, but Ohio State coach Jim Tresselhas no trouble recognizing the value of the region to his program. The Buckeyes will have five starters from the area this year --more than any other ...
SPEAK UP
Sep 01, 2007 ... Michael Vick should not be sent to the penitentiary, but to "thepen" -- as in a locked pen with six angry pit bulls. Maybe the National Football League should take the salary it won't be paying to Vickand donate it to animal charities. Vick would be a perfect fit for ...
Info tech provider PEQ acquires WaterburyGroup The combined company will remain in the Dayco building.
Sep 01, 2007; ... MIAMISBURG -- PEQ Services and Solutions Inc., a provider ofinformation technology services, said Friday it is acquiringWaterburyGroup Inc., effective today. The privately owned companies declined to reveal terms of thedeal. The combined company will operate under the PEQ name, ...
Dayton schools chief staying here
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Superintendent Percy Mack will not be going to Mobile,Ala. After a three-hour meeting Friday, the Mobile school board did notpick Mack as a finalist, even though Friday's Mobile Press-Registerhad identified him as the board's "favored" candidate. Instead, the ...
Corrections
Sep 01, 2007 ... In Friday's editions, page A9, an item about the death of aClydesdale at the Montgomery County Fair should have said the horsewas in harness to give former Montgomery County Commissioner andcounty fair honoree Charles Curran a carriage ride. The horsecollapsed prior to the carriage ride ....
Agency to review worker's request Petition aims to help cancer-stricken former atomic workers get compensation, benefits.
Sep 01, 2007; ... A federal health agency announced Friday it will evaluate apetition requesting special status for cancerstricken former atomicworkers at Miamisburg's Mound Plant that would make it easier forthem to get government compensation and medical benefits. The petition was filed by a ...
Police blotter
Sep 01, 2007 ... A roundup of unusual and noteworthy items from area policedepartments: Officer arrests man after observing disorderly conduct ENGLEWOOD -- Aug. 26: An officer responded to Union Food and Gas,858 Union Road, on a report of a disorderly and intoxicated man. The man was ...
Religion headlines
Sep 01, 2007; ... Joshua Christian hosting celebration The public is invited to join Joshua Christian Ministries incelebrating seven years of service under the leadership of the Rev.Arthur L. McGuire Sr. Activities begin at 10:15 a.m. Sept. 9 andcontinue at 7 p.m. Sept. 10-11. Tuesday's speaker is ...
Funk Brothers fill Fraze with groove
Sep 01, 2007; ... Peace, hope and good grooves fueled the Fraze Pavilion on Fridayfor the United Live Concert for Community. Serious Young Musicians, local teens directed Tumust Allison, ateacher at the Colin Powell Leadership Academy, juiced it up on MilesDavis' "Freddie Freeloader." Saxophonists ...
GMC goes 'soft-roading' with Acadia
Sep 01, 2007; ... Take a deep look into your carbuying soul and see if theseperceptions apply to you: a) The reason SUV owners don't buy minivans is because they wantthe looks their trucks provide. b) The reasons minivan owners don't buy sport-utility vehicles isbecause they want a car-like ...
Vroom in the Valley
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Valley View snaps Indian Hill streak
Sep 01, 2007; ... Valley View's Sean Figley broke through to block a 32-yard fieldgoal attempt by Cincinnati Indian Hill's John Kim with 26 secondsremaining to preserve a 24-21 win for the Spartans. The home-field victory snapped a 27-game regular-season winningstreak for Indian Hill which is one ...
A grumpy shade of scarlet and gray Shut out by TV spat, some OSU fans resigned to listen to today's game.
Sep 01, 2007; ... An Ohio State football fan for three decades, Wayne Marker hasseen his share of Buckeyes games. But today, he'll be sitting by theradio. As a Time Warner Cable customer, Marker won't be able to watchtoday's season opener against Youngstown State on the Big TenNetwork, which ...
'Rock of Love' fills void of summer
Sep 01, 2007; ... There are reality shows. And then there are reality shows thatallow contestants unfettered access to alcohol. VH1's reality series,"Rock of Love," which follows Poison front man Bret Michaels in hisquest for romance, is among the latter. The ladies vying for the rocker's heart are ...
Science resources offered online
Sep 01, 2007; ... Worried that your kids don't know much about science? And thatyou're not much help? Some free educational resources help parentsteach children about global warming and help schools teach studentsabout genetics, biology, biochemistry and other life sciences. At www.climateclassroom ...
GM Moraine Assembly Car Show
Sep 01, 2007; ... Jim Marlow thought 5 acres of concrete would be plenty of room forcars at the first open car show held on the grounds of the GM MoraineAssembly plant. "I guess I didn't realize how much room 700 cars take. We werepacked in there," the show chairman said. The Sunday ...
Saine ready to step it up OHIO ST. VS. STATE BUCKE YE S PENGUINS SEPT. 1, 2007 GAME 1 OHIO STADIUM Speedy freshman from Piqua High School expected to be part of the Buckeyes' tailback rotation this season.
Sep 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- Most Ohio State players will be basking in theadulation of 105,000 fans when they run onto the field today, butrunning back Brandon Saine will be looking for a way to blend intothe background. The bashful freshman won the Ohio Mr. Football award after leadingPiqua to ...
Business headlines
Sep 01, 2007 ... Diamond Tool & Die announces closing DAYTON -- Longtime tool mold-maker Diamond Tool & Die, 404 WinstonAve., is closing, the company's president said Friday. John Baker said he is seeking to sell the business. "I have plans in motion to sell the assets," he said ....
From a simple box to a SHOW BOX Boxes become traveling supply closets and makeshift second homes for 4-H and FFA members whiling away the hours in the livestock barns.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Some serve as workaday heirlooms. Others, with theircushioned lids and sleek paint jobs, make fashion statements oradvertise farms and businesses. At the Montgomery County Fair and other fairs, life in thelivestock barns revolves around the humble or soupedup show ...
Some county offices closing to honor late official Staff in auditor, recorder and treasurer offices will still be paid, costing taxpayers more than $25,000.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- The last time anyone can remember a county officeclosing because of a death was when Montgomery County Common PleasCourt shut down for the funeral of Judge Carl D. Kessler, a Democratwho died in office in 1990 after 30 years on the bench. On Tuesday three county ...
Man found at bottom of swimming pool Emergency crews tried to resuscitate him at the scene; he later died at Kettering Memorial Hospital.
Sep 01, 2007; ... MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- An adult man found at the bottomof an apartment complex swimming pool was pronounced dead at a localhospital Friday evening. Miami Twp. emergency crews pulled the man from the bottom of thepool at 2419 Crew Circle around 6:45 p.m. Friday and tried ...
House candidate bows out Hanahan withdraws from race in 36th district.
Sep 01, 2007; ... German Twp. Trustee Greg Hanahan withdrew from the race for the36th district Ohio House seat, leaving Huber Heights Councilman SethMorgan as the only Republican seeking the job. Morgan was endorsed inJuly by the Montgomery County Republican Party central committee. Hanahan, who ...
UD hopes to 'make diamonds' today Mike Kelly's Flyers open season against Robert Morris ready for all of their hard work to pay off.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Maybe the desert-hot turf at Welcome Stadium had asubconscious effect. University of Dayton football coach Mike Kellyalways has a slogan for each new season. This year, he gave the teama story and let them pick a slogan. The winner? "Makin' Diamonds." Anexplanation: A man ...
St. Henry boasts two Buckeye QBs
Sep 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- Todd Boeckman has yet to throw his first pass thisseason, but he's already become a source of pride for St. Henry. Heand fellow alumnus Bobby Hoying are the first quarterbacks from thesame high school to start for the Buckeyes since at least World WarII, maybe ever ....
Ankiel slam crushes Reds' hopes in loss Promising Cincinnati start turns sour in middle innings of loss to Cards.
Sep 01, 2007; ... ST. LOUIS -- If one is not a Cincinnati Reds fan who felt thedagger plunged into the heart, what Rick Ankiel did Friday night isthe continuing saga of the feelgood story of the year. It is the St. Louis version of Josh Hamilton's Cincinnati feelgoodepic. First, the horrid ...
Flyers stop Coldwater's 33-game winning streak Marion Local score four straight TDs to thump the Cavaliers in a MAC showdown, 35-14.
Sep 01, 2007; ... COLDWATER -- It was Coldwater's home field, but the advantage wasall Marion Local on Friday. The Flyers used great field position, benefited from Cavaliers'penalties and did what no visiting team has done at Cavaliers Stadiumin six years. Marion's 35-14 victory put an ...
4th game is big for roster battles
Sep 01, 2007; ... CINCINNATI -- Despite the fact that so many starters didn't playon Friday night, Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian gave athumbs up sign for the fourth and final preseason game. "It's extremely important because it tells you, under gameconditions, what people who are ...
Promotion hurts Dragons' playoff chances
Sep 01, 2007; ... Ultimately, if the pitching holds up, the Dayton Dragons will holdup and win a championship. Manager Donnie Scott says he has everyreason to believe that's going to happen. It's just going to be a little tougher after all-star secondbaseman Justin Turner was promoted to Sarasota ...
Bengals avert winless preseason With most of the regulars resting in final preseason game, backups carry Cincinnati over Colts, 14-6.
Sep 01, 2007; ... CINCINNATI -- If Willie Anderson is healthy enough to play in theregular-season opener against Baltimore, he'll step into the trenchesfor his 113th straight start without taking any snaps this preseason. The Bengals' four-time Pro Bowl right offensive tackle joinedquarterback ...
Joe Shump left fond memories with many
Sep 01, 2007 ... In some parts of this country, one hears very little about thechairs of local political parties. Parties are shapeless, anarchicthings. Sometimes there's simply nobody to do the work of, forexample, seeking good candidates for low-visibility public offices.Whatever happens happens ....
YOUR LETTERS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Where in the world is John Boehner? John Boehner is my congressional representative, but where has hebeen during the August recess? According to the Lincoln (Nebraska)Journal Star on Aug. 17: "(Nebraska Sen. Chuck) Hagel took issue withHouse Republican Leader John Boehner's own ...
Vandalia workers OK Delphi pact The factory on Northwoods Blvd. could be one of only eight to remain open.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Members of United Steelworkers Local 87 who work at Delphi'sVandalia plant kept their plant open by ratifying a contract with thebankrupt auto parts maker Friday. The vote was 190 to 19 (with one vote voided) for a contract thatkeeps the Vandalia Thermal plant on Northwoods ...
Oakwood may not join unified dispatch center City manager said he will recommend the council decline to partner with other counties.
Sep 01, 2007; ... OAKWOOD -- City Manager Norbert Klopsch said Friday he willrecommend the Oakwood City Council decline to join other MontgomeryCounty communities in a unified dispatch center for 911 emergencyservices. If the council goes along with Klopsch's recommendation when itmeets Sept. 17, ...
Antioch College president quits 4 months early
Sep 01, 2007; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- The president of Antioch College quit Friday,four months ahead of schedule as the school prepares to shut downtemporarily next summer. Steven Lawry did not tell school officials why he decided to stepdown ahead of schedule, said Mary Lou LaPierre, vice chancellor ...
Channel 22 carrying Jerry Lewis' MDA telethon for 39th year
Sep 01, 2007; ... The longest continuing annual television event in Dayton historycontinues this weekend when WKEF-TV Channel 22 broadcasts theMuscular Dystrophy Association's Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. The local segments of the telethon will be broadcast this yearfrom the Ervin J. Nutter ...
CosmoGirl compiles success secrets
Sep 01, 2007; ... Deciding what you want to do with the rest of your life can bedifficult -- just ask any fifth-year senior in college who's changedher major three times. Once you decide on your life's calling, figuring out what to donext can be just as hard. CosmoGirl compiled advice on how to do ...
It's the ripe time for . . . T O M A T E S They're everywhere, so make the most of them at your labor day cookout
Sep 01, 2007; ... YOU'VE EATEN THEM IN salads. You've sliced them and layered themwith basil and fresh mozzarella. You've made fabulous BLTs. You'vedrizzled olive oil and sprinkled grated Parmesan and cracked blackpepper onto them. And still, the tomatoes come. Now, it's Labor Day weekend, ...
Seen & Overheard
Sep 01, 2007 ... DANCERS ON THE MOVE Some things never change. Others have to. A steady stream of momsand dads with young daughters -- sometimes straight from a soccerfield -- dropped in to see the Dayton Ballet School's new Susan S.Kettering branch in Centerville on Saturday and inquire ...
MOTOR NEWS AROUND DAYTON
Sep 01, 2007 ... Matt Maupin Scholarship Fund benefit raffle ends today The Summer to Remember promotion benefiting the Matt MaupinScholarship Fund concludes with a raffle drawing Sept. 1 when theHarley's Heroes Tour arrives at Buckminn's Harley-Davidson in Xenia. The Summer to Remember, a ...
Smaller schools willing to take a beating Big paydays and even bigger audiences await the David schools that take on the Goliaths of college football.
Sep 01, 2007; ... A home-improvement buff in the offseason, Jerry Moore strolledinto the local hardware store earlier this summer. The AppalachianState football coach grabbed a few things off the shelves and found asmiling man at the counter. "Coach," the man said reaching into his back pocket, ...
Tressel seems loose this fall; will unproven team be tight?
Sep 01, 2007; ... Although Jim Tressel always has been accommodating with the media,reporters usually leave his press conferences with their eyes glazedover after sitting through a variety of long-winded answers thattypically lack substance. But a change seems to have come over the seventh-year ...
Jacks score early and often Oakwood unleashes a surprising passing attack in rout.
Sep 01, 2007; ... OAKWOOD -- Opponents of Oakwood, brace yourself. The Lumberjacksunleashed an effective passing attack Friday night against Stebbins. Early on, they abandoned their "Gold Rush" attack and scored ontheir first three possessions en route to a 54-7 pasting of Stebbins.Oakwood, No. 3 ...
Dayton vs. Robert Morris
Sep 01, 2007; ... When: 1 p.m. today Where: Joe Walton Stadium, Pittsburgh Records: Dayton 0-0; Robert Morris 0-0 Radio: WHIO-AM (1290); WHIO-FM (95.7) Series: UD leads 7-2, including a 21-14 win last season. Key players: RM -- Jr. QB Erik Cwalinski threw for 2,066 yards ...
Phillips: 'Keep me in there'
Sep 01, 2007; ... ST. LOUIS -- Pete Mackanin talks about giving Brandon Phillips arest and Phillips keeps telling Mackanin he isn't listening, restcomes in October. Phillips told the Cincinnati Reds manager to erase the word 'rest'from any sentence with the second baseman's name in it and added, ...
Carroll overcomes Dunbar Blocked field goal means Wolverines lose by 1 for the second week in a row.
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Asked what he was doing to try to stop Dunbar in theclosing seconds Friday night, Steve Bartlett simply said --"praying." The Carroll coach's prayers were answered on the game's final playwhen senior Nathan Scheidt blocked a 33-yard field goal attempt astime expired, ...
UD researchers helping AF develop new wing design Work aims to extend life of A-10 attack planes
Sep 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- University of Dayton researchers are helping the AirForce develop a new design for the wings of the A-10 attack plane toextend the operating life of the 1970s-era aircraft. The Air Force wants A-10 wings with thicker skins that are moreresistant to developing cracks, ...
Offices closing to honor Shump Democrats say it's a way of 'showing respect;' GOP leader 'shocked' at decision that will cost $28,091.
Sep 01, 2007; ... Three Democratic elected officials will close their offices to thepublic Tuesday to honor the late Joe Shump, former county treasurerand longtime Democratic county party chairman, who died Wednesday. Taxpayers will pick up the $28,091 tab to give 179 employees a dayoff with pay ....
Police headlines
Sep 01, 2007 ... Helicopter takes boy to hospital after fall at Vandalia home VANDALIA -- A Care-Flight helicopter transported a 22-month-oldVandalia boy to Children's Medical Center on Friday after the boyfell about 20 feet inside his home. Vandalia Communications Director Rich Hopkins said ...
Millions of reasons to buy a 'Mega' ticket
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Opening wins an OSU tradition
Sep 01, 2007 ... The last time the Ohio State football team lost a home opener,coach Woody Hayes caught some grief for starting a freshmanquarterback. That game -- a 19-0 loss to No. 5 Penn State on Sept.16, 1978 -- marked Art Schlichter's debut for the Buckeyes. Since, the ...
Model planes invade
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Middies enjoy some of the comforts of home Middies hold on to top Xenia, 33-27, even after giving up 415 yards of total offense.
Sep 01, 2007; ... MIDDLETOWN -- Home sweet home. That's how the Middies are feeling after holding on for a 33-27win over Xenia Friday night at Barnitz Stadium. Middletown (1-1) enjoyed the comforts of home a little too muchlate in the game, however. After taking a 26-7 lead with 6:19 ...
Eatery modeled after British pubs to open in Beavercreek The Pub Beavercreek will open Sept. 13 in the north end of The Greene.
Sep 01, 2007; ... BEAVERCREEK -- The Pub Beavercreek, a new eating and drinkingestablishment at The Greene, will open Sept. 13, its owners announcedFriday. Located at 39 Greene Blvd. on the north end of The Greene, The Pubwill seat up to 250 diners and will open seven nights a week fordinner, and ...