Dayton Daily News back issues from June 2008:
Dayton ends road trip with 2 losses
Jun 01, 2008; ... FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Perhaps the Dayton Dragons wish it hadcontinued raining. After resuming play on their game postponed from the previousnight, the Dragons dropped the first of two games to the Fort WayneWizards 6-3 on Saturday afternoon, May 31, before losing theseveninning ...
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Lebanon's lead short-lived in loss
Jun 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- The Lebanon High School softball team's motto thisseason has been: "Fight to the final pitch." Unfortunately for the Warriors, it was Grove City's Paige Myerswho delivered that final pitch Saturday, May 31. Myers allowed just two hits and struck out 12 to lift the ...
SPEAK UP
Jun 01, 2008 ... Millions of ex-service personnel, including myself, received abetter education and far greater income because of the GI Bill. Thisinvestment in our future allowed us to repay the government manytimes over because of the increased taxes we paid. It's too bad that "politician" and ...
Find out what your home insurance pays
Jun 01, 2008; ... Without a structurally sound financial base, your home can betransformed into a house of panic. That's why it's vitally importantthat every home-economic plan includes the following three-prongedapproach. Look at the big picture. Your home needs to fit into your totalfinancial ...
Oakwood's Hix wins 1,600
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Of all the Division II regional track and field winnersSaturday, May 31, at Welcome Stadium, Peter Hix was the mostunlikely. And the most grateful. "I've got to be honest, I wasn't expecting to win," said theOakwood High School sophomore, who burned the 1,600-meter field ...
Oberer still has space at Exchange
Jun 01, 2008; ... Though a unit of Oberer Cos. sold the Teradata headquartersbuilding earlier this year, it has other office projects in thepipeline for the Exchange at Spring Valley development, said RobertMcCann, chief financial officer for Oberer. Teradata continues to operate from and occupy ...
Xtreme Paintball shuts its operation
Jun 01, 2008; ... A longtime local paintball retailer has apparently ceasedoperations. The owner of i70 Paintball Pro Shop & Fields said he haspurchased through auction the paintball inventory of the now closedXtreme Paintball Inc., 3211 Dryden Road, Moraine. Xtreme Paintballclosed in April, said ...
Bruce has Braves' attention
Jun 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Jay Bruce walked past, and catcher Javier Valentinsaid, "There he goes, Babe Bruce." Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox believes it. A writer walked into Cox's office early Saturday, May 31, andbefore he said, "Hello, how are you?" or "Very nice weather, ...
Goggin still in the lead at the Memorial
Jun 01, 2008; ... DUBLIN -- As his closest competitors stumbled in the soggyweather, Mathew Goggin positioned himself for his first PGA Tourvictory. Goggin shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday, May 31, at theMemorial, good enough to hold a three-shot lead heading into today'sfinal round. A 2-hour rain delay ...
Sponsorship issue proves MMA not yet mainstream
Jun 01, 2008; ... Kimbo Slice, a porn company and Elite Xtreme Combat's presidentall proved heading into CBS' primetime mixed martial arts telecastSaturday, May 31, that MMA and the mainstream aren't totally on thesame page. Slice is the big, bearded MMA fighter who took on James Thompsonduring ...
YOUR LETTERS
Jun 01, 2008 ... Service members honored on Veterans Day Re the articles "Honoring all heroes" and "Officials: All vetsdeserve thanks," May 26: World War II veteran Cliff Scholes servedhis two years of military service as a payroll clerk on Long Island.Retired Lt. Col. Mike Jackson served his time ...
Local headlines
Jun 01, 2008 ... Carbon dioxide storage test slated in Greenville Battelle Memorial Institute will make an ethanol plant inGreenville the site of its biggest attempt so far to store carbondioxide underground. The Columbus-based research laboratory will try to store 1million tons of the gas, ...
Overseas decision impacts Ohioans ; State official says decision by German-owned DHL shows 'our competition is a global competition.'
Jun 01, 2008; ... The decision of DHL, a German-owned company, to switch its U.S.air cargo transport business to United Parcel Service -- and likelycause devastating job losses in Wilmington -- is a harshdemonstration of the effects of global commerce, a state officialsaid. Mark Barbash, chief ...
Alpine Heritage Festival
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sean Miller, 3, and his dad, Steve Miller, look at each other'sblue tongues as they share a blue Hawaiian Ice treat Saturday, May31. They were at the Alpine Heritage Festival, taking place atCarillon Historical Park ...
Storms cause thousands to lose power in Montgomery County
Jun 01, 2008; ... Approximately 7,000 Dayton Power and Light customers lost powerafter thunderstorms rumbled through the area early Saturday, May 31.By 12:30 p.m., electricity had been restored to about 5,300 of thosecustomers, said Kyle King, director of operations. "We're working to clean up that ...
Seen Overheard
Jun 01, 2008 ... PRAY FOR ME The Wittenberg Door, that satirical, irreverent religiousmagazine that you also can access online, recently compiled a listof "the 10 worst movies about Jesus, not counting 'The Passion ofthe Christ' because that would be too easy." Or in its words,"movies that make ...
Celebriefly
Jun 01, 2008; ... Making of 'Misfits' on the auction block Want a behind-the-scenes look at the set of Marilyn Monroe's lastfully produced feature? Better call the bank. Two reels of silent, 8mm color film titled "On Set With 'TheMisfits' " is going on the auction block, with bids starting ...
Schatz now has Outlaws points lead
Jun 01, 2008; ... ROSSBURG -- The World of Outlaws' final tuneup before the KingsRoyal was the pits for WoO points leader Jason Meyers. Meyers led from Laps 2 to 25 until a cut right rear tire forcedhim to the infield at Eldora Speedway. His crew couldn't get thetire changed in time to rejoin the ...
Simpson anxious to produce early C I N C I N N AT I B E N G A L S
Jun 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Wide receiver Jerome Simpson's first move as aCincinnati Bengal came inside the locker room, not on the field. The second-round draft pick settled into his temporary metaldressing stall, reserved for rookies, then took a walk across themassive, football-shaped room ...
Luttrells advance, but DC can't defend team title
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- There will be no team title defense for DaytonChristian High School at this week's boys high school state trackand field meet. But it won't be for lack of effort. DC twins John and Walter Luttrell gamely tripled in Saturday'sgrueling distance events of the ...
Students will get schooled in fishing
Jun 01, 2008; ... BRADFORD -- There's a fever going around Bradford ElementarySchool, but it's not a bad thing. It's a good thing ... it's fishingfever. As school winds down, instead of sitting around the last coupleof days, playing games or watching movies, Bradford students in allfive grades ...
Hamilton-for-Volquez looks great on both ends
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hal McCoy, the hall-offame baseball writer for the Dayton DailyNews, knows a thing or two about America's pastime. If you want totap into that knowledge, send an e-mail to hmccoy@daytondailynews.com. For more Ask Hal, log on toDaytonDailyNews.com/reds. Q Like the fans who gave ...
Couple bring love of area to Beijing
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Over the past 25 years, this city has had its share ofOlympic track and field stars. There were hurdlers Edwin Moses,LaVonna Martin (Floreal) and Tonja Buford Bailey, and there was longjumper Joe Greene. All of them won medals. Although the Greater Dayton area had no ...
Here's hoping Big Brown trots away OK
Jun 01, 2008; ... Finally broke down and took the kids to the pool. After baking inthe sun for an hour, I got brave (or stupid) and jumped in. Now Iknow what those "polar bear" guys who swim on New Year's Day feellike. We need a few days in the 90s before I put on the trunksagain. Triple threat: ...
From the police blotter
Jun 01, 2008 ... A roundup of unusual and noteworthy items from area policedepartments: Man discovered in ladies room VANDALIA -- May 13: An employee at Senior Independence, 6520 PoeAvenue, reported she was having lunch with a coworker when a manopened the door to the room where they were ...
In Dayton, less housing can reap more
Jun 01, 2008 ... You needn't see the statistics to know that the City of Daytonhas a special problem with empty buildings. You can see it.Abandoned property has come to seem like a perpetual problem, havingbeen an issue since the 1970s. And the situation has become worse inrecent years, with all the ...
Major drug ring comes to small town Ohio ; With dealer on the lam, Yellow Springs wary of drugs, crime
Jun 01, 2008; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- On the day he disappeared in 2002, YellowSprings High School senior Tim Lopez signed himself out for lunch.So did his classmate, Mike Rittenhouse. Both youths, known marijuanadealers, often flashed wads of money to their friends. Rittenhouse bragged about ...
Board wants wide search for top job ; Deputy Superintendent Debra Brathwaite says she has declined the offer of interim spot from Dayton Public Schools.
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Dayton Superintendent Percy Mack's top deputy wants toreplace her boss but has told the school board she only wants thejob on a permanent basis and will not accept the role of interimsuperintendent. Debra Brathwaite, Dayton's deputy superintendent since 2003,learned ...
Modern drug dealing paid vicious visit to Yellow Springs ; Six years ago, a teenager selling marijuana was killed by a rival dealer with ties to a major ring.
Jun 01, 2008; ... YELLOWS SPRINGS -- The Town That Time Forgot. Little Moscow.Hippie Heaven. Tie-Dye Village. Over the decades, Yellow Springs residents have learned to grinand bear the stereotypes about their charming community and long-time home to Antioch College. But what residents won't ...
Franklin-Monroe senior embraces journalism's possibilities
Jun 01, 2008; ... This year's Si Burick Journalism Scholarship winner shot for themoon and landed in journalism. Jordan Pridemore, a graduating seniorat Franklin-Monroe High School in Darke County and 2008 recipient ofthe scholarship awarded by the Dayton Foundation, originally wantedto be an astronaut ....
Hear the ground rumbling in Dayton? A format change has shaken up ratings, while digital advances turn up the volume future r d adi
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dayton's radio landscape experienced a seismic shift withNovember 2007's abrupt format change by WGTZ-FM (92.9). After 23years as a heritage Top 40 station, the former Z-93 became Fly 92.9and flipped to a Variety Hits or "Jack" format. That upheaval wasreflected in Dayton's Winter ...
Man walking from Colorado to D.C. stops in Dayton area ; Stephen Horn says his 1,700-mile journey is in support of U.S. troops stationed in Iraq.
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Stephen Horn's raincoat he sometimes uses to cover hisblue backpack has a simple message written on it: Support theTroops. His journey, though, is much more complex. Horn, 45, from near Aspen, Colo., is walking more than 1,700miles from Denver to Washington, D.C., ...
Arts headlines
Jun 01, 2008 ... Art in Motion -- "How to Release the Thoughts that are HoldingYou Back," growing as an artist workshop, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June22, and 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 26, Town & Country ShoppingCenter. Work of Byron Katie presented by Joy Moore. Cost is $20 eachsession, RSVP (937) ...
Picks through the flicks
Jun 01, 2008; ... A little shooting, a few ghosts, a lawyer or two, a big ol'slobbery monster ... I don't know about yours, but it was a busyholiday weekend at our house. Always behind in my movie viewing, I used the long weekend justpast to catch up. Between family visits and yard work, I did a ...
Juilliard makes offer area dancer can't refuse ; The Bellbrook student had to decline, but school officials called back to up the ante.
Jun 01, 2008; ... The Juilliard School only takes a dozen women and a dozen meninto its dance division every year. Victoria Bek, 17, a member of the 2008 class of Bellbrook HighSchool and a dancer with the Gem City Ballet, was the prestigiousNew York school's top choice this year. But she ...
Springfield, Columbus, Indy events beckon fans
Jun 01, 2008; ... It's no secret that summer is the best time of the year to catchthe latest and greatest in jazz live and in person. Why? Becauseit's festival season, when a variety of artists hit the road to playfor audiences far and wide. Last week we covered two festivals in our own backyard, ...
Elizabethan drama ; Tracing the life of the young queen
Jun 01, 2008; ... Alison Weir wrote the biographies "The Six Wives of Henry VIII,""The Life of Elizabeth I" and "Henry VIII." Her first novel,"Innocent Traitor," was about Queen Elizabeth's unfortunate cousin,Lady Jane Grey. Her new novel, "The Lady Elizabeth," traces theearly life of this daughter of ...
Mad hot Dayton ballroom ; Elementary students from Dayton Public schools learn to dance
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Thirteen seventh- and eighth-grade girls and boys fromVan Cleve Elementary School slouched and slumped against the wall ofthe gym just after 8:30 on a weekday morning. Mario Kraszewski, a compact native of Poland with a shaved head,red suede sportcoat, white shirt with ...
Five great reasons to adopt a cat today
Jun 01, 2008; ... Did you know Morris was a shelter cat? OK, a cat you adopt may not become the face that launchedmillions of catfood cans, but adopting a cat or a couple of cats --because they really do better in pairs -- is a great thing thismonth because June is the American Humane Association's ...
From high school to college: What they don't teach you ; A voice of experience offers some words of wisdom to those heading to an institution of higher learning.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Congrats, you are the graduating class of '08. The cap, gown anddiploma prove you are ready for life after high school and havelearned all you need to know through your textbooks. Wait a second. Do they? I remember the day of my high school graduation. I was excited,nervous ...
Olympians not all about medals ; Couple embraces their Jamaican roots and Centerville neighbors
Jun 01, 2008; ... New in town -- barely familiar with Dayton's streets, much lessits past -- he got a pleasant surprise on one of his first tripsfrom Centerville to the airport when he saw a sign for Edwin C.Moses Boulevard. "I went 'Oh yes, I know that name,' " Maurice Wignall said with afaint ...
Outlaws race just the start of Dream Week
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dream Week. It's one of the biggest and busiest stretches of the racingseason for Eldora Speedway. Four major racing nights in eight days,plus the crowning of a new track queen. It started with the World of Outlaws sprint series on Saturday,May 31, and ends this Saturday ...
KR done; WLS, Triad advance
Jun 01, 2008; ... The first hit for the Kenton Ridge High School softball team alsowas its last. Kierstyn Ray's firstinning single was the Cougars' lone hit in a1-0 loss to Celina in a Division II regional final at Northmont HighSchool on Saturday, May 31. After the Cougars stranded runners ...
U.S. Open qualifying this Monday in Springfield
Jun 01, 2008; ... Seventythree golfers will vie for six spots in the U.S. Open whenthey play 36 holes in sectional qualifying Monday, June 2, atSpringfield Country Club. The field includes former PGA Tour pro Chris Smith of Peru, Ind.,who was runnerup in the 2000 Buy.com Dayton Open at Yankee Trace ...
BRUCE ALMIGHTY ; Reds rookie caps week with walk-off; Griffey hits homer of his own - - No. 599
Jun 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- If it had been a night game, sparks would haveshowered from the light stanchions, spraying Jay Bruce as he circledthe bases, giggling all the way. That's the way it was in the movie "The Natural" -- only thisstory is better and a novelist couldn't pass it off as ...
Sports headlines
Jun 01, 2008; ... Parker, Leslie headline U.S. Olympic team WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Sparks teammates Candace Parker andLisa Leslie were two of the nine players placed on the U.S. women'sbasketball team Saturday, May 31. Also on the team are Olympic veterans Katie Smith, Tina Thompson,Diana ...
Ex-boxer stays fit: 'Health is wealth'
Jun 01, 2008; ... You'd never guess. Not on first look at that hard, compact body,the jaunty walk, the bright eyes. Nor if you saw his regularworkouts -- squat machine, dead lift, bench press, dips, skippingrope, hitting the bag -- in the basement gym of his Beavercreekhome. You'd never guess he lived ...
Young@Heart story doesn't get old
Jun 01, 2008; ... In yet another reminder of how all good things have a connectionwith Dayton, you should know that "Young@Heart," a touchingdocumentary now showing at The Neon, is directed by Stephen Walker,who won the 2006 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction. Sharon Rab, who came up with ...
Police & court headlines
Jun 01, 2008 ... Fire destroys home in Sugarcreek Twp. SUGARCREEK TWP., Greene County -- Firefighters from severaldepartments battled a fire at a large home at 3421 Wilmington-Dayton Road on Saturday, May 31. The fire started around 8 p.m., according to Sgt. Mark White ofSugarcreek Twp ...
Clashes tarnished Armocida ; Huber Heights city manager ousted after staffers complained about council members actions.
Jun 01, 2008; ... HUBER HEIGHTS -- Cathy Armocida had always seemed golden with herbosses at the city of Huber Heights. The city council praised her skill as a finance director and gaveher high grades after elevating her to the city manager's job inFebruary 2006. On her March 2007 ...
Some conservatives voice concern about DeWine's stand on marriage
Jun 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- What's wrong with Mike DeWine? Well, DeWine's got a marriage problem. If DeWine wants to be the Republican candidate for attorneygeneral in November -- he's thinking about it, but not talking aboutit -- that could be an issue. Hold on. How can ...
Dayton Art Institute names Carolina curator to key post
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The Dayton Art Institute took a major step towardreplenishing its curatorial ranks with the May 30 announcement ofWill South as chief curator. He will begin his new duties Sept. 1 after eight years as curatorof collections for the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the ...
Letter shows tension preceded Huber Heights firing ; City manager was fired soon after a councilman accused her of accessing personal info about him.
Jun 01, 2008; ... HUBER HEIGHTS -- Just weeks before Cathy Armocida was fired April14 as city manager of Huber Heights, councilman Seth Morgan sent aletter to another council member accusing her of illegally accessinghis personal financial information. In the letter to council member Mark Campbell, ...
Ohio's new attorney general is content to be a short-timer
Jun 01, 2008; ... In a rare chorus of unanimity, Ohio officials seem to agree:Nancy Hardin Rogers is perfect for the job of attorney general. She is brilliant and brainy and bipartisan in the best sense ofthe word. She has impeccable credentials, ranging from graduating from Yalelaw school ...
Dayton Metro Library system facing challenges; levy expires in '09
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Enter the Burkhardt library branch at peak time, about3:30 p.m., and you'll get a sense of the huge challenge facing thepublic library system locally, according to Timothy Kambitsch,executive director of the Dayton Metro Library. The Burkhardt branch, fairly typical for ...
Aircraft mechanics at Wilmington wonder what's next if jobs are cut
Jun 01, 2008; ... Tim Rizer is a mechanic who works on the DC-9 and Boeing 767aircraft that ABX Air Inc. uses to fly DHL package deliveries aroundthe country. Rizer, 49, of New Carlisle, has worked for ABX since 1991,commuting 42 miles to work at DHL's air freight hub just outsideWilmington. But ...
The best Ohio road trips
Jun 01, 2008; ... Everyone needs the occasional break from the reality of their day-to-day lives. A weekend road trip, or even an afternoon outing, maybe the cure you've been looking for. The updated edition of "Particular Places: A Traveler's Guide toOhio's Best Road Trips III" (Orange Frazer ...
Thurgood Marshall holds first graduation ; The $22.5 million school was built on the former Roth High School site and replaced Colonel White High School.
Jun 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Hundreds of wellwishers filled the Masonic Templeauditorium Saturday, May 31, to celebrate with the first graduatingclass of Thurgood Marshall High School. "This is a joyous occasion. Our students have worked very hard toget to this point in life," Principal Duane L ....
Rebublican have a choice
Jun 01, 2008 ... Republicans have a choice. They can decide that a testedcandidate like DeWine can overcome skepticism from conservativessuch as Viars and make a comeback from his 2006 defeat. Or they can invest time and resources in a candidate who neverhas run statewide. Even former U.S. Rep ....
Four college artists shine among peers
Jun 01, 2008; ... Two artists examine the brevity and frailty of life; two othersinvite viewers to find beauty in the mundane and ordinary. Four area college students selected for the Yeck College ArtistFellowship -- Sarah Rocheleau from the Art Academy of Cincinnati,Ren Cummings and Nicholaus ...
Bengals have plenty of offseason concerns
Jun 02, 2008; ... My five areas of concern regarding the Cincinnati Bengals thisoffseason: 1. Center. No player is under more scrutiny than Eric Ghiaciuc.Bengals fans are having nightmares over what Cleveland Brownsdefensive linemen Corey Williams and Shaun Rogers might do to him.Backups Dan ...
From the police blotter
Jun 02, 2008 ... A roundup of unusual and noteworthy items from area policedepartments: Man arrested after stiffing cabbie Loan Co. Inc. He was arrested for ...
SPEAK UP
Jun 02, 2008 ... Re "Is there any candidate who has the guts to say this?," May29: Thomas Friedman demonstrates he's an anti-free market, anti-free choice socialist. No student is entitled to march at graduationceremonies if he or ...
These drivers have the dirt on racin'
Jun 02, 2008; ... They are some of the world's best drivers. So when NASCAR andNHRA guys need advice finding the fastest way around Eldora Speedwayin late models, who do they ask? Some of the world's best dirt late model drivers, of course. "Billy Moyer, Wendall Wallace, Rick Eckert, all those ...