Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from February 2009:
Ex-world champ Johansson dies
Feb 01, 2009 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Ingemar Johansson, the Swede whostunned the boxing world by knocking out Floyd Patterson to win theheavyweight title in 1959, has died. He was 76. Johansson died Friday at a nursing home in Kungsbacka on theSwedish west coast, his daughter Maria Gregner ...
BYU women earn road victory at Wyoming
Feb 01, 2009 ... LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Cougars, led by Keilani Moekai's 13 points,improved to 3-1 on the road in MWC play on Saturday with a 58-45 winover the Wyoming Cowgirls. "This was a huge road win for us," said BYU head coach JeffJudkins. "This is a tough place to play." The teams ...
GOP governors press Congress to pass Obama's stimulus bill
Feb 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK -- Most Republican governors have broken with their GOPcolleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of PresidentBarack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to statesfor education, public works and health care. Their state treasuries drained by the ...
Former lineman, union chief dies
Feb 01, 2009 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- John Gordy, a former offensive linemanfor the Detroit Lions and University of Tennessee who helped formthe NFL Players' Association, died Friday. He was 73. The university said in a statement Saturday that Gordy diedFriday in Orange, Calif., after a long ...
Obituary: MARTINEZ, JOE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Joe Lloyd Cummings Martinez "Little Joe" Joe Lloyd Cummings Martinez, 32, passed away January 29, 2009. Hewas born March 4, 1976 in Fort Polk, Louisiana. Joe worked as aLandscaper and enjoyed listening to his music. Survivors: Parents, Ike and Sherri ...
New Illinois governor inherits state's old set of problems
Feb 01, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Rod Blagojevich entered the Illinoisgovernor's office with the state budget falling apart and publicconfidence shaken by a spectacular scandal. Six years later,Blagojevich is gone, but if anything his tenure dug the hole deeper. Illinois still faces a huge ...
Obituary: HOFFMAN, NADINE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nadine Bower Hoffman 1929 ~ 2009 Nadine Bower Hoffman, age 79, died January 27, 2009 at her homein Park City, UT, after a courageous fight against cancer. Nadinewas born the daughter of Eva Jen Phelps and Vernon Raymond Bower onSeptember 6, 1929 in Angels Camp, CA ....
Obama's Kenyan relative is arrested
Feb 01, 2009; ... NAIROBI, Kenya -- The half-brother of President Barack Obama wasarrested for alleged possession of marijuana on Saturday near hishome in a Nairobi shantytown, police said. George Obama, who is in his 20s and barely knows the president,had one joint of marijuana on him, said Joshua ...
Protesters rally across Russia in anger at the government
Feb 01, 2009; ... MOSCOW -- Thousands of protesters rallied against the governmentin cities across Russia on Saturday, reflecting mounting anger overthe nation's economic woes. The protests, among the largest yet, posed a challenge to theKremlin, which faced little threat from the fragmented ...
Obituary: BUTLER, HELEN
Feb 01, 2009 ... Helen Leone Scott Butler "The Mug Lady" Helen Leone Scott Butler fought a courageous battle with breastcancer, but an even more difficult struggle was leaving the side ofher beloved husband on January 30, 2009. Helen was born June 9, 1932and raised in Salt Lake City ...
China woman sick with bird flu
Feb 01, 2009; ... BEIJING -- A 21-year-old woman in central China has been sickenedwith the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the country's eight reportedcase of the disease this year, the Health Ministry said. The woman, a farmer surnamed Shu in the central province ofHunan, fell ill Jan. 23 after ...
Obituary: PEARSON, BETTY
Feb 01, 2009 ... Betty Jean Holman Pearson "Grandma Honey" Betty Jean Pearson passed away peacefully Jan. 30, 2009,surrounded by her husband and children. She was born June 18, 1926,in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second child of Gladys Rigby Holman andWillard Holman. She was married ...
Not everyone balks at idea of working as garbage man
Feb 01, 2009; ... Hardly anyone grows up planning to become a garbage man. And yet,it happens. Every day across the country, thousands of men and women drivetrucks that haul away our refuse. But even more rare are those who grow up to be the head garbagemen. Oh, they go by different ...
Obituary: BAGLEY, MAVEN
Feb 01, 2009 ... Maven T. Bagley 1930 ~ 2009 Greenwich, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father,grandfather and brother, Maven Talmage Bagley, age 78, of Greenwich,died January 29, 2009 in Provo, Utah. He was born on November 9, 1930 in Koosharem, Utah, a son ofTalmage Seymour ...
SDSU, UNLV keep pace with U.
Feb 01, 2009; ... FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Lorrenzo Wade scored a season-high 25points as San Diego State beat Colorado State 78-59 Saturday nightto keep pace with UNLV and Utah atop the Mountain West Conference. Kyle Spain added 15 points and eight rebounds for San Diego State(15-5, 5-2 Mountain ...
Obituary: TANNER, J. HARVEY
Feb 01, 2009 ... J. Harvey Tanner 1916 ~ 2009 PERRY- J. Harvey Tanner passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2009at his home in Perry, Utah at the age of 92. He was born Nov. 6,1916, to Amasa Marion and Elizabeth Maria (Shaw) Tanner in Burlington, Wy. He was the 12th of 13children. He ...
Unpaid Logan student fees go to collection
Feb 01, 2009; ... Forget to pay a student fee in Logan City School District? Expectto hear from a collections agency. A collector already is going after some people who haven't paidstudent fees from last year. There are about $70,000 in outstanding fees from the last schoolyear, said Zane ...
Obituary: SUMSION, EARLA
Feb 01, 2009 ... Earla Gay Sumsion 1936 ~ 2009 Earla Gay Butler Sumsion was born December 16, 1936, and died ofheart failure on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. She was the eldest daughter of Rowan M and Meletta Alvey Butler.She married Frank Sumsion on ...
Correction
Feb 01, 2009 ... Jon Huntsman Sr. is a 17-year survivor of prostate cancer andhas twice been treated for ...
Obituary: MESSNER, MICHAEL
Feb 01, 2009 ... Michael Walden Messner "Mickey" Michael passed away January 30th surrounded by his family andfriends after a tragic accident. He was born September 15, 1973 inSalt Lake City, Utah to Mary and Craig Messner. Mike was a caring and loving person. He put his life ...
Class that helps inmates battle their demons may fall victim to budget cuts
Feb 01, 2009; ... SPANISH FORK -- The men stand in a circle, their arms linkedaround each other's backs. "Thirty seconds for Val," one of them says, head bowed. "Thirty seconds for Tiffany," says another. "Thirty seconds for our children." "Thirty seconds for the addict suffering ...
Obituary: HERRIN, CARROLL
Feb 01, 2009 ... Carroll Herrin "Cal" Born Feb.12 1929 in Salt Lake City. Died Jan. 31 2009 in Medford,OR. Wife Barbara was there to greet him on the other side. By age 21 he was a World War Vet, served two and and a ...
Russell wants to return to NBA
Feb 01, 2009; ... PORTLAND, Ore. -- At age 38, and out of the league since 2005,former Jazz swingman Bryon Russell wants back in the NBA. His longtime coach and one ex-teammate seemed a bit skepticalthat it's possible to pull off such a comeback, but neither ruledout anything. "It all depends ...
Obituary: REID, GERTRUDE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Gertrude Mary Rourke Reid 1/5/1915 ~ 1/29/2009 Trudy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter ofNicholas A. Rourke and Amelia Jane Hoade. She was a kind,compassionate wife and mother and friend whose 94 years were markedby constancy to duty and ...
Campus briefs: BYU
Feb 01, 2009 ... Campus briefs: BYU Despite being split between two meets, the BYUtrack and field teams continued to prove their strength by landingseveral first-place finishes and personal records this weekend atthe Bronco and Washington invitationals. Representing the sprinters, freshman Ryan ...
Obituary: ENCE, BROOKE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Brooke Leigh Ence 1946 ~ 2009 Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someonedeeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu Brooke Leigh Ence was born tostrong and loving parents, Don and Lillian, who always provided anexpansive world view to their children ....
Campus briefs: SLCC
Feb 01, 2009 ... BASEBALL: The Bruin baseball team opened up the 2009 season withtwo losses to Yavapai, losing 12-1 and 9-5 in Las Vegas on Friday.SLCC followed that up splitting games against Central Arizona,losing 8-1, and Gateway, winning their first game of the season, 5-0. Up next for SLCC ...
Obituary: GOHLINGHORST, H. MAURINE
Feb 01, 2009 ... H. Maurine Gohlinghorst 1918 ~ 2009 Maurine Gohlinghorst, 90, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 InSalt Lake City, UT of causes related to age.She was born Sept. 30,1918 to Elmo and Naomi Little in Waterloo, IA. She graduated fromAbraham Lincoln High School in ...
6 to be inducted into Hall
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. -- Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson and Derrick Thomas, allwitnesses for the defense. All Pro Football Hall of Famers. The three were elected on Saturday along with longtime BuffaloBills owner Ralph Wilson, who at age 90 will be the oldest personever inducted; former Minnesota ...
Iraqi elections spur little violence
Feb 01, 2009; ... BAGHDAD -- Passing through razor-wire cordons and policecheckpoints, Iraqi voters Saturday took another step in the nation'squest for stability in provincial elections that were carried offwithout major violence but tarnished by claims of flaws and threatsof challenges. Even ...
Obituary: SHIRLEY, SPENCER
Feb 01, 2009 ... Spencer Rowan Shirley Pence Spencer our beloved son has peacefully and quietly departed thislife on January 30, 2009.We mourn our loss and he will be missed byall, but we rejoice in his peace. Survived by parents, Rowan and Fran Shirley; brother, ...
News Capsules
Feb 01, 2009; ... Inmates riot a 2nd time at Texas prison PECOS, Texas (AP) -- Authorities said more than 1,000 inmates areinvolved in the second prison riot in the past month at a privatelyrun federal prison in western Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Tela Mange ...
Obituary: GRIFFITH, WILLIAM
Feb 01, 2009 ... William Monroe Griffith 1951 ~ 2009 William Monroe Griffith, "Billy", age 57, owner of GriffithPlumbing, Inc., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Billy was born May 25th 1951 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City toWilliam R. and JoAnn C. Griffith ....
How the Top 25 fared
Feb 01, 2009 ... 1Duke (18-2) Did not play. Next: vs Virginia, Sunday. 2Conneticut (20-1) Beat Providence 94-61 STORRS, Conn. -- Hasheem Thabeet recorded his first career triple-double, blocking 10 shots, 15 points and 11 rebounds. Next: at No.7 Louisville, ...
Obituary: TERRY, PEGGY
Feb 01, 2009 ... Peggy Broadbent Terry "Sam" Peggy Broadbent Terry, 63, passed away January 30, 2009 in SaltLake City.She was born on May 23, 1945 in Price, Utah to Lynn andWanda Rose Crandall Broadbent. She was raised in Helper, Utah andgraduated from Carbon High, College of ...
SUU women earn win over W. Illinois
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEDAR CITY -- Anne Westwood Higbee scored her 1,000th careerpoint during the night and then swatted away a Western Illinois shotwith two seconds remaining in overtime to cement a 51-48 SUU victoryat home over the Westerwinds on Saturday night. Higbee became only the seventh Lady ...
Obituary: SLAGOWSKI, NEIL
Feb 01, 2009 ... Neil Slagowski "Beloved Dad" CENTERVILLE-Neil Slagowski, born March 9, 1925 to Benjamin Eugeneand LaFaun Christensen Slagowski in Ogden, Utah passed away January29, 2009 in Centerville, Utah, at home with his loving family, wherehe wanted to be, in his beloved Brookhurst ...
New Jersey may end up with 4 state songs
Feb 01, 2009; ... MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- New Jersey, the only state without anofficial song, is considering adopting four of them. Chances are,none of them is on your iPod. After decades of bickering over which single tune best representsthe Garden State, a lawmaker is seeking harmony by naming ...
Griffins overcome history and Lewis-Clark
Feb 01, 2009; ... Recent history had not favored Westminster against Lewis-ClarkState. Coming into Saturday's game, the fourth-ranked Griffins had lostfour times in their last five meetings with the Warriors. They were determined to turn over a new leaf and did it inimpressive fashion by ...
Obituary: LODDER, WILLIAM
Feb 01, 2009 ... William Lodder Bill William (Bill) Lodder passed away peacefully January 29 2009having fought valiantly for 18 years with cancer. Bill is survived by his wife Merlene; children Jerry, Pat, LuAnn,Butch, and Pete; and four siblings, John, Ron, Cort, and Toni. Hewas a ...
Arizona bus crash kills 7 Chinese tourists
Feb 01, 2009; ... DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. -- Investigators looking into a deadly tourbus crash on a highway near the Hoover Dam said Saturday that it maytake up to a month to figure out why the vehicle overturned, killingseven passengers and injuring 10 others. Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt ....
Obituary: BROWN, ARVEL
Feb 01, 2009 ... Arvel LeRoy Brown 11/25/1918 ~ 1/30/2009 Arvel LeRoy Brown, 90, passed away peacefully in his home January30, 2009. Born Nov. 25, 1918 to Joseph Hyrum Brown and Hilda Llewella Blum.Married Jane Parker on Dec. 1, 1938 and was later solemnized in theSalt Lake ...
Big shot nothing but ... luck
Feb 01, 2009; ... "Lucky." That's how Utah guard Lawrence Borha described his game-winningshot in Saturday's 69-68 win over New Mexico in the Huntsman Center. The senior's baseline jumper with 11.2 seconds remaining provedto be the difference as the Utes improved to 14-7 overall and 5-2 ...
Obituary: CRITCHLOW, NORMAN
Feb 01, 2009 ... Norman Critchlow 1952 ~ 2009 Norman Critchlow of Grantsville, Utah passed away peacefullyJanuary 28, 2009 surrounded by his family. Norm was born April 5, 1952 in Ogden, Utah to Lyle and MarthaCritchlow. He is survived by his three children Kristi ...
Rolland lands new trick, earns win
Feb 01, 2009; ... PARK CITY -- Two years ago, Kevin Rolland of France had an ideafor a new trick. A week ago, he tried it. Saturday, he landed it --twice -- and won the World Cup Halfpipe/Skiing event. The trick was a double flip -- lots of big air, two completeflips and a perfect landing on the ...
Obituary: FELT, DAYLEEN
Feb 01, 2009 ... Dayleen LaVon Hobson Felt 1935 ~ 2009 Dayleen LaVon Hobson Felt, 73, passed away peacefully onThursday, January 29, 2009, after enduring valiantly the effects of congestive heart failure. Our dear wife and mother was born in Chicago, IL, on ...
20 years ago this week
Feb 01, 2009 ... OK, technically it was 20 years ago this "Super Bowl week," butthe San Francisco 49ers became the first NFC team to claim a thirdSuper Bowl championship on Jan. 23, 1989, by defeating the late-'80s version of the Arizona Cardinals -- the Cincinnati Bengals. After Cincinnati took a ...
Obituary: CLARK, THOMAS
Feb 01, 2009 ... Thomas L. Clark South Ogden Thomas LaMar Clark, loving father and friend, passed awaypeacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 following acourageous battle with cancer.He was born July 19, 1929 in Mitchell,South Dakota, a son of Bryan D. and Helen I. Clark. Dad ...
Ute women face stiff test
Feb 01, 2009 ... ALBUQUERQUE -- The University of Utah women's basketball team'slengthy Mountain West Conference regular-season winning streak facesa tough test today at The Pit. The Utes, who have won a league-record 22 straight MWC gamesdating back to last season, face a New Mexico team that is ...
Obituary: BYRD, JACKIE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Jackie Lee Byrd, Sr. 1945 ~ 2009 Our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle andfriend,unexpectedly passed away on January 27, 2009 at home at the young age of 63. He was born on May 3, 1945 in Marion, SC to George Otto and MoodyJung ...
SUU holds on to edge Leathernecks
Feb 01, 2009 ... CEDAR CITY -- Southern Utah squandered almost all of a 15-pointsecond-half lead Saturday night, but the Thunderbirds held on todefeat Western Illinois 66-65 when David DuBois' 10-foot jumper andtwo subsequent tip-in attempts in the final seconds didn't find themark. Southern Utah ...
Obituary: MANGUM, KAY
Feb 01, 2009 ... Kay Mangum 1942 ~2009Our beloved mother went home to be with her daughter Sherry,mother Wanda and father Leslie on January 26th, 2009 where she waitsto be reunited with her other children.Kay was born November 28th,1942 to Leslie and Wanda Fenton in Salt Lake City, UT. She ...
Sports Illustrated: Mormon recruits face unique issues
Feb 01, 2009; ... Manti Te'o refrained from mincing words each time he met acollege coach. Te'o, one of the nation's highest ranked linebackerprospects, told every coach who recruited him that, after hisfreshman season, he might leave the country for two years. "I basically told them, ...
Obituary: WESTERN, OLIVE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Olive T. Western "Mother" Olive Tuddenham Western passed from mortal life on Friday,January 30, 2009 after a long life of service to her family andchurch.She was born June 13, 1913 to Bertha Olive Atkins and JosephRolfe Tuddenham in Salt Lake City. Olive was raised on a ...
Teams honor Yow by wearing pink
Feb 01, 2009; ... From pink whistles to pink warm-up shirts, Kay Yow was honored atwomen's college basketball games around the country Saturday, theday she was laid to rest. Yow, the longtime North Carolina State coach, died last Saturdayafter battling breast cancer for more than two decades. Pink ...
Obituary: HOMER, SHIRLEY
Feb 01, 2009 ... Shirley Marie Bertoch Homer 1926 ~ 2009 Shirley Marie Bertoch Homer passed away peacefully surrounded byher children and family on Saturday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. Shewas born on August 8, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah to VivianCutcliffe Bertoch and Hazel Ivy ...
It's a catastrophe for the apostrophe as British officials shun punctuation
Feb 01, 2009; ... LONDON -- On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English isnow the queens English. England's second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophesfrom all its street signs, saying they're confusing and old-fashioned. But some purists are downright possessive about the ...
Obituary: JACKSON, DOROTHY
Feb 01, 2009 ... Dorothy Jeanne Jackson "World Traveler" Dorothy Jeanne Jackson of Salt Lake City passed away Thursday,January 29, 2009 at her home, due to age and health conditions.Jeanne was born in Salt Lake City, October 17, 1937, the beloveddaughter of Dr. H. M. and Dorothy ...
Banks take toll on some builders
Feb 01, 2009; ... While some banks are holding onto billions of dollars in federalbailout money, the lenders also are foreclosing on constructionprojects, putting some Utah builders out of business, including oneswith good credit histories. Orem-based Trophy Homes recently found itself in financial ...
Obituary: NASSAR, DOUGLAS
Feb 01, 2009 ... Douglas Edward Nassar 1961 ~ 2009 Douglas Edward Nassar born July 24, 1961 in Michigan.Belovedpartner, brother, son, friend, former Chef of Fuggles /Squatters, co-owner and Chef of Cafe Med passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 29th. Hewas a significant part of ...
Then and now: Historical home in Bountiful
Feb 01, 2009 ... This home once belonged to Joseph L. Holbrook, a pioneer whoarrived from Nauvoo, Ill., in 1848 and was one of the first ...
Obituary: CHAVEZ, KATHERINE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Katherine Valdez Chavez 1918 ~ 2009 Katherine Valdez Chavez, loved and admired mother, grandmother,sister and friend, passed away January 31, 2009 at age 91. She was born January 18, 1918 in Pueblo, CO, to Vicente andJuanita Medina Valdez, the eldest daughter ...
GOP senator is top contender for commerce secretary nominee
Feb 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., is the top contender to bePresident Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary, the WhiteHouse said Saturday, a move that could bolster the Democraticmajority in Congress. Gregg's name has been circulated for several days as Obama triesto ...
Obituary: ROBERTSON, REECE
Feb 01, 2009 ... Reece B. Robertson 5/5/1920 ~ 1/29/2009 Reece B. Robertson passed away Jan. 29, 2009 in Salt Lake City,from causes incident to age. He was 88-years-old. Reece was born in Lovell, WY to Bryant Robertson and AmeliaHarris, the oldest of three children. In his ...
NBC sells record $206M in Super Bowl ads
Feb 01, 2009 ... TAMPA, Fla. -- NBC said on the eve of Sunday's Super Bowl that ithas sold the last two of the 69 advertising spots for the game,pushing total ad revenue for the event to a record $206 million. The network said its total of $261 million in ad revenue for allof Super Bowl day also is ...