Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from September 2003:
KIM HAMMOND IS ABOUT TO BREAK NEW GROUND AT ELLIS PARK WOMAN TRAINER LEADS PACK
Sep 01, 2003; ... Kim Hammond wiped a sponge along the shining brown flanks of ahorse named Molokai Connection. "You had a good race today," she said gently, standing outside ofa stable at Ellis Park. The horse shook his water-soaked head,slinging droplets of water from his mane. Hammond, a ...
15-YEAR-OLD AREA GIRL'S RENDEZVOUS WITH MAN, 44, FOILED
Sep 01, 2003; ... A 15-year-old Perry County, Ind., girl is back home after beingintercepted by authorities in Kentucky, where police believe she wasplanning to board a plane to Arizona with a man she met on theInternet. Raymond Eugene Davenport, 44, of Apache Junction, Ariz., was beingheld in ...
EVANSVILLE AREA IN DANGER OF VIOLATING FEDERAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Sep 01, 2003; ... High enough levels of ozone pollution have now been recorded toput the Evansville area in violation of federal air qualitystandards. When the "ozone season" ends on Sept. 30, the Indiana Departmentof Environmental Management must recommend to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection ...
THREE MEN AND A DOG: A LOCAL FEEL-GOOD STORY
Sep 01, 2003; ... So there was this dog, right ...? That's how I've started mystory every time I've told it -- and I've told it quite a few times.I told my friend when I got to his house. I told his wife, and myfiancee, when they joined us. It's not that it was such an extraordinary experience ....
EDITORIALS
Sep 01, 2003 ... Labor Day, 2003 The Issue: The job market is a constantly changing place. Our View: The only constant is respect for an honest day's work. When the first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882, the American jobmarket and an individual's place in it seemed, and in many ...
PICK OF THE CROP
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BOONVILLE EVENT WINDS DOWN
Sep 01, 2003 ... The Labor Day Association continues its four-day event today withactivities in Boonville, Ind. A parade begins at 9 a.m. and carnival rides begin at 10:30 a.m. Adaily, unlimited ride ticket is $12. The parade ends at the Warrick County 4-H Fairgrounds, where thecarnival rides ...
CIVIC CENTER SHUFFLE A CHALLENGE MONEY AN OBSTACLE TO UTILIZING AVAILABLE SPACE
Sep 01, 2003; ... An expensive game of hopscotch could play out in the Civic CenterComplex over the next few years. The Vanderburgh County Health Department, which occupies 10,800square feet of the administration building's first floor and pays$193,000 in rent, is moving out late this year or early ...
`VICTIMS' CAPTURE WOULD-BE ROBBER
Sep 01, 2003; ... A man who tried to use a weapon in an East Side robbery ended upon the ground, held down by three people he tried to rob at theWilliamsburg on the Lake apartment development, police said. Joshua D. Cain, 21, of 1510 SE Riverside Drive, was being held inthe Vanderburgh County Jail ...
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS A WEEKLY PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT
Sep 01, 2003; ... A candle flickers with a sweet aroma as New Age music softlyspills out of a corner radio. The drapes let in just enough daylightto illuminate Karen Maier as she moves between her lotions and herclient in the small room. After a quick massaging of the feet, Maier moves on to the ...
HOSTETTLER NEEDS LESSON IN HISTORY
Sep 01, 2003; ... Certainly, those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Indiana's 8th District representative, John Hostettler, isn't thefirst member of Congress to attempt to put the brakes on the federaljudiciary. The courts have been under partisan assault for 200 ...
LESSER VERDICT `DISGUSTS' DAUGHTER
Sep 01, 2003; ... Just an hour before Teresa Bornefeld-Jones was shot to death onApril 10, 2002, her daughter, Julie Kemmerer, spoke to her bytelephone. It was a brief conversation, but to Kemmerer it is both the lastmemory of her mother's voice and the only real clue as what may havebeen ...
BRIEFS
Sep 01, 2003; ... Perry County, Ind. Wet pavement a factor in fatal auto accident Wet pavement may have been a factor in a weekend wreck in PerryCounty that killed a Tell City, Ind., man. Michael E. Etienne, 48, died at the scene of the accident onIndiana 145 that happened near his home ...
ROADS
Sep 01, 2003 ... St. Joseph Avenue, from Mill Road north to Wimberg Road, will beclosed starting Wednesday through Sept. 12. Pioneer Rail Corp. willbe making repairs to railroad tracks and approaches on St. Joe. Heavytruck traffic will not be allowed to travel on Wimberg and ...
INFO LINE
Sep 01, 2003 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 What is ozone? Ozone is an unstable form of oxygen with an extra molecule. Highabove Earth, a natural ozone ...
TEEN EARNS PRESTIGIOUS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
Sep 01, 2003; ... Jason Denner lives for music. The 18-year-old, 2003 Castle High School valedictorian learned toplay clarinet and saxophone during sixth-grade at Chandler ElementarySchool. A former member of Castle's orchestra, jazz band and theater,Denner was actively involved in "all things ...
ALL MEDIA BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR TUESDAY AT EXECUTIVE INN
Sep 01, 2003; ... Red Cross of Southwestern Indiana officials hope at least 200people will donate blood Tuesday to keep the annual All Media BloodDrive as the top one-day drive for the organization. Last year's "A Labor of Love" All Media Blood Drive -- namedbecause it is conducted near the Labor ...
LOCAL OBITUARIES
Sep 01, 2003 ... Local obituaries Margaret T. Baylor Margaret T. Baylor, 86, of Evansville passed away Saturday, August30, 2003, at Holiday Care Center. Margaret was born to Jacob and Catherine Horstketter on May 5,1917. Her parents preceded her in death, as did her husband of ...
PAST COSTS PHYSICIAN HIS LICENSE
Sep 01, 2003; ... A physician convicted 35 years ago of kidnapping and burying awoman alive has been barred by a state licensing board frompracticing medicine in Indiana. Gary Steven Krist's probationary license, granted by the IndianaMedical Licensing Board in 2001, was suspended in ...
WORMS CAUSING MYSTERIOUS E-MAIL
Sep 01, 2003; ... Aside from a million spam messages, my mailbox has been full ofquestions about why so many people are getting e-mail suggestingtheir mail to other people has been rejected because of a virus-filled attachment. "I know I have checked my computer thoroughly, I have updated ...
A TRENDY WAY TO `TAPE' TV SHOWS
Sep 01, 2003; ... Donald Roberts is an assistant professor of computer science atthe University of Evansville. By his own admission, he is also "agadget freak." So it's not surprising that he was among the first Evansville arearesidents to get a TiVo hard-disk video recorder about 1 1/2 ...
SCIENCE TO BE INCLUDED ON FALL ISTEP EXAMS
Sep 01, 2003; ... About 80,000 Indiana fifth-graders will take a new science examwhen they complete the ISTEP Plus standardized test later this month,a year after budget problems forced officials to postpone the sciencequestions. Indiana's entry into science testing comes as educators worryabout ...
HEALTH SCOPE
Sep 01, 2003; ... Deaconess using new test for diabetics Deaconess Wound Care Center is offering a new technique fortesting patients for diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage, a commoncomplication of diabetes. The center is using a computer-assistedsensory testing device that can assess the extent of ...
BIG DECISIONS AREN'T AS SIMPLE AS SORTING POTATOES
Sep 01, 2003; ... There is an old, old story about a potato farmer who hired a boyto sort a huge pile of potatoes. The instructions were simple --"Just put the little ones in these baskets on the left and the bigones here on the right." When he returned an hour later, the farmerfound his worker staring at ...
HUSBAND HAS DUAL ROLES IN EATING HABITS
Sep 01, 2003; ... I was saying to myself the other day -- "Self, why is it so hardfor you to lose weight?" Then my nearly-perfect husband called fromthe other room, "Honey, do you want some Doritos?" "No, thanks." "How about a Nutty Bar?" "No, thank you." "I have the munchies, ...
HEALTH FAIR SET FOR SEPT. 9
Sep 01, 2003 ... ECHO Community Health Care will have a health fair Sept. 9 at ParkTerrace Apartments in Oakland City, Ind., from 10 to 11 a.m. and atPrinceton Creek Apartments in Princeton, ...
HARRISON STANDOUT ADDS NEW WEAPON
Sep 01, 2003; ... Look closely and you'll see a different Stephen Kuhn. Nothaving seen the No. 1 singles player for Harrison High School's boys'tennis team in a couple of years, it took me awhile to figure it out. It wasn't his game. He still whacks shots from the baseline ...
IT'S LABOR DAY, SADDEST OF HOLIDAYS
Sep 01, 2003; ... In several respects, it seems like an eternity since Sin Killerrolled to a 2 1/2 -length victory in the first race of Ellis Park's80th meeting. Since the July 9 opener, 402 more races have been conducted,eliciting a broad range of emotions. Eleven more chases remain on the ...
UE CLAIMS TOURNEY CROWN
Sep 01, 2003; ... The University of Evansville men's soccer team earned thechampionship of the North Shore Classic in Evanston, Ill., by virtueof its 2-2 double-overtime tie with host Northwestern on Sunday. "That was great to come home with first place," said first-yearhead coach Dave Golan. "We ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Sep 01, 2003; ... PRO BASEBALL Otters host open workout The Evansville Otters will hold an open workout tonight from 6 to7:30 at Bosse Field in preparation for the team's first-roundFrontier League playoff game on Tuesday night against Chillicothe.Team members will be available for autographs ...
GAS PRICES PUT CRIMP IN STUDENT TRAVELS
Sep 02, 2003; ... University of Southern Indiana student Ryan Canon spends a lot oftime on the road. He makes "three or four trips" in town per day, he occasionallyvisits friends at other college campuses, and when he goes home, hehas to go all the way to Richmond, Ind. So when gasoline prices ...
POLITICIANS WORK HARD AT LABOR DAY EVENT WORKERS, FAMILIES MARCH IN BOONVILLE
Sep 02, 2003; ... Hundreds of union members displayed their numbers and solidarityMonday in a Labor Day parade that had patriotism, pride and apolitical undercurrent. In campaign circles, Labor Day often represents a time when theproverbial rubber hits the road. Candidates in the Nov. 4 ...
BE A PILOT PROGRAM AIMS TO PUT MORE PEOPLE IN COCKPIT DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT
Sep 02, 2003; ... Evansville looks really green at 1,000 feet above the ground. Those dry lawns emaciated from the summer heat appear as alive asever. Swimming pools glisten brightly. Golf courses shine a brilliantemerald. Oddly, it appears a lot of buildings in the city are in need ofroof ...
ADDICTED PARENTS GET NEW HOPE IN EVANSVILLE DRUG COURT PROGRAM
Sep 02, 2003; ... A mother of two small children, in her 20s, gave her live-inboyfriend instructions on the contents of a diaper bag while a deputysheriff handcuffed her and prepared to lead her out of a courtroomand to jail. She had turned up "dirty" in a random drug test, which in JuvenileJudge ...
EDITORIALS
Sep 02, 2003 ... North Korea The Issue: Rogue nation could touch off new nuclear arms race. Our View: China, with much at stake, could persuade it to backdown. Imagine a wacko in your neighborhood and imagine he's wanderingaround in a bellicose mood, a bazooka in his ...
FAMILY THROWS HOMECOMING PARTY FOR RETURNING MARINE MP WELCOME BACK ON U.S. SOIL
Sep 02, 2003; ... Two years after his 1995 graduation from Tecumseh High School,David Hohiemer Jr. signed up for the U.S. Marine Reserves because hewanted to prove something to himself. Suffice it to say that after five months of duty in Iraq andKuwait, the 27-year-old has proven a lot, not only to ...
POLICE BICYCLE PATROL IS A KEEPER
Sep 02, 2003; ... The Evansville Police Department's bicycle squad was so successfulthat two-wheel patrols will now happen year-round. "It started out as a pilot program we were going to evaluate,"said Police Chief Dave Gulledge. "And we now have evaluated what theofficers have done, and it's been a ...
JOEY'S TAVERN OWNER FOUND DEAD IN POOL
Sep 02, 2003; ... Most of his old school buddies will remember him as thegregarious, fun-loving bartender at the old Pete's Supper Club. That was Joey Pelaski's first job in Evansville, said his wife. "But he wasn't even 21 yet," she added. "I don't think they caredmuch, because he was so good ...
LOCAL MDA TELETHON SURPASSES 2002 TOTAL, RAISES $681,190
Sep 02, 2003; ... Locally and nationally, the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon for theMuscular Dystrophy Association was a record-breaking success. The 33rd annual local telethon, held at Evansville's Ivy TechState College, raised $681,190 this year. This surpassed the 2002total by more than $20,000, ...
INFO LINE
Sep 02, 2003 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 When does the West Side ...
MR. BEATLEMANIA VINCENNES MAN IS SOUND-ALIKE WINNER AT CHICAGO'S ANNUAL BEATLESFEST
Sep 02, 2003; ... It wasn't exactly that elusive record deal every aspiring musicianseeks, but for a true Beatles fan like Dan Phillips, his recent winat Beatlesfest in Chicago still ranks as a musician's dream. A self-described Beatles fanatic, Phillips has fond memories ofgrowing up and ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY MONDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
Sep 02, 2003 ... On this Labor Day, do you feel secure in your job? 119 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Monday Yes 49 41% No 66 56% Unsure 4 3% A COMMENT FROM OUR WEB SITE "We are in an era where management does not know how to createpull for ...
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES TURNS ANOTHER PROFIT
Sep 02, 2003; ... Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles made a profit in the latestbudget year, marking the second year in a row and just the secondtime in agency history the BMV has made money. The agency made $14.6 million in the budget year that ended June30. In contrast with other years in which ...
WOMAN DIES IN CRASH AT OLD STATE, U.S. 41
Sep 02, 2003 ... A two-vehicle crash, which left one woman dead, closed thenorthbound lanes of U.S. 41 for more than two hours Sunday. The name of the victim was being withheld late Monday. The wreckhappened at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Old State Road innorthern Vanderburgh County. The ...
OBITUARIES
Sep 02, 2003 ... Local obituaries Harold J. Babbs Harold J. Babbs, 73, of Evansville, died August 31, 2003, at St.Mary's Medical Center. Harold Joseph Babbs died Sunday, August 31, 2003. Harold retiredfrom Whirlpool Corporation in 1989 after 32 years of service. He hadpreviously ...
FARM PROGRESS SHOW BUILDING A `CITY' 50TH ANNUAL EVENT WILL SHOWCASE LATEST IN FARM EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Sep 02, 2003; ... A city is emerging in a Vermilion County alfalfa field, not farfrom the Illinois-Indiana border. By late September, it will havestreets, lights and buildings, but it will be inhabited for onlythree days. The 50th annual Farm Progress Show opens Sept. 23. Before itcloses on Sept ....
A PICTORIAL TRIBUTE TO A MAN KNOWN AS... 'THE LAST OF THE COWBOYS'
Sep 02, 2003; ... David Egan, 38, misses his "granddaddy," although he doesn'trecall the last time he called him that to his face. Lee Roy Book wascalled "Stretch" or "the Old Man" or "the Old Cowboy." Yup, he was a character straight out of a John Wayne movie -- agentleman of old-fashioned virtue ...
WHAT'S BETTER THAN HOT DOUGHNUTS? FREE HOT DOUGHNUTS
Sep 02, 2003; ... I feel I would not be a good citizen of this fine community if Ididn't try my best to look out for my brothers and sisters. That's why, when I discovered that Evansville would indeed bewelcoming its own Krispy Kreme location into its midst, I went aboutchecking a few things out ...
MR. GUS GAVE NEEDED MALE INFLUENCE TO KIDS
Sep 02, 2003; ... He walked in briskly, taking control of the room. There was a lotof energy radiating from his 6 feet, 3 inches and 225 pounds. Hissize-14 boots braced his athletic build as he viewed his assignment. Forty children aged 3 to 6 played vigorously across the hugeplayroom, laughing, ...
`DENTIST'S' PATIENT LEAPS OUT OF HIS CHAIR, INTO HIS HEAD
Sep 02, 2003; ... There are a million art films about adultery. You know the ones -- the quiet movies with the distanced spouses.The steamy sex scenes. The long, contemplative silences when theaudience must figure out the main characters' thoughts. "The Secret Lives of Dentists" isn't one of ...
GETAWAY TUESDAY
Sep 02, 2003; ... Friday's on Tuesday TGIFriday's is having its third annual Bartender Competition at 7tonight. Eight bartenders from the local Friday's will compete for achance to show their skills in a regional competition in Terre Haute,Ind. Each will have 10 minutes to set a mood with ...
OFF-TRACK WAGERING MAKES A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE BID FAREWELL TO ELLIS PARK
Sep 02, 2003; ... Fueled by a mammoth wagering increase on its off-track and out-of-state simulcast signal, Ellis Park pulled the curtain on its 41-daymeeting Monday. According to statistics kept by The Evansville Courier & Press,off-track wagering on Ellis Park increased by 27.2 percent. A ...
OTTERS' EWASKO WELCOMES CHALLENGE OF PITCHING PLAYOFF OPENER
Sep 02, 2003; ... The importance of winning one game isn't lost on Evansville Otterspitcher Tod Ewasko. He's had to do it before. And he wants to do it again tonight atBosse Field. That's where the fourth-seeded Otters (51-37) will host the top-seeded Chillicothe Paints (54-31), the East ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Sep 02, 2003; ... COLLEGE SOCCER Four Aces are named to all-tourney team Four University of Evansville soccer players were named to theNorth Shore Classic all-tournament team at Evanston, ...
NAACP, SCHOOLS TO DISCUSS TEST SCORES
Sep 03, 2003; ... The Evansville branch of the NAACP, concerned about low testscores by African-American students in Evansville-Vanderburghschools, has asked for a meeting with school administrators and boardmembers. Statistics collected by the Indiana Department of Education showblacks locally ...
CREWS FINALLY START TEARING DOWN HAZARDOUS EYESORE END NEAR FOR PLATING WORKS
Sep 03, 2003; ... Ophelia and Cordella Marsh heard a loud crash across from theirWest Indiana Street home Tuesday morning. The twin sisters both stepped out onto their porch, looked throughthe rainfall, and saw construction debris flying through the air. "All right, they're finally taking it ...
NEW-TEXTBOOK BLUES PUTTING STUDENTS IN THE RED
Sep 03, 2003; ... I thought I was going to be smart this time. I had it all plannedout. All I had to do was walk into that bookstore, check out theprices, write down the bibliographical information, go home, get onthe Internet and save some money for gas this month. I've already spent most of this ...
EDITORIALS
Sep 03, 2003 ... Wish List The Issue: Mayor Lloyd offers 10-year vision for Evansville. Our View: The hard part is making it happen. Mayor Russ Lloyd Jr. has issued his 10-year vision forEvansville's future; a 32-page vision for improving things asdiverse as the local economy, housing, ...
LLOYD AD ATTACKS `TAXZAPFEL' WEINZAPFEL SAYS AD IS MISLEADING, `JUVENILE'
Sep 03, 2003; ... Mayor Russ Lloyd Jr.'s re-election campaign went on the attackTuesday with a television commercial dubbing Democratic candidateJonathan Weinzapfel "Taxzapfel." The ad, introduced at a news conference by Lloyd Campaign DirectorRichard Mourdock, says Weinzapfel voted for Gov. Frank ...
JUVENILE PRISONERS COSTLY FOR COUNTIES
Sep 03, 2003; ... A legislative study committee looking into state charges tocounties for juvenile prisoners was unable to reach anyrecommendations after a lengthy discussion Tuesday. The committee is looking into the matter in response to a fightthat broke out during the legislative session between ...
INJUNCTION DENIED IN AERIAL AD SUIT
Sep 03, 2003; ... Aerial advertising companies failed to get a preliminaryinjunction against a new federal security measure that prohibitsflying over major sporting events. But the Evansville attorney for 23 banner-towing flying servicesin six states said Tuesday the lawsuit filed in U.S. District ...
DELUGE MISSES SOUTHERN INDIANA
Sep 03, 2003; ... Southern Indiana escaped the record-breaking rains that dumped oncentral Indiana. While Gov. Frank O'Bannon declared certain central Indianacounties disaster areas because of the floods, weather officials saidthey had not received reports of flooding in Evansville. However, ...
ANGRY JOGGER CHALLENGES PUNK WITH SCREWDRIVER TO REMATCH
Sep 03, 2003; ... Dear punk, You remember me? I'm the jogger you could have seriously injuredlast week. Your buddy behind the wheel is not completely blameless, as hesteered his pickup truck within inches of me. But you were the one who rolled down the passenger-side window ofthe ...
APRIL START EYED FOR NEW SEWER PLANT
Sep 03, 2003; ... The Evansville Utility Board, trying to stay on schedule to startconstruction of a new sewage treatment plant, wants a plan by Oct. 15to solve environmental issues at the construction site. The city's site, which includes a roundhouse used for decades forrailroad operations, has ...
DROWNING RULED CAUSE OF TAVERN OWNER'S DEATH
Sep 03, 2003; ... Joey Pelaski, owner of a popular tavern in a terra-cotta buildingalong West Franklin Street at Oakley Street, died from drowning,according to an autopsy report. Despite the death of the 51-year-old Pelaski, whose body was foundin the deep end of his swimming pool early Monday, his ...