Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. back issues from October 2005:
49ers: To face San Luis Obispo
Oct 01, 2005; ... GOLETA Long Beach State volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaroanticipated that the UC Santa Barbara club the 49ers would faceFriday night would not be the one that had dropped four matches in arow for the first time in 10 years. The team that he expected would play host to the 49ers in ...
Poly running back Ellis Anderson rumbles past the Dons'
Oct 01, 2005 ... defense, as Dominguez won 39-37 in overtime ...
Goforth's late TD saves the day
Oct 01, 2005; ... When Artesia overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie itwith 47 seconds left, overtime looked practically inevitable. But apparently, 47 seconds was too much time for Mayfairquarterback Ronnie Goforth and the Monsoons. Goforth led a 50-yard TD drive that ended on a ...
Arizona
Oct 01, 2005 ... State's Derek Hagan may cause USC some headaches today, as thewide receiver has ...
The Mighty Ducks' Scott Niedermayer, right, tries to block the puck while Luc Robitaille of the
Oct 01, 2005 ... Kings looks on in Friday night's exhibition ...
Compton runs past Wilson, streak grows
Oct 01, 2005; ... If the Compton High football team continues to win, Calvin Bryantis going to have to give up his head coaching position because he'sgoing to be too busy running for city mayor. Senior running back O'Neal Boatner ran for 188 yards and threetouchdowns on 12 carries as the Tarbabes' ...
Mayfair's Alterraun Verner hauls in a pass while Artesia's Lequan Lewis closes in
Oct 01, 2005 ... during Friday night's Suburban League game at Artesia. Vernerscored four touchdowns ...
Dominguez High running back Elijah Wesson makes his way past Poly's Orlando
Oct 01, 2005 ... Porter as the Dons edged the Jackrabbits, 39-37, in an ...
Sadler still in chase for 11th
Oct 01, 2005 ... TALLADEGA, Ala. While nearly everyone is watching the 10-manNASCAR Nextel Cup championship battle, Elliott Sadler is chasing an11th-place finish that would pay his team a $1 million bonus andprovide momentum for 2006. Sadler got a leg up on the competition Friday by winning the ...
Major League Baseball
Oct 01, 2005 ... National League Favorite __ Line Underdog__ Line at San Diego __ -150__ Dodgers__ +140 at Florida __ -180__ Atlanta__ +170 Philadelphia __ -125 at Washington__ +115 ...
BOB: Jumpin' ship best option for Tracy
Oct 01, 2005 ... Tracy should get out while he still can To: Jim Tracy Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers Fourth place, NL West Dear Jim: First, I want to apologize for not bringing this message to youpersonally. I was going to come out along with my son for the lasthome ...
TOM: Many animals attacked
Oct 01, 2005 ... These wily coyotes are nothing to laugh about When Chuck Jones, the late animator, created Wile E. Coyote in1949, he gave us a cartoon character that loses every battle with hisarch enemy, the Roadrunner. But in life, it does not work that way. Put a real coyote againstany ...
CHARGERS at PATRIOTS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Kickoff: 10 a.m., Ch. 2 Line: Patriots by 4 1/2 Outlook: San Diego finally unleashed RB LaDainian Tomlinson lastweek, as he ran for 192 yards and three TDs vs. the Giants. He'll beoperating here against a depleted New England defense, now withoutkey S Rodney Harrison. Even ...
Hard-hit
Oct 01, 2005 ... The Long Beach Ice Dogs are ready to drop the puck for their 10thminor league hockey season playing in the city, but team officialssay the local business community has fumbled the ball. The team haslost $20 million in recent years to slumping ...
Q: I am a single 32-year-old female and know I should be investing in stocks for my long-term goals, including retirement. I've managed to save $30,000, but I keep it all in the bank because I am afraid to put the money into stocks or mutual funds. How ca
Oct 01, 2005 ... A: From the many letters and e-mails I get, I assure you that yourfear is not uncommon. And after the punishing 2000-2002 bear market,a healthy respect for risk is not a bad thing. On the other hand, your e-mail tells me you understand that if youinvest too cautiously you may not ...
It's time for Arnold to change his tune
Oct 01, 2005; ... Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has launched his fall offensive to turnthe polls around, pass key reforms and regain momentum. The stakesare high and both sides are spending every dime to influence voterand pundit opinion. But Arnold would be wise to set aside his recenttactics and learn ...
School buses
Oct 01, 2005; ... The recent California Air Resources Board (CARB) decision not tomandate one kind of school bus technology over another was a victoryfor all Californians, school kids and their parents most of all. Itkeeps kids in buses, where they're eight times safer than in thefamily car, and gives ...
Donor secrecy
Oct 01, 2005 ... Q: I am the head of a private investigations company. We have beenapproached by a woman whose 4-year-old child was conceived through ananonymous sperm donor. She wants us to locate the donor so that whenher child turns 18, she can tell her who her biological father is.May we ethically ...
Books can help with mortgages
Oct 01, 2005; ... If you believe what the television ads have to say, shopping for ahome mortgage is quite an easy and simple process. But that's hardlythe case. A wide range of factors goes into securing a home mortgage, fromselecting a mortgage type to landing a low interest rates and ...
Updating ethics codes
Oct 01, 2005 ... Let's stop the skating through loopholes from public jobs to private gain. It's not uncommon for government appointments to lead to lucrativeprivate-sector employment, but when they're a direct stepping-stone,the public tends to be suspicious. Often, rightfully ...
Imperfect organ banks
Oct 01, 2005 ... When a hospital ignores the priority list, it threatens the entire system. There will never be a perfect way for deciding who gets an organtransplant so long as there are fewer donors than recipients, but onepoint is clear. The integrity of the process has to be ...
COMPARE YOUR HOME
Oct 01, 2005 ... Two-bedroom, 1.75-bath condo at 2538 E. Second St., No. 307, inLong Beach was sold for $585,000. Listing agent was Barbara Robbins-Olexa of LB Brokerage. Selling agent was Matrion Edwards ofPrudential California Realty. Escrow closed Sept. 6. Two-bedroom, one-bath house at 6535 ...
The Press Telegram: Grand Tour
Oct 01, 2005; ... "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment ofreligion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging thefreedom of speech, or of the press.' These are the bold words of the First Amendment of the UnitedStates Constitution that greeted my brother Sam, my ...
The problem was poverty, not race
Oct 01, 2005; ... I find it very difficult to believe that so many people want tobelieve the federal government purposefully abandoned AfricanAmericans to death and disaster during the Hurricane Katrinacatastrophe. I saw a poll recently which stated that 70 percent ofAfrican Americans thought that race ...
Mike Wilmot, left, a 45-year- old aircraft machinist from Long Beach, caught these three sail fish in Acapulco, Mexico, with Brian Rowe of Indiana.
Oct 01, 2005 ... Sept. 19 was the "best fishing day ever.' It took Wilmot and Roweabout 20 minutes to catch each of these three 100- to 120-pound fishusing 80- pound test line. Wilmot caught the two on the left; one went to the captain of theboat, the middle fish 9-feet, 2-inches long is being ...
Hi, my name is Dolly. Dolly Dinkleman, that's who. I live in Long Beach now with my Mom and Dad, but Daddy found me up on Signal Hill in the street gutter and brought me back to live with them.
Oct 01, 2005 ... I have many duties at my house. One of them is to turn on thebedroom light in the morning so that Daddy gets up to feed me and theother kids. Another is that I am on bug patrol at all times. I searchall over the house for bugs that come in, and then I eat them. Exceptfor ants. I don't do ...
Councilman served Irwindale for decades
Oct 01, 2005; ... IRWINDALE Longtime City Councilman Patricio "Pat" S. Miranda diedThursday of complications from diabetes, family members said. He was79. Miranda is survived by three children: Sandra Pusey, Patrick J.Miranda II and Magalee Carlson, all of Irwindale. Friends and relatives ...
Washburn does part, now waits
Oct 01, 2005; ... ARLINGTON, Texas Jarrod Washburn paused briefly at the question:Would he be ticked off if he's not chosen to be one of the Angels'four starters in their American League Division Series startingTuesday against either the Yankees or White Sox? "Yes," said Washburn, who threw two ...
[ Recreational boater Steve Colucci of Long Beach said fuel prices... ]
Oct 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH Recreational boater Steve Colucci of Long Beach saidfuel prices were among the least of his worries as he pumped 55gallons of unleaded into the tank of his 25-foot boat Fridayafternoon. "Gas is the cheapest part about boating. It's the liquor storethat kills you,' said ...
COYOTE GUIDELINES
Oct 01, 2005 ... Never feed a coyote. They can look appealing and docile, butfeeding the animals puts you, your pets and your neighbors at risk.They will come to identify you as a food source. Do not leave trash bags unprotected. Coyotes easily rip into them. Keep small pets cats, rabbits, dogs ...
GM: Tracy's status still under evaluation
Oct 01, 2005; ... SAN DIEGO Contrary to a published report, the fate of Dodgersmanager Jim Tracy has not been narrowed to Tracy either receiving acontract extension or being fired. General manager Paul DePodestasaid during Saturday night's game, a 2-1 victory over the San DiegoPadres before a sellout ...
Week 4 Football scores
Oct 01, 2005 ... Friday's results Dominguez 39, Poly 37 (OT) Mayfair 49, Artesia 42Lakewood 34, Cabrillo 30 Compton 41, Wilson 21 Valencia 30, St. JohnBosco 3 La Mirada 50, Norwalk 14 Valley Christian 41, Montclair Prep14 Downey Alterraun ...
[ Caption only: Jim Tracy did a solid job leading an undermanned Dodger team ... ]
Oct 01, 2005 ... Caption ...
U.S. begins big attack on insurgents
Oct 01, 2005 ... BAGHDAD, Iraq About 1,000 American troops, supported by combathelicopters and armored vehicles, stormed into a village in northwestIraq near the Syrian border Saturday in an operation aimed at freeingthe area from insurgent control and stopping the flow of weapons andfighters from Syria ...
Groundskeeper Pete Wozniak paints the field at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City in preparation for
Oct 01, 2005 ... tonight's 49ers-Cardinals game. It will be the first NFL ...
NEWS IN BRIEFLong Beach
Oct 01, 2005 ... The Long Beach Alliance, a group advocating improvements to theLong Beach Airport terminal, has scheduled several community outreachmeetings to "educate the community' about proposed improvements tothe terminal. An environmental impact review is under way on proposed additionsand ...
COMING THIS WEEKMONDAY
Oct 01, 2005 ... Railroad relief: LONG BEACH In the battle to remove trucks fromthe congested Long Beach (710) Freeway, the region's gain could be aneighborhood's loss. In Local TUESDAY Salad days: Who doesn't love a good chopped salad? In Food WEDNESDAY Miller time: Three years ...
Caulfield known for still- life work
Oct 01, 2005 ... LONDON Patrick Caulfield, an artist noted for his spare, precisestudies of interiors and still life, died Thursday in London,according to the Waddington Gallery, which has represented the artistfor more than 30 years. He was 69. Caulfield came up in the 1960s generation of artists, ...
OFFICE DEPOT CHAMPIONSHIPAt Trump National Golf Club, Rancho Palos Verdes Today: Final round, 7:30 a.m. TV: GOLF 1:30 p.m. Information: (310) 544-0602, officedepotchampionship.com ANGELS Angels , Texas Today: at T
Oct 01, 2005 ... GALAXY Galaxy, FC Dallas Oct. 15: vs. San Jose Home Depot Center,7 p.m. FSN2, ...
LBSU and CSUN a battle of hot teams
Oct 01, 2005 ... Two days after recording yet another shutout, but this time inconference play, the Long Beach State women's soccer team continuesBig West action today at Cal State Northridge. Friday, the 49ers (8-2-1, 1-0) opened their BWC portion of theirschedule with a 1-0 victory at Pacific, ...
MEXICO CITY "!ital!Buenos dias. Como estas? Bien,!off!' Arizona Cardinals salesman, er, coach Dennis Green said as he sat down at a Saturday morning press conference that he used to gratiate himself with the hosts in every manner short of changing his las
Oct 01, 2005 ... He talked about how fitting it was that two teams whose statesborder Mexico, the 49ers and his Cardinals, are playing the firstregular-season game outside United States borders. (You think the NFLwould have covered 10,000 seats at Estadio Azteca if the Cowboys andRaiders were playing ...
NOTEBOOKBraves not yet set on NLDS pitching order
Oct 01, 2005 ... Associated Press Atlanta's pitching rotation for the playoffs will depend on theBraves' opponent. Going into Saturday night's game against Florida, the Braves stilldidn't know if they would face Houston or San Diego in the divisionseries. "If we start on Tuesday, the ...
Ocean Runaway rolls to win
Oct 01, 2005; ... Ocean Runaway was the world champion 2-year-old among the quarterhorse ranks last year and is unbeaten at Los Alamitos. If Fridaynight's easy victory in the $119,000 PCQHRA Breeders Derby is anyindication, he could be the best 3-year-old this year. The California-bred First Down ...
Tarver too much for Jones
Oct 01, 2005 ... TAMPA, Fla. Antonio Tarver raised his arms in triumph and climbedup on the ropes. Roy Jones, Jr., smiled, gave his corner a high-fivewith his glove and admitted he was beaten by a better fighter. Tarver retained his IBO light heavyweight title Saturday nightwith a unanimous ...
American League
Oct 01, 2005 ... ;W;L;Pct;GB Boston;94;67;.584; Cleveland;93;68;.578;1 ...
Han solo atop Office Depot
Oct 01, 2005 ... The LPGA Office Depot Championship got its wind on Saturday. Butit didn't come soon enough to disperse the early- morning fog thatdelayed the start of play for 3 1/2 hours and left much more inquestion than the identity of the ultimate champion. Any list of favorites might ...
SETTING THE RECORD
Oct 01, 2005 ... STRAIGHT A photo on page B4 of Saturday's Press-Telegram showedMayfair High players Alterraun Verner (1) and Reuben ...
2 Gomez gives Galaxy a Herculean effort vs. Dallas
Oct 01, 2005 ... Herculez Gomez scored twice to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-1victory Saturday over FC Dallas at Home Depot Center. The Galaxy (13-12-6) moved into second place in the WesternConference, holding a two-point edge over Dallas (12-10-7) with onegame left. The defeat extended Dallas' ...
It's celebration time for the Yankees after they beat the Red Sox,
Oct 01, 2005 ... 8-4, on Saturday to clinch the AL East title. At left is thirdbaseman Alex Rodriguez; at right is shortstop ...
The final regular-season game at Busch Stadium in St.Louis will be
Oct 01, 2005 ... played today. On Saturday, Cards fan Marty Prather paid tribute tothe facility with this sign. The playoff-bound ...
UCLA trails Washington late
Oct 01, 2005; ... For two weeks UCLA players walked around campus with chests puffedout, and talked about reclaiming part of Los Angeles in the collegefootball scene. Gone, or supposedly, were the dud games. Gone, or supposedly, wasthe overlooking of a less talented opponent. Washington, a ...
Reggie Bush celebrates after completing USC's comeback in the fourth quarter Saturday at Arizona State with a 34-yard TD run,
Oct 01, 2005 ... beat ASU, 38-28 ....
Cerritos receiver Jeron Johnson (3) tries to shake off a tackle
Oct 01, 2005 ... by LBCC's Eddie Patterson on Saturday at Veterans Stadium ....
LBCC linebacker Antonio Steele (45) attempts to tackle
Oct 01, 2005 ... Cerritos quarterback Jeff Kline, who scrambled to the 20-yard ...
Hart, Rivas lift Michigan over Michigan St.
Oct 01, 2005 ... Mike Hart's return and Garrett Rivas' redemption gave Michigan awin it desperately needed. Hart ran for 218 yards and a touchdown in his first game back froman injury, and Rivas made up for missing a field goal in the finalminute of regulation by kicking a 35-yarder in overtime to ...
USC quarterback Matt Leinart sits on the field after a late hit in the first
Oct 01, 2005 ... half on Saturday. He briefly left the ...
Washington's Dashon Goldson tips a pass intended for UCLA's Joe Cowan during Saturday
Oct 01, 2005 ... night's game at the Rose Bowl ....
LBSU gets well vs. Cal Poly
Oct 01, 2005; ... SAN LUIS OBISPO Less than 24 hours after being bounced in threegames in its Big West Conference opener, the Long Beach State women'svolleyball team recovered nicely Saturday night. The 49ers, who dropped their seventh consecutive match to UC SantaBarbara on Friday evening, knocked ...
A matter of degrees
Oct 01, 2005 ... Jason Mackay never thought an MBA would one day enhance his skillsas an active-duty major in the U.S. Army. But after serving in Iraq and a promotion in rank, Mackay decidedto take advantage of some extra time he had been allotted. The conundrum was that Mackay, 34, wanted to ...
CERRITOS: Rallies to beat rival LBCC
Oct 01, 2005; ... Two weeks ago, Cerritos College lost to Mt. SAC on the final playof the game. On Saturday night, the Falcons were determined not tolet it happen again, not against their oldest rival. With Cerritos leading 28-24 in the final minute of the fourthquarter, Long Beach City had reached ...
[ Caption only: Artesia quarterback Steven Roman, left, is tackled ... ]
Oct 01, 2005 ... Caption ...
St. Anthony keeps marching on
Oct 01, 2005 ... From staff reports If there is a patron saint of dominating football games, the St.Anthony High football team (4-0) has been under that wing the lastthree weeks. Senior running back Sidney Gonzalez ran for 177 yards and twotouchdowns on 20 carries to lead the Saints to their ...
TELEVISION
Oct 01, 2005 ... Editor's note: On satellite systems, some events are televised onEastern time, three hours earlier than listed here. BASEBALL ESPN2 Teams TBA, 10 a.m. FSN Angels at Rangers, 11 a.m. WGN Cubs at Astros, 11 a.m. ESPN2 Teams ...
[ When Geraldine Knatz began working for the Port of Long Beach 24 years ago ]
Oct 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH - When Geraldine Knatz began working for the Port ofLong Beach 24 years ago, she was a third of an environmental staffwhose concerns revolved around water quality and marine wildlife. Much has changed since, said Knatz, who is now managing directorof development for the ...
[ With gasoline averaging just under $3 per gallon ... ]
Oct 01, 2005; ... LONG BEACH With gasoline averaging just under $3 per gallon, manycommuters say it makes sense to take public transportation. "I take it to work, and today to drop something off in DowntownL.A.,' Karissa Robinson, 20, said as she waited for the Metro BlueLine in downtown Long Beach ....