St. Joseph News-Press back issues from December 2002:
Local churches combine efforts to host citywide teen retreat
Dec 01, 2002; ... They belonged to different religions, but they came together asone. About 300 St. Joseph teen-agers from nine area congregationsrecently surrendered their lives to God during a citywide DiscipleNow retreat. "The focus was really on learning how to surrender the things inour ...
Julie Buzbee: Proffit packed friendship in with groceries
Dec 01, 2002 ... "You don't know me, but I knew Todd." That was the phrase Todd Proffit's family heard from hundreds ofpeople at his recent visitation and funeral. "He carried out my groceries and he never smashed my bread," theytold Todd's mom, Terry Proffit, his aunt, Donna Harrison, and ...
Careers, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Mark C. Jones recently joined Gold Star Home Mortgage Co. as aloan officer. He's been in the banking profession for more than 17years and is a graduate of Lafayette High School. Mike Agee has joined Curtis Industries as an area manager forNorthwest Missouri. He was born in St ....
Home sales, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Residential and commercial property closings in the St. Josepharea during the week that ended Nov. 27, amounted to $1,830,810 andincluded 29 parcels, according to the St. Joseph Regional Board ofRealtors. Patricia Carol Adams from Tim Knapp Construction Company; 2904 BelAir ...
Building permits, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Mark Bagby, 3204 Mitchell Ave., Bob Riley Roofing, reroofresidence, $2,000. Richard Barnes, 813 Warsaw Ave., reroof residence, $600. Calvary Chapel, 305 N. 13th St., walk-through for change of use. Calvary Chapel, 311 N. 13th St., Stonecraft, replace retainingwall, ...
St. Joseph Police Briefs, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Arrests Roy Gibbens, 27, 2614 Shadow Court, about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday byBuchanan County Sheriff's deputies for fleeing from justice. Marvin C. Nichols, 49, Alvin, Texas, Wednesday by Buchanan CountySheriff's deputies for nonsupport. Kerry F. Labryer, 18, 2308 Dewey St., ...
It's Your Call, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Missouri SenioRx program I have a response to the person who called in to "It's your call"dissatisfied with Missouri's SenioRx prescription drug benefitprogram for seniors. I would like to say that I think that thisparticular program is great. My bill for prescription drugs ...
Missouri Western Women's Basketball
Dec 01, 2002 ... Women's Basketball Missouri Western 115, Southwestern College 37 Southwestern College 37 Nicholas 1-11 0-0 2, Dreitz 1-4 3-4 5, Wollenberg 0-2 0-0 0,Hamilton 1-3 0-0 2, Mohr 2-11 0-0 5, Cork 1-2 0-0 2, Jordan 2-3 0-05, Covey 0-2 0-0 0, Lungren 2-8 0-0 4, Reed ...
Benedictine Men's Basketball
Dec 01, 2002 ... Men's Basketball McKendree College 61, Benedictine College 53 McKendree College 61 Storck 3-6 0-0 8, Echelbarger 1-5 0-0 3, Jeff 2-10 0-0 5, Fischer2-5 2-2 6, Schumacher 2-4 0-0 4, Byrne 1-4 1-2 3, Shaw 2-7 2-3 6,Laur 12-24 1-3 25, Krumsieg 0-2 1-2 1. Totals ...
Multi-faceted: Taylor has double-double, as Western men defeat Central Oklahoma
Dec 01, 2002; ... Future coverage of the Missouri Western men's basketball team maywell become the Larry Taylor chronicle. Taylor led his Griffons to a 77-59 victory over Central Oklahoma(1-2) Saturday night, to become the 2002 Hillyard Tip-Off Classicchampions. Taylor had a double-double with a ...
Griffon women whip Southwestern
Dec 01, 2002; ... One would assume Missouri Western coach Dave Slifer would beecstatic after Saturday's 115-37 win over Southwestern (Kan.) Collegein the Hillyard Classic at Civic Arena. But Slifer knew that his No. 2-ranked Griffons (3-0) were capableof the effort. In fact, the Griffons set a ...
Pirates defense comes up big
Dec 01, 2002; ... ST. LOUIS - Salem's Joe Harris rushed for 1,601 yards and 25touchdowns before facing Platte County's defense in the Edward JonesDome on Saturday. And he's thankful he will never see that defense and that teamagain. "There were only two times in my four-year career that I can ...
Feral hogs make unwanted debut in area
Dec 01, 2002; ... They are a nuisance. They degrade wildlife habitat and competedirectly with native wildlife for food. They damage soil and cropsand could possibly pose a threat to humans and domestic wildlife byspreading disease. They are feral hogs and they have made their unwanted debut inboth ...
Respect for hunting safe for another Mollus generation
Dec 01, 2002; ... Last Tuesday, an event occurred that brought me great relief andjoy. My future daughter-in-law, Casey Burchatt, took her firstwhitetail buck. Now, I don't want you to misunderstand. Casey stole the hearts ofevery member of our family a long time ago. This would not havechanged ...
Waterfowl report
Dec 01, 2002; ... The duck hunting in Northwest Missouri is starting to drop off,and it doesn't look like it is going to get a lot better. Duck numbers at Squaw Creek have been cut down to only 13,000,with most of the ducks being mallards. There are only a few thousandgeese in the area, with none ...
Northwest falters in Division II quarterfinals
Dec 01, 2002; ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - Saturday didn't just seem like a bad dream toNorthwest Missouri State quarterback John McMenamin. It felt like his worst nightmare times 10. Nothing McMenamin tried worked against No. 7 Northern Colorado ina 23-12 loss in an NCAA Division II quarterfinal. His ...
Temperatures frost Rickenbrode Stadium, Northwest quarterback
Dec 01, 2002; ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - Maybe the final score made Rickenbrode Stadiumseem colder to Northwest Missouri State fans on Saturday, but 20 mphwind gusts and temperatures in the 20s provided frosty conditions. The strong wind played havoc with kicks, punts and passes - andquarterbacks, like ...
Northwest keeps composure after heartbreaking defeat
Dec 01, 2002; ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - Tears. Crying. Finger-pointing. Belly-aching. That's what followed three of Northwest Missouri State's fourlosses last season. On Saturday, when the Bearcats lost their first game of the seasonin an NCAA Division II national quarterfinal, none of that was ...
Blood center's yule wish: more donations in area
Dec 02, 2002; ... O-negative, B-positive supplies especially low The only item on the St. Joseph Community Blood Center's holidaywish list this year is increased donations. "During the holidays, people aren't necessarily thinking aboutdonating," said Wayne Pence, administrative director of the ...
Chiefs defense redeems itself
Dec 02, 2002; ... As Eric Hicks left the field after the Kansas City's 49-0 victoryagainst the Arizona Cardinals, the Chiefs defensive end walked past asign that issued a Christmas request. The sign indicated a fan wanted a Chiefs defense for Christmas.Hicks, predictably, tore up the sign and ...
Recent study affirms thatmarriagebenefitsboth menand women
Dec 01, 2002; ... After 63 years of marriage, Ruby Price still lays out her husbandAnton's clothes every night before going to bed. Sitting side by side in the lounge of The Fountains at CorbyPlace, they recall the night they first met. "We were at a dance with his family sitting on one side of ...
Store managers report strong yule sales so far this season
Dec 01, 2002; ... Area retail managers are reporting promising sales in the firstbig weekend of holiday shopping. Increased marketing strategies, combined with extended storehours, are bringing shoppers out in force, area managers said. Stan Rodriguez, store manager at Sears, said St. Joseph ...
Bearcats lose bid for 3rd title
Dec 01, 2002; ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - It's over. No. 4 Northwest Missouri State's run to a third NCAA Division IInational title was halted by No. 7 Northern Colorado Saturday atRickenbrode Stadium. The Bears' defense held Northwest to a season-low 123 yards in a23-12 national quarterfinal that ...
Election winners readyto work
Dec 01, 2002; ... Even before taking office, Northwest Missouri's crop of incomingfreshmen state legislators already is beginning to express someinterest in crafting bills for the 2003 session. This month, Missouri House members have an opportunity to prefilebills they hope will receive attention ...
Farming practice snuffs out auctions
Dec 01, 2002; ... WESTON, Mo. - More than 100 years ago, settlers from Kentucky,Tennessee and Virginia brought their Southern ways of tobacco farmingto Northwest Missouri. Every year at this time, local farmers would stand next to theirpungent piles of moist, chocolate brown Burley tobacco in ...
Contract farming: Futurism or feudalism?
Dec 01, 2002; ... On the blacktop road leading to Brian Summa's farm, homemade signspropped in yards read "Save rural America. Stop PSF in GentryCounty." But Mr. Summa, a quiet and intense young father, says raising hogson contract with Premium Standard Farms has brought him closer to hisdream of ...
Motocross track planned in Doniphan Co.
Dec 01, 2002; ... Blair man expects to hold 4 races during summer BLAIR, Kan. - Ron Deeken wants to turn his hobby into a business. Mr. Deeken, who lives in the small town of Blair in DoniphanCounty, has been involved with motocross racing since the 1970s. Andnow he wants to build his own ...
Tarkio groups plan oldtime Christmas
Dec 01, 2002; ... TARKIO, Mo. - Several Tarkio organizations are planning tocelebrate an Old Fashioned Christmas weekend. "There are a lot of different things to do, something foreveryone," said Anne Amthor, volunteer. "And all of it is helping ushelp our community with some worthwhile ...
Stars & Stripes, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Army Reserve Pvt. Curtis Behrend, son of Jim and Becky Behrend ofSt. Joseph, recently graduated from basic military training at FortJackson, S.C. Joshua Blanchard, son of Skip and Brenda Blanchard of St. Joseph,recently received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at ...
City/County Meetings, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... The following meetings are scheduled for the city of St. Josephand Buchanan County: Monday n 9:30 a.m. - Buchanan County Commission, Room 122 of thecourthouse, Fifth and Jules streets, administrative and departmentalfunctions meeting. n 9:45 a.m. - Buchanan County ...
Bankruptcies, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... The News-Press regularly publishes filings made with the U.S.Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri based in KansasCity, Mo. Today's listing covers Nov. 22-27. Petitioners may file for protection under the federal bankruptcycode under Chapter 7 (liquidation of ...
Obituary List, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Missouri Deaths Lora L. Blackford Skidmore, Mo. Karen L. Burke Denver, Colo. Mary B. Fagan Oak Grove, Mo. Tom B. Moss Chillicothe, Mo. Dee Dee Schwartzkopf Princeton, Mo. Clyde C. Youtsey Gallatin, ...
Obituaries, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Lora L. Blackford 1938-2002 SKIDMORE, Mo. - Lora Lee (McLaughlin) Blackford, 64, Skidmore,formerly of Fairfax, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002. Survivors: husband, Richard Blackford of the home; daughter, DinaJohnson, Fairfax; sons, Tony Pinzino and Duke McLaughlin, ...
Late Notice, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Karen L. Burke DENVER, Colo. - Karen Lyle Burke, 53, Denver, formerly of RockPort, Mo., ...
Services, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Billy Adams, 81, Gladstone, Mo., formerly of St. Joseph, 2 p.m.today, Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo. Burial:Mt. Moriah Terrace Park ...
Farmers have some rights, too
Dec 01, 2002; ... Before sitting down to a loosen-your-belt Thanksgiving feast, didyou remember to: 1. Say grace? 2. Get a seat by the drumstick? 3. Contemplate the horrible life that the main course lived in aturkey prison (as opposed to a Turkish prison) before the executionsquad ...
Tough times: Travel agents stuggle to survive
Dec 01, 2002; ... Upendra Pai got into the travel business because there was moneyto be made. And besides, travel is fun. His passion for the business never wavered, but Mr. Pai found itharder and harder to make a living as a travel agent. When he openedUniglobe Omni travel agency in 1993, ...
Consumers not fooled with pricing games
Dec 01, 2002; ... It's always been a point of interest to me in reflecting on thetricks of food purveyors in the alteration of either packaging or thefood product itself to attempt to convince the consumer that a changeto benefit the seller at the expense of the consumer will gounnoticed. An ...
Ag notes, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Workshop to focus on fall-calving plans LINNEUS, Mo. - Missouri beef producers could get two paychecks ayear by adding a fall-calving herd to their spring-calving herd, saidDavid Davis, superintendent of the Forage Systems Research Center atLinneus, Mo. Ways to ...
Schools want your money
Dec 01, 2002 ... The St. Joseph School District wants you to approve a 55-cent levyincrease that will appear on the Feb. 4 ballot. The tax increase will produce an estimated $4.8 million annuallyfor the school district. The school board also expects the boost inthe local levy will generate as much ...
Your letters, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Listen to the children We are two kids from Children First School. We are in fourth-grade. We walk down to the River Bluffs library. We do our researchthere, and we check out a lot of books there. We are very interestedin the library situation. We think that to have a ...
Livestock meet opens Friday
Dec 01, 2002; ... KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The 2002 Missouri Livestock Symposium on Fridayand Saturday will feature more than 30 sessions on timely production,marketing and alternative agriculture topics. This second symposiumhopes to build on the wildly successful two-day event of 2001. "We're hoping for ...
Jump Start, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Carnegie Library hosts grand reopening today The Carnegie Library is hosting a grand reopening today, the 100-year anniversary of the day it originally opened. The library, located at 316 Massachusetts St., has been closedsince March while construction workers gave the ...
Soybean Production School to be held in Nortonville
Dec 01, 2002 ... Tri-County Soybean Production School is scheduled for Dec. 13 atthe Knights of Columbus Hall in Nortonville, Kan. Registration beginsat 9 a.m. The morning program will kick off with a general analysis ofsoybean production in Northeast Kansas by Scott Staggenborg, areacrops and ...
Hidden assets: Nothing serves a community like a good excuse
Dec 01, 2002; ... Not since Hansel and Gretel have the woods seemed so ominous. It'senough to make a tree hugger forsake environmental activism. Oaks, apparently, are poisoning Missouri. Yikes! Thanks to naturally occurring formaldehyde, the Show-MeState is becoming the Choke-Me ...
Developer gets OK for gated property
Dec 01, 2002; ... 40-home private community will be 1st such subdivision in St.Joseph Some St. Joseph City Council members still aren't comfortable witha private development that doesn't meet city infrastructurestandards. But Dale Kissel now has final plat approval for White TailCreek subdivision, ...
Ag calendar, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... Tuesday n Ag Profitability Conference hosted by Kansas State Extensionwill be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Seneca, Kan. The cost is$20. Call (785) 336-2184 for more information. Thursday n Integrating Cattle and Forage Resources Conference will be heldat Stoney ...
Treasured homes showcased
Dec 01, 2002; ... Hundreds of curious area residents toured five homes in St. JosephSaturday in the Performing Arts Association's Holiday Homes TourShowcase. Whether it was a bachelor pad, a lake house or a lavishlydecorated home on Noyes Boulevard, for $10 tourists got a full tourof each of the ...
Grain sorghum harvest nears end in most of Kansas
Dec 01, 2002; ... Grain sorghum harvest is slowly nearing an end in most parts ofKansas, but as of Nov. 25, 10 percent of the crop remained in thefield. This year's harvest, slowed by wet weather in September andOctober, is about a month behind last year's pace. According to the Kansas ...
Missouri Western Men's Basketball
Dec 01, 2002 ... Missouri Western 77, Central Oklahoma 59 Central Oklahoma (59) Gaddis 0-2 0-0 0; Pritchett 7-13 0-0 14; Davis 1-2 5-8 7; Steele 2-5 0-0 4; Jones 0-5 0-0 0; Raney 4-8 5-6 13; Alexander 0-1 2-2 2;Smith 0-5 0-0 0; Nubine 6-10 0-0 15; Ramey 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 22-55 14-18 ...
School happenings, Dec. 1, 2002
Dec 01, 2002 ... BISHOP LeBLOND Wednesday: Advent Prayer Service, 8 a.m.; Booster Club meeting,7:30 p.m. BODE MIDDLE SCHOOL Monday through Saturday: Dr. P's holiday tournament. COLEMAN ELEMENTARY Monday: Coleman Night at CiCi's Pizza. Tuesday: Student Council ...
Kansas State Football Championships
Dec 01, 2002 ... Kansas Prep Football Championships Class 6A Finals Olathe North 41, Derby 12 Olathe North 14__14__7__6-41 Derby __7__3__2__0-12 First Quarter Der-Tagatac 2 run (Schwarz kick). OlN-Browning 60 run (Smith kick). OlN-Codi ...
Northwest Football Results
Dec 01, 2002 ... Northern Colorado 23, Northwest Missouri State 12 Northern Colorado 7__3__7__6-23 Northwest Missouri 6__0__0__6-12 First Quarter NC-Pyatt 27 pass from Passard (Swim kick), 11:18 NW-Burke 5 pass from McMenamin (Ibarra kick), 3:21 Second ...
Missouri State Football Championships
Dec 01, 2002 ... Missouri Prep Football Championships Class 5A Finals Webster Groves 23, Raymore-Peculiar 22 Webster Groves 0 7 6 10-23 Raymore-Peculiar7 7 0 8-22 First Quarter RP-Coffman 9 pass from Rasmussen (Sheriff kick), ...
Record-breaker: Holmes has big day against Cardinals, runs for 169 yards and two touchdowns
Dec 02, 2002; ... KANSAS CITY - Priest Holmes continues to set records, even when heplays barely half a football game. The Chiefs running back scored his 21st and 22nd touchdowns of theseason in Kansas City's 49-0 whipping of Arizona at Arrowhead Stadiumon Sunday. "Well, usually we are always ...
Services, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... Robert Lavern Allen, 69, Maryville, Mo., 10 a.m. today, PriceFuneral Home Chapel, Maryville. Burial: Nodaway Memorial Gardens,Maryville. Lora Lee (McLaughlin) Blackford, 64, Skidmore, Mo., formerly ofFairfax, Mo., 2 p.m. today, Fairfax Baptist Church, with burial inPleasant ...
Late Notices, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... Lawrence Caulfield COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Lawrence Caulfield, 54, ColoradoSprings, formerly of Coffeyville, Kan., died Wednesday, Nov. 27,2002, at his home. Arrangements are pending at the Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port,Mo. Melvin D. Culver Melvin Dean ...
Obituary List, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... City Deaths Melvin D. Culver Floyd Franke Joseph F. Kohler Jr. Charles L. Motsinger Edward S. Rojewski Missouri Deaths Karen L. Burke Denver, Colo. Adrain Makings Smithville, Mo. Lenora D. Hopper ...
It's Your Call, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... Be not judged A lot of the calls to "It's your call" lately have hammered thepoint that we shouldn't judge others. Certainly, this is in theBible. But has anyone ever considered the other concepts in theBible? There is also talk of stewardship, and there is one scripturethat says ...
Your Letters, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... An abundance of libraries Wow! We are to be blessed with two, count them, libraries on theeast side of town. This is about as useful as oars on a school bus.Somebody had a vision. A group of people sat down and developed aplan. This plan was well-thought-out and was presented to ...
Mediationshould work
Dec 02, 2002 ... Closed meetings are an anathema to this newspaper. The public'sbusiness should be conducted where the public can watch. The bright light of public meetings serves an important functionin our form of government. We will not waver in our commitment toopen meetings. We are ...
Politics make for great TV
Dec 02, 2002; ... I read a few weeks back that television producers were seekingsome genuine hicks to star in a reality version of "The BeverlyHillbillies." The show would follow the old formula of the original 1960sseries. A bunch of hillbillies from the backwoods would be taken toBeverly Hills ...
Vital Statistics, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... Births The following births were reported at Heartland Regional MedicalCenter. The general public visiting hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily. Noel and Amanda Auxier, Savannah, Mo., a son, born Friday, Nov.15, 2002. Matthew Thomas and Jessica Jones, St. Joseph, a son, ...
Travel fatalities down in Missouri, Kansas
Dec 02, 2002; ... Two people died on Northwest Missouri roads over the Thanksgivingweekend, and the fatality count over the holiday weekend was downslightly from last year in both Missouri and Kansas. Editha Schwartzkopf, 39, of Princeton, Mo., died Wednesday nightin a two-car accident near Bethany, ...
Ask City Hall, Dec. 2, 2002
Dec 02, 2002 ... n Editor's note: Curious about city affairs? Leave your questionat 271-8687 and watch this space. City Manager Vince Capell and MayorDavid Jones will answer questions each Monday. Readers with specificquestions or concerns should call the city manager at 271-4610. Let there be ...