St. Joseph News-Press back issues from August 2004:
Students transform themselves on stage
Aug 01, 2004; ... Brady Huffman has been a bank robber, Dracula's assistant, anextra, numerous French women and a dumb farmer - and he's just 17. But, for the Benton High School senior, it's just another dayacting. "You just become something new," he says. "And you don't have toworry about ...
The poncho/shawl makes a comeback
Aug 01, 2004; ... Jessica Simpson is doing more for the world than just toting hugeLouis Vuitton bags around everywhere she goes and giving us someoneto laugh at. The dimly-lit star has actually used her powers for goodthis time. She wore a shawl. According to the Associated Press, the ...
It's your call, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Rid of Royals Those Kansas City Royals are a sorry bunch. I hope they leaveKansas City. They don't have any business playing baseball here theway they play. They get rid of all of their good players. When theyget something going, they trade them off. I for one am not going ...
Roland, Melch to meet again - in singles
Aug 01, 2004; ... Jessica Roland barely beat Nicole Melch on Saturday, and she'llhave to do it again today. Before playing each other for the doubles championship onSaturday, Roland and Melch both won semifinal singles matches andwill meet once more in today's 1 p.m. final. Roland beat Katie ...
City/County Meetings, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... 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 3 p.m. - Personnel Board, ...
Stars & Stripes, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Marine Corps Pvt. Brian L. Barbee, son of Michelle L. and TimothyL. Barbee, Rock Port, Mo., and more than 2,200 Marines and sailorsassigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently deployed toIraq. The unit will stop at March Air Reserve Base in SouthernCalifornia for ...
Obituaries, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Sharaon K. Bailey 1949-2004 NIXA, Mo. - Sharaon Kay Bailey, 55, Nixa, passed away Friday, July30, 2004 in her home. Sharaon was born May 17, 1949 in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter ofOtto and Marylin (Roehrs) Pinzino. She graduated from Central High School in St ....
Late Notices, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Robert W. Brill EAGLEVILLE, Mo. - Robert Wayne Brill, Eagleville, passed awaySaturday, July 31, 2004, at a Trenton, Mo. nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Roberson Funeral Home, Eagleville. Mamie McNeil GALLATIN, Mo. - Mamie ...
White lends his image to K.C. royalty
Aug 01, 2004; ... KANSAS CITY - The Royals organization had done everything it couldfor Frank White. They had honored him with induction into the Royals Hall of Fameand retiring his No. 20 on May 2, 1995. So what else could the Royals do to honor him? Well, on Saturday afternoon, they ...
House Calls: Chiefs' defense should improve under Gunther
Aug 01, 2004; ... A few observations about the sporting world - The Kansas City Chiefs began their training camp this week withreally only one question to answer. Can the defense turn around undernew coordinator and former coach Gunther Cunningham? I think Gunther will make the defense better ...
Having ideas on hand can help prevent kids' summer boredom
Aug 01, 2004; ... Summer's beginning is filled with possibilities. Swimming, fishing, sleeping late, neighborhood games of hide-and-seek, sleepovers, trips to the library - there's enough indoor andoutdoor activities to keep children of all ages entertained whilehome from school. Of course, ...
Trenton troops return
Aug 01, 2004; ... Ceremony, loved ones welcome soldiers gone more than 1 year TRENTON, Mo. - Brooklyn Feck's birthday wish came true Saturday. She was hoping for a big package. She didn't care that it arrivedan hour late, so long as it was in one piece. With the sequins on her American ...
Hopefuls dissect sheriff's leadership
Aug 01, 2004; ... After months of handshakes, thousands of yard signs and a last-minute advertising blitz, it all comes down to this: 13 hours onTuesday when the voters of Buchanan County will choose their nextsheriff. By now, the cast of characters is familiar: veteran candidateMickey Gill, who's ...
Stetson worker: 'I feel lost'
Aug 01, 2004; ... Woman's experience provides glimpse of wrenching change afterfactory closing A perfect day would start before the sun came up. Sandy Colburn would rise at 4:30 a.m. in the shotgun house sheshares with her 21-year-old son, Jesse. She would pour a cup ofcoffee, feed the dog, ...
Disabilities don't limit owners' love for their pets
Aug 01, 2004; ... Ash, Zola and Nikita are three feisty ladies. In a politically correct world, they might be identified asphysically challenged. But to their owners, they're just anothermember of the family. Ash is a three-legged Great Dane, Nikita a deaf cat and Zola is athree-legged cat ....
The rides, the food, the lights and the queen return to Platte County
Aug 01, 2004; ... The fair rises out of nowhere, in a field in a town that isn'tmuch until that week. Every year, Americans park their cars and wade through weeds foran oppressively hot summer tradition. The rides don't change, really, except maybe to dangle people alittle higher above the ...
2 Democrats vie for county assessor's office Tuesday
Aug 01, 2004; ... The Buchanan County assessor's office is up for election thisyear. Two Democrats, including the incumbent, filed for the office. Noother party has fielded a candidate, meaning the winner of theprimary will have no opposition in November. Short profiles of both candidates are ...
Bankruptcies, Aug. 31, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... 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 July 16 through 22. Petitioners may file for protection under the federal bankruptcycode under Chapter 7 (liquidation ...
Ask City Hall, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... 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. CONFLICTING ...
2 school districts pursue funds
Aug 02, 2004; ... Mid-Buchanan, Avenue City face vote The number of school issues Northwest Missouri voters will decideon Tuesday is small. Only two of the area's school districts have issues on the Aug. 3ballot - the Avenue City School District in Cosby, Mo., and the Mid-Buchanan County ...
Falls City wastewater plant 1st of kind in state
Aug 02, 2004; ... FALLS CITY, Neb. - Falls City residents will begin noticing theefficiency that a new type of wastewater treatment delivers a yearfrom now. Falls City is in the first stage of major renovations to theexisting treatment facility that could be finished next August, saidcity engineer ...
Van Meter for assessor
Aug 02, 2004 ... Buchanan County voters should give Assessor Scot Van Meter asecond term at the courthouse. Mr. Van Meter faces George Woyski in the Tuesday Democraticprimary. The vote will decide who serves taxpayers the next fouryears. Mr. Woyski is a fine member of our county. He worked ...
Obituaries, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... Mamie McNeil 1912-2004 GALLATIN, Mo. - Mamie McNeil, 92, Gallatin, passed away Saturday,July 31, 2004. Mamie was born June 19, 1912, in rural Daviess County, Mo. Survivors: niece, Janis Kay Dunnington, Gallatin; nephew, SamWelker, Webb City, Mo.; several other ...
Services, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... Sharaon Kay Bailey, 55, Nixa, Mo., 2 p.m. today, Thieme-Shadel-Hicks Funeral Service Rivermonte Chapel. Burial will follow inRivermonte Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hourprior to the service in the funeral home chapel. Arline G. (Gear) Carpenter, 96, ...
Late Notices, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... Michael Fostek Michael Fostek, 55, St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004,at a St. Joseph hospital. Graveside service and burial: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mt. OlivetCemetery. Friends may call ...
Midtown youths learn to garden
Aug 02, 2004; ... A garden grows in Midtown. Youthful hands have turned an emptyMidtown lot that once sprouted beer bottles and paper trash into onebountiful with stalks of corn, tomatoes, watermelons and green beans. "I like it, I had fun with it," said 9-year-old Rickelle Warren."I learned it's ...
Tax would fund community center
Aug 02, 2004; ... Voters in the Smithville (Mo.) R-2 School District, in Clay,Platte and Clinton counties, will decide Tuesday whether to fund arecently created recreation district for the purpose of constructinga community center in Smithville. Last November, voters in the Smithville area approved ...
Your Letters, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... Changing values In their campaigns, Republicans and Democrats constantly hammerhome "American values," a catchy theme that is designed to touch ourhearts and minds. The contest, they say, is one that involves liberaland conservative philosophies. It is not that simple. In the ...
Rockaway Beach's rocky past
Aug 02, 2004; ... It may not be casino gambling, but there's no doubt that the smallOzarks town of Rockaway Beach could use some help. Tuesday, voters inMissouri will decide if that help will come from slot machines,roulette wheels and craps tables. Before Branson, Rockaway Beach used to be the ...
List, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... City Deaths Michael Fostek Robert A. Middleton Thomas A. Mozee Gladys F. Thomas ...
It's your call, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... Questionable teen apparel I also would like to know what the dress codes are for the schoolsand why they are not being addressed. I was wondering if anybody hadseen how the teenage girls were wearing their clothes at the highschools. Why is nobody enforcing a dress code? ...
Correction, Aug. 2, 2004
Aug 02, 2004 ... A story on Page B1 Sunday about the Democratic primary candidatesfor Clinton County sheriff contained incorrect information, due to areporter's error. Leonard Eads faces a charge of felony possession ofa ...
School Happenings, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... BISHOP LeBLOND HIGH SCHOOL Wednesday: ...
Careers, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Dr. Oge G. Chukwu has joined Heartland Complimentary andIntegrated Medicine (formerly MedClinic), located at 1502 N. 36th St.Dr. Chukwu was in family practice at Comprehensive Family Care Centerfor more than eight years. He attended medical school at Loma LindaUniversity School of ...
Building Permits, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Charles M. Clary, 1316 N. 11th St., build single family residence,$140,000. Housing Authority of City of St. Joseph, 2906, 2911, 3004, 3102,3110, 3201, 3202, 3204 and 3205, all on S. 36th St., replacebalconies, Herner Construction, $41,667 each. Catholic Diocese of Kansas ...
Ag Notes, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Livestock producers invited to tour farm Livestock producers are invited to attend a tour of the Ray andKenton Schwarz farm near Gower, Mo., on Tuesday. The tour will startat 9:30 a.m. and last about one and a half hours. The Schwarzes raise dairy replacement heifers ...
Farmers handle the tough weather
Aug 01, 2004; ... It's that perfect summer evening when the sun refuses to go downand a humid haze blurs the horizon where the trees meet the clouds. In the kitchen, fresh picked green beans simmer in a big potfilled with bacon and onions. The fragrant aroma promises a delicioussupper. This year, ...
Commercial vegetable growers offered tour
Aug 01, 2004; ... A tour for commercial vegetable growers will be held Thursday inthe Kansas City area. The tour is designed to show various marketingpossibilities, crops that can be grown in the area and techniquesused for urban market gardening. Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Lamb Tomato ...
List, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... City Deaths Sharaon K. Bailey* Nixa, Mo. Josephine M. Borkowski Kenneth W. Bumphrey Minnie E. Forbes Cecil Mallory* Springfield, Mo. *Former St. Joseph resident Missouri Deaths Robert W. Brill Eagleville, ...
Services, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Calvin B. Arn, 80, St. Joseph, memorial service: 2 p.m. today,Francis Street First United Methodist Church, St. Joseph. Privateinurnment: Fillmore, Mo., Cemetery. Arrangements: Heaton-Bowman-Smith & ...
Debating bold ideas can be messy
Aug 01, 2004; ... Men ought "to avow their opinions and defend them with boldness." John Adams Massachusetts patriot and founding father Lyndel looked like Sgt. Oddball, the tank commander in "Kelly'sHeroes." Actor Donald Sutherland captured the hippies' free spirit inthe 1970s ...
Your Letters, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... The liberal strategy Liberals like Ted Kennedy and the New York Times editorial boardhave alleged in recent weeks that the Federal Marriage Amendmentwould "put bias in the Constitution" by declaring marriage to beexclusively the union of one man and one woman. It is a ...
Strong for sheriff
Aug 01, 2004 ... In late 1995, the Buchanan County Commission agreed to pay Sheriff Mickey Gill's deputies more than $170,000 for overtime payaccumulated since 1978. It could have been worse. In July of that year, the countyofficials estimated the department had built up about $200,000 ...
Candidates offer goals in sheriff races
Aug 01, 2004; ... Past records, a suicide and hopes for a return to duty are issuesthat mark several of the region's county sheriff races in Tuesday'selection. Clinton County Four Democrats want to become the next permanent sheriff in thewake of the late February suicide of Sheriff Dan Jones ....
Color codes set off national alarm, but this involves a cultural legacy
Aug 01, 2004; ... Color codes today designate the level of our national fear. I cannever remember where we stand on the Homeland Security scale, so Iremain constantly wary. In more innocent times, color cues held a more positiveconnotation. My grade school bought into the SRA reading series, a ...
Tribe hopes DVD will advance its cause
Aug 01, 2004; ... HORTON, Kan. - The Kickapoo Tribe is going high-tech in its bid torealize a long-awaited dream of building a reservoir. The DVD under production is the latest tool the tribe is utilizingto convincing the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of IndianAffairs and Kansas Water Office ...
Jump start, Aug. 1, 2004
Aug 01, 2004 ... Former West Platte principal recognized JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A former West Platte High School principalwill be honored as a "Pioneer in Education." Paul Joiner, who was the junior and senior high school principalfor the West Platte County School District from 1972 ...
McCaskill mingles with St. Joe diners
Aug 01, 2004; ... With Election Day just a few days away, Democratic gubernatorialcandidate Claire McCaskill decided to use the opportunity the noonhour afforded her Saturday by mingling with diners in downtown St.Joseph. Ms. McCaskill was in the midst of a whirlwind tour acrossMissouri, trying to ...
Gower woman hospitalized after truck overturns
Aug 01, 2004 ... A 32-year-old Gower, Mo., woman was injured after the pickup shewas driving overturned in southeast St. Joseph Saturday evening. Amy Pansza was taken to Heartland Regional Medical Center fortreatment, said Officer Damon McKahan of the St. Joseph PoliceDepartment. A nursing ...
Driver cited, hospitalized after wrecking ATV
Aug 01, 2004 ... An 18-year-old St. Joseph man was seriously injured early Fridayevening after he was thrown from an all-terrain vehicle he wasdriving on the city's East Side. Jeremiah Sutton was taken to Heartland Regional Medical Center fortreatment, said Sgt. Janice Rothganger of the St. Joseph ...
Royals send Seanez for Nunez
Aug 01, 2004; ... KANSAS CITY - It was moving day for at least one member of theRoyals as Saturday's trading deadline came and went. Royals right-handed pitcher Rudy Seanez was dealt to the FloridaMarlins in exchange for outfielder Abraham Nunez. "Sometimes to get something you have to give up ...
Roland, Schmandt pair take doubles title
Aug 01, 2004; ... Before this weekend, Jessica Roland had never seen Nicole Melchplay tennis. After today, she will have seen her more than enough. Today's singles finalists played Saturday in the doubles finals ofthe Car City Hyundai USTA tennis tournament at Noyes Tennis Center.Roland and partner ...
Outsourcing solution not that simple
Aug 01, 2004; ... White-collar workers who think they're safe from outsourcing mightwant to pick up a magazine called Business 2.0. In a novel experiment, an entire section of the magazine's Augustedition was outsourced to India. In the end, editors were able topublish high-quality material at about ...
Sweeping change: Tobacco farmers brace for buyout
Aug 01, 2004; ... WESTON, Mo. - The quota system used to regulate tobacco productionsince the Depression may soon become a thing of the past. Both houses of Congress have approved billion-dollar tobaccobuyout legislation. The bills now move to conference committee, wherework is expected to resume in ...
A successful fairwell
Aug 02, 2004; ... Nicole Melch made her final tennis tournament a memorable one onSunday. In her last professional match, Melch defeated Jessica Roland 6-4, 6-3 to win the singles championship of the Car City Hyundai USTAtournament before the week's largest crowd at Noyes Tennis Center. Melch, ...
Correction, Aug. 3, 2004
Aug 03, 2004 ... n A biography box that accompanied the article about candidates inthe Buchanan County sheriff's election on Page A5 of Sunday's paperwas incorrect, due to a reporter's error. Candidate Mike Strongattended Missouri Western ...
Savannah chief's backers plan meal before council meeting
Aug 02, 2004; ... SAVANNAH, Mo. - Just hours before a pivotal council meetingtonight, supporters of embattled Police Chief Derald Lammers plan tothrow a party in the same hall. The activity, said supporters of petition drives in favor of Mr.Lammers, is designed to honor a man they say has gone out ...
45% turnout expected at primary polls
Aug 02, 2004; ... Turnout for an August primary, which must compete with back-to-school activities, family vacations and hot weather, can be a diceyproposition. Nonetheless, Tuesday's election has the potential for a largeamount of voter participation, Buchanan County Clerk Pat Conway said.On ...
It's Your Call, Aug. 3, 2004
Aug 03, 2004 ... Pack it in This is in response to the article in "It's your call" about jobs.The lack of jobs, or at least good jobs, is a problem no matter whereyou go. It's not a problem exclusive to St. Joseph. The fact of the matter is that if a person wants to work and earna paycheck ...
Travel expenses for city business vary greatly
Aug 02, 2004; ... Travel expenses add up quickly when the city of St. Joseph sends alarge entourage on a junket - whether the destination is 900 milesaway or a day trip. Trip vouchers show the city spent $11,935.49 to send 13 people toWashington, D.C., this spring. The cost of sending 18 people to ...
Savannah's top 2 officials under fire
Aug 03, 2004; ... Group of residents wants mayor, administrator gone SAVANNAH, Mo. - A group of concerned residents pledged Mondaynight to initiate a petition drive aimed at ousting the citygovernment's top two officials. Efforts to remove Mayor Billy Kretzer and City AdministratorJanice ...
Vital statistics Aug. 3, 2004
Aug 03, 2004 ... Births The following births were reported at Heartland Health. Thegeneral public visiting hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily. Brandy Carroll, St. Joseph, a son born Thursday, July 29, 2004. Steve and Jill Clair, Albany, Mo., a son born Friday, July 30,2004. Jeff and ...
Riverside restaurants, cafes keep Rulo on the map
Aug 03, 2004; ... RULO, Neb. - At first, Rulo looks like a small river town, a placethat Lewis and Clark visited and history will eventually forget. Over the years, Rulo has lost some things - a few letters in itsname, its innocence and its notoriety - but people haven't forgotten. If the four ...
Obituaries Aug. 3, 2004
Aug 03, 2004 ... Gary Caselman 1950-2004 BEDFORD, Mo. - Gary Caselman, 53, Bedford, died August 1. Survivors: daughters, Heather Sue Caselman, Bedford, and HolliMarie Caselman, Maryville, Mo.; sons, Ron Caselman and Gary RayCaselman II, both of Maryville; brother, James Caselman, ...
Obituary list Aug. 3, 2004
Aug 03, 2004 ... City Deaths Michael Fostek Allen B. Hardin* Albany, Mo. Marjorie V. Hessemyer* Platte City, Mo. Norma Jean Morgan Ronda L. Pruiett-Steed Marshella L. Ungerer, Page B4 LaVerne M. Williams,* Page B4 Lake ...