The Gazette back issues from September 2008:
REACHING BEYOND THE MOVIE ; St. Mary High graduate's persistence earns him admission to notre dame, a spot on football team
Sep 01, 2008; ... Before you even ask -- yes, of course, Michael Garcia has seen"Rudy." So, yes, the Colorado Springs resident and St. Mary's graduateunderstands why, when he tells you he made the Notre Dame footballteam as a walk-on last spring, your first reaction will be to citethe classic 1993 ...
Services
Sep 01, 2008 ... Ty'asia Chaire Blake-Dickerson Services, 10 a.m. Wednesday, The Springs Funeral Services.Interment, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Dorothea Bradley Services, 10 a.m. today, Bethel Praise Center, 1429 McArthur Ave.Interment, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Fort Logan National Cemetery, ...
Our View
Sep 01, 2008 ... Welcome day off for workers Labor Day a salute to hard work Today, Labor Day, is one of the holidays that serve as bookendsfor summer. Traditionally, it marked the return to the classroom forstudents and teachers. These days, most schools have already startedclasses, so it's ...
Letter writers, start your pens
Sep 01, 2008 ... As the Democratic Convention fades into history and theRepublican Convention gets under way, The Gazette is receiving itsshare of election-related letters. And that's good; these pagesprovide a public forum where the various interests and parties canengage one another and put their best ...
The bacon seem a little lean lately? ; Wages aren't keeping up with the cost of living
Sep 01, 2008; ... It's fitting that many Americans celebrate Labor Day by firing upthe grill, because in essence, the holiday is all about bringinghome the bacon. Labor Day was recognized by Congress in 1894, but it really gotits start a decade before, when union activists, fighting for higherpay, ...
Rain falling on fire near Meeker
Sep 01, 2008 ... MEEKER - Rain, clouds, lower temperatures and higher humidityhave helped keep a 971-acre wildfire near Meeker from spreading. Rain began falling Sunday morning, and it's expected to continuethrough today. Firefighters are working to contain the east side of the firenear ...
despite rain, area still dry
Sep 01, 2008; ... August did what it could, but the Pikes Peak region will still berelatively thirsty at the end of this month. The consecutive days of precipitation in August produced morethan an inch of rain more than the normal 3.48 inches. "It was a very good month, precipitation-wise," said ...
'A DAY OFF FOR THE WORKING CITIZENS' ; SOME TRIVIA ABOUT WORKIN' IN THE U.S.A.
Sep 01, 2008 ... That was the goal of the Central Labor Union (of New York City)when they sought to create the holiday in 1882. By 1893, more thanhalf the states were observing a "Labor Day" on one day or another,and a bill to establish a federal holiday was passed by Congress in1894. President Grover ...
CRIME STOPPERS
Sep 01, 2008 ... Wanted: Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's helpfinding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants havebeen issued. Stanley leroy Colbert iii, 38, is described as a 190-pound man, 5feet 10 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. Colbert ...
BATTERING THE RAMS ; CU captures its second straight win over CSU
Sep 01, 2008; ... DENVER A flurry of fireworks threatened to turn the RockyMountain Showdown into a shootout. But after trading haymakers with Colorado State in the form ofbig plays, Colorado used an 18-play, clock-eating drive that bridgedthe third and fourth quarters to help put away a 38-17 ...
Inexperience contributed to many mistakes
Sep 01, 2008; ... Air Force picked up 508 yards, gave up just 130 and routedSouthern Utah, 41-7, on Saturday. But as was the case after the Falcons opened the 2007 season witha blowout of an inferior Football Championship Subdivision squad,Air Force coach Troy Calhoun found plenty of things that ...
Falcons' spirits high despite first-day split
Sep 01, 2008; ... Jasamine Pettie, Air Force's highflying senior co-captain,remained upbeat following Sunday's loss to Southern Miss. "Coach said we got all the uglies out," Pettie said. "We'll bebetter tomorrow. We want to set the precedent that losing is notpart of our mentality." The ...
'dynaMic' coLorado soPhoMore runs wiLd
Sep 01, 2008; ... DENVER - Colorado sophomore Josh Smith says he feels like he'sa threat to score every time he handles the ball. It looked like it Sunday night in the Buffaloes' 38-17 over C o l o r a d o State at Invesco Field at Mile High. Smith raced 93 yards for a score after ...
Shop giving away roses hopes others will do same
Sep 01, 2008; ... You can brighten someone's day with a gift of a rose -- and itwon't cost you a thing. For the fourth year in a row, Briar Rose Florist in northernColorado Springs is participating in FTD Good Neighbor Day. People visiting the shop from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday can pick up adozen ...
aerobics ; Workout combines dance, healing arts, martial arts
Sep 01, 2008; ... They call it Nia, or nonimpact aerobics, but don't let the namefool you; its practitioners get quite a workout. On a recent Sunday morning at the Briargate YMCA, a handful ofstudents drop into a "sumo stance." Crouched on tiptoe, they exhalenoisily as their bodies sink. Kim ...
Obituaries
Sep 01, 2008 ... CLEMENT, JR. Dr. C. Frank Clement, Jr. Dr. C. Franklin Clement passed on September 28, at the age 87. Hewas born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on January 26, 1921, to Ceciland Cecilia Trost Clement. His brother,William K. Clement precededhim in death, as did his ...
Carson GI dies after being shot on patrol ; Soldier was married, father to 2 young kids
Sep 02, 2008; ... A 26-year-old soldier with Fort Carson's 3rd Brigade Combat Teamwas killed in Iraq last week during what was supposed to be afriendly patrol in a village north of Baghdad, his family has said. The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Monday that Spc. StevenJ. Fitzmorris was killed ...
Choosing life, even in baTTling cancer
Sep 02, 2008; ... The fanny pack on Kathleen Silvey's waist goes with her mountainbiking and hiking. It's been to rock and country concerts. But inside the carryall is not a pair of sunglasses, car keys orcash. It holds a chemotherapy pump that pushes poisons to the deadlytumors in her ...
Army says soldier wore body armor ; Family says he was told to patrol without it
Sep 03, 2008; ... The Army on Tuesday said all Fort Carson soldiers wear their bodyarmor and helmets on patrol in Iraq, including a 3rd Brigade CombatTeam soldier whose family said he was killed after being told hedidn't need a protective vest for a "friendly" patrol. The family told newspapers in ...
Services
Sep 02, 2008 ... Charlotte Elisabeth Beckner Celebration of life service, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dove-Witt FamilyMortuary Ty'asia Chaire Blake-Dickerson Services, 10 a.m. Wednesday, The Springs Funeral Services.Interment, Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Natasha Evans Memorial ...
DEATHS
Sep 02, 2008 ... EVA P. GANDY Born Jan. 25, 1922. Died Aug. 31, 2008. Homemaker, longtime Colorado Springs ...
Obituaries
Sep 02, 2008 ... SHEPHERD COLANGELO Audrey Hallisy Shepherd November 11 2008, 1922 - August 28, SeanMichael Colangelo Sept 2, 2003 -Sept 3, 2003 Audrey (Hallisy) Shepherd November 11, 1922 - August Happy 5thBirthday Sean 28, 2008 We love and miss you alot. You ...
Relief from the summer's drought ; 2 agencies took in more money, food in August
Sep 03, 2008; ... Residents of the Pikes Peak region answered last month's call ofdistress from two local charities that have been facing a bleakerthan usual summer dry spell because of the slow economy. One of the agencies, Care and Share Food Bank, collected 26,000pounds of food in August, ...
Our view
Sep 02, 2008 ... What's next for China? Will olympics lead to change? The closing ceremonies were not quite as spectacular as theopening ceremonies, but they were spectacular enough, capping anOlympics that both from an athletic and a showmanship standpoint hadto be counted as a success, ...
deaths
Sep 03, 2008 ... ROSALEE BANNISTER Born Oct. 13, 1911. Died Sept. 1, 2008. Retired, 28-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by adaughter, Ann Shipwash Walker. Service, 10:30 a.m. Friday, HeritageBaptist Church, 4808 Palmer Park Blvd. Swan-Law Funeral Directors. JOSEPH W ....
Letters
Sep 02, 2008 ... GUNS ON CAMPUS Fears of armed students don't fit facts, statistics Elilta Habtu claims that changing state laws to permit licensedindividuals, who already carry concealed handguns, without incident,throughout their day-to-day lives is "based on a fear that isunsubstantiated" ...
TINY PUP FINISHES 4TH ; 15 competed for national honor
Sep 02, 2008; ... The Olympics are over, and Michael Phelps and other eliteathletes are tallying up their medals and basking in greatness. But glory eluded one athlete, who came in just short of a bronzeand raced a few weeks too late to take the worldwide stage. Mia the Chihuahua of Elizabeth ...
'Mr. Lotto' is lucky with the jackpot, lucky in life
Sep 02, 2008; ... Randy Erickson is a career maintenance man who walks five milesto work and lives in a rented trailer. He's also won the Colorado Lottery's Cash 5 jackpot of $20,000twice in the past three years. Add to that a string of not-so-shabby second prizes: "Forty-eight times I hit ...
Our view
Sep 03, 2008 ... A vote that helps us all measure a 'godsend' to local colleges The November election won't be easy for informed voters, as theywill be asked to decide on some 20 ballot questions, ranging fromelimination of discrimination in government to the definition ...
Denver close to trading Foxworth ; Paymah will fill role as denver's 3rd cornerback
Sep 02, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - Even though the Denver Broncos cut down to 53 playersSaturday, some steps remained before the final roster was set. The latest move came Monday when cornerback Domonique Foxworthwas held out of practice because the team was on the verge oftrading him. Coach Mike ...
Letters
Sep 03, 2008 ... Palin in spotlight Is on-the-job training better for VP or ticket's top spot? It appears to me that Gov. Sarah Palin has done more and achievedmore in 10 years of leadership than Barack Obama has done in hisentire lifetime. She has been the chief executive officer of a ...
Close-range failures frustrate falcons ; Offensive line, RBs need to improve
Sep 02, 2008; ... Air Force's failed first offensive possession mattered little inthe outcome of this past Saturday's game against Southern Utah, asthe Falcons cruised to a 41-7 victory. But offensive players were frustrated about not punching the ballinto the end zone from point-blank range the ...
EMISSIONS TESTS ; No auto emissions tests for another year
Sep 03, 2008; ... Drivers in El Paso County can breathe a little easier. The county made it through the summer smog season -- whichtypically ends on Labor Day -- without violating federal standardsfor the pollutant ozone. That means another year without autoemissions tests or other mandatory ...
little training goes a long way ; Loveland resident more than surprised with win
Sep 02, 2008; ... While Heather McWhirter was simply out for a training run, DanGoding didn't know if he'd be able to compete. After all, running 26.2 miles seemed a bit far-fetched sinceGoding couldn't even bend over to tie his shoes. But it was Goding that won Monday's American Discovery ...
DEA bust repeats mistakes of Prohibition
Sep 03, 2008; ... You have to wonder what they're smoking up there in Wyoming. Last week a federal judge sentenced a man to three years inprison on three counts of selling bongs and pipes -- drugparaphernalia. Defendant Jeffrey Wayne Doles, 38, protested that theitems he sold at stores in Gillette ...
She doesn't know when to slow down
Sep 02, 2008; ... Allie McLaughlin, a senior girls cross country runner at AirAcademy, posted a time of 17 minutes, 46 seconds to win her secondconsecutive title at the Morris Vogel Invitational in Centennial.That time was good enough to finish almost 2 minutes ahead of herclosest female competitor, and ...
Friends say slain man was planning to leave Springs ; Police awaiting positive ID on homeless man killed Monday
Sep 03, 2008; ... The victim in an apparent slaying Monday night was a wellknownhomeless man who was close to getting a bus ticket to leave ColoradoSprings and join his daughter in Texas, according to several peoplewho knew him. "It just didn't come to pass in time," said Everett Griggs, adeacon ...
BALANCE ; Area woman swoons over her goats, which tend to fall over when scared
Sep 02, 2008; ... Like Victorian ladies swooning over some breech of socialetiquette, the goats in Cheryl Sellin's corral seem to faint away,falling on their side and backs. It lasts only a second, then the fainting goats bounce back ontheir feet and go about their goatly business -- climbing ...
BOOK FUSES FAITH, WEIGHT LOSS
Sep 02, 2008; ... The best weight-loss programs get people not only to lose weight,but to keep it off. In the 1980s, Houston resident Carole Lewis created a programthat she says does just that by mixing Christian principles withpractical tips. Her new book, "First Place 4 Health," explains how ...
AFA awarded $285K to tap seas' power ; Devices draw electricity from ocean currents
Sep 03, 2008; ... Air Force Academy researchers have won a $285,000 grant forcontinuing work on a plan to draw electricity from the world'soceans. The devices used to extract the energy look like the paddlewheels on river steamships of old, but with some twists added byresearcher Stefan Siegel and ...
COLORADO SUES U.S. OVER DESTRUCTION OF WEAPONS ; Suit: Stop delaying cleanup of Pueblo mustard agents
Sep 03, 2008; ... Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department ofDefense, hoping to force the military to destroy 2,600 tons of WorldWar II-era mustard agents in deteriorating shells housed in igloosoutside Pueblo by 2017. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in ...
Domestic Dispute leD to shooting, Authorities sAy ; Man arrested in shooting held on $200,000 bond
Sep 03, 2008; ... A late-night domestic dispute Monday in Cimarron Hills led to ashooting early Tuesday that put a man in the hospital with a bulletin his abdomen, the El Paso County Sheriff 's Office said. The Sheriff 's Office suspects Rashad Nicholas, 21, of shooting24-year-old Joseph Lowe at a ...
ADDING 3RD TERM ON TABLE ; Commission considers proposal to extend term limits for county's elected posts
Sep 04, 2008; ... El Paso County elected officials would be allowed to run for anadditional fouryear term under a proposal the county commissionerswill consider today. Most county elected officials can serve only two four-year terms,but the commissioners will consider asking voters to allow them ...
COURT STYMIES ACLU'S MENTAL ILLNESS EFFORT ; Group wanted ill inmates treated as class, not individuals
Sep 03, 2008; ... A federal appeals court dealt a setback Friday to the AmericanCivil Liberties Union in its effort to force broad reforms to how ElPaso County treats mentally ill jail inmates. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals inDenver upheld a lower court's ruling that ...
Palin's balancing act in the spotlight ; Mother of 5 vying for the no. 2 job sparks debate
Sep 04, 2008; ... She can bring home the moose, fry it up in a pan, and never, everlet you forget that she's the No. 2 Republican. OK, so when is Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin going to pull ofi thoselibrarian glasses and expose her Supermom suit, or reveal that sheactually has more hands than a Hindu ...
Rebound is still a ways off ; Local up-and-down construction trend was down again in august, new figures show
Sep 03, 2008; ... The pace of new home construction faltered again last month inthe Pikes Peak region, disappointing some builders and developerswho say a rebound in the local housing market remains at least ayear away. Single-family building permits totaled 78 during August inColorado Springs and ...
DEATHS
Sep 04, 2008 ... ELIZABETH E. AVERYHART Born Aug. 25, 1923. Died Sept. 2, 2008. Retired nurse assistant, longtime Colorado Springs resident.Survived by her husband, Andrew; a son, Barksdale Owens; and sevendaughters, Peggy Garnet, Bartina Turnder, Annetta Donsey, PatriciaSpades, Anita Brown, ...
CONSTRUCTION: FORECLOSURES SLOWING
Sep 03, 2008; ... Thousands of foreclosures nationwide and increased numbers ofhomes are coming back on the market for sale. As a result, financial institutions have tightened up lendingpractices, making it tougher for buyers to purchase either new homesor resales, said Ralph Braden, a vice ...
Receivers prepared without Marshall ; Vets Jackson, Colbert have big shoes to fill
Sep 03, 2008; ... ENGLEWOOD - Darrell Jackson's injured ankle still doesn't feeltoo good. The veteran receiver admits that even if the DenverBroncos didn't sit all their key veterans in the preseason finalelast week, he probably couldn't have played anyway. This week, Jackson doesn't have much ...
QB Herbort may leave AFA team
Sep 03, 2008; ... -- Air Force junior quarterback Eric Herbort is considering leavingthe team to concentrate on academics, coach Troy Calhoun saidTuesday. "He's making a fairly signiffcant decision right now," Calhounsaid. "He's a 4.0 student, and he's a guy who could be a graduatestudent ...
new is what the ordered ; Wyoming's Crum makes right decisions, avoids turnovers
Sep 03, 2008; ... With experienced, physically imposing offensive linemen anddynamic players at running back and receiver, Wyoming coach JoeGlenn didn't need "an all-conference guy" at quarterback thisseason. "We don't need a guy to throw for 300 yards -- that's not who weare right now," said ...
Foxworth sad but not angry about trade ; Cornerback sent to Atlanta for draft pick
Sep 03, 2008; ... The Denver Broncos traded cornerback Domonique Foxworth toAtlanta for a 2009 seventh-round draft pick, which is contingent onFoxworth's playing time this year, but the team wasn't done makingmoves Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon, Denver signed guard Dylan Gandy, who was cutby the ...
ACING THEIR EARLY TESTS ; Cheyenne Mountain dispatches area's 5A best
Sep 03, 2008; ... Cheyenne Mountain's goal is to win the Class 4A statechampionship, a prize the Indians were just one victory away fromlast season. Along the way, the Indians -- who are No. 1 in the Pikes Peakrankings -- are beating up on the area's best 5A teams. They added No. 3 Pine Creek ...
Folder stores recipes devoted to barbecue
Sep 03, 2008; ... I'm a hopeless recipe clipper with good intentions of making thedishes I've cut from newspapers and magazines. Those intentionsusually don't become a reality until we have some sort of get-together with friends. Then I start digging through the stacksthinking I'll try a couple new ...
Services
Sep 04, 2008 ... RosaLee Bannister Service, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Heritage Baptist Church, 4808 PalmerPark Blvd. Swan-Law Funeral Directors. Kasey Campbell Celebration of life, 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at7 p.m., Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3122 Poinsetta ...
Our view
Sep 04, 2008 ... Barbarianism on the left With Palin, critics stoop to new lows Savages on far left blogs, along with cohorts in some of themainstream media, have stopped at nothing to invade Sarah Palin'sprivacy and vilify her family. Unapologetic, overt sexism runs swiftly through the ...
Letters
Sep 04, 2008 ... Presidential campaign McCain-Palin ticket inclusive, as Republicans tend to be Once again the liberal voice of Kelly Jo Salling-Davies is heardand what is spoken is shallow, uninformed, emotional blabber ("Pickof unknown shows Mc-Cain's bad judgment on major ...
Study on moving trains is delayed ; gives consultants time to try to sway rural officials
Sep 04, 2008; ... -- A final report on the feasibility of moving interstate coaltrains from the Front Range to the eastern plains will be delayeduntil early next year, in part so consultants can provide initialresults to skeptical elected officials in rural counties. Moving the more than two ...
Security, Widefield can get some sleep
Sep 04, 2008; ... For 50 years, the unincorporated neighborhoods of Security andWidefield have been bedroom communities to the south of ColoradoSprings. Now, thanks to Security resident Fran Smith and El Paso CountyCommissioner Dennis Hisey, the 30,000 or so folks who live there mayactually be ...
Snifflers, sneezers: it could be much worse ; Springs ranked 81st of 100 cities
Sep 04, 2008; ... For allergy sufferers who dread the end of summer as they prepareto sneeze their way through the fall, take heart: It could be worse. Colorado Springs is No. 81 on the list of 100 major cities rankedaccording to how bad they are for fall allergy sufferers, with No. 1being the ...
WATER HEATER YIELDS WINDFALL ; Local family wins $300K for using Sears credit card
Sep 04, 2008; ... A $500 purchase on a Sears credit card has made the Binghamfamily of Colorado Springs $300,000 richer. Chris and Michelle Bingham, who have lived in the ConstitutionHills neighborhood for 10 years, were the grand-prize winners in afirst-of-its-kind sweepstakes promotion from Sears ...
Union at Austin Bluffs to close
Sep 04, 2008 ... Union Boulevard at the intersection of Austin Bluffs Parkway willbe closed at 8 p.m. today through 6 a.m. Friday to allowconstruction crews to work on the interchange bridge. Drivers can expect detours and delays and are urged to findalternate routes. Northbound Union traffic ...
Slain man was choked to death
Sep 04, 2008 ... An assailant straddled and choked a local homeless man in whatwill likely be recorded as the 20th homicide in Colorado Springs,police said Wednesday. The victim, called Frost or Frosty, was found lying near Bijouand Sierra Madre streets as police responded to a reported ...
Herbort makes his departure official
Sep 04, 2008; ... -- Air Force junior quarterback Eric Herbort has decided to leavethe team, coach Troy Calhoun said Wednesday evening. Calhoun said Herbort, an electrical engineering major, wants toconcentrate on academics so he can secure a graduate schoolscholarship directly out of the ...
Former Pine Creek star wants NCAA title
Sep 04, 2008; ... When the bundle of energy known as Sarah Wagenfuhr grows weary,she remembers her goal. She wants, after a long wait, to win anational championship. She might be exhausted after a long run or hurting after a longsession of weightlifting, but it never matters. When she thinks ...