Recently added articles from The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL:
Redbird women take fifth at golf invitational
Oct 06, 2008 ... IOWA CITY - Juniors Stacey Miller and Britt Knutson led theIllinois State women's golf team to a fifth-place finish on thefinal day of play at the Hawkeye Invitational at the Finkbine PublicGolf Course in Iowa City, Iowa. The Rebirds finished the 54-holetournament by shooting a team ...
Setting it right
Oct 06, 2008 ... Local IWU homecoming\ Martin Darjevics is a painter who showed hisacrylic paints at the Fall Into the Arts, a ...
Public Safety
Oct 06, 2008 ... Police, fire, rescue Vehicle hits utility pole; outages follow BLOOMINGTON - A woman drove into a utility pole at Walnut andClinton Streets shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday eyewitnesses said. The extent of any injuries were not known. Bloomington police and fire ...
A3 Rail
Oct 06, 2008 ... FYI Stay updated: Visitwww.pantagraph.com for the latest roadclosures. Long term A list of long-term road projects, including work inuptown Normal, is updated on Page A5 oftoday's Pantagraph. Today Douglas Rubio - Classical guitarist; 7:30 p.m., ISU Kemp ...
Deaths
Oct 06, 2008 ... Central Illinois Opal V. Bauman Chenoa - Opal V. Frederick Bauman, 99, of Chenoa died at 5:05p.m. Friday (Oct. 3, 2008) at the Meadows Mennonite RetirementCommunity, where she has resided for the past several years. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the ...
Monumental man
Oct 06, 2008; Bridget Flynn ... NORMAL - For his 200th birthday, Jesse Fell received an 8-foot,four-sided brick monument in Fell Park in Normal Sunday. A month before the Nov. 10 anniversary of Fell's birth, the FellPark Neighborhood Association unveiled the monument that they spenta year planning. A brief ...
Cumberland shines for Illini
Oct 06, 2008; Mark Tupper ... ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Everything indicates that Jeff Cumberlandshould be one of Illinois' most feared weapons on offense. Everything but his track record for production, that is. Cumberland is 6-foot-5, 250 pounds and runs like a deer. That'swhy the Illini coaching staff converted ...
ISU makes adjustment after slow start
Oct 06, 2008; Randy Reinhardt ... TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Maybe Illinois State was still digestingbreakfast at Saturday's noon (11 a.m. Central time) start atMemorial Stadium. After all, it was a full 4 hours earlier than any of the threeprevious Redbird games had begun. A 35-yard run from Antoine Brown nearly ...
Golf regional capsules
Oct 06, 2008 ... Class 1A Boys - Tuesday Tremont Regional Where Sunset Hills Golf Course, Pekin Area teams Central Catholic, Cornerstone Christian, Tri-Valley,El Paso-Gridley, Eureka, Flanagan-Cornell, Heyworth, LeRoy,Lexington, Fieldcrest, Roanoke-Benson, Olympia, Tremont Keep ...
U High golfers nearing quarter-century of excellence
Oct 06, 2008; Jim Benson ... NORMAL - Dave Coffman and Bob Kauth didn't realize it when theywere freshmen on University High School's golf team in 1984. Theywere truly pioneers in more ways than just being a Pioneer. Coffman and Kauth helped start U High on an unbelievable run ofexcellence that might never be ...
From Pages Past
Oct 06, 2008; Roger Cushman ... 5 years ago (2003): Led by Liina Suurvarik's fourth straightMissouri Valley Conference singles championship, the Illinois Statewomen's tennis team captured six titles at Springfield, Mo. TheRedbirds won four of the seven singles titles and two of the threedoubles ...
Letters
Oct 06, 2008 ... Boost Palin because of positions on issues In response to Jack A. Hobbs' letter of Oct. 2 ("Discount Palinbecause of positions on issues), for every position that he sees asa problem with Sarah Palin, I see as a positive. Palin is being vetted by the news media in a manner ...
Bailout a necessary evil' - but trouble isn't overyet
Oct 06, 2008 ... Like foul medicine that requires you to hold your nose before youcan swallow it, the bailout package approved by Congress leaves asour taste in our mouth. And, like an experimental drug, we're not sure the bailoutmedicine will work. But, as Central Illinois Congressman Jerry ...
Newly retired Extension director put youth first
Oct 06, 2008; Kevin Barlow ... CLINTON - When Sheryl Hodges joined the University of IllinoisExtension in 1968, the price of a gallon of gas was 27 cents, LyndonJohnson was president and there was no end in sight to the VietnamWar. The world has changed a lot in 40 years, but her enthusiasm hasnot ...
$50,000 goal established for DeWitt County United Way
Oct 06, 2008; Kevin Barlow ... CLINTON - A fundraising goal of $50,000 has been set for DeWittCounty by the United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois for its annualcampaign to fund local non-profit agencies. "We did well here last year and if we work together, it's a goalI know we can achieve this year as well," ...
Naming's the game the new schools
Oct 06, 2008; Phyllis Coulter ... NORMAL - If you've always wanted to name a building, now is yourchance. Starting today people will have a chance to suggest names for twoschool in the Normal-based Unit 5 school district. "Naming a school is a real exciting opportunity," said Unit 5spokeswoman Dayna Brown, ...
Health Calendar
Oct 06, 2008 ... Tuesday, Thursday - Two-part adult CPR/AED, first aid, infant andchild CPR, 5:30 to 10 p.m. at American Red Cross chapter house,Bloomington; $55; register at (309) 662-0500. Tuesday - First aid basics, 5:30 to 10 p.m. at American Red Crosschapter house, Bloomington; $25; register ...
Health Digest
Oct 06, 2008 ... ANNOUNCEMENTS Komen dance BLOOMINGTON - The annual Dance for the Cure to benefit the McLeanCounty Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and its fightagainst breast cancer will be 6:30 p.m. Friday at the DoubleTreeHotel & Conference Center, Bloomington. The evening ...
Voting dates, deadlines near
Oct 06, 2008; Mike Riopell ... SPRINGFIELD - Tuesday is the final day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 14, when people can cast a ballot toavoid long lines on Nov. 4. If you don't register by Tuesday,though, you can go to a county clerk's office to register and voteduring a special grace period ....
Keeping your head on straight during a crisis
Oct 06, 2008; Carson Varner ... Financial tools like credit, derivatives, futures, options andeven collateralized debt obligations are good and useful, but likechocolate only in moderation. Unfortunately, that has not been therule of the day on Wall Street. Let us take a look, one step at atime, to see how good things ...