The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from March 2002:
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Jennifer J. Houchin MACKINAW - A memorial services for Jennifer J. Houchin, 24, of30850 Morgan Road, Mackinaw, will be noon Saturday at New CastleBible Church, Mackinaw, with the Rev. Kevin Robbins and the Rev.Dennis Schlappi officiating. She was cremated. Burial of ashes ...
Police warn of B-N purse-snatching spree
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - A brazen new method of purse snatching is occurringin the Twin Cities. A group of young men are suspected of committing more than a dozenthefts in which they enter open garages and steal purses or walletsfrom unlocked cars. The crimes occur when residents typically ...
Iroquois West starts fast, tops Tri-Valley
Mar 01, 2002; ... WATSEKA - His team holding its own on the scoreboard early on, Tri-Valley High School basketball coach Tom Hall could see another battlewas being lost. And while Iroquois West's initial rebounding supremacy did notwound the Vikings, the Raiders' constant pounding eventually ...
Police report
Mar 01, 2002 ... BLOOMINGTON Burglaries Park Ridge Road - A $200 purse with $100, a checkbook, credit cardand cellphone were stolen Feb. 25 from a garage at a residence in the2600 block of Park Ridge Road. Springfield Road - A stereo, CD player, two cellphones and tennisshoes were ...
Flick Fact
Mar 01, 2002 ... QUESTION: 1939 was one of the biggest years of the 20th Centuryfor America. Two of our greatest movies - "Gone With The Wind" and"Wizard of Oz" - were made. Hitler was ravaging Europe in what wouldbecome World War II. And what occurred on June 1, 1939 that wouldforever change ...
The spice is right in flavorful 'Tortilla Soup'
Mar 01, 2002; ... TORTILLA SOUP Rating: * * * Directed by Maria Ripoli. Written by Tom Musca, Ramon Menendez,Vera Blasi. Stars Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello,Elizabeth Pena, Raquel Welch, Paul Rodriguez, Nikolai Kinski. RatedPG-13 for mild language, sexual themes. (1 hr. 42 ...
Daily briefing
Mar 01, 2002 ... LOCAL Union Planters, CIOP schedule meeting BLOOMINGTON - A Union Planters Bank official will meet withrepresentatives of the Central Illinois Organizing Project later thismonth in Decatur, according to CIOP. Steve Schenck, CEO of the Union Planters Midwest ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Richard H. Groskreutz PONTIAC - Richard H. Groskreutz, 76, a resident of LivingstonManor, rural Pontiac, and formerly of Cullom and ...
Foote investigation records sought
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - Records from a Bloomington woman's past and aninvestigation into the circumstances leading up to her child's deathmay be needed to defend her on a murder charge, defense attorneyssay. However, the state inspector general 's office refuses to turn over medical ...
Lincoln-Way's Rubino top 3-point qualifier
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - Jenna Rubino of Lincoln-Way East sank 11 shots to leadthe way during Thursday night's COUNTRY Insurance Class AA Three-Point Showdown preliminary round at Redbird Arena. Shanna Woods of Chicago Collins and Jenna Werdell of Crystal LakeSouth also qualified for the finals at ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Lawrence A. Whitfill FORREST - Lawrence A. Whitfill, 59, of Sanford, Fla., formerly ofForrest and Kankakee, died at 7:30 p.m. Feb ....
Girls Class AA State Tournament
Mar 01, 2002 ... Today's quarterfinals 12:15 p.m. Naperville Neuqua Valley (28-5) vs. Olney East Richland (27-5) Neuqua Valley starters: G Sr. 5-8 Jennia Silgendahl (7.0 ppg), FSr. 5-10 Laura Laurent (10.5), C So. 6-3 Jessica Jones (6.4), G Sr. 5-7 Karly Chesko (10.5), C So ....
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Frances F. Davis MOUNT PULASKI - Frances F. Davis, 82, of Moweaqua, formerly ofMount Pulaski, died at 11 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 27, 2002) at St. Mary'sHospital, Decatur. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-SchraderFuneral Home, Mount Pulaski, Pastor Don Horath ...
Speller comes back to life
Mar 01, 2002; ... PONTIAC - Young spellers waged a lengthy war of words Thursday,but Bryant Fisher of Forrest emerged after 27 rounds to win theLivingston County Spelling Bee. Fisher, a Prairie Central Junior High School eighth-grader,finished a pivotal round with "reincarnation," which also ...
Bloomington native picks ISU for football
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - Kevin Thomas is returning to Bloomington-Normal a wholelot bigger and a whole lot faster. Born in Bloomington, Thomas has blossomed into a wide receiverfrom Farmington, N.M., who has signed a national letter of intent toplay football at Illinois State. Thomas led the ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Wayne Stevens LeROY - Wayne Harold Stevens, 80, of LeRoy died at 1:30 p.m.Thursday (Feb. 28, 2002) at OSF ...
Bulletin Board
Mar 01, 2002 ... Normal West offers girls basketball camps Normal West High School is offering basketball camps for in-coming 3rd through 12th grade girls. The camp is June 10-13 from 10-11:30 a.m. for girls in 3rd through 8th grade and 11:30-1 p.m. forgirls in 9th through 12th grades. Cost is $50 ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Ivan Crews FAIRBURY - Ivan Everett Crews, 78, of Fairbury died at 10:45 a.m.Thursday (Feb. 28, ...
No. 3 favorable seed for ISU
Mar 01, 2002; ... ST. LOUIS - If you go by history and seeds, Illinois State issitting in a good position on the eve of the Missouri ValleyConference postseason tournament. The Redbirds are the No. 3 seed with a 16-13 overall record. Sincethe tournament moved to St. Louis 11 years ago, the ...
Farm briefs
Mar 01, 2002 ... Fish, trees sold Woodford County Soil and Water Conservation District members areselling fish and trees for April delivery. All trees will be bare root, and sold in bundles of 25. Fishspecies available are sunfish, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish,largemouth bass, minnows ...
Twin City jobless rates climb in January
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - Seasonal factors took their toll as unemploymentrates in Bloomington-Normal and the rest of Central Illinois rose inJanuary, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The Twin City jobless rate rose to 3.1 percent from 2.1 percent ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Darrell Dean Stedman GRIDLEY - Darrell Dean Stedman, 82, of Chillicothe, father of aGridley resident, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 28, 2002) atMethodist Medical Center, Peoria. His memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at PlymouthCongregational Church, Chillicothe, ...
February was an Olympic month indeed
Mar 01, 2002; ... It was an Olympic month indeed COLUMN DIARY 2002, a day-by-day check of big headlines, smallwonders and other worldly events: February 2002 1. Strange man breaks into Meg Ryan's home, claiming to be herfianc. Updated movie title: You've Got Male! 2 ....
Overheard
Mar 01, 2002 ... Overheard "My door is open to a good thing to come to Heyworth." -Heyworth Mayor Gary Simpkins, who wants a ...
Library play features fables
Mar 01, 2002 ... NORMAL - The Western Illinois Regional Touring Theatre Companywill present the play "Aesop's Friends" at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.Saturday in the Normal Public Library Community Room. The free program is a modern adaptation of several Aesop's fables,including "The Tortoise and the Hare" ...
One-of-a-kind baby items made to order
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON- Those bored with pastel baby accessories should takea gander at Bug-A-Boo Baby creations. Bug-A-Boo's burpies, blankets, bibs, totes, crib toy bags andtowel sets come in vibrant colors, textures and fabrics. Bug-A-Boo co-founder, Dana Rainwater, said the business ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Anne J. McLaughlin PONTIAC - Anne J. McLaughlin, 97, of 3520 Grand Avenue Apartments,Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Pontiac, died Tuesday (Feb. 26, 2002)at Wesley Acres, Des Moines. Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at St. Augustin CatholicChurch, Des Moines. Her ...
ISU baseball seeks development, first win this weekend
Mar 01, 2002 ... As professional baseball players gather in Florida and Arizona toplay spring training exhibition games, Coach Jeff Stewart and theIllinois State baseball team heads for Clarksville, Tenn., also todevelop players for the long term. Stewart's plans include victories, but since ...
Goldfarb still up for WIU post
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - Illinois State University Provost Al Goldfarb remains inthe running for the president's job at Western Illinois University. Western's board of trustees met Thursday to discuss fivefinalists. They will continue the session at 2 p.m. Monday, when theymay come to a ...
NCHS transition team preserving school's history
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - A faculty group working to transfer the history of NormalCommunity High School to a new building invited the public to jointhe effort on Thursday night. NCHS teacher Lois Wisniewski, who heads the transition team, saidthe group wants to present the Unit 5 school board with ...
Views of liberal media, Hollywood unacceptable
Mar 01, 2002 ... After Sept. 11 we began to fight terrorism. However, we have anenemy within that is far more insidious. Our liberal media and Hollywood types have made our military(into) "baby killers," "thugs" or "vicious." Many media outlets blameAmerican citizens for being victims, because of ...
Quinn using Enron to promote campaign
Mar 01, 2002; ... SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Pat Quinn is using the Enron scandal topromote his campaign for the Democratic nomination for lieutenantgovernor. On Thursday, Quinn, a former Illinois treasurer, announcedlegislation that would prohibit accounting firms in Illinois fromauditing publicly ...
Kinzinger 'not my fault' theme is unacceptable
Mar 01, 2002 ... I am more than a little concerned about candidate (Rus)Kinzinger's remarks in the Jan. 25 article, "School unhappy aboutpolitical fliers." Kinzinger's prevailing theme is "It's not my fault." I do not wantan individual representing my interests in state government whocannot and ...
Scott Drazewski has edge in 11th Circuit judge race
Mar 01, 2002 ... Circuit Judge Scott Drazewski is running against McLean CountyState's Attorney Charles Reynard for election to the judgeship towhich Drazewski was appointed in November. The judge's position was created because the population in thefive-county 11th Judicial Circuit had grown by ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Father Ronald Palmer NORMAL - The Mass for Father Ronald L. Palmer, 54, Bartonville,formerly of Normal, will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Anthony Church,Bartonville, where he was the parish priest. Visitation will be forone hour before the mass at St. Anthony Church. A second ...
Lincoln Christian women top Moody Bible with big first half
Mar 01, 2002; ... DUBUQUE, Iowa - Lincoln Christian College's women's basketballteam took a 17-point halftime lead and cruised to a 63-42 victoryover Moody Bible Thursday night in a National Christian CollegeAthletic ...
Attempts unsuccessful to rescue dog lost in storm sewer
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - A disoriented dog continued wandering around a stormsewer in Normal late Thursday night, despite a rescue effort led bysix Roto-Rooter employees and an animal welfare investigator. "We're going to pick a manhole and put some food down and kind ofmonitor it and see," said ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Peter Massa MORTON - Peter B. Massa, 89, of 6701 N. Plank Road, Peoria,formerly of 520 E. Jefferson St., Morton, died at 9:25 a.m. Thursday(Feb. 28, 2002) at BelWood Nursing Home, Peoria. His funeral will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Bethel Lutheran Church,Morton, the Rev. Brian ...
WJBC radio no longer a strong local 'voice'
Mar 01, 2002 ... "The Spirit of McLean County." That is what that once-proud radiostation WJBC used to be. Wake up in the middle of the night in a violent storm and youcould turn to 1230 AM and hear a familiar voice with the latest up-to-date information on the storm. When the Ives family ...
ISU women, White close with victory
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - With the score tied at 67, and the shot clock windingdown, time was not on Stacey White's side Thursday night at RedbirdArena. Yet, the Illinois State sophomore forward managed to squeeze insome swift analysis. The result was a foul on Indiana State's AprilKirby as ...
Seven teams match wits at Trinity Lutheran chess tourney
Mar 01, 2002 ... Trinity Lutheran School hosted a seven-team scholastic chesstournament Feb. 22. Ninety players in grades K-8 competed. Theresults are below. Colene Hoose/Chiddix - Arish Wadia, third place, lower primary;Sarah Valentine, third in rating class, lower primary; Matthew ...
Rutherford's experience can be useful in Senate
Mar 01, 2002 ... Unlike some political candidates running for important stateoffices, Dan Rutherford, a GOP candidate for the state Senate fromthe new 53rd District, does not find it necessary to make negativeremarks about his opponent in his commercials. No need! Representative Rutherford can ...
Free ambulance service uncommon
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - Most Central Illinois cities do not offer freeambulance rides. In fact, Champaign, Peoria, Springfield and Decatur don't offercity-run ambulance services. Bloomington officials do offer such a service, but are consideringcharging for it. Currently, when a ...
Tax increase could help Clinton development
Mar 01, 2002; ... CLINTON - A proposed sales tax increase could pave the way formajor development on Clinton's west side, according to a public forumThursday. City officials told an audience of about 25 that the quarter-cent tax increase will allow new infrastructure and extension of IlliniDrive ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Ora Kaufman LINCOLN - Ora Watts Kaufman, 75, of 2202 N. Kickapoo St., Lincoln,formerly of Danvers, died at 5 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 28, 2002) at MapleRidge Care Center, Lincoln. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Funks GroveCemetery, rural McLean, with the Rev ....
IHSA girls tournament, Deer & Turkey Classic highlight weekend Events could draw 50,000
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - The Twin Cities are rolling out the red carpet formore than 50,000 visitors in March, starting this weekend. The Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic will draw about 20,000 toBloomington's Interstate Center today through Sunday. The IllinoisHigh School Association Girls ...
Redbirds turn season around ISU overcomes loss of Bryson, early defeats to earn winning regular season
Mar 01, 2002; ... ST. LOUIS - There were some who felt Illinois State's basketballseason was over before it began. There was Tarise Bryson, the No. 1 returning scorer in the nation,rolling on the court, clenching his right wrist, rolling in pain. It was the season opener and 17 minutes, 46 ...
Coroner: Infant died from medicine overdose
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - An apparent overdose of cold medicine caused thedeath of a 4-month-old Bloomington boy, according to testimony at acoroner's inquest Thursday. Devon J. Mehlberg died at his home Oct. 8 from a toxic level ofdextromethoraphan, a cough suppressant found in some ...
Lincoln Christian falls in regional
Mar 01, 2002; ... WYOMING, Mich. - A second-half rally fell short as LincolnChristian College fell to Emmaus Bible College, 62-61, Thursday nightin the National Christian College Athletic Association RegionalTournament. Lincoln Christian, which beat Emmaus by 20 points Saturday,finished its season ...
Tri-County Gardening Day set for April 13
Mar 01, 2002 ... PEORIA - Several dozen seminars, demonstrations and workshops willbe featured at the annual Tri-County Gardening Day April 13 at thePeoria Civic Center. Master gardeners from the University of Illinois Extension willlead activities. They are horticulturists, gardeners, landscapers ...
Man gets 12 years for motel robbery
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - In retrospect, a Bloomington man may regret notreturning to his room after robbing the motel in which he wasstaying. Nemi Lowe, 24, was found hiding in some weeds near the Sunset Inn,2613 S. Veterans Parkway. Police searched the area and found almost$600 taken in ...
Class AA tourney may top Class A attendance
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - The Illinois High School Association Class A girlsbasketball tournament drew more than 18,000 people to Redbird Arenalast weekend. IHSA acting Executive Director Marty Hickman expects at least thatmany - and maybe more - to attend the Class AA tourney this weekend ....
Mike Kelleher ought to be lieutenant governor
Mar 01, 2002 ... Much has been made of Mike Kelleher's lack of previous experiencein elected office. Well, I would like you all to take a little triviatest with me. Get your thinking caps on. Are you all ready? OK, here's thequestion. What two things do the following five men have in common: ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Daniel L. Carpenter PONTIAC - Daniel L. Carpenter, 39, of Fayetteville, N.C., a nativeof Pontiac, died Tuesday (Feb. 26, 2002) at Duke Medical Center,Durham, N.C.. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cromartie-Miller & Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Dunn, N.C., with ...
Surprising Saints advance to final
Mar 01, 2002; ... CHILLICOTHE - The Central Catholic High School basketball fansscreamed themselves delirious from another miracle victory Thursdaynight. But unlike Friday's regional championship, Saint coach Kevin Browndidn't call his wife, Jodi, in Colorado following a thrilling 53-50upset of ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Sharon Kay Justus ARROWSMITH - Sharon Kay Postlethwait Justus, 60, of 289 Mar VistaDrive, Vista, Calif., formerly of Arrowsmith, died early Saturdaymorning (Feb. 23, 2002) in hospice care at home, after an extendedillness. Her memorial service will be at 3 p.m. March 16, in ...
Snow predicted into weekend
Mar 01, 2002; ... BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois is bracing for its second snowstormin a week, following a winter that at times has been almost balmy. The National Weather Service is predicting four to five inches ofsnow and freezing temperatures beginning Friday afternoon, continuingovernight and ...
Interlake, Pontiac optimistic
Mar 01, 2002; ... PONTIAC - Interlake and community officials said Thursday they aredisappointed by the company's cutting 91 jobs this week but theyremain optimistic Interlake will rebound from the economic setback. Layoffs announced Wednesday at Interlake Material Handling Inc.'sPontiac plant will ...
Sunshine State pitching in with a ray of hope
Mar 01, 2002; ... The pounding of basketballs resonates from Miami to Seattle, NewYork to Albuquerque, Redbird Arena to Chillicothe High School. March Madness is upon us. Now, officially, so is March. The Olympic flame has been extinguished, leaving us four longyears without ice dancing and the ...
Ignore weather, think about garden
Mar 01, 2002; ... Paralleling Mark Twain's comment in "The American Claimant," "Noweather will be found in this book." I am not going to say anythingabout the weather. Let's talk about garden possibilities, not theweather. The sun is right on schedule. A mere week from today,daylight will be 18 minutes ...
NCHS spring play set
Mar 01, 2002 ... NORMAL - The Normal Community High School Drama Department'sspring production, "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead," will beperformed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the NCHS Auditorium. Based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern AreDead" is a comedy whose ...
Elite Eight field shines in all facets of game
Mar 01, 2002; ... NORMAL - When sizing up the field for this year's Class AA GirlsState Basketball Tournament, one question begs to be answered. Where do you begin? The obvious starting point is Chicago Heights Marian Catholic. The29-1 Spartans have been ranked No. 1 the entire season, and ...
Daily digest
Mar 01, 2002 ... Beech Street closed for main installation NORMAL - Beech Street between Locust and Willow streets will beclosed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today for water main installation. The closure was announced by the town of Normal. Zoo plans drive for canned ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Joseph W. Sramek STREATOR - Joseph W. Sramek, 74, of 1111 N. Wasson St., Streator,died at 4:45 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 28, 2002) at St. Mary's Hospital,Streator. His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hagi Funeral Home,Streator. Burial will be in St. Casimir's Cemetery, ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2002 ... Dawn M. Cortez CLINTON - Dawn M. Cortez, 42, of Clinton, died at 4:58 a.m.Wednesday (Feb. 27, 2002) at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. Her funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvert Funeral Home,Clinton. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Clinton.Visitation will be 9 to ...