The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from July 2003:
Flick Fact
Jul 01, 2003; ... QUESTION: Of America's six largest libraries, only one is west ofWashington, D.C. Where is that one? ANSWER: The University of Illinois ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Marcile Sullivan CULLOM - Marcile Hack Sullivan, 87, of Santa Monica, Calif.,formerly of Cullom, died Saturday (June 28, 2003) at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1915, to Earl and Dorothy Hack in Cullom.She was raised on a farm and rode the family horse to a one-roomschool ....
Von Maur sets reopening event
Jul 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - The Von Maur store in Normal's College Hills Mall plansan Aug. 16 grand re-opening to show off its recently completed $1.3million remodeling and renovation project. The event will include prizes as well as entertainment in thechildren's department, said Sara Reemtsma, ...
Warrant issued for Cruz Livingston County court date missed
Jul 01, 2003; ... PONTIAC - Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz didn't show up fora drunken-driving hearing Monday in Livingston County court, so awarrant for his arrest has been issued. State police arrested Cruz, who was wrongfully convicted of a 1983child murder and later pardoned, during a May ...
Gaming chief's job switch shows gaps in ethics laws
Jul 01, 2003 ... Philip C. Parenti must have blinders on. He sees no conflict with moving straight from his job as head ofthe Illinois Gaming Board to becoming a vice president at Harrah'sEntertainment Inc., which owns two riverboat casinos in Illinois. But Gov. Rod Blagojevich's vision on the ...
Technology costing adults their free time
Jul 01, 2003; ... On Sunday night, as you finally plop into a chair, do you wonderwhere the weekend went?For those who do, consider the importance of the number six. Six is the number of additional hours we're working each week;it's also the number of leisure hours we've lost ....
chenoa votes to dissolve Hope to join Prairie Central
Jul 01, 2003; ... CHENOA - The Chenoa school district plans to dissolve and hopes tojoin the Prairie Central school district by July 1, 2004. The Chenoa school board voted 4-2, with one abstention, lateMonday night to dissolve the district. The board then voted the same way on a subsequent ...
June uncorks Hillary's climb, Martha's goose
Jul 01, 2003; ... COLUMN DIARY 2003, a check of big headlines, small wonders andother worldly events: June 2003 1. Doug Collins becomes one of ISU's most often fired alumni, too. 2. Sadly, Ted Turner admits he's down "to his final billion."Remember him in your prayers. 3. Prep ...
DEATJS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Blanche B. Runyon FAIRBURY - Blanche B. Runyon, 83, of Fairbury, died at 4:40 p.m.Monday (June 30, ...
Regional school superintendents offices may be safe
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - A compromise may keep regional superintendents ofeducation in office for at least one more year. Gov. Rod Blagojevich hasn't approved education funding for theupcoming school year, but the president of a statewide organizationof regional superintendents is hopeful ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Paul Lee Purnell NORMAL - Paul Lee Purnell, 64, of 500 E. Summit St., Normal, diedat 12:51 a.m. Sunday (June 29, 2003) at BroMenn Regional MedicalCenter, Normal. His graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at East LawnMemorial Gardens, Bloomington. Pastor Bill Barton ...
Smoker's rights don't overcome all others
Jul 01, 2003 ... The Ayn Rand Institute appears to believe he should be able tochoose whether he will smoke or not around the rest of us, ("Smokingbans attack individual rights, not cancer," Page A15, GuestCommentary, June 21). Though I defend his right to make a fist and also his right toswing ...
Daily digest
Jul 01, 2003 ... Two-truck crash kills Ancona woman ANCONA - An Ancona woman died from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash in rural Livingston County Saturday. Clorinda Long, 43, died at 10:10 p.m. Saturday at OSF SaintFrancis Medical Center, Peoria. Luke A. Hjerpe, 30, of ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... John Leonard MANVILLE - John Andrew Leonard, 86, of 149 Oeschsli Road,Chehalis, Wash., died June 4, 2003. Service: June 9 at Chehalis United ...
S&P notches best quarter since '98
Jul 01, 2003; ... NEW YORK - Wall Street ended a stunning second quarter quietlyMonday as fund managers spent the day repositioning their holdings,but the narrow losses didn't stop the Standard & Poor's 500 indexfrom achieving its best quarterly gain since the final three monthsof 1998. The Dow ...
Evergreen boating f
Jul 01, 2003 ... I am writing this letter in regard to the boating fee at EvergreenLake. Having visited the lake and Comlara Park on many occasionsthrough the years, I was looking forward to visiting this summer,bringing my boat and returning a couple times, after paying the boatfee. I find the ...
Community Briefing
Jul 01, 2003 ... NONPROFIT GROUP HONORS Rotary Clubs The four Twin City Rotary Clubs installed new presidents at abanquet at The Chateau in Bloomington. They are Larry Pennie, Bloomington-Normal Sunset Club; BayoAdanri, Normal Club; Tom O'Connor, Bloomington Club; and Tim ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Lucille Kuerth GRIDLEY - Lucille Kuerth, 82, of Meadows Mennonite Home, ruralChenoa, formerly of Gridley, died at 4:45 a.m. Monday (June 30, 2003)at Meadows Mennonite Home. Services for Mrs. Kuerth will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at FirstUnited Church of Gridley, the Rev. Jack ...
Just a thought ...
Jul 02, 2003 ... Placing a tax on "junk food" is not a new idea, but a New Yorkstate lawmaker took the concept one step further by proposing a taxon video games and television commercials, in addition to ...
GM, Chrysler, MMNA sales increase in June
Jul 02, 2003; ... NORMAL - Mitsubishi Motors North America credited sales of itsexpanding line of sports utility vehicles Tuesday for a 10 percentincrease in sales in June compared with June 2002. Meanwhile, General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG's ChryslerGroup said their sales grew in June, ...
Weibring suggests B-N as Tour stop
Jul 02, 2003; ... NORMAL - Next year will be the final year of the D.A. WeibringRedbird Golf Classic. Yet Weibring said he has an "idea" for another golf event in theTwin Cities. This one would be on a much bigger scale. "The Champions Tour needs to go places where people are excitedabout ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... Carol Eigsti WASHINGTON - Carol Eigsti, 69, of 1110 Newcastle Road, Washington,formerly of Deer Creek, died at ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... Johnnie Mae Hunter NORMAL - Johnnie Mae (Byrd) Hunter, 79, of 9101/2 Adelaide,Normal, died Thursday (June 26, 2003) at 3:15 a.m. at her residence. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at New Morning Star Missionary BaptistChurch in Peoria. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the ...
Arts in Brief
Jul 02, 2003 ... Rock concert EL PASO - A benefit rock concert for the Freight House Exchange inEl Paso will be from 2 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the historic El PasoDepot. The "rock 'n' cookout" concert will include the area bands Plan B,AvanTgarde, Sleep Said the Monster, Sleep Comes Down, All ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... M. Glodean Willis CULLOM - M. Glodean Willis, 84, of Cullom died at 1:45 a.m. onTuesday (July 1, 2003) at the ASTA Care Center of Pontiac. Her funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Harris-Martin-BurkeFuneral Home, Cullom. Brother Ronald Moore, of the Gibson City Churchof ...
ISU grant to help special-ed teachers
Jul 02, 2003; ... NORMAL - Illinois State University will use a $100,000 U.S.Department of Education grant to help Peoria special-educationteachers buy and use the technology their students need most. Jim Thompson, ISU special education department chairman, announcedthe grant Tuesday with U.S. Rep ....
ISU to eliminate 23 positions Bowman: Cuts won't affect classrooms
Jul 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - Illinois State University told 23 workers Monday theirjobs will be eliminated by the end of the 2003-04 school year,Interim President Al Bowman said. Bowman expects the cuts, which are permanent, to have impacts allover campus - except in the classroom. "I'm proud that ...
Illinoisans, get out your wallets New fees take effect today
Jul 01, 2003; ... SPRINGFIELD - People who haven't already registered their boats,bought new car tires or purchased personalized license plates willstart paying more for them, beginning today. As part of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to generate more than $320million in new revenue, a series of tax ...
Daily briefing
Jul 01, 2003 ... LOCAL Pesticide container collection dates named BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois farmers will have fiveopportunities this summer to recycle pesticide containers during one-day collections. Pantagraph area farmers also can take rinsed, clean, dryagrichemical containers ...
College Notebook
Jul 01, 2003 ... Marks named to Verizon Academic team Former Twin City Star and current member of the Richmond RoosersTim Marks was named to the Verizon Academic All-American UniversityDivision baseball team. Marks, who grew up in normal and was a senior catcher for theButler ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Maurice J. Elbert METAMORA - Maurice J. Elbert 76, of 306 W. Partridge St., died at2:30p.m. Sunday (June 29, 2003) at 100 N. Davenport in Metamora. He was born Dec. 31, 1926, in Whittemore, Iowa, to William andSusan Fandel Elbert. Survivors include a sister-in-law, ...
Fast Start leads to win for Stars
Jul 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - The Twin City Stars did exactly what their manager hasbeen preaching on Monday night and the result was a 5-2 CentralIllinois Collegiate League baseball win over the Decatur Blues atRedbird Field. "I've been stressing to them that we have to get out and scoreearly and ...
Forsch recalls days with Cards
Jul 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - The delivery came free and easy, just as it did for 15seasons from the pitcher's mound at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. "You a pitcher?," asked Bob Forsch of the youngster standingacross the table. "Do you throw strikes? "Sometimes," replied 11-year-old Tanner Frey of ...
Curious Places The ins and outs of some obscure venues
Jul 01, 2003; ... From the most exclusive club in town to a crematory, we found ourway in - and out. We didn't sip the brandy at Bloomington Country Club (tooexpensive for our tastes) but we could have dipped into the holywater at Holy Trinity Church. What surprised us about Watterson Towers ...
Ex-firefighter gets probation
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - A former Bloomington firefighter regained hisfreedom Monday after spending 104 days in jail for a series ofthreatening and erratic acts that led to the loss of his job and hismarriage. McLean County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Robb sentenced Walter Bessto 30 months on ...
Ask Corvette aficionados to come back, stay longer
Jul 01, 2003 ... It seemed like old times - at least for a little while - when morethan 300 Corvettes rolled through Bloomington-Normal on their way tothe National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., last week as partof the Third National Corvette Caravan. The Twin Cities were the birthplace of ...
Harvest earmarked for charity
Jul 01, 2003; ... FORREST - When Jerry Austman and more than 30 of his colleaguesharvest grain this fall, they'll be helping people a continent away. Austman and his wife, Peg, and son, Jeff, have helped members ofSt. Paul's Lutheran Church in Forrest organize the second of two areaFoods Resource ...
DEATJS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Dennis M. Roach FAIRBURY - Dennis M. Roach, 94, of Fairview Haven, Fairbury, diedat 10:30 p.m. Sunday (June 29, 2003) at Fairview Haven. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First UnitedMethodist Church, Fairbury, with the Rev. Curt Rush officiating.Burial will be ...
Computer training starts at young age
Jul 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - At Unit 5 schools, they're not called libraries, butinstructional media centers. "Ten years ago, coming to the library meant checking out books andhaving story time," said Glenn Elementary IMC specialist JacqueBethmann. Now? "Everything is there." "You just need to ...
Troopers, police to conduct roadside safety checks
Jul 01, 2003 ... PONTIAC - Capt. Suzanne Jansky, commander of the District 6Illinois State Police headquarters at Pontiac, said state trooperswill be conducting roadside safety checks with municipal and countysheriffs' police during July. Jansky said officers will be especially watchful for ...
Arts in Brief
Jul 01, 2003 ... Music July 4th concerts METAMORA - The Metamora Park District's Summer Concerts in thePark series will feature two free Fourth of July concerts on thebandstand in Metamora Park. A special "God & Country Concert" featuring Curt and Anita Rowdenwill be presented from 6 ...
Woman hurt in house fire
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - A 26-year-old Bloomington woman was hospitalizedMonday night after she tried to stamp out a fire that severelydamaged her family home. Glenna Fournier was taken to OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center withfoot burns, said her mother, Susan Byerly-Fournier, who owns ...
Retired teacher added to board
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Grethe Armstrong, a retired Unit 5 teacher whoserved as president of the Unit Five Education Association in 1999,will be the community representative on The Pantagraph EditorialBoard through Sept. 30. She replaces Evelyn Young, who has served since April 1 in a ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Wayne S. Puckett CORNELL - Wayne S. Puckett, 64, of 403 Sunrise, Cornell, died at5:05 p.m. Monday (June ...
Explosion investigation proves inconclusive
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Insurance adjusters on Monday finished investigatingthe site of the June 15 McLean County Law and Justice Centerexplosion and fire, but officials still don't know the cause. McLean County Administrator John Zeunik said the investigationhasn't yielded a cause for the ...
Bulletin Board
Jul 01, 2003 ... Farmer City Raceway schedules fireworks Farmer City Raceway will host a Fourth of July fireworks displayduring racing Friday night. UMP late models, UMP modifieds, street stocks and hornets will.Gates open at 5 p.m., qualifying is at 7 p.m. and racing begins at7:30 p.m. Adult ...
Customer service best found locally
Jul 01, 2003 ... Regarding the recent letter, ("Finding good, consistent customerservice difficult," YourViews, June 24), I could not keep fromresponding. I myself moved a few months ago into a 15-year-old home thatneeded many improvements. My contractor and I began the task ofshopping around for ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Clorinda Mae Long ANCONA - Clorinda Mae Long, 43, of 203 W. Commercial St., Ancona,died at 10:10 p.m. Saturday (June 28, 2003) at OSF Saint FrancisMedical Center, Peoria. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Central Church of Christ, Streator.The Rev. Timothy Hughes will ...
Clinton Lake marina doing well for DeWitt Co.
Jul 01, 2003; ... CLINTON - Business at the Clinton Lake marina has been good sinceDeWitt County took it over, yielding about $45,000 for the countysince late May. Marina manager Lonnie Snow said the numbers are slightly belowwhat he had hoped for the season, however. This year, 65 percent ...
Culturally Diverse McLean Co. ethnic makeup expanding
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Three evenings each week, they gathered in aclassroom in a Methodist church on the city's west side. The 30 or so students hailed from Afghanistan, China, Colombia,Guatemala, India, Jordan, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey. They'd beendrawn to the Twin Cities by family, ...
Soybean planting at 5 year low
Jul 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois farmers learned Monday that soybeangrowers across the nation reduced plantings to the lowest level infive years. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report also pegged June 1 soybeansupplies at 602 million bushels - a lot larger number than expected ....
4th of July celebrations abound
Jul 01, 2003; ... Whether you like to watch fireworks, march in a parade, or evencelebrate the Fourth on the 5th, Central Illinois communities offer avariety of activities to mark Independence Day. All events take placeJuly 4 unless otherwise noted. -Bloomington: City-sponsored events begin at 5 ...
DEATHS
Jul 01, 2003 ... Orville O. Rathbun GRIDLEY - Mr. Orville O. Rathbun, 87, of 2421 E. Washington St.,Building 7 Apt. 366, Bloomington, formerly of Gridley, died at ...
Eureka College gets nine football recruits
Jul 01, 2003; ... EUREKA - Pantagraph area players Chris McWhorter, JeradLitherland, Luke Brown, Nick Hart and Dan Stevens are among ninefootball recruits announced by Eureka College coach Darrell Crouch. McWhorter is a 6-foot-1, 295-pound defensive lineman fromBloomington High School. He was a ...
Roan gets ace on 11th hole
Jul 02, 2003; ... NORMAL - Dan Roan makes his living by reporting on the news. On Tuesday, Roan was "the news" during the 24th annual D.A.Weibring Redbird Golf Classic. Roan, the sports director at WGN-TV in Chicago, used a 4-iron toace the 182-yard 11th hole at the ISU Golf Course. It was the ...
Medicare drug bills still far apart philosophically
Jul 02, 2003 ... An approaching election season can bring out the best inpoliticians. It can also bring out the worst. We're unable todecide the appropriate arena for the House and Senate approvals ofdifferent plans to help seniors pay for prescription drugs. Lawmakers have been promising relief ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... Richard B. Davidson EUREKA - Richard B. Davidson, 82, of 1803 Lakeview Drive, Eureka,died at 5:27 a.m. Tuesday (July 1, 2003) at OSF Saint Francis MedicalCenter in Peoria. He was born April 30, 1921, in Eureka, to Charles E. and AugustaBlumenshine Davidson. He married Rachel ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... B. Leota Gaddis BLOOMINGTON - B. Leota Gaddis, 97, of Mari de Villa RetirementCenter, Town and Country, Mo., formerly of ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... Margaret ScrogginMOUNT PULASKI - Margaret Scroggin, 83, of Mount Pulaski died at4:04 p.m. Monday (June 30, 2003) at Memorial Medical Center,Springfield. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church,Mount Pulaski. Burial: Steenbergen ...
Natural gas costs may hit the roof
Jul 02, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Here's a thought to put a chill through CentralIllinois homeowners, even in July: The price of natural gas isforecast to skyrocket this winter heating season. "Supply is not keeping up with all the demand out there," said TedLenart, assistant vice president of ...
Band's fund-raising help was much appreciated
Jul 02, 2003 ... The students and parents of Normal West's marching band want tothank everyone for their response to our fund raising on Saturday,June 21; especially Tom's Parkway Foods bagging for tips inBloomington, and Burger King and Avanti's in Normal, car wash. Theirgenerosity is very much ...
Stars divide pair with Decatur
Jul 02, 2003; ... DECATUR - Rob Blumberg pitched a perfect game for five innings andfinished with a two hitter as the Twin City Stars defeated Decatur, 3-1, in the first game of a Central Illinois Collegiate Leaguedoubleheader Tuesday night. Decatur won the rain-shortened nightcap,2-0, in five ...
Daily briefing
Jul 02, 2003 ... STATE Verizon details charges, adjusts 1st quarter earnings CHICAGO - Verizon Communications Inc. is taking charges of up to$3 billion, but the huge phone company said Tuesday said the chargeswill not affect its full-year forecast for adjusted earnings andrevenue ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2003 ... Florence Mackinson PONTIAC - The funeral of Florence Ann Mackinson, 69, of Pontiacand Miami, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Duffy Funeral Home,Pontiac. Deacon Jim Wallace will officiate. Burial will be inMemorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.today ...
Police officers educate kids at Timber Pointe
Jul 02, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington police officers rolled onto the sceneTuesday, lights flashing and sirens blaring. They came to Lake Bloomington not to investigate a crime, however,but to educate summer campers about their role in the community. Curious children listened as detective ...