The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from October 2003:
Eureka's Holman a pioneer athlete
Oct 01, 2003; ... EUREKA - The trail Amanda Holman is blazing at Eureka High Schoolis one few may be capable of following. The 5-foot-7 sophomore setter is the first Hornet volleyballplayer to also compete in cross country. Holman is more than just participating, she is in her secondseason ...
Suspicious mind takes sports to the 'next level'
Oct 01, 2003; ... One listing was for someone possessing "excellent research andwriting skills." Another sought a person with "a bachelor's degree ineducation, business, sociology or related field." Yet another preferred a candidate with "knowledge of music, artand recreation." Job ...
Heyworth balanced in win over El Paso
Oct 01, 2003; ... Eureka topples St. Bede Amanda Holman had 20 assists and two blocks to lead Eureka to a 25-17, 25-21 Tri-County Conference victory against Peru St. Bede atPeru. Stephanie Kennell added seven assists and six kills for theHornets, who moved to 15-6 overall, and 4-1 in the ...
Sweet rewards Tasty veggie is jam-packed with nutrition
Oct 01, 2003; ... Sweet potatoes have been around since prehistoric times.Scientists believe dinosaurs might have eaten this nourishingvegetable, perhaps helping contribute to their tremendous size. History tells us that Native Americans were already growing themwhen Columbus arrived in 1492, and ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Bessie C. Conn ONARGA -- Bessie C. Conn, 107, of Onarga died at 2:15 p.m. Monday(Sept. 29, 2003) at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Onarga United MethodistChurch, the Rev. Charles Shelquist and the Rev. Tom Jonesofficiating ....
Flick Fact
Oct 01, 2003 ... Question Before Eugene D. Funk Sr. of Shirley, developed his famed FunksHybrid corn, how was corn markedly different at harvest time.Answer:Funk's hybrid created a stronger ...
CPCI volleyball goes on attack
Oct 01, 2003; ... There was a tradeoff when two seniors graduated from last year's35-3 CPCI volleyball team, which advanced to the Class A SweetSixteen. "What we lost in leadership, we made up for with assertiveness,"said fifth-year coach Stacy Perkinson-Posey, who has a 17-1 record. "This ...
On the Record
Oct 01, 2003 ... McLEAN COUNTY Misdemeanors Alcohol - Joshua M. Roush, 20, of the 1200 block of Dianne Drive,Bloomington, sentenced to two years of probation and 112 days injail, with credit for 112 days served, for driving under theinfluence of alcohol; fined $750 and sentenced to concurrent ...
Dad's connection with daughter a special bond
Oct 01, 2003 ... One of the most gratifying experiences in one's life is watchingthat which you have created with the grace of God and deepappreciation of nature -- the birth of my daughter. Then as time passes, this child of special creation is a joyforever as well as a sorrow forever. Then ...
Telemarketers harass, don't use 'free' speech
Oct 01, 2003 ... I registered on that "Do-Not-Call List" both my cell numbers andmy home phone. I don't want to be bothered all hours of the day and night bypeople who want my money. I don't know about you, but I barely haveenough to go around here in my own home, let alone give it or"purchase" ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Larry Lee Burkett KANGLEY -- Larry Lee Burkett, 57, of 4207 Section St., Kangley,died at 10:49 p.m. Monday (Sept. 29, 2003) at his home. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday graveside in Braceville Cemetery,Gardner. Visitation: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Winterrowd-Hagi ...
Daily Briefing
Oct 01, 2003 ... LOCAL Growmark ranked among top 500 info tech firms BLOOMINGTON -- Growmark Inc., the regional farm supply cooperativebased in Bloomington, has been ranked 430 among the top 500information technologies companies by Information Week magazine. Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Leonard E. Weiland NORMAL -- Leonard E. "Bud" Weiland, 77, of 1601 Aurora Way,Normal, died at 9:29 p.m. Monday (Sept. 29, 2003) at OSF St. JosephMedical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Carmody-FlynnWilliamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, and ...
Doctors resign at Rural Health Center
Oct 01, 2003; ... CLINTON - The two physicians at the Rural Health Center quitTuesday after they failed to negotiate an end to formal ties with Dr.John Warner Hospital. The resignations of Dr. Brit Williams and Dr. Farrukh Kureishybecome effective Dec. 31. Both doctors declined to comment. The ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Dale W. Graham GIBSON CITY - Dale W. Graham, 88, of Gibson City died at 2:10 p.m.Monday (Sept. 29, 2003) at the Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson City. His funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Lamb Funeral Home inGibson City, the Rev. Scott Henley officiating. Visitation will ...
Telemarketers harass, don't use 'free' speech
Oct 01, 2003 ... I registered on that "Do-Not-Call List" both my cell numbers andmy home phone. I don't want to be bothered all hours of the day and night bypeople who want my money. I don't know about you, but I barely haveenough to go around here in my own home, let alone give it or"purchase" ...
A round of applause
Oct 01, 2003 ... For Pat Kaisner, broker/owner of Re/Max Twin City Realtors, whowas named the 2003 winner of the Athena Award, which recognizesprofessional excellence, time and ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Anthony Cornacchione BLOOMINGTON -- Anthony C. Cornacchione, 55, of 4 Shire Court,Bloomington, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 28, 2003) at his home. Service: memorial service in Fort Wayne, Ind., at a later date.There will be no local service. He was cremated ....
Farmer finds friends he didn't know he had
Oct 01, 2003; ... What do you get when you put together 12 combines, 14 semi-trucks, a couple dozen men, too many wagons to count and a cornfield?A striking lesson in how to be a neighbor. The scene occurs every fall in Central Illinois. Yet each oneinspires in its own way. This one happened ...
Deer Creek plans for future Once 'dying town' now revitalized
Oct 01, 2003; ... DEER CREEK - Deer Creek may have been declining a decade ago, buta group of community leaders gathered last week to celebrate itssuccesses and plan for the future. "About ten years ago people thought this was a dying town. Nowit's a thriving," Deer Creek President Jim Hackney told ...
Smoker rising out of ashes
Oct 01, 2003; ... A new coach and a new offense have given Michigan State's JeffSmoker a new lease on his football life. A year after being suspended for a substance abuse problem, thesenior quarterback is thriving under first-year coach John L. Smith. Smoker set school records for career ...
Six area teams advance to IESA baseball, softball state tourneys
Oct 01, 2003; ... Six area teams have advanced to Friday and Saturday's IllinoisElementary School Association state baseball and softballtournaments. Fieldcrest East and Hartsburg-Emden will take part in the A statebaseball tourney at EastSide Centre in East Peoria. Fieldcrest East (19-0) ...
Old favorite gets makeover in new chicken cookbook
Oct 01, 2003; ... Even though our lives keep getting busier, families still needthree meals a day, says food writer Rose Murray. Her new cookbook,"125 Best Chicken Recipes," was just released in September and ischock-full of imaginative recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutesor fewer. Inviting color ...
Meaningful rules needed to identify unsafe schools
Oct 01, 2003 ... Schools attended by the vast majority of American students aregenerally safe. But there are unsafe schools out there. Schools wherestudents reasonably fear they will be harmed. Schools where that fearinterferes with their ability to get an education. And it's highly unlikely that ...
Hangar eatery opens at airport
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Tim Davis said his new Hangar restaurant and pub is"exactly what the travel doctor ordered." The new restaurant opened quietly Monday in the Central IllinoisRegional Airport terminal to let its employees become accustomed tothe business. A grand opening is planned in ...
Hinsdale businessman appointed to ISU board
Oct 01, 2003; ... SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich selected a supporter ofIllinois State University - and of his 2002 campaign - on Tuesday,naming a Hinsdale businessman to the ISU board of trustees. The appointment of Jay Bergman, a 1970 graduate of ISU andpresident and CEO of Hinsdale-based ...
United Way
Oct 01, 2003 ... State Farm Insurance Company's Ken Lam, vice president ofadministrative services, and Barbara Kirchgasler, assistant vicepresident, health insurance, filled coffee cups at the Second ChanceArea of Corporate Headquarters early Tuesday morning. Julie Anderson, project manager and ...
Two dozen lose their jobs at IDOT Workers had 1 day left in probation
Oct 01, 2003; ... SPRINGFIELD - An estimated two dozen state highway workers losttheir jobs Monday, victims of what officials say is Illinois'continuing financial trouble. The former workers say the firings are suspicious because of thetiming. At least 12 of the employees were just one day ...
First frost coming a bit early
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Dig out the winter coats, hats and mittens, and findan old sheet to cover the flowers: the first frost is on the way alittle earlier than usual. "There may be some scattered spots of frost (this morning),especially in the rural areas," said meteorologist Lucy Plahmer ...
Try electronic monitoring of inmates on small scale
Oct 01, 2003 ... An electronic monitoring program for inmates in the McLean CountyJail reminds us a bit of the problem with a long-range water supplyin the county -- when things are going well, it's easy to put asidethe problem for another year. It seems all the necessary parties have agreed that ...
Cool weather warming up heating firms' phone lines
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Last year, as September turned to October,temperatures were in the 70s. Not so this year as a forecast forfreezing temperatures is closing windows and turning up the furnace. The cool weather also is a source of telephone calls to heatingbusinesses as homeowners find ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Joan Followell CLINTON -- Joan Followell, 64, of Clinton died at 1:45 p.m.Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2003) ...
Farm program sign-up starts
Oct 01, 2003; ... Producers must sign contracts every year to receive direct andcountercyclical payments. Both types of payments are figured on baseacres and payment yields established for each farm. Direct payments are set at 28 cents per bushel for corn and 44cents per bushel for ...
IWU wins twice in soccer
Oct 01, 2003; ... DECATUR - Illinois Wesleyan's soccer teams recorded CollegeConference of Illinois and Wisconsin victories against MillikinTuesday. Katie Kelly scored three goals as the IWU women earned a 5-0victory. Marisa Johnson had the other two goals. David Munz scored twice to lead the ...
FBI investigates Bush staff
Oct 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The FBI began a full-scale criminalinvestigation Tuesday into whether White House officials illegallyleaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer, and President Bushordered his staff to cooperate with the first major probe of ...
Champion, McBarnes sites going different directions
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - At the same time workers are readying one downtownBloomington building for use as a government center, McLean Countyauthorities are making plans to sell another building as surplusproperty. P.J. Hoerr of Peoria has begun work on the former Champion Federalbuilding ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Robert J. Berg LINCOLN -- Robert J. Berg, 51, of Mokena, formerly of Lincoln,died Sept. 24, 2003, at Wilham Hospital, Lebanon, Ind. Service: Mass of Christian Burial was Monday at St. Mary's Church,Mokena. Kurtz Memorial Chapel, New Lenox, had charge of ...
Have referendum before cultural center, arena OK'd
Oct 01, 2003 ... It seems to me that our city (Bloomington) leaders are proposingincreased taxes to support a downtown that has had its day and hasbeen on life-support for more than 35 years. If property owners and business people cannot make a go ofdowntown, why should the burden be put on the ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Ethel Tosh BLOOMINGTON -- Ethel Tosh, 85, of 1509 Calhoun St., Bloomington,died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 30, ...
Women's soccer team erupts in second half
Oct 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - The Illinois State women's soccer team put two secondhalf goals on the board, and dropped Northern Illinois 2-0 in anonconference match Tuesday at Adelaide Field. Junior defender Heather Forsyth headed in a Tiffany DeClark passat the 55:31 mark to put the Redbirds up 1-0 ....
Reagan Museum fire ruled an arson Blaze destroyed several items
Oct 01, 2003; ... EUREKA - An early-morning fire at Eureka College's Ronald ReaganMuseum has been ruled an arson. Fire Chief Craig Neal confirmed that state investigators ruled thefire was set in a storage room within the museum. Police Chief Al Misener said his department is investigating ...
Man charged with forgery
Oct 01, 2003; ... PONTIAC - Donald Flowers, 32, was charged Monday in LivingstonCounty Circuit Court with two counts of forgery. Flowers tried to cash two checks drawn on a Pontiac Township HighSchool account in June 2002, authorities said. The charges allege thechecks, which ...
No wars, death penalty if we lived as Jesus taught
Oct 01, 2003 ... The deterrent to sin is punishment. According to the book ofLeviticus, many sins were dealt with by killing, even by stoning todeath. What kind of society could exist without punishing those whodisobey the law? The death penalty in our nation was designed to be a deterrent ...
Diamonds no friend to Flying Horse crowd
Oct 01, 2003 ... I always enjoy reading the Flying Horse page in The Pantagraph.There is something wonderful about the innocence and simplicity ofsome of the letters and pictures. But I was truly appalled to readthe headlines of the Flying Horse on Sunday morning, Sept. 28."History of sparkling diamonds ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Leonard L. Bennett GIBSON CITY -- Leonard L. Bennett, 80, of Blair Tower, Altoona,Pa., formerly of rural Williamsburg, Pa., and Gibson City, diedSaturday evening (Sept. 27, 2003) at Altoona Hospital. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Bolger Funeral Inc., Williamsburg,Pastor Barry ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Lucille G. Scholl BLOOMINGTON -- Lucille G. Scholl, 82, of 113 Manor Circle,Bloomington, died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2003) at herresidence. Her funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Calvert & MetzlerMemorial Home, Bloomington, with the Rev. David Dees ...
Chenoa dissolution hearing date moved
Oct 01, 2003; ... CHENOA - A hearing on the future of the Chenoa school district,which seeks to dissolve and join the Prairie Central district, hasbeen delayed to Oct. 15. The Regional Board of School Trustees for DeWitt, Livingston andMcLean counties convened Monday morning and agreed to continue ...
Suspended Redbirds reinstated
Oct 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - During his weekly early afternoon news conferenceTuesday, Illinois State football coach Denver Johnson said he hopedto "clear up in a very short time" the status of four suspendedplayers. Later in the afternoon, Johnson did exactly that by reinstatingsenior defensive end ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Lloyd Parker Rodgers MAROA - Lloyd Parker Rodgers, 63, of Maroa, died at 6:10 p.m.Monday (Sept. 29, 2003) at his family residence in Maroa. His funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvert Funeral Home,Maroa, David Harmon and Chaplain Dan Spruell officiating. Burial with ...
Daily Digest
Oct 01, 2003 ... jsz Water main work continues on Jersey NORMAL - Water main work will continue on Jersey Avenue, forcingthe street to be closed to traffic from Grandview Drive to LindenStreet until 7 p.m. Friday. The work had been expected to be finished Tuesday. Traffic onLinden ...
presidential library director to be named
Oct 01, 2003; ... SPRINGFIELD - The director of four presidential libraries is aboutto add a fifth to his resume. Richard Norton Smith, who currently oversees the Robert J. DoleInstitute for Public Service and Public Policy in Lawrence, Kan., isexpected to be named director of the Abraham Lincoln ...
Methodist pastor joins editorial board
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON -- The Rev. Ralph Dude, who has served several UnitedMethodist churches in the Central Illinois Conference and is anadjunct pastor at Normal First United Methodist Church, will be thecommunity representative on The Pantagraph's six-member editorialboard through the remainder ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Edith Ioerger BLOOMINGTON -- Edith Ioerger, 71, of Carson, Calif., formerly ofBloomington, died Friday (Sept. 26, 2003) in a nursing home inCarson. Service: 1 p.m. today graveside at Green Hills Memorial Cemetery,Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. McNerney's Mortuary, ...
Building tradition, brick by brick
Oct 01, 2003 ... Dave Brackett, landscape foreman with Sunburst Nursery and PennLandscaping, on Monday was laying some of the more than 1,400 bricksfor the Normal Community High School Traditions Walkway. Landscapingwill be done this fall with ...
Setting it right
Oct 01, 2003 ... BOYS GOLF - Normal Community High School's Matt Hussong finishedsecond in the Big 12 Conference tournament at Turtle Run Golf Coursein Danville on Monday. Bloomington's Brandon Holtz was third, BradAtkinson of Rantoul was sixth, Andy Ward of NCHS was ...
Robinson glad to be back
Oct 01, 2003; ... NORMAL - A scolding from defensive coordinator Ron Lambert and thefollowing post practice running by the Illinois State defensivelinemen were no match for Ray Robinson's smile Tuesday at HancockStadium. "I can honestly say I've never been as happy to see this footballfield in my ...
Affirmative action flawed, Chavez says
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court missed an important chance toshow "the constitution means what it says" in its July ruling onaffirmative action, a former Reagan administration official said. Linda Chavez, former director of the U.S. Commission on CivilRights, and former ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Donald V. Herrman HOPEDALE - Donald V. Herrman, 86, of Hopedale Commons, Hopedale,formerly of 538 E. Meadow Lawn St., Manito, died at 3 a.m. Monday(Sept. 29, 2003) at Hopedale Nursing Home. Service: 10 a.m. today at Maas Funeral Home, Manito, the Rev.Thomas Wenndt ...
Cubs fans have reason to cheer
Oct 01, 2003; ... BLOOMINGTON - Joe DeSalvo is one devoted Cubs fan.He slept outside overnight in Chicago to get tickets forSaturday's playoff-clinching doubleheader against the PittsburghPirates. He was such an enthusiastic fan he was interviewed by SportsIllustrated during one of the games ....
Bates, Moore team up to lead Normal West
Oct 01, 2003; ... Behind Alicia Bates' 17 assists and Micah Moore's nine kills, theNormal West High School volleyball team cruised to a 25-21, 25-10nonconference victory over Pontiac Tuesday at Normal. Kara Albert added five service points for the Wildcats. "Micah Moore really stepped up ...
Who's the bigger fool?
Oct 01, 2003 ... The way we see it, the folks that live on the East Coast are thelucky ones. They have plenty of warning when the bulk of their badweather rolls in. We, in the Midwest, don't have such a luxury. On the coast, theyhave hurricanes. Here, we have tornadoes. ... With tornadoes, we ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2003 ... Ethel J. Hoffman BLOOMINGTON -- Ethel J. Hoffman, 84, of Bloomington, formerly ofBoiling Springs, S.C., died at 2 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2003) at herhome. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hilton Head, S.C.She was cremated. Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral ...
Firing Ryan's political appointees was correct
Oct 02, 2003 ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich may have been technically wrong in firingGeorge Ryan appointees who went along with some fast shuffling tosave their jobs when Blagojevich took over as governor. But, ethically, Blagojevich did the right thing. The governor lost the first battle with the ...
Forum addresses gay issues Gay matrimony talk respectful from both sides
Oct 02, 2003; ... NORMAL -- All Tom O. McCulley wants to do is go home to hishusband. "I want that word -- married," he told about 120 people who filledthe Normal Public Library's community room Wednesday night. What could have turned into a shouting match remained an animatedyet respectful ...
Weekend's Best Bets
Oct 02, 2003 ... Fall scenes Those dueling fall colors drives known as the Spoon River ScenicDrive and the Knox County Scenic Drive return both this weekend andnext, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturdays and Sundays. '''Spoon River-way, the route covers 100 miles of road through 15festival ...