The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from March 2004:
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Kathryn Klendworth DANA -- Kathryn J. Klendworth, 81, of Dana died at 12:15 a.m.Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. Born Nov. 17, 1922, in Livingston County, a daughter of John andBarbara Schieler Crow, she married Willis B. Klendworth on Sept. 18,1942, ...
Hopedale's little quilters lend a hand
Mar 01, 2004; ... HOPEDALE - One student said $25. Another $1,000. The Hopedale Grade School second-graders were guessing how muchthe quilt their social studies class made will sell for at theschool's carnival. The quilt is a combination of the different impressions studentshave of their ...
Gameday glance
Mar 01, 2004 ... ISU vs. Drake Site: Redbird Arena, Normal (10,200) Time: 7:05 p.m. Radio: WJBC (1230 AM) Bloomington; WJEZ (98.9 FM) Dwight; WZOE(1490 AM) Princeton; WFMB (1450 AM) Springfield; WDID (1510 AM)Highland Television: None Records: ISU 8-18, 3-14; Drake ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Frank Jordine Jr. BLOOMINGTON -- Frank A. Jordine Jr., 71, of 4 Lindsay Lane,Bloomington, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at hisresidence. Friends may greet the family from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at EastLawn Funeral Home, Bloomington. A memorial service will be at 6 ...
Purple Raiders seek elusive regional crown
Mar 01, 2004; ... Bloomington High School's basketball team ended a 12-year droughtFriday by winning the Big 12 Conference championship. This week, the Purple Raiders look to halt 10 years of Class AAregional frustration when they play host to their own regional at theRobert Frank Sports ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Meritt Davis ODELL -- Meritt Davis, 83, of Eola died Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004)at Copley Medical Center, Aurora. A private family service will be Wednesday. Burial will be inUnion Cemetery, Odell. Visitation Wednesday also will be private.Duffy Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in ...
Wichita State loss tough on ISU Redbirds in action today against Drake
Mar 01, 2004; ... NORMAL -- The 72 hours following Wednesday's 16-point loss toEvansville weren't the best of times for Illinois State's basketballteam. "I was pretty vocal with them," said ISU coach Porter Moser. "Wehad a seven-point lead and then all of a sudden we were down by 16.We've had a ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Joseph Garrett NORMAL -- Joseph "Joey" Allen Garrett, 21, of 215 Foster, Normal,died at 4:15 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at Route 136, McLean, as aresult of an automobile accident. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kibler-Smith MemorialHome, Bloomington, Dr ....
McLean County state's attorney
Mar 01, 2004 ... Bill Yoder needs to be commended for using a team approach in theconduct of the office of McLean County state's attorney. His new major crime unit, headed by Bill, includes fourexperienced prosecutors. Together, the committee makes team decisionsregarding the filing of serious ...
Odd ending stings ISU Redbird women fall at home to Shockers
Mar 01, 2004; ... NORMAL -- Not even the basketball gods could have scripted thefinish of the Illinois State women's basketball game Sunday afternoonat Redbird Arena. ISU, which ultimately suffered a very frustrating 71-67 MissouriValley Conference loss to Wichita State before 2,148 people, ...
The Thomases no longer doubting diet, exercising
Mar 01, 2004; ... CARLOCK -- Marc and Leslie Thomas have been on Atkins and havechecked out parts of South Beach and The Zone. But their current weight loss plan was inspired by their daughter,Hillary, 15, a freshman at Eureka High School. "She joined the swim team in August," Marc said, which ...
Hometown insurers need a little image-tweaking
Mar 01, 2004; ... Let's face it, insurance isn't considered a glamour profession.Cops, doctors and lawyers are the ones romanticized endlessly infilms and on television. Even journalists enjoyed a brief moment in the spotlight aroundthe time of Watergate before slinking back into obscurity ...
Class AA boys regional
Mar 01, 2004 ... At Bloomington Where: Bloomington High School. When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Area teams entered (with sectional seeding): No. 1 Bloomington,No. 9 Normal West. Winner advances to: Urbana Sectional vs. winner of Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional. At ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Agnes Bouas BLOOMINGTON -- Agnes E. Bouas, 85, of Bloomington, formerly ofCoulterville, died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at 1:50 a.m.at her residence. She and her husband, Wilbur, had lived atWestminster Village, Bloomington, since July 2002. Agnes was born in Perry ...
Groundbreaking Thursday for LeRoy medical office
Mar 01, 2004; ... LeROY -- Construction will soon begin on a 7,100-square-footbuilding that will house LeRoy Family Medicine. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.2 million facility will be at1 p.m. Thursday at the corner of Chestnut and Bicentennial streets inLeRoy. A reception will follow at Water ...
IWU men's relay team sets school standard
Mar 01, 2004; ... KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Illinois Wesleyan men's 800-meter relay teamset a school record with a time of 1 minute, 32.4 seconds whilefinishing second at the College Conference of Illinois and ...
Haiti helpers watch, hope
Mar 01, 2004; ... STREATOR --- Past visits to impoverished Haiti have been a "life-changing mission," says a Streator nurse who is closely watching newsreports of civil strife in hopes that her planned spring trip therewill not be canceled. Kaye Koltveit has organized a group of volunteers from St ....
Signal caller Believe it or not, there's a science behind traffic control
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- "I was stuck at that red light for 10 minutes!" Mike O'Brien hears these complaints constantly. As chief engineerfor the City of Bloomington, O'Brien and his department oversee thecity's water control systems and sewer pump lift stations and keepits 1,000 street ...
Calvary Baptist girls finish second in state
Mar 01, 2004; ... ROCKFORD -- The ball and the lead bounced between Calvary BaptistAcademy and Schaumburg in the fourth quarter of the IllinoisAssociation of Christian Schools girls basketball state tournamentchampionship game Saturday. The lead change teams eight times in the final quarter ...
ISU batters Louisville pitching
Mar 01, 2004; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Illinois State belted out 19 hits, includingthree two-run home runs, and Joe Peterson drove in four runs en routeto a 12-6 win over Louisville Sunday at Cardinal Stadium. The Redbirds won two of three from the Cardinals in the season-opening series. ISU ...
A day for mitzvahs Mitzvah -- An act of charity, a good deed
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Dogs and cats at the Humane Society of CentralIllinois will have homemade treats, thanks to the little helpinghands of Jacob Azriel. Wild birds will have peanuts because of 7-year-old Zack Moravec. And people involved in the Star Literacy program will ...
Flick Fact
Mar 01, 2004; ... Question A month ago, those Oscars handed out last night were a lot closerto your house than anyone in Hollywood? Answer: True -- at least for a ...
'Wonderful life' a good mantra for ISU's Bowman
Mar 01, 2004 ... Super congratulations goes out to Al Bowman for ascending to thedistinguished and acclaimed top leadership position as president ofIllinois State University! Should President Bowman ever decide to write his autobiography, Ithink it would be all right to borrow the title: "It's A ...
Olympia takes its message on the road Speakers stump for referendum
Mar 01, 2004; ... ATLANTA -- Speakers traveling the 377-square-mile Olympia SchoolDistrict are midway through a six-week tour to spread the word abouttwo tax referendums that could change the look of the district. "I've been amazed at how responsive people have been," saidSuperintendent Donald Hahn, ...
On duty
Mar 01, 2004 ... U.S. Marine Corps David Bostic NORMAL -- Cpl. David R. Bostic, formerly of Normal, has beencalled to active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. Bostic is a reservist with Kilo Company, Third Battalion, 24thMarines, Terre Haute, Ind. His unit arrived at Camp ...
McLean County state's attorney
Mar 01, 2004 ... As a professional who works in the field of violence, I believeTeena Griffin has the qualifications, commitment and people skillsnecessary to be our next state's attorney. Her resume is impressive, having credentials and experiences noother attorney in this county ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Lucille Roy STREATOR -- Lucille Roy, 77, of 2 Kiley Drive, Streator, died at8:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home,Streator. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Trinity Church, Streator. Burial: Riverview Cemetery, ...
Good faith disappears in Bush presidency
Mar 01, 2004 ... President George W. Bush has cemented his place in history byrevealing the true meaning behind his 2000 campaign promise to be a"compassionate conservative." First, the president led our country into a pre-emptive,unprovoked attack on another sovereign nation. In the aftermath ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Gail Szabados NORMAL -- Olivia "Gail" Szabados, 61, of 101 N. Grove St. Normal,died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at Martin Health Center,Bloomington. Her memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Epiphany Church,Normal, with the Rev. Monsignor Thomas Maloney ...
Hockey teams anxious for home ice
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Ground hasn't been broken yet for the proposedBloomington arena complex, but local hockey players' excitement isgrowing. High-school-aged players for the Bloomington-Normal Sharks andIllinois State University's Icebirds are eager for ice to call theirown. The ...
MondayMemos
Mar 01, 2004 ... Scholarship auction raises $6,245 LEROY -- With Mardi Gras beads, lots of noise and spiritedbidding, the annual LeRoy Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Auctioncelebrated another record year. The event, which raises funds for scholarships for graduatingseniors of LeRoy High ...
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Franklin Rocke CISSNA PARK -- Franklin C. Rocke, 91, of Cissna Park died at 5:20a.m. Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. He was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Cissna Park, a son of Andrew and IdaStoller Rocke. Survivors include one brother, Lester ...
Illinois needs senator with track record, experience
Mar 01, 2004 ... With eight Republicans and seven Democrats vying for the U.S.Senate seat for which Peter Fitzgerald has declined to seek re-election, it is difficult for voters to tell the players apartwithout a scorecard -- or a ballot. The similarity in views among several of the candidates ...
IWU learns lst foe Titans will host Maryville to start D-III tournament
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Riding a 10-game winning streak into the NCAADivision III Basketball Tournament, Illinois Wesleyan will faceanother hot team in the first round. Maryville of St. Louis has won 13 of its last 15 games and bringsa 15-10 record to Shirk Center Thursday for a 7:30 p.m ....
DEATHS
Mar 01, 2004 ... Nellie MacDonald BLOOMINGTON -- Nellie MacDonald, 77, of Morris, a Bloomingtonnative, died late Friday evening (Feb. 27, 2004) at Grundy CountyHome. There will be no funeral or visitation. A private family memorialwill be held at a later date. Fruland Funeral Home, Morris, is ...
Throwing stones Twin City man hopes to get arena patrons hooked on sport
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Ken Newton likes to throw 42-pound stones, and hehopes to throw them in the Bloomington arena complex. The stones are curling stones, or rocks, that are used in the 400-year-old Scottish sport of curling. Curling, similar to bowling or shuffleboard, is played on ...
Cullom native Magee still able to push himself
Mar 01, 2004; ... When Don Magee did 70 pushups on his 70th birthday, he decided togo a step further and added another 30. A week ago, Magee did 600 pushups -- not consecutively -- beforehe left his suburban Atlanta, Ga., home for work. Not bad for a Cullom High School graduate who worked his ...
Building Permits
Mar 01, 2004 ... BLOOMINGTON Trunk Bay Construction, Bloomington, issued permit Feb. for a$54,000 office building at 3807 General Electric Road. Long Custom Building, Bloomington, issued permit Feb 20 for a$175,000 house at 22 Derby Way. The Prenzler Group, Bloomington, issued permit ...
YouthNews
Mar 01, 2004 ... Four swim to victory at Illinois state meet QUINCY -- Four Swim America athletes earned first-place finishesin the Illinois State A Championship Swimming Meet Sunday. Cole Rosenbaum, competing in the age 11-12 division, won the 50and 110 backstroke races and the 100 ...
McLean County state's attorney
Mar 01, 2004 ... Three retired Illinois state police commanders with a total of 90years in law enforcement support Teena Griffin for state's attorney. We recognize the value of a vigorous prosecutor. As the firstfelony assistant, Teena was available day or night to track majorcases from the crime ...
Why waste the money on Livingston hiring?
Mar 01, 2004 ... This letter is in response to a recent article in The Pantagraphabout our new jail superintendent our county has "contracted" with,("Livingston Co. jail superintendent will be contracted," Page A6,Feb. 13). This article basically said it was OK to allow Ms. Lynn Cahill-Masching ...
Ramay wasn't required to register
Mar 01, 2004; ... CLINTON -- Under Texas law in effect in August 1997, Keith E.Ramay and others were not required to register on the state's sexoffender registry, a program that notifies the public when anoffender moves to a community. On Sept. 1, 1997 -- 20 days after Ramay's probation ended -- a ...
Centennial eyes third straight state berth
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Champaign Centennial High School's girls basketballteam goes after its third straight state tournament berth tonightwhen the Chargers meet Peoria Richwoods in the Bloomington Class AASuper-Sectional at Illinois Wesleyan's Shirk Center. Centennial enters the 7:30 game ...
Weighing diets Carbs or no, exercise and portions key
Mar 01, 2004; ... BLOOMINGTON -- We have met the enemy and it isn't carbs. It's us. You didn't want to hear that. But several Central Illinois healthprofessionals said unless we eat less and move more, we likely willbe doomed to a cycle of weight loss and gain as we switch from dietto ...
Redbird gymnasts score high but suffer loss
Mar 01, 2004; ... The Illinois State gymnastics team posted a season-high score of193.975 in a losing effort Sunday at Cape Girardeau, Mo., asSoutheast Missouri State scored 194.850 to defeat ISU for the secondtime this season. The Redbirds recorded their highest vault score of the season,with all ...
Livingston County nursing home
Mar 01, 2004 ... We are addressing this letter, not to the individual who hasneither a conscience nor integrity, but to the citizens of(Livingston) county who, instead of vandalizing and defacingproperty, choose to stand up and have their voice be heard openly. We are referring to campaign signs ...
Governor's plan worries local service providers
Mar 01, 2004; ... SPRINGFIELD -- Central Illinois social-service providers areconcerned about the governor's plan to secure more federal Medicaidfunding, and they want some solid answers. As part of his budget proposal, Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to stopgiving grants to local agencies providing ...
Baseball league president resigns
Mar 01, 2004; ... CLINTON -- The president of Clinton Youth Baseball League hasresigned after copies of Texas court records, concerning a 1989sexual-assault charge involving a minor, were circulated in Clinton. Keith E. Ramay maintains he was innocent of any wrongdoing andsaid he never dreamed a ...
McLean County state's attorney
Mar 01, 2004 ... Teena Griffin's service to McLean County is unprecedented. She hasdemonstrated leadership, commitment, professionalism and persistenceduring her 19 years of service to our community. Her more than 19 years of successful trial experience and stronghistory of building community ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Joseph Garrett NORMAL -- Joseph "Joey" Allen Garrett, 21, of 215 Foster, Normal,died at 4:15 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) at Route 136, McLean, as aresult of an automobile accident. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kibler-Smith MemorialHome, Bloomington, Dr ....
Grigsby piles up honors
Mar 02, 2004; ... Illinois State middle linebacker Boomer Grigsby is piling up all-American honors like he does tackles on the gridiron. Grigsby earned his fifth all-American honor after being named toDon Hansen's Football Gazette Division I-AA All-America Team onMonday. Grigsby was named to the ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Harold Monkman Sr. CLINTON -- Harold Dean Monkman Sr., 71, of Clinton died at 7:56a.m. Monday (March 1, 2004) at Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Calvert FuneralHome, Clinton, Pastor Mike Mayberry officiating. Burial will be ...
Race day puts smiles on faces young and old
Mar 02, 2004; ... Derby facts The first Pinewood Derbywas held in 1953 by a Cub Scout pack inCalifornia. The concept went nationwide in 1954. Here's whatparticipants need to know: * Cars can weigh no more than 5 ounces. * Cars, which use nails as axles, use gravity to race down a ...
Arts in Brief
Mar 02, 2004 ... THEATERPaxton musical PAXTON -- Paxton Majestic Theater group will stage the musical"Fiddler on the Roof" beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the theater at133 Market St., Paxton. Other performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and March 11 and 12,with 2 p.m. matinees Sunday and ...
Surviving the push and the pull of the sandwich generation
Mar 02, 2004; ... Pile it on.Aging parents. Dual careers. Active kids. Kids incollege. Kids moving back home. The carefree 20s and settling down in the 30s melts into thesandwich generation of the 40s and 50s as we cope with raisingchildren and caring for our aging parents. "It's not just a ...
A windy one
Mar 02, 2004 ... Amy Zeman of Bloomington took a break from work Monday afternoonand faced ...
Spending shouldn't exceed income in highway bill
Mar 02, 2004 ... The White House, Senate and House all have their versions of whatto spend on "transportation needs" over the next six years. President Bush has proposed spending $256 billion. The Senate approved a $318 billion bill. And the House version calls for $375 ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Martha M. Fuller NORMAL -- Martha M. Fuller, 91, of 1501 Searle Drive, Normal, diedat 8:32 a.m. Monday (March 1, 2004) at BroMenn Regional MedicalCenter, Normal. A graveside funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at East LawnMemorial Gardens, Bloomington, the Rev. Arthur Headley ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Arthur Larson Sr. CLINTON -- Arthur Ray Larson Sr., 73, of Clinton died at 4:35 p.m.Sunday (Feb. 29, 2004) at his family residence in Clinton. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Calvert Funeral Home,Clinton, the Rev. Richard Gray officiating. Burial will be in ...
Derby a family experience
Mar 02, 2004; ... NORMAL -- Sawyer Codding was sanding his car when he got somefatherly advice. Steve Codding, who works at Mitsubishi Motors North America,suggested the 8-year-old press two fingers firmly atop the sandpaperso he could apply proper pressure. Sawyer did his best and said, "Dad, ...
Normal OKs bulky waste pickup fee
Mar 02, 2004; ... NORMAL -- Furniture, carpet and televisions discarded fromapartment buildings will no longer get a free ride to the dump. The city council Monday agreed to start charging owners ofmultiple-family units to collect bulky waste, leaves and landscapematerials. The charges will ...
Don't let a word lead us to amend the Constitution
Mar 02, 2004 ... There is no need for a constitutional amendment if both extremesrecognize a legitimate need and are willing to reach a compromise onthe legal uniting of gay couples. Tinkering with the Constitution to define marriage as a union onlybetween a man and a woman as President Bush has ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Lois Carlson NORMAL -- Lois Wade Carlson, 90, of 112 S. CottageAve., Normal, formerly of Lincoln, and Deming, N.M., died at 5:20a.m. Monday (March 1, 2004) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Normal. Her graveside service will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at EvergreenMemorial Cemetery, ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Edna P. Flesner EUREKA -- Edna P. Flesner, 99, of the Apostolic Christian Home ofEureka, died there at 11:45 p.m. Friday (Feb. 27, 2004). Service: Cremation ...
DEATHS
Mar 02, 2004 ... Nellie MacDonald BLOOMINGTON -- Nellie MacDonald, 77, of Morris, a Bloomingtonnative, died late Friday evening (Feb. 27, 2004) at Grundy CountyHome. There will be no funeral or visitation. A private family memorialwill be held at a later date. Fruland Funeral Home, Morris, is ...