The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from September 2005:
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Beverly J. Armstrong SECOR -- Beverly J. Armstrong, 77, of Secor died at 8 p.m. Tuesday(Aug. 30, 2005) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, El Paso. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvert & FroelichMemorial Home, El Paso, with the Rev. Gerald Butler officiating.Burial ...
Opera debuts tonight at ISU
Sep 01, 2005; ... At a glance * What: World premiere of "Where the Cross Is Made,"by Nancy Van de Vate * When: 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday * Where: ISU Center for the Performing Arts Theatre * Cost: General, $10; ISU students, $5. * Box office number: (309) ...
Intelligent design more scientific than evolution
Sep 01, 2005 ... In your "Our Views" column, you spoke of "religious gain becauseof discrediting science." I can't speak for everyone, but science hasaccomplished much, but not everything. I don't want to push aspecific intelligent design theory on anyone. But if the wholeuniverse came about by ...
Carlock president resigns
Sep 01, 2005; ... CARLOCK - Village President Ted Ratajski is resigning, effectiveJan. 31, because of time constraints, family commitments anddemanding workload. "I hope this advance notice somehow eases the transition," saidRatajski, whose term ends in 2006. "I will remain responsive to ...
Rivermen tickets go on sale Friday
Sep 01, 2005; ... PEORIA -- Single-game Peoria Rivermen tickets go on sale Friday at10 a.m. at the Carver Arena box office. Tickets also are available by calling Ticketmaster at (309) 676-8700 or online at ticketmaster.com. Tickets for Peoria's preseason home games Sept. 24 and Sept ....
FlickFact
Sep 01, 2005; ... Question If John Roberts is confirmed as a United States Supreme Courtjustice, there will be what tie back to Bloomington-Normal? Answer: Roberts will take Seat 9 on the Court, the same seat ...
Investing in the stock market is an opportunity
Sep 01, 2005; ... "Summertime ... and the living is easy. The markets are jumpingand the corn isn't so high this year ..." The off- payroll time of summer is for reading, writing and mostimportantly, reflection. I have now taught at Illinois StateUniversity for 30 years but have been an investor for ...
Media unfairly treats subjects in the news
Sep 01, 2005 ... The national media's bias never ceases to amaze me. I'mparticularly interested in the comparison between the coverage of PatRobertson's comments and the Cindy Sheehan circus in Crawford, Texas. Pat Robertson has never been taken seriously by the media, yet hiscomments about ...
CCIW to honor Schmied Oct. 1
Sep 01, 2005; ... NAPERVILLE -- The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsinwill honor deceased Illinois Wesleyan football player Doug Schmiedwith a moment of silence before every league game Oct. 1. Schmied died of heat-related complications in Peoria on Aug. 24. "Doug's loss is a tragedy ...
Extension mainstay enjoying retirement
Sep 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- Margaret Esposito has been retired from the Universityof Illinois Cooperative Extension 13 years, but it doesn't seem likenearly that long to her. "I've been busy," she said from her home in Normal. She has plentyof time for other pursuits after spending three decades at ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Florence M. Smock BLOOMINGTON -- Florence M. Smock, 81, of 202 W. Locust St.,Bloomington, died 9:30 p.m. Monday (Aug. 29, 2005) at BroMennRegional Medical Center, Normal. Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen Foundationor Miller ParkZoo. Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, ...
County accuses union of late contract changes
Sep 01, 2005; ... CLINTON -- Negotiations between DeWitt County and the bargainingunit representing county highway workers ground to a halt after thecounty filed an unfair labor complaint against the union in August. The America Federation of State, County and Municipal EmployeesLocal 31 represents ...
Truck driver in fatal accident acquitted
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- A distracted truck driver who ran a stop sign andbroadsided a car, killing a Gibson City woman and her twogranddaughters, was acquitted of reckless homicide charges Wednesdayin McLean County Circuit Court. Randall Fehr, 37, of Fairbury, had been looking at papers ...
Farmland values up Increases should continue, farm appraisers reveal
Sep 01, 2005; ... Increasing farm values A mid-year survey by the Illinois Society of Professional FarmManagers and Rural Appraisers showed that farmland values continueincreasing with no end in sight. * Values for excellent quality Central Illinois farmland hit$4,771 per acre compared to ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Elizabeth Galligan NORMAL -- Elizabeth Ann Galligan, 42, of 1119 Whitaker St.,Normal, died at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) at BroMennRegional Medical Center, Normal. Her funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Carmody-FlynnWilliamsburg Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at ...
Bypass may be pulled from map
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- The lines marking the possible location of the east-side bypass highway in the city's comprehensive plan likely will bepulled from the final version of the document. The Bloomington Planning Commission had its final public hearingon the city's comprehensive plan ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Oakley H. Sloter SECOR -- Oakley H. Sloter, 85, of Stephenville, Texas, formerly ofSecor, died Aug. 25, 2005, at a Stephenville hospital. Service: was Sunday at Lacy Funeral Home Chapel, Stephenville,Gary Ward officiating. Burial: Mitchell Cemetery, Iredell, Texas, with ...
Food bank donates food, water
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON - A semitrailer loaded with 20,000 pounds of food and33,000 bottles of drinks was expected to head out early today forBiloxi, Miss., to help Hurricane Katrina victims. It went from the Midwest Food Bank, a nonprofit organization thatsupplies food to more than 200 area ...
Mount Pulaski slips past Olympia
Sep 02, 2005; ... The Mount Pulaski High School volleyball team rode a big matchfrom Erica Montgomery to claim a hard-fought 25-16, 16-25, 25-19nonconference win over Olympia Thursday at Mount Pulaski. Montgomery had 12 kills and 15 digs for Mount Pulaski (2-0), whileKim Oglesby added nine kills and ...
It's going to be a lot of work Mackinaw man arrives with state response team
Sep 02, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD -- Alan Garrison has been training for several yearsto learn how to be a paramedic. On Wednesday, the emergency medical technician from Mackinaw begana journey that will give him a chance to put those lessons intoaction. As a member of the Illinois Emergency ...
Sticking together What makes a marriage last?
Sep 02, 2005; ... What works best Psychologist Scott Stanley, co-director of the Center for Maritaland Family Studies at the University of Denver, has spent more than25 years researching what it takes to succeed in a marriage. In hislatest book, "The Power of Commitment," he offers this advice on ...
DEATHS
Sep 02, 2005 ... Jeffrey Fletcher KANGLEY - Jeffrey A. "Buford" Fletcher, 44, of 4002 Main St.,Kangley died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) in Kangley. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Solon, Baker & Telford Funeral Home,Streator, with the Rev. Larry Booze officiating. Visitation: 4 ...
Try northern excursion for some fishy fun
Sep 02, 2005; ... Darrell Brommer and his friends like Alaska for more than just thehalibut. There's salmon, cod and yellow eye, too. And, unlike many places in Canada that require solely catch andrelease, Alaska lets visitors ship fish home. Brommer and friends visited Kodiak Island, ...
Johnson: Should we pay to rebuild?
Sep 02, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD -- Some members of Illinois' congressional delegation -- including the speaker of the U.S. House -- have raised thesensitive question of whether the federal government should spend taxdollars rebuilding New Orleans. U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson, an Urbana Republican, said ...
West downplays exit from Intercity football showcase
Sep 01, 2005; ... Tripleheader history The Normal Community West and Decatur Eisenhower high schoolfootball teams will play at Decatur on Friday after meeting eachother in the nightcap of the Intercity Tripleheader the last sixyears at Hancock Stadium. The following is a year-by-year breakdownof ...
Evergreen courts success Three club teams head to nationals
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- The way things are going, Evergreen Racquet Clubgeneral manager Karen Owen may have to hire a travel agent. Evergreen has qualified a club-record three teams for the USALeague Tennis National Championships next month in Tucson, Ariz., andPalm Springs, Calif. It's the ...
Districts discuss cooperation Schools hold first joint meeting in eight years
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Sharing library materials, fields for some sports,and even emergency preparedness drills were suggested as ways theTwin City school districts can work together, school board memberssaid Wednesday. At the first combined District 87-Unit 5 school board meeting inat ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Wilhelm Osterman MINONK -- Wilhelm V. Osterman, 93, of Minonk died at 1 p.m.Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) at OSF Saint James-John W. AlbrechtMemorial Medical Center, Pontiac. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvert & FroelichMemorial Home, Minonk, with the Rev. Daniel ...
WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
Sep 01, 2005; ... Have we got a Deal The Pantagraph has a great holiday weekend treat for fans ofconcerts, parks and good old-fashioned tunes: the newspaper's 2ndAnnual Celebrate America Concert starring the Illinois SymphonyOrchestra under the baton of maestra Karen Lynne Deal. The time is 7p.m ....
Original's in Summer's remakes and sequels give way to fall's fresh films
Sep 01, 2005; ... After a summer flooded with sequels and remakes, autumn looks likea bone-dry creek bed by comparison. At last count, there are scantfew sequels ("Legend of Zorro," "Saw II," "Harry Potter and theGoblet of Fire") and a smattering of remakes ("The Fog," "Pride andPrejudice"). So ...
Daily Digest
Sep 01, 2005 ... POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE Coroner: Woman died of blunt force trauma ATLANTA - An Indiana woman died of blunt force trauma after shewas run over by a large truck early Tuesday in northeastern LoganCounty, preliminary autopsy results showed. Logan County Coroner Robert ...
Backs may carry load for Illinois on offense
Sep 01, 2005; ... CHAMPAIGN -- Uncertainty abounds regarding University of Illinoisfootball coach Ron Zook's spread, no-huddle offense. Can inexperienced junior quarterback Tim Brasic handle thestarting job? Are there enough "game breakers" in the receivingcorps? Can tight end Melvin Bryant be a ...
Gas prices top $3 gallon
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Richard Jackson of Bloomington chuckled when he sawgas prices top $3 a gallon in the Twin Cities Wednesday. "When I started pumping gas at age 16 (in the mid-1970s), it broke50 cents a gallon and we all wondered back then how we were going topay for it," he ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... V. Iris DeWilde EUREKA -- V. Iris DeWilde, 75, of 720 Hilldale St., Eureka, diedat 1:33 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) at the Apostolic ChristianHome of Eureka. She was born on April 17, 1930, in Roanoke, to Raymond and LaolaDickerson Maxey. She married Eugene J. DeWilde Sr ....
Emergency training
Sep 01, 2005 ... One of the two Life Flight helicopters based out of Peoria's OSFSt. Francis Medical Center landed at the Olympia North Elementaryschools ball field Monday evening as part of a Safety In ServiceTraining Program for the Danvers Community Fire Protection ...
Titans looking to defensive experience
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- The Illinois Wesleyan football team doesn't knowwhat to expect from an untested offense returning only two startersand reeling from the heat-related death last week of its loneexperienced lineman, senior captain Doug Schmied. That puts the pressure squarely on a ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Robert Eldon Riggs URBANA -- Robert Eldon Riggs, 74, of 1245 Cambria Bend, Poinciana,Fla., formerly of Urbana, died at 8:32 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 28, 2005) atOsceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, Fla. His funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. MaryCathedral, ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... Roger H. Blood CLINTON -- Roger H. Blood, 82, of Marseilles, father of a Clintonresident, died Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2005) at Rivershores Nursing andRehabilitation Center in Marseilles. Service: 1 p.m. Monday graveside at Riverview Cemetery,Marseilles, ...
Bark up the right tree at Blue Dog Lincoln restaurant has canine theme
Sep 01, 2005; ... Blue Dog Inn Address: 111 S. Sangamon St., Lincoln Phone: (217) 735-1743 Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; closed Sunday Prices: Most appetizers $3.20-$5.25; most salads and ...
Public getting gouged by E-85 price hike
Sep 01, 2005 ... If anyone doesn't think this bunch of "gas-bangers" that arerunning the fuel industry aren't exactly just that then they've gottheir heads in a hole. Can anyone tell me why the price of E-85 (85 percent ethanol and15 percent gasoline) has risen equally along with OPEC's prices? ...
Nigerian Odiakosa to play basketball for ISU
Sep 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- Illinois State's basketball team earned an overtimevictory Wednesday when 6-foot-8 forward Chuckwudinma Odiakosa wasgranted his visa by the Nigerian embassy, enabling him to beginclasses at ISU next week. The 240-pound Odiakosa (oh-DEE-oh-kosa), a member of the ...
Normal West grad aids refugees
Sep 01, 2005; ... BATON ROUGE -- Television cameras capture the scope of HurricaneKatrina's devastation, but college senior Jessie Tucker of Normalcould see it in Ms. Mary's haunted eyes. "I sat with my first friend of the day, Ms. Mary. She could nottalk but we held hands and I asked questions and ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... James H. Eades BLOOMINGTON -- James H. "Skip" Eades, 72, of 1332 13th St.,Bloomington, passed away peacefully Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2005) at hishome. A celebration of his life will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 11 at theVeteran's of Foreign War Post 454, 1006 E. Lincoln St., ...
Siblings stage grim tale 'The Brothers Grimm' fails to mature
Sep 01, 2005; ... The Brothers Grimm ** 1/2 Director: Terry Gilliam Writer: Ehren Kruger Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey, PeterStormare, Monica Belluci Rating: PG-13 for violence, frightening sequences, briefsuggestive material Running ...
State boasts E-85 grants
Sep 01, 2005; ... DECATUR -- Renewable fuels made from corn and soybeans took centerstage Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show near Decatur. Gov. Rod Blagojevich visited the show site touting state grantsavailable to fuel stations to offer E-85 -- a blend of 85 percentcorn-based ethanol and 15 ...
Don't ditch textbooks, yet
Sep 01, 2005 ... At first glance, the idea of a school replacing all its textbookswith laptop computers seems innovative. But it will be some timebefore textbooks go the way of slates and desks with ink wells. There is a growing trend toward greater use of computer-basedlearning. The increasing ...
Youth leading fund-raising effort for skateboard park
Sep 01, 2005; ... Committee meeting What: Skate Park Committee meeting, which is open to adults andyouths When: 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Where: Eureka United Methodist Church ----------- How to help Donations for the park can be mailed to Lakeside Grind Skate Park,C/O City of ...
Project casts line for military children
Sep 01, 2005; ... Mike Clifford is looking for a few good men -- and women -- andanyone else he can get to donate money to give fishing gear to thesons and daughters of America's soldiers. Clifford, Web master of heartlandoutdoorsman.com based in Moneenear Joliet, launched Rods for Kids last week ....
Hopedale-Olympia hearings continue
Sep 01, 2005; ... PEKIN -- Losing the roughly 250 students from Hopedale to theDelavan district would hurt the range of classes and activitiesoffered within the Olympia school district, educators andadministrators said Wednesday afternoon. They also argued the Hopedale students' education would ...
DEATHS
Sep 01, 2005 ... J. Dave Brady BLOOMINGTON -- J. Dave Brady, 75, of Bloomington died at 9:45 p.m.Monday (Aug. 29, 2005) at the Mayo Clinic's St. Mary's Hospital inRochester, Minn. He was born in Bloomington on April 6, 1930, to Frank and MaryWalsh Brady. Dave lived most of his life in ...
Quinn targeting textbook prices
Sep 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- College textbook prices are out of control and statelawmakers should start regulating the unfair practices manypublishers use to gouge students, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesdayon the Illinois State University campus. Quinn, who called publishers an "OPEC-like industry," ...
Flooding shuts out insurers
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- The neediest areas of Louisiana, Mississippi andAlabama are without the aid of State Farm Insurance Cos. employeesbecause they are unable to bring food, water and money topolicyholders affected by Hurricane Katrina. With mass flooding in the wake of Category 4 storm, ...
Cap sales tax on gasoline or look at per-gallon tax
Sep 01, 2005 ... Tapping the federal oil reserve should only be done in nationalemergencies, not just because gasoline prices are high. If Hurricane Katrina caused serious problems with oil rigs in theGulf of Mexico and shipping of oil to refineries up the MississippiRiver, there may be a need to ...
Loving son, teammate, remembered by 'family'
Sep 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Illinois Wesleyan University and the parents ofDoug Schmied on Wednesday honored the Titan football player as anexemplary athlete -- but also as a kind soul who lived a well-rounded life that touched those around him. A 21-year-old senior accounting and computer ...
Defense keys West past BHS
Sep 02, 2005; ... It may have been the Wildcats' season opener, but the NormalCommunity West High School volleyball team was in mid-season formThursday night. The Wildcats used a strong defensive effort to hand Intercityrival Bloomington a 25-22, 28-26 setback in a tense Big 12 Conferencematch at ...
Police urged to wait for invitation
Sep 02, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD -- State officials are looking at resources to send tohurricane-battered areas, including local police officers andsheriffs' deputies, an Illinois Emergency Management Agencyspokeswoman said. But before heading south, the officers will need a formal requestfor help ...
Delavan festival starts today
Sep 02, 2005; ... DELAVAN -- The annual Delavan Fall Festival this weekend willfeature something for everyone, organizers promise. The event, which kicks off today and concludes Monday at LakePark, will feature a carnival, music, dancing, a movie under thestars, crafts, food, a variety of sports, ...
A plan to reduce class sizes needed
Sep 02, 2005 ... I am writing this letter in response to the Aug. 25 article "Unit5 enrollment up more than expected." Unit 5 Superintendent of Operations John Pye was proud to pointout, and rightfully so, that average class size fell slightly fromlast year: 22.6 vs. 22.8. However, as a parent of a ...
Katrina wasn't August's only really big blow
Sep 02, 2005; ... COLUMN DIARY 2005, a check of big headlines, small wonders andother worldly events: August 2005 2. Rynomite! Cubs' Sandberg inducted into Hall of Fame. 3. Atkins Diet people file for bankruptcy. Apparently they lostmore than just carbs. 4. $125,000 paid at ...
DEATHS
Sep 02, 2005 ... Michael A. Shartzer BLOOMINGTON - Michael A. Shartzer, 58, late of Riverdale, formerlyof Bloomington, died suddenly Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005) in HazelCrest. Beloved husband of Pamela J. nee Scharf; Loving father of KatieShartzer; Dear brother of Rebecca (Christopher) Kupczyk; ...
Lighten up over sign college boys designed
Sep 02, 2005 ... This is in response to Gail Trimpe-Morrow's letter of Aug. 25about a picture appearing Aug. 19, ("Photograph insensitive toviolence against women," YourViews). I think she should lighten up a bit. Those boys holding the signsdidn't say they wanted to rape or abuse the girls -- just ...
IWU women open golf season with victory
Sep 02, 2005; ... DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Three Illinois Wesleyan women's golfers crackedthe top five Thursday as the Titans opened their season with a 12-shot victory in the Augie Fall Classic at Emeis Golf Course. Andrea Johanns and Megan Teschner tied for second with 77s, TaylorPaskell tied for fifth ...
DEATHS
Sep 02, 2005 ... Mildred Mulligan BLOOMINGTON - Mildred Patch Mulligan, mother of Bloomingtonresident Thomas Mulligan Jr., died Thursday (Aug. 25, 2005) in WestCovina, Calif. Mildred was 106 years old. She married Thomas Mulligan Sr. in 1924. He preceded her in death. They had two ...
Roanoke-Benson tops Saints in soccer
Sep 02, 2005; ... ROANOKE -- Nick Janssen and Phil Hecht each had one goal and oneassist, sparking the Roanoke-Benson-Eureka soccer team to a 5-0victory over Central Catholic High School Thursday. Austin Augsberger, Sebastian Taenzer and David Zimmerman addedgoals for RBE, which outshot the Saints ...
State police targeting non-criminals to ticket
Sep 02, 2005 ... The Illinois State Police have found a way to ease the Illinoisbudget concerns! Sitting by schools behind trees so they can't beseen must be a good way to boost the state's bankroll. I went to drop off my 12-year-old this morning (Aug. 26) and to myamazement there were at least two ...