The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from October 2005:
Benefit to help cover officer's medical bills
Oct 01, 2005; ... HUDSON - A benefit Sunday will help cover police officer BenStultz family's medical expenses. Stultz suffered a heart attack Aug.3. It will include a four-person best ball golf tournament at HazyHills. Sign-in will be at 7 a.m., and tee time will follow at 8 p.m. The cost ...
'Scrapbook girl' invites others to share comments
Oct 01, 2005 ... Thanks Bob Holliday and Carlos Miranda for the great job on thearticle about me, ("'Scrapbook girl' knows her Smothers," Page A3,Sept. 19). It's been a week since the article, and I've had heard nothing butgood words about it -- along with playful ribbing for my ...
Police seek drug suspect
Oct 01, 2005 ... BLOOMINGTON -- McLean County Crime Stoppers needs the public'shelp to find a man accused of selling cocaine to a police source inMay. Brian T. Greer, 29, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.He has black hair and brown eyes. He last lived in Peoria. He is named on a ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... MaryAdelle Walter WASHINGTON -- MaryAdelle Walter of Washington Christian Village,Washington, passed away peacefully on Friday (Sept. 30, 2005) atWashington Christian Village, Washington. She was the daughter of Carl and Ella Yeck, and was born andraised in Roanoke. She ...
Redbirds dig deep to sweep past SIU
Oct 01, 2005; ... CARBONDALE -- The Illinois State volleyball team rallied around arecord-breaking digging performance to sweep host Southern Illinoisin three games Friday in Missouri Valley Conference action. The Redbirds had 84 digs for the match, breaking the previousthree-game record of 82. ISU ...
Don't forget local needs in 2005 United Way campaign
Oct 01, 2005 ... Relief efforts for the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita willbe ongoing for weeks, if not months. But we must not forget theeveryday needs of our neighbors in McLean County. For 70 years, United Way of McLean County and its predecessorshave been providing money for programs ...
People in the know supporting Mike Emery
Oct 01, 2005 ... We are supporting Mike Emery as the next sheriff for McLeanCounty. We are very impressed that he has 17 current and retiredmayors from McLean County supporting him. He also has over 60 current and retired police chiefs and officersfrom the county who endorse him. These are all ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Richard C. Jensen BLOOMINGTON -- Richard C. Jensen, 50, of Bloomington died at 11:14a.m. Thursday (Sept. 29, 2005) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center,Bloomington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Trinity LutheranChurch, 801 S. Madison St., Bloomington. The ...
ISU, Youngstown State look to start run at Gateway title Redbirds, Penguins ride fast starts into league contention
Oct 01, 2005; ... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Neither Illinois State nor Youngstown Statewere expected to contend for the Gateway Conference championship twomonths ago. That much was clear when the Penguins were picked sixth in theeight-team league's preseason poll and the Redbirds were tabbed ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Alysha K. Ulrich METAMORA -- Alysha K. Ulrich, 22, of 1758 County Road 850 East,Metamora, died at 2:05 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 29, 2005) at OSF SaintFrancis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born June 1, 1983, inPeoria to Roger L. and Joyce K. Kennell Ulrich. Surviving are her ...
ARTS IN BRIEF
Oct 01, 2005 ... MUSIC Wind Symphony NORMAL -- The Illinois State University Wind Symphony will presentits first concert of the season at 3 p.m. Sunday in ISU's Center forthe Performing Arts. Tickets are $4 to $6 at the CPA box office. Conducted by Stephen K. Steele, the ...
After ugly loss, Illini face test from Iowa
Oct 01, 2005; ... IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Ron Zook is not promising a victory. He's not promising 400 yards of offense and he's not promisingthree or four takeaways on defense. What the Illinois head football coach is promising is intenseeffort, passion and energy, three elements that were strangely ...
Aging protesters still have made no progress
Oct 01, 2005 ... The inner-page photo of our superannuated protesters from the '60srecalled in me bittersweet memories, not of signs and marching incircles and chanting easily-learned slogans, but of chess. In the '60s my 10-year-old son, in grade school, learned the gameof chess and mated me in 15 ...
Gay topics focus of artist visiting at ISU
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- Internationally famous and infamous performance artistTim Miller will make two presentations to Illinois State Universitystudents and faculty during a six-day residency in the School ofTheatre beginning Tuesday. "Us," a 90-minute one-man show, will be presented at 10:45 ...
Powe! BHS punches Centennial Sub tailback big as Raiders move into tie in Big 12
Oct 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Almost all of the pre-game attention centeredaround Champaign Centennial High School's super sophomore runningback Mikel Leshoure. Bloomington senior running back Valshun Powe, subbing forsuspended starter David Simmons, was merely an afterthought. "It did kind ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Irene Wantuch CISSNA PARK -- Irene M. Wantuch, 87, of Cissna Park died at 7 a.m.Friday (Sept. 30, 2005) at the home of her daughter, Bernie Speirs. Service: 11 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Andrew the Apostle Church,Calumet City. Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Larry Gerdes MINONK -- Larry G. Gerdes, 67, of 715 W. Eighth St., Minonk,formerly of Benson, died at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 28, 2005) athis residence. He was born July 4, 1938, in Bloomington, to Clarence and ArleathaJohnson Gerdes. Surviving are three sons, ...
Woodford Co. firing administrator
Oct 01, 2005; ... EUREKA -- Woodford County will fire its administrator, but not foranother 50 days. The County Board voted 13-2 late Thursday night to terminateAdministrator Greg Seefeldt's contract after 16 months with fourconditions. In those conditions, Seefeldt will: * Continue on the job ...
Herscher holds off Pioneers
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- When University High School's Sam Hendricks picked off apass in the flat and ran 33 yards to the end zone Friday night, thePioneers had their fifth interception of the game and a 19-16 fourth-quarter lead. "Most of the time when you get defensive touchdowns, you ...
Old Chenoa school new again
Oct 01, 2005; ... CHENOA -- After being vacant for a little more than a year, theformer Chenoa High School opened in August with a new look and a newmission as an elementary school. "It's almost like a new building," said Principal Dan Gross, aChenoa graduate. "It's been a long time since the ...
Driver died of heart problem Pregnant woman found in SUV
Oct 01, 2005; ... PONTIAC -- A pregnant Bloomington woman found dead in her sportutility vehicle in early August in Livingston County died of a rarelyfatal heart abnormality, the coroner said. Jocelyn M. Janssen was found dead inside her SUV Aug. 9 in acornfield off Interstate 55 near Odell ....
Ridgeview locks up trip to playoffs Mustangs meet EPG's challenge
Oct 01, 2005; ... EL PASO -- Near the west end zone of Ridgeview High School'sfootball complex in Colfax resides a simple barn with a not-so-simple reminder. Sitting on the barn are nine footballs, a memorial to the nineplayoff appearances for the Mustangs. Make that 10. Using a ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Norma Jean Elson PAXTON -- Norma Jean Elson of Paxton, a former Loda resident, diedFriday (Sept. 30, 2005) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Loda United Methodist Church, Loda. Burial: Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda. Visitation: 4 to 7 ...
Tales from outer space Ex-astronaut tours schools
Oct 01, 2005; ... Margaret Rhea Seddon Age: 57 Occupations: Retired astronaut, medical doctor, VanderbiltUniversity staff in Tennessee Claim to Fame: Astronaut on three NASA shuttle trips (1985, 1991,1993): one on Discovery and two on Columbia. Did medical experimentswith rats and ...
Open-minded views on Bible, gays refreshing
Oct 01, 2005 ... Thank you, Reverend Susan Ryder for writing one of the mostimportant "From the Pulpit" articles to have ever appeared in ThePantagraph, (" 'God is still speaking' tied to new scripturalinsights," Page A9, Sept. 3). Thank you also to The United Church of Christ for its ...
Walsh keys IWU volleyball
Oct 01, 2005; ... Nicole Walsh had 12 kills as the Illinois Wesleyan volleyball teamdefeated North Central, 30-28, 30-26, 30-25, in College Conference ofIllinois and Wisconsin action Friday at Naperville. "There were so many things we did well," said IWU coach Kim Nelson-Brown. "It was the first ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... William F. Connor BLOOMINGTON -- William F. Connor, 85, of 407 W. Locust St.,Bloomington, died at 10:20 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 29, 2005) at OSF St.Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Carmody-FlynnWilliamsburg Funeral Home, ...
Availability of supplies tightens in Twin Cities
Oct 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Building or renovating a home in Central Illinoiscosts more after two hurricanes ripped through construction suppliesin the Gulf Coast. "The prices of lumber and plywood have increased. Product isdifficult to get," said Mike Hundman, owner of Hundman Lumber ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Robert O. Reynolds FARMER CITY -- Robert O. Reynolds, 70, of Farmer City wentpeacefully to be with his wife and son at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday (Sept.28, 2005) at his residence. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Calvert-Belangee-BruceFuneral Home, 106 N. Main St., Farmer ...
Titans seek early lead in Elmhurst
Oct 01, 2005; ... ELMHURST -- Last week's 20-13 come-from-behind victory overChicago did wonders for the psyche of the previously winless IllinoisWesleyan football team. It did little to answer one nagging question entering today's 1p.m. College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opener ...
Flick Fact
Oct 01, 2005 ... Question Which takes up more space -- those Shoppes at College Hills alongVeterans Parkway or Bloomington's ...
Conviction reversal likely to inspire ISU students
Oct 01, 2005 ... Members of the Illinois State University Innocence Project havereason to be pleased that a federal judge has overturned theconviction of a Missouri man who was the subject of the group's firstdocumentary. Dale Helmig had been serving a life sentence after being convictedof ...
Redbirds place eight in Valley tennis semis
Oct 01, 2005; ... Illinois State women's tennis team members advanced to thesemifinals in eight of 10 flights in the Missouri Valley ConferenceIndividuals Friday at Springfield, Mo. Advancing to the round of four in singles were Katri Miller (No.1), Emilie Sechaud (No. 3), Veronique Parke-Bedard ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Norma Chrisman BLOOMINGTON -- Norma Jeane Chrisman 80, of St. Charles, formerlyof Bloomington, completed her life Wednesday (Sept. 28, 2005) at herhome. She was born March 8, 1925, in Colfax, a daughter of Grover andBertha (Ditzler) Garner. She was a 35-year member of VFW ...
Goals set by labor group
Oct 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- A new labor federation aimed at bolstering unionranks could eventually mean a doubling of membership in McLeanCounty, according to local labor leaders. David Penn, Laborers International Union Local 362 businessmanager, and Mike Matejka, Great Plains Laborers ...
Holy Trinity, Olympia win openers
Oct 01, 2005; ... EAST PEORIA -- Holy Trinity and Olympia took different routes butboth collected first-round Illinois Elementary School Associationstate baseball wins at EastSide Centre on Friday. Holy Trinity edged South Wilmington 6-4 in nine innings at theClass A state tournament, while Olympia ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Charlotte Huffman PONTIAC -- Charlotte P. Huffman, 76, of Pontiac died at 2:17 a.m.Friday (Sept. 30, 2005) at OSF Saint James -John W. Albrecht MedicalCenter, Pontiac. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's CatholicChurch, Pontiac, with Father Michael Bies ...
Three area teams split at Metro East
Oct 01, 2005; ... Normal Community, University High and Mount Pulaski high schoolsall split their matches Friday at the Metro East Classic atBelleville. NCHS (14-4) rallied to knock off Parkway West (Mo.) 23-25, 25-15,25-14 but lost to Belleville Althoff, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17. In the Ironmen ...
Heyworth wins thriller Late score lifts Hornets to win over Lexington
Oct 01, 2005; ... Brandon Bell caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Sean Wells with39 seconds remaining and Nick Law added the go-ahead two-pointconversion run as Heyworth High School's football team edgedLexington, 22-21, in a Midstate Conference thriller Friday night atLexington. The Heyworth ...
Owners taking Normal to court
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- The owners of Gumby's Pizza and Sun-Sations say the townowes them more time to relocate from Broadway Mall and should pay forthe move. But town officials say the Oct. 1 moving deadline was approved bythe court after Normal got the property through eminent domain ...
Identity crisis Sandi Cullers is a victim of identity theft. Will you be next?
Oct 01, 2005; ... Protecting your identity The following are tips to avoid identity theft. * Shred all mail and personal documents: Identity thieves havebeen known to look through garbage to find a person's identifiers. * Drop off all your mail in a post office box. Thieves are alsoknown ...
Pelton's TDs power Saints
Oct 01, 2005; ... ROCHESTER -- Central Catholic senior quarterback Matt Pelton threwfor three touchdowns and ran for three more as the Saints cruised toa 47-18 Corn Belt Conference victory over host Rochester Fridaynight. After falling behind 6-0 early in the opening quarter, the Saintsreeled off ...
Storm set for playoff rematch with Steel
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- After last week's 38-12 victory over the River CitySaints in the first round of the semi-pro Midwest Football Leagueplayoffs, the Twin City Storm knows its next hurdle, the Mid-StateSteel, will be tougher. The Storm and Steel meet at 5 p.m. today at Peoria Stadium for ...
DEATHS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Robert Edwards EL PASO -- Robert G. "Bunk" Edwards, 87, of 298 S. Elm St., ElPaso, died at 3:25 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 29, 2005) at BroMenn RegionalMedical Center, Normal. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvert & FroelichMemorial Home, El Paso, with the Rev. David ...
Prison officers complain about staffing, safety
Oct 01, 2005; ... LINCOLN -- Incidents of violence have increased at two Lincolnprisons and staffing has reached unsafe levels, according to unionofficials representing correctional officers at the facilities. Officers for two locals of the American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees ...
Gas may prompt hike in stamps
Oct 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each penny increase in the price of gasolinecosts the Postal Service $8 million, and that will drive mailingcosts higher, the postmaster general said Friday in an interview withThe Associated Press. The agency expects to need a rate increase in 2007, ...
Rule reduces number getting mammograms
Oct 01, 2005 ... Thousands of women in Bloomington-Normal do not have mammogramseach year because of the ridiculous requirement of having a referralfrom a physician. Other counties have no such requirement and a woman can call foran appointment for a mammogram without "permission" from an ...
O'Hare expansion may help B-N
Oct 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- The Central Illinois Regional Airport inBloomington and other downstate airports should benefit from aplanned multibillion-dollar expansion of O'Hare InternationalAirport. "There is no downside to adding capacity to O'Hare. Servingmarkets like Bloomington-Normal ...
West joins party at top of leaugue
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- When Andy Dicken sees Cody White going down the field,his eyes light up almost as bright as his red hair. "It's always nice throwing to 6-foot-6," said Dicken, the NormalWest High School quarterback. "He's a big-time weapon." There seemed only one way to stop the ...
Sheppard wins Farmer City finale
Oct 01, 2005; ... FARMER CITY -- Steve Sheppard Jr. of New Berlin drove to victoryin the late model feature Friday night on the final night of theseason at Farmer City Raceway. He was followed to the finish line by Dennis Erb ofCarpentersville, Daren Friedman of Forrest, Joe Ross Jr. ofSpringfield ...
It's time for U.S. to set timeline for leaving Iraq
Oct 01, 2005 ... One of the many reasons John Kerry narrowly lost the presidentialrace was that he did not have a clear message about the war in Iraq,nor did he offer a real alternative. While he believed the war was a mistake, he also believed theUnited States should stay in Iraq to finish the ...
Stix's Seeman alternate for U.S. softball
Oct 01, 2005; ... -- Chenoa native Chad Seeman, an outfielder with the BloomingtonStix, has been chosen as first alternate for the 2006 United Statesmen's national softball team. Seeman is among five alternatives for the 17-man national squad.He also will be a member of the ...
Murderer denied lighter sentence
Oct 01, 2005; ... PAXTON - A former Forrest man will not receive a lighter prisonsentence for the 1998 shotgun slaying of a rural Gibson City man. Livingston County Judge Harold Frobish on Friday denied an amendedpost-trial conviction petition ordered by the 4th District AppellateCourt for Anthony ...
Traffic, stores make Shoppes disappointing
Oct 01, 2005 ... I am very disappointed in the new Shoppes at College Hills. I waslooking forward to its opening because it's so close to home and Ilove shopping at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie in Peoria. However,after a couple of visits, I probably won't visit again. The traffic pattern is nothing ...
DEATHS
Oct 02, 2005 ... Irene M. Wantuch CISSNA PARK - Irene M. Wantuch, 87, of rural Cissna Park died at 7a.m. Friday (Sept. 30, 2005) at her home. Service: 11 a.m. Monday funeral Mass at St. Andrew the ApostleChurch, Calumet City. Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet ...
Boat trip on Mississippi fulfills dream Childhood memories spur 16-day adventure
Oct 02, 2005; ... NORMAL - Stan Valley didn't read Mark Twain's "Life on theMississippi," though like Twain, he was raised on the river. But, Valley, 59, a retired Caterpillar worker, and his boyhoodchum, John Hammill of LeClaire, Iowa, had a recent river experiencemuch like Tom Sawyer and Huck ...
Childish antics come back to haunt yet again
Oct 01, 2005; ... One of the problems with being a parent is how often theregrettable things you did as a kid come back to haunt and humiliateyou. This summer, our 10-year-old girl said she wanted to learn to playthe piano. We thought this was a great idea. Being a disciple of theconsumer school ...
NCHS pitches shutout No. 10 Ironmen blank Eisenhower, join Big 12 leaders
Oct 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- How much good does a 40-0 high school football victory -- with a running clock for most of the second half -- do for thewinning team? Plenty if that team is Normal Community, the state's No. 10-ranked Class 6A squad, which downed winless Decatur Eisenhower bythat score ...
U High suffers first soccer loss
Oct 01, 2005; ... PEORIA -- Quincy Notre Dame scored on its third try in a shootoutto edge University High, 1-0, at the Peoria Notre Dame boys soccerinvitational on Friday. "We missed three shots and Jairon Crosson made two tremendoussaves," said Pioneers coach Bodo Fritzen. "But then they scored ...
School plans switch to private busing
Oct 01, 2005; ... PONTIAC - The Pontiac grade school district is sticking with plansto switch to a private bus company by January in the wake ofcomplaints about the service now provided by the high schooldistrict. Superintendent Steve Graham had predicted the transition wouldprobably have to wait ...
Wrong amount
Oct 01, 2005 ... Illinois Comptroller Daniel Hynes is proposing short-termborrowing of $1.1 billion to address a state ...
Biblical approaches to the death penalty
Oct 01, 2005; ... Capital punishment is a hotly debated topic today. People on bothsides of the issue have strong convictions about the rightness oftheir view. This article will address the death penalty byconsidering what God says about it. Those claiming to be Christiansshould honor the Bible's teaching ...
Short leads Prairie Central
Oct 01, 2005; ... Phil Short scored four touchdowns for Prairie Central HighSchool's football team in a 49-20 Corn Belt Conference win Fridaynight over host Rantoul Prairie Central improved to 5-1 overall and in the conference. After Cody Freed scored on a 4-yard run, Short scored his ...
Dunlop, Tri-Valley cruise to victory over Blue Ridge
Oct 01, 2005; ... Senior Gavin Dunlop rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns tolead Tri-Valley High School's football team rolled to a 54-12 winover Blue Ridge in a Sangamon Valley Conference Red Division gameFriday night at Farmer City. Tri-Valley improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in league play ....
DAILY DIGEST
Oct 01, 2005 ... News in brief Red Cross sends 2 volunteers to Texas BLOOMINGTON -- Two more American Red Cross of the Heartlandvolunteers are heading south to assist hurricane survivors. Sandra Brucker and Ruth Eickenberg, both of Bloomington, leavetoday for Dallas to help feed and ...