The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from December 2005:
Downtown gets festive
Dec 01, 2005 ... David Lamb, left, and Curtis Chandler, both workers with the Cityof Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department, wraps ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... James W. Brown STREATOR -- James W. Brown, 86, formerly of 619 W. Stanton St.,Streator, died at 11:20 p.m. Monday (Nov. 28, 2005) at Heritage ManorNursing Home. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at the Elias Funeral Home, Streator, theRev. Jamie Swanson officiating. Burial: ...
Hip-hop influences new Park Store occupant
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Twin City shoppers can buy everything from cowboyboots to Spanish music in one stop at Ill State Fashions, which nowoccupies the former Park Store near Miller Park. Leon Teague transformed the old Park Store into an all-purposeshop with jeans, sweat-suits, dress ...
Don't carp about the cost; let's stop the rogue fish
Dec 01, 2005 ... The old saying about closing the barn door after the horse is outcould take on literal meaning if a squabble over an electricalbarrier allows Asian carp to reach Lake Michigan. The non-native carp escaped from fish farms in the South whenflooding in the 1990s gave them access to ...
Feds haven't cast funding for carp barrier
Dec 01, 2005; ... Construction of the permanent barrier to prevent Asian carp frominvading the Great Lakes from the Illinois River is a year behindschedule. Officials face an additional problem -- no one knows who will payto operate the electric structure when it's finally complete. The $1 ...
SHORT TAKES
Dec 01, 2005; ... Coming soon Scheduled to open in area cinemas next Friday (Dec. 9) are ... atlong last, after a two-week delay, Pride and Prejudice, the redo ofJane Austen's perennial comedy of class and manners starring KeiraKnightley, Jena Malone, Judi Dench, Donald Sutherland, BrendaBlethyn, ...
Irving School's extra effort yields benefits now, later
Dec 01, 2005 ... Teachers at Bloomington's Irving School, along with parents andalumni, should go to the head of the class for their extra efforts toencourage students to think about college. Setting goals is important, even at an early age. Picturingthemselves attending college could even motivate ...
Golf coach thrilled to add trio
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- Three IHSA state golf top-10 finishers, including twoPantagraph-area competitors, have signed to play for the IllinoisState men's golf team in 2006. Drew Miller of Bloomington led his University High School team toits third consecutive state title by finishing tied for ...
No need to eat and run Bevande cafe a nice setting for sandwich, coffee
Dec 01, 2005; ... When one of the volunteers at Crossroads in downtown Bloomingtontold me she enjoyed a meal at the Bevande cafe in Downs, I wasconfused. A cafe inside a bank? Hmmm. I was also intrigued, even more so when I arrived and found thebuilding was not just a bank, not just a cafe, but also ...
Peffer leads Red Devils
Dec 01, 2005; ... EUREKA -- Tim Peffer scored 27 points to spark the Eureka Collegebasketball team to an 83-76 victory over Webster Wednesday at ReaganCenter. Peffer hit five of the Red Devils' six 3-pointers. A.J. Richardadded 19 points and Mike Trotter 10 for Eureka College (2-3). Darin ...
Association holds events all year long
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Making yard cards is just one of several activitiesthe Northwest Neighborhood Association organizes at Christmastime andthroughout the year. Several neighbors are making a float that will be entered in theannual Bloomington-Normal Jaycees Christmas Parade on ...
WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
Dec 01, 2005; ... Meeting Melissa Amid all the holiday hoopla this weekend (see the roundup on D4,lest you doubt it), there are some other, less obviously seasonalattractions worth making some room for -- chief among them cult alt-folk singer Melissa Ferrick, making her long-awaited Blue ...
Returnees abound for boys swim teams
Dec 01, 2005; ... With last season's loss of only five seniors to graduation, thiswinter's Intercity high school boys swimming scene should lookfamiliar -- only faster. And in the case of University of Iowa recruit Brian Farris ofNormal Community, it could be much faster. Farris, a state title ...
Legislator considers an online dating law
Dec 01, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD -- A Southern Illinois Democrat is consideringlegislation requiring online dating services to perform criminalbackground checks to weed out predators that might be lurking on theInternet. State Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, said he was surprised to learnthat these ...
Something for everybody Think Santa's busy? Check out this week's holiday event slate
Dec 01, 2005; ... Nothing your true love gives to you on the first, fifth or 12thday of Christmas could hope to match the blizzard of holiday activitydrifting up Pantagraphland tonight through Sunday -- easily thebusiest seasonal weekend on the calendar. To help you plot your course of action, GO! ...
Walking the bio-pic line Phoenix, Witherspoon bring Cash's story to life
Dec 01, 2005; ... Walk the Line *** Director: James Mangold Writers: Gil Dennis, James Mangold Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, RobertPatrick, Dallas Roberts Rating: PG-13 for language, thematic material, depiction of ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Mary Kathryn Kemple BLOOMINGTON -- Mary Kathryn "Kay" Kemple, born Nov. 22, 1918, inWheeling, W.Va., died Nov. 23, 2005, in Bloomington. Kay was a registered nurse, graduating from Ohio Valley GeneralHospital, Wheeling, W.Va., before coming to Bloomington. Kay was ...
Library groundbreaking starts new chapter
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- A bright yellow jackhammer planted into the asphaltparking lot under the Bloomington Public Library provided the brokenground for library officials to celebrate the start of construction. The library will undergo a nearly $3 million renovation andexpansion over the ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Wayne Beadles NORMAL -- Wayne Beadles, 94, of Pekin, formerly of Macomb, fatherof a Normal resident, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 30, 2005) atthe Place on Prince, Pekin. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones Mortuary, Colchester, PastorBill Letcher ...
Jazz vocal group accompanies Pops
Dec 01, 2005; ... At aglance What: The Boston Pops Holiday Concert Tour, conducted by KeithLockhart, and featuring the New York Voices When: 8 p.m. MondayWhere: Illinois State University BradenAuditorium Cost: $44 to $85; dinner/concert package, $200; limited ticketsalso available to ...
Bible and its myths promote fear, confusion
Dec 01, 2005 ... The Bible is one of 27 books for which divine origin is claimed.Christians deny the divinity of all Bibles but their own. I deny thedivinity of only one more than they do. The Bible, a work that for all its many and obvious faults, is notwithout certain merit. Indeed, I recommend ...
ISU gets Gateway trifecta Nelson's freshman honor gives Redbirds three of league's four major awards
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- A high school quarterback without a set position when hearrived on campus, Illinois State freshman Tom Nelson made astatement about his football talents once he was inserted in theRedbird starting lineup at safety. That statement also was recognized by the Gateway ...
Camp director leaving Timber Pointe for Texas
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Kurt Podeszwa -- who has overseen programs andservices for thousands of campers as director of Easter Seals' TimberPointe Outdoor Conference Center -- is leaving to direct a largerfacility in Texas. "Timber Pointe has a big place in my heart," Podeszwa ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Nicholas Yeagle FARMER CITY -- Nicholas W. "Nick" Yeagle, 27, of Rural Route 2,Farmer City, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday (Nov. 27, 2005) inPiatt County. Nick was born Aug. 7, 1978, in Bloomington. He graduated from BlueRidge High School, Farmer City, and attended ...
Top of the pops Lockhart continues to fill the shoes of conducting legends
Dec 01, 2005; ... When Boston Pops maestro Arthur Fiedler died in 1979, JohnWilliams had some mighty big shoes to step into. Fielder had worn them for nearly half a century, longer thanalmost any other conductor on the planet. When he vacated them, hedid so as a fully-vested American ...
Local group informs on students' rights
Dec 01, 2005 ... Parents of high school students may watch anxiously as theirchildren are introduced to various career paths. When the introduction to post high school education is a militaryrecruiter who makes promises of finances for higher education andpatriotism and minimizes the possibility of ...
ISU's energizer Ford becomes driving force for Redbirds in senior season
Dec 01, 2005; ... Dana data Major: Political science Favorite food: Fried chicken Favorite music: Gospel, rhythm and blues, a little rap Favorite artist: Doesn't really have one Favorite player: Michael Jordan Favorite drink: Lemonade Biggest influence: Both ...
Jaycees parade a tradition that kicks off the season
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- For Jeremy Kelley, the Jaycees Christmas paradeSaturday will be the perfect way to kick off the Christmas season. "This is the first big community celebration after Thanksgiving,and the focus is on the Christmas season," Kelley said. The parade will begin at 9 ...
Daily Digest
Dec 01, 2005 ... NEWS IN BRIEF Canned food drive planned at parade BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington Kiwanis Club members will collect cannedgoods and nonperishable food Saturday during the Jaycees Christmasparade. Items will be distributed through The Salvation Army. Kiwanismembers ...
Bike rack repairs
Dec 01, 2005 ... Bloomington Public Library maintenance worker Hong Quach ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Francis J. McGowan STREATOR -- Francis J. McGowan, 78, of 1102 Carroll St., Streator,died at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 30, 2005) at St. Mary's Hospital,Streator. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday Mass of Christian burial at ImmaculateConception Church, Streator, Monsignor John J ....
Topinka looks to restore faith in state State treasurer makes bid for governor official
Dec 01, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD -- State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka is pledging torestore faith in scandal-scarred state government if electedgovernor, but she won't be taking a pledge against raising taxes. In stops throughout the state Wednesday, the 61-year-old formerstate senator from Riverside ...
FLICK FACT
Dec 01, 2005; ... Question Today if you pass the legendary Lucca Grill downtown and look intothe window, you'll see the pizza maker. When it opened 69 years agothis fall, what live ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Marion F. 'Bus' Leenhouts EL PASO -- Marion F. "Bus" Leenhouts, 92, of 555 E. Clay St., ElPaso, passed away at 4:20 a.m. Monday (Nov. 28, 2005) at HeritageManor Nursing Home, EL Paso. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m., Saturday at St.Mary's Catholic Church, El ...
BHS names MVPs for fall sports
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington High School has named its fall sportsMost Valuable Players. Taking the honors were Brent Holtz (football), Katie Seyller(volleyball), ...
Woodford Co. to address wage equity
Dec 01, 2005; ... EUREKA - It could cost Woodford County up to $120,000 in the nextthree to five years to increase wages of employees found to beunderpaid. A wage equity study found some county employees are earning up to$5 per hour less than workers in comparable jobs in other counties,officials ...
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Gary Lee Herman BLOOMINGTON -- Gary Lee Herman, 57, of 1148 11th St., Bloomington,died at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 29, 2005) at VA Illiana Health CareServices, Danville. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Calvert & MetzlerMemorial Home, Bloomington, with the Rev ....
Sleigh rides, Einstein & Christmas shoes
Dec 01, 2005; ... Albert, meet Arthur As a footnote to today's GO! cover story: When we were young 'uns,we had a tough time distinguishing between Boston Pops guru ArthurFiedler, and two other silver-maned icons, Albert Einstein and Col.Harlan Sanders. Whenever we'd encounter a photo of ...
1st Farm Credit Services earnings show big jump
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- 1st Farm Credit Services officials Wednesday reported2004 earnings of $51.9 million, up $24.9 million from the previousyear. The substantial increase for the agricultural lender based at 2000Jacobssen Drive, Normal, was due to a one-time change in loan lossaccounting ...
Local native named interim U.S. attorney
Dec 01, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD -- A McLean County native with extensive experience asa federal prosecutor was named interim U.S. attorney for Illinois'central district Wednesday. Rodger Heaton, who formerly was a supervisor in the office, willserve as the top prosecutor for 120 days while officials ...
Greetings from neighbors
Dec 01, 2005; ... Card display Yard cards will be in front yards of the following Bloomingtonhouses beginning Saturday: w 315 W. Kelsey St. * 407 W. Emerson St. * 711, 1502, 1506 and 1612 N. Lee St. * 1406 N. Oak St. * 910 and 1005 N. Madison St. * 607 W ....
DEATHS
Dec 01, 2005 ... Ethel Anna Dodge NORMAL -- Ethel Anna Dodge, 84, Normal, died at 5:45 a.m. Monday(Nov. 28, 2005) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Bethany Lutheran Church,Burlington, Iowa, the Rev. Carl Engstrom officiating. Burial will ...
No excuse for school with g religious message
Dec 01, 2005 ... I add my voice to others in expressing dismay over the lack ofresearch by local school administrators who invited the JunkyardProphets to speak at a public school rally. A two-minute Google search turned up significant negativereactions to the "Prophets," including an article from ...
Top assistant award in I-AA goes to Scott
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- Galen Scott proved he could play linebacker through adistinguished four-year career at Illinois State. Additional evidence that Scott also is proficient at coaching theposition arrived Wednesday when the American Football CoachesAssociation named the Redbird linebackers ...
Ex-politician likes Central Illinois people, hates the weather
Dec 01, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Long-time Bloomington politician Harber Hall mightnot be able to stand the Central Illinois weather, but the people areanother matter. "The people are down to earth and wonderful," he said. Though Hall moved to Florida after retiring from Illinoispolitics, he ...
Suspect was banned from campus Officials considered man a threat to ISU community
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORMAL -- In an unusual move, Illinois State University officialsconsidered the man named as a suspect in Olamide Adeyooye's death tobe a threat and banned him from campus two months before she died. Police officers handed a letter Aug. 17 to Maurice L. Wallace, 27,who was not an ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Clarence Fairley ROBERTS -- Clarence Fairley, 76, of Roberts died at 1:50 a.m.Thursday (Dec. 1, 2005) at the Asta Care Center in Paxton. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Lamb-Young FuneralHome, Roberts, with the Rev. Matthew Geerdes officiating. Burial willbe in ...
Wallace faces murder count File: Student killed in her apartment
Dec 02, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- A 27-year-old man is accused of killing collegestudent Olamide Adeyooye in her Normal apartment, trying to cleanblood stains from her floor and driving her body from the county inher own car. Maurice Wallace was charged Thursday with murder, concealing ahomicide ...
Central graduate scores five points in Dayton victory
Dec 02, 2005; ... DAYTON, Ohio -- Central Catholic High School graduate WilliamBrady scored five points for Dayton on Thursdsay night in a 63-45 winover Pepperdine in nonconference college basketball. Brady, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, was a perfect 1-for-1 from the field(a 3-pointer) and ...
Farmers advised to market convenience
Dec 02, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Farmers should no longer try to sell their foodproducts based on the consumer market adage that food comes from thefarm. "Food comes from the grocery store, so get over it," said VernPierce, a University of Missouri agricultural economist. The tersedebunking of the ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Donald Zeller NORMAL -- Donald Leroy Zeller, 74, of McLean County Nursing Home,Normal, formerly of Campus, died at 10:52 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 29,2005) at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal. He was born Aug. 24, 1931, in Emington, to Frank and Anna CeciliaNelson Zeller. He was a ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Elsie Bane ELLSWORTH -- Elsie Hickman Bane, 95, of Little Rock, Ark.,formerly of Ellsworth and LeRoy, passed away at 8 a.m. Wednesday(Nov. 30, 2005) in Little Rock, Ark. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Dawson Cemetery,rural Ellsworth, with the Rev. Charles ...
Prospective players for Extreme come from near and far
Dec 02, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Bloomington Extreme coach Ted Schmitz expects a mixof Bloomington-Normal and out-of-town candidates for his UnitedIndoor Football League team's tryouts later this month. Schmitz said Thursday he has had calls from prospective playersfrom "the Quad Cities, Pontiac, ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Mary Kathryn Kemple BLOOMINGTON -- Mary Kathryn "Kay" Kemple, born Nov. 22, 1918, inWheeling, W.Va., died Nov. 23, 2005, in Bloomington. Kay was a registered nurse, graduating from Ohio Valley GeneralHospital, Wheeling, W.Va., before coming to Bloomington. Kay was ...
Woman killed in fire identified
Dec 02, 2005; ... CULLOM -- A body found in the burned remains of a Cullom home hasbeen identified as one of the home's residents. Gertrude R. Sikora's body was found Nov. 23. The fire, whichoccurred a day earlier, badly burned her husband, Frank J. Sikora,87, who died of his injuries Friday at a ...
Some pain, much gain for Illini in early going
Dec 02, 2005; ... CHAMPAIGN -- The only slip thus far hasn't been costly for theUniversity of Illinois basketball team. Unless you're Bruce Weber. The Illini coach broke his ankle doing work in his backyard Mondaymorning. Weber coached through the pain Tuesday night when 12th-ranked Illinois ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Cordelia Ellis BLOOMINGTON -- Cordelia M. Ellis, 97, of Altamont, died peacefullyat 7:10 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 30, 2005) at the Lutheran Care Center,Altamont. The time of visitation for family and friends will be from 1 to 3p.m. Saturday at the Lutheran Care Center Chapel, ...
Radio listeners appreciate the Christmas music
Dec 02, 2005 ... Thank you, Bloomington-Normal for bringing us FM station Magic100.7. They are playing continuous Christmas music from now ...
Tattoo artist: Designs should be unique
Dec 02, 2005; ... NORMAL -- When Tim Beck applies a tattoo, he wants it to be one ofa kind. "After we do a design, it gets thrown away," said Beck, 26, whoworks at Artkore Tattoos in downtown Normal. How long have you been doing this and do you need a license? I've been doing it for ...
Extreme feeling right at home
Dec 02, 2005; ... BLOOMINGTON -- If all of Ted Schmitz's plans go this well, theBloomington Extreme should be a rousing success in its first seasonin the United Indoor Football League. Three weeks after vowing to assemble a team with a "local flavor,"Schmitz introduced four players and two assistant ...
Art without structure Artist keeps buildings from dictating movement
Dec 02, 2005; ... Giglio bio Artist: John Giglio, 37, grew up in Maryland and moved to Normalin summer 2004 from Queens, N.Y. The move was precipitated by hiswife's job. Diane Dean is an education professor at Illinois StateUniversity. Giglio works on art and takes daytime duties in caringfor the ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Donald Strange CLINTON -- Donald P. Strange, 79, of Clinton, died Wednesday (Nov.30, 2005) at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. Service: Private family service was at the Star of Hope Mausoleumin Graceland Cemetery. Burial: Hope Mausoleum in Graceland Cemetery, ...
Justifying torture would be contrary to U.S. principles
Dec 02, 2005 ... Columnist Thomas Sowell calls anti-torture legislation by Congress"madness" that "ties our hands" in dealing with terrorism (column,Nov. 23). He is wrong, for four reasons. First, as numerous intelligence veterans have testified, tortureseldom works. Under severe physical and ...
DEATHS
Dec 02, 2005 ... Walter Milligan MELVIN -- Walter L. Milligan, 88, of Melvin died at 1:39 p.m.Wednesday (Nov. 30, 2005) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the United MethodistChurch in Melvin, with the Rev. Karen Martin officiating. Burial willbe ...
FlickFact
Dec 02, 2005; ... Question According to U.S. Census estimates, can you name which county indownstate Illinois (south of Interstate 80) has experienced thelargest population gain since 2000? Answer: ...