The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from June 2006:
Titans' 2006-07 schedule set
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - Ron Rose will make his debut as Illinois Wesleyanbasketball coach Nov. 17 as the Titans open their season at theWisconsin-Whitewater Tournament. "Going on the road early wont be easy, but its a great way to getexperience and learn about yourself," said Rose, whose ...
Cooling off
Jun 01, 2006 ... Jesse Gorpesek, 5, of Bloomington jumps over a water beach ...
Speller preparing for next year
Jun 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Max Nelson had a blast at this years ScrippsNational Spelling Bee, and hes already studying to come back nextyear. The 12-year-old Bloomington Junior High School student aced hisword on stage, "upas," the name of a poisonous Asian tree, during apreliminary ...
Piror to make 2nd rehab start for Chiefs
Jun 01, 2006 ... PEORIA - Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior is expected to make hissecond rehab start Saturday night for the Class A Peoria Chiefs. Barring any medical setbacks, Prior will start Saturdays 6:30 p.m.game against the Fort Wayne Wizards at OBrien Field. Tickets are available at the ...
Answers sought on teen crashes New Dee-Mack graduate killed
Jun 01, 2006; ... MACKINAW - People in the Deer Creek-Mackinaw school district aremourning the death of one of their new graduates in a car accidentand wondering how to prevent it from happening again. Andy Neitzer, 18, died at 2:36 a.m. Wednesday at OSF Saint FrancisMedical Center, Peoria, said ...
Group cheers way to national competition
Jun 01, 2006 ... BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington Eagles sometimes are outnumbered,but they are determined not to be out-cheered as they head to anational cheerleading competition. The four Twin City girls, Tiffany Workman, 8, Stevie Rae McKimmy,9, Megan Henderson, 10, and Miranda Knotts, 11, will ...
Smith named third-team All-American
Jun 01, 2006 ... NORMAL - After enjoying one of the most successful seasons inIllinois State softball history, freshman designated player AmberSmith has been named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Third Team as announced by the National Fastpitch CoachesAssociation (NFCA) on ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Donald Straub BLOOMINGTON - Donald Francis Straub, 76, Branson, Mo., diedWednesday (May 31, 2006) at Skaggs Community Health Center. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Whelchel FuneralChapel, Branson. Burial will be at a later date at Missouri ...
Wind farm work on hold
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - National security threat or typical projectslowdown? Work at the Twin Groves Wind Farm project near Saybrook has beendelayed until late June, the developer said Wednesday, as the companyfinalizes agreements with affected farmers and other landowners whowill lease ...
DAILY DIGEST
Jun 01, 2006 ... NEWS IN BRIEF Miracle Network telethon scheduled BLOOMINGTON - The 21st annual Childrens Miracle Network/ChildrensHospital of Illinois Telethon will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The telethon will be broadcast from Eastland Mall, Bloomington,and from the RiverPlex, ...
Eureka hospital names new top administrator
Jun 01, 2006; ... EUREKA - A longtime employee of Eureka Community Hospital has beennamed to its top position. Anna M. Laible is the new administrator of the 25-bed hospital,BroMenn Healthcare System announced Wednesday. Laible had beeninterim administrator since February, when previous ...
Sheriff: Wallace was not seen as threat before attack at jail
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - A 27-year-old man awaiting trial on murder chargeswas not seen as a threat to jailers before he severely beat andstabbed one of them, the sheriff said Wednesday. "This has been an eye-opener for our staff," McLean County SheriffDave Owens said in a news conference ...
Guard exits looking for playing time Vianney abecomes third player since end of season to leave ISU program
Jun 01, 2006; ... NORMAL - Citing a desire for more playing time, guard Eric Vianneyhas become the third Illinois State basketball player to leave theprogram since the end of the season. The 6-foot-2 Vianney has been granted his release by ISU coachPorter Moser after appearing in 11 games as a ...
Prices at pump jump 25 cents
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - As the federal government announced Wednesday thatgasoline prices dipped to a six-week low, Twin City gas stationspumped up the price nearly 25 cents. Representatives of the Illinois petroleum industry said gasolinestations have to charge more because prior pricing ...
Illini Central grad signs with Mariners
Jun 01, 2006 ... SPRINGFIELD - Illini Central High School product Travis Scott, acatcher at Lincoln Land Community College, has signed a professionalbaseball contract with the Seattle Mariners. Scott, a San Jose resident and 2003 Illini Central graduate,reports Wednesday to a Mariners mini-camp in ...
Fieldcrest High School names spring MVPs
Jun 01, 2006 ... MINONK - Fieldcrest High School has named its most valuableplayers for spring sports. MVP awards went to Erinn McNamara for ...
A Barbie interviewer in a Barbie world
Jun 01, 2006; ... Shades of Barney and Dora the Explorer. We just agreed tointerview Barbie. Yes, THE Barbie. Barbie is coming to Central Illinois this summer in somethingcalled "Barbie Live in Fairytopia." What do we ask Barbie? What do we confess to Barbie? That even as ...
Tri-Valley, LeRoy land 3 on all-star team
Jun 01, 2006 ... PAXTON - Tri-Valley and LeRoy high schools each had threeunanimous selections to the first team of the Sangamon ValleyConference West Division all-star baseball squad. Unanimous choices from Tri-Valley were Matt Castleman, David Cripeand Taylor Springer, while LeRoys unanimous ...
Pontiacs Lambert repeats on all-star team
Jun 01, 2006 ... FAIRBURY - Pontiac High School senior infielder Brian Lambert hasbeen named to the first team of the Corn Belt Conference all-starbaseball squad for the third year in a row. The Indiana University recruit was among four repeat selectionsfrom last years first team. Others were ...
Workers at arena for money, not shows
Jun 01, 2006 ... The Pantagraph and the arena management team should inform thepublic about the demographics of workers in the arena, such as thedifferent categories of jobs and numbers of workers in each category. Many residents mistakenly think arena workers are mostly wealthyretirees who dont ...
Man gets probation for injuring his son
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - A Bloomington man was sentenced to 30 months ofprobation Wednesday for injuring his infant son two years ago. David Moreno, 27, was convicted of reckless conduct for breakinghis 4-month-old sons collarbone March 28, 2004, while he argued withhis wife over household ...
Lawmakers: Reform needed to change education funding
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - Until the system of politics in Springfield changes,education funding reform is unlikely, three state lawmakers told theUnit 5 and District 87 school boards Wednesday. "The political climate would have to change or a grass-rootseffort will have to take the issue ...
Gas line break causes evacuations, blocked traffic
Jun 01, 2006; ... NORMAL - Traffic was blocked and people were evacuated from homesfor about two hours after city workers punctured a gas line in northNormal. Normal Assistant Fire Chief Mike Leisner said town waterdepartment employees were digging when they accidentally opened ahole in the line ...
Sugar Creek bridge work continues
Jun 01, 2006 ... Workers from Stark Excavating continue the work on the Fell Streetbridge over Sugar Creek north of Emerson Street in Bloomington asthey ...
DAILY DIGEST
Jun 01, 2006 ... Daily digest Bait your hookand cast a line Kids ages 6 to 15 are invited to a fishing derby June 10 at WeldonSprings State Park, Clinton. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the concession area. The derbywill run from 9 to 11 a.m. Trophies will be awarded. There ...
Intercity clubs set for semis
Jun 01, 2006; ... NORMAL - Advancing to the sectional is nothing new for BloomingtonHigh Schools softball team. Now, BHS wants to feel what its like to hold the sectional plaque. The Purple Raiders (24-10) are in the sectional for the thirdstraight year. Sixth-seeded BHS meets No. 2-seeded ...
Veterans carry war memories with them
Jun 01, 2006 ... Memorial Day, July 4th and Veterans Day are national holidaysrelating to war. The Civil War, 1861-1865, produced Memorial Day. More Americanswere casualties of that war, relative to the nation's population,than any other U.S. war. Even the president was killed. After itsofficial ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... ReNea M. Cato MACKINAW - ReNea M. Cato, 55, Mackinaw, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday(May 31, 2006) at her home. ReNea was born Dec. 28, 1950, in Bloomington, a daughter ofGlenward and Luella Sparling Knobeloch. She married Jim Cato on July5, 2002, in Bloomington. He ...
'X-Men' extra crowded Action, added characters beg for more development
Jun 01, 2006; ... So many "X-Men," so little time. Thats the main sticking pointover the X-tra busy third and final series installment, which, forthose who eke out the five-minute end credits roll, reveals itself asanything but the third and final series installment. Theres such a heavy to-do list ...
Summer sounds pouring out of these car-trip 'sheds'
Jun 01, 2006; ... Tis the season for shed-heads, that fair-weather species ofconcertgoer most commonly found huddling in either open-air pavilionsor stretching out on the lawns and hills adjoining them. "Shed," by the way, is the preferred industry term for these open-air pavilions and their ...
SHORT TAKES
Jun 01, 2006; ... Coming soon Scheduled to open in area theaters next weekend (June 9) are Cars, the latest Pixar animated wonder, this one about a hotshotrookie race car (Owen Wilson) who takes a detour into a sleepy Route66 town, where he crosses paths with Doc Hudson (Paul Newman), a 1951Hudson ...
WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
Jun 01, 2006; ... In-Fest-ations A trio of Pantagraph-area towns are making sure that the firstweekend in June busts out all over with activity. The fun startstonight as the Washington Cherry Festival put its annual positivespin on the phrase, "Its the pits," by celebrating the glory of acertain ...
A round of applause
Jun 01, 2006 ... For winners from the Pantagraph area at the IHSA Boys State Trackand Field Championship: Phil Hanson, Pontiac High School, pole vault,Class AA; Josh Brent, ...
School's end emotional for principal
Jun 01, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - The end of the school year can leave someone sadabout leaving one school but hopeful - and maybe a little nervous -about going to a new one. Even if you are the principal. Mary Kay Scharf, a Bloomington District 87 principal, says the endof the school year ...
Suite! Extended-stay lodging optionset for Normal
Jun 01, 2006; ... NORMAL - Workers in the Twin Cities for a few weeks, a month oreven a year will have another housing option by next spring. Ehrhardt Hospitality of Hannibal, Mo., expects to start building afour-story, 110-unit Candlewood Suites at 203 Susan Drive this week.The property is on the ...
What a guy Buddy Guy brings blues to Peoria
Jun 01, 2006; ... At 69, Buddy Guy cant quite compete for the senior blues royaltytitle held by B.B. King as he roams the globe with his formidable80th birthday tour. But the younger man is moving in on that territory, fullyequipped. Thats why hes up and at em, doing an interview at 7:30 a.m ....
FlatTop Grill friendly, filling
Jun 01, 2006; ... Two things to avoid when you are single, lonely and feelingpathetic on a Friday night:- Listening to Coldplays "A Rush of Bloodto the Head" over and over, while reliving the happy times and thebreakup with the woman who you thought was the one.- Eating atFlatTop Grill, the make-your-own ...
Quit stalling, renew the Voting Rights Act
Jun 01, 2006 ... The South is not what it was in 1965. We dont have literacy teststo keep minorities from exercising their voting rights, and sheriffsarent beating up voting rights activists. But neither is there enough evidence to prove Congress should letkey elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act ...
El Paso native created group to help prevent child abuse
Jun 01, 2006; ... EL PASO - Dave Clearys company in Virginia helps arrange medicalcompany mergers in deals worth millions of dollars, but thats notwhat hes most proud of. While the El Paso native has done well at Cleary & OxfordAssociates, hes especially pleased with his efforts against ...
No stamp of approval for proposed increases
Jun 01, 2006 ... Weve heard the phrase "nothing is forever" too often to believethe hype coming from the U.S. Postal Service to downplay its proposed14th rate increase since 1974. USPS wants to increase the cost of mailing a first-class letterfrom 39 cents to 42 cents by mid-year 2007. The ...
Fishing clinics around the area getting started
Jun 01, 2006; ... The Department of Natural Resources Urban Fishing Program willoffer kids and others an opportunity to learn about fishing thissummer at Miller Park in Bloomington and other locations in Illinois. About 750 attended the free sessions in Bloomington last year,said program coordinator ...
Our founders, worst kind of immigrants
Jun 01, 2006; ... With the current witch-hunt against all things Mexican, illegalimmigration has come to the national forefront. Personally, Im completely in favor of punishing illegalimmigrants, but Im also in favor of primarily punishing the worstoffenders. As so many forget from history ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... James Anderson DANVERS - James Anderson, 53, Danvers, formerly of Bloomington,died Friday (May 26, 2006) at the VA Hospital in Danville. Service: from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at his brothers home, 1101 S.Maple St., Bloomington. Memorials: may be made to his ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Helen Tierney Elkhart - Helen W. Tierney, 86, Elkhart, passed away at 7:50 a.m.Wednesday (May 31, 2006) at Maple Ridge Care Center, Lincoln. A funeral Mass for Mrs. Tierney will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday atSt. Patricks Catholic Church, Elkhart, with the Rev. Thomas Shaw andthe ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Bruce Evan Jiles BELLFLOWER - Bruce Evan Jiles, 45, rural Bellflower, passed awayat 4:36 p.m. Monday (May 29, 2006) at his residence. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at theBellflower United Methodist Church, Bellflower, with the Rev. SteveBarrow ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Helen E. Letterly MOUNT PULASKI - Helen E. Letterly, 90, Mount Pulaski, formerly ofLatham, died at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday (May 30, 2006) at VonderliethLiving Center, Mount Pulaski. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church,Mount Pulaski, with Father Thomas ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Martha H. Teter CHATSWORTH - Martha H. Teter, 96, a resident of Heritage ManorNursing Home in Normal, formerly of Chatsworth, died at 2:55 p.m.Tuesday (May 30, 2006) at Heritage Manor. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the United MethodistChurch of Chatsworth. Pastor ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Helen C. Niehaus STREATOR - Helen C. Niehaus, 88, of 1115 Arthur St., Streator,died at 4:11 p.m. Tuesday (May 30, 2006) at St. Marys Hospital,Streator. Service: 11 a.m. Friday with a Mass of Christian burial at St.Stephens Church, Streator, with the Rev. Eugene ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Zearl Ida Plotner FARMER CITY - Zearl Ida Plotner, 92, Farmer City, passed away at4:20 a.m. Wednesday (May 31, 2006) at Carle Foundation Hospital,Urbana. Her funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Calvert-Belangee-BruceFuneral Home, 106 N. Main, Farmer City, with the Rev. C. Don ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... William Lars Berry BLOOMINGTON - William Lars Berry, 60, formerly of Bloomington,passed away May 25, 2006, in Albuquerque, N.M. Willy will beremembered as a gifted musician, who played guitar and sangprofessionally throughout Illinois from the 1960s through the early80s ....
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Veva E. Zimmer ARMINGTON - Veva E. Zimmer, 83, Armington, died at 4:51 p.m.Tuesday (May 30, 2006) at Apostolic Christian Restmor, Morton. She was born June 1, 1922, in Opportunity, Neb., the daughter ofArthur and Charlotte Gudgel Alm. She married Weldon B. Zimmer on May10, ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Velda Warnkes TOLUCA - Velda Warnkes, 80, of the Pattonsburg area, died at 1p.m. Wednesday (May 31, 2006) at the Apostolic Christian Home ofRoanoke. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvert & FroelichMemorial Home, Toluca, with the Rev. Tim Barber officiating ....
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Carol Louise Zubeck CHENOA - Carol Louise Zubeck, 71, Chenoa, and formerly ofCooksville, died at 9:07 p.m. Monday (May 29, 2006) at OSF SaintJames-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. Mrs. Zubeck was born June 19, 1934, in Bloomington, the daughterof Harvey O. and Maurine ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... James T. Felton Sr. BLOOMINGTON - James T. Felton Sr., 81, Montgomery, father of aBloomington resident, passed away Wednesday (May 31, 2006) at ProvenaMercy Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1924, in New London, Mo., the sonof William and Lulu McNeil Felton. James was employed as ...
DEATHS
Jun 02, 2006 ... James Anderson DANVERS - James Anderson, 53, Danvers, formerly of Bloomington,died Friday (May 26, 2006) at the VA Hospital in Danville. He was born April 7, 1953, in Bloomington, to Jay and MaryCatherine Anderson. They preceded him in death. A gathering will be from ...
Arts in brief
Jun 02, 2006 ... MUSIC Blues Challenge MACKINAW - The Blues Blowtorch Society will host the CentralIllinois Blues Challenge and Nothin But The Blues Festival VolunteerParty, from noon to dusk Sunday at the Mackinaw Valley Vineyards nearMackinaw. Eleven area bands will square off, with ...
Coffee house idea turns into Folk Art Street Fair
Jun 02, 2006; ... DELAVAN - The owners of the Jazzy Bean Coffee House in Delavanwere looking for a way to bring out-of-town visitors to their smallcommunity and its historical downtown district and to showcase hiddentalent in the area. They came up with the communitys first-ever Folk Art Street ...
Junior high portable classrooms to be set up
Jun 02, 2006; ... NORMAL - Portable classrooms for students at Chiddix and Parksidejunior high schools in Normal are in the district, and soon will beset up. The Normal-based Unit 5 district approved leasing the fourclassrooms as part of its plan to address growth, which also includesbuilding six ...
County judge, friends fish up a storm in Florida
Jun 02, 2006; ... MARCO ISLAND, Fla. - Holy Mackerel, McLean County Judge DonBernardi and friends laid down the law on a two-day fishing trip atMarco Island in Florida last week. His group included Rusty Anderson, a Twin City paint contractor;John Bernardi, the judges cousin from Chillicothe; and ...
Boomers big impact forecast Citigroup executive offers advice in B-N
Jun 02, 2006; ... BLOOMINGTON - Baby boomers are entering the next phase of theirlives. Will your business be ready to handle their changing needs,wants and spending habits? Baby boomers, have always been the economys most influentialgeneration as the largest segment of the population, said ...
DEATHS
Jun 02, 2006 ... Josephine Andrews LINCOLN - Josephine C. Andrews, 79, of Lincoln, died Tuesday(March 7, 2006) at the Christian Village-at Lincoln. Service: noon Sunday at St. Marys Cemetery, Lincoln, with the Rev.R. Anthony Lee officiating. Burial: St. Marys Cemetery, ...
DEATHS
Jun 02, 2006 ... Glen Cy Auten Mary Elizabeth Auten PONTIAC - In loving memory of Glen "Cy" Auten and Mary ElizabethCollins Auten, formerly of Pontiac. Graveside services for Glen "Cy" Auten and Mary Elizabeth Autenwill be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Esmen Cemetery, ruralOdell, with ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Sean C. Ross BLOOMINGTON - Sean C. Ross, 40, Bloomington, died at 1:38 a.m.Monday (May 29, 2006) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal,from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Old Route 66 nearMcLean. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Carmody-Flynn ...
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Robert A. Shinn BLOOMINGTON - Robert A. Shinn, 85, of 1910 Owens Drive,Bloomington, died at 7:31 p.m. Tuesday (May 30, 2006) at OSF St.Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at ToulonCemetery, Toulon, with military rites accorded ....
DEATHS
Jun 01, 2006 ... Eldon Tiny Cole CHATSWORTH - Eldon V. "Tiny" Cole, 81, of 22335 2900 N. Ave.,Ohio, died Thursday (May 25, 2006) in Perry Memorial Hospital,Princeton. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Chatsworth Township Cemetery,Chatsworth, with the Masonic funeral ritual accorded by ...