The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from June 2008:
History comes home
Jun 01, 2008; ... LEROY -The Wisconsin Glacier reached its southern most point nearShelbyville about 20,000 years ago. Rocks deposited along its edgecreated ridges called "moraines" on the relatively flat Illinoislandscape. Sometime later, thousands of Kickapoo Indians set up a village ontop of ...
Pride not prejudice
Jun 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - One of the more surprising facts about Bloomington-based State Farm Insurance Cos.' lesbian, gay, bisexual andtransgendered employee resource group is that most of its membersare not lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered. "I think it's outstanding that the majority ...
60th anniversary for Harry, Patricia Hakes
Jun 01, 2008 ... DANA - Patricia and Harry W. Hakes Jr. of Peoria, formerly ofDana, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a familydinner at Capponi's Italian Restaurant, Toluca, hosted by theirchildren. Hakes and Patricia Claire Dunnuck were married June 12, 1948, atSt. Matthews ...
50th anniversary for Paul, Patricia Huth
Jun 01, 2008 ... SAYBROOK - Paul and Patricia Huth of Saybrook will celebratetheir 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering. Huth and Patricia Stalter were married June 7, 1958, at HolyTrinity Church in Bloomington. Their attendants were Mary Ann Huthand Jim Berrkschneider. They are ...
25th anniversary for Brian, Maureen Barnes
Jun 01, 2008 ... BLOOMINGTON - Brian and Maureen Barnes of Bloomington willcelebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Ireland anda renewal of their vows June 28, 2008, at Christ Church PCA, Normal, Barnes and Maureen Moore were married June 4, 1983, at GraceBaptist ...
25th anniversary for Larry, Kellie Milby
Jun 01, 2008 ... DOWNS - Larry and Kellie Milby of Downs will celebrate their 25thwedding anniversary at a dinner with family and friends. Milby and Kellie Thomas were married June 11, 1983, at DownsMethodist Church, Downs ....
25th anniversary for Doug, Lynn Kelsey
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - Doug and Lynn Kelsey of Normal celebrated their 25thwedding anniversary with a trip to Maui last September. Kelsey and Lynn Drechsel were married May 28, 1983, in ...
50th anniversary for Robert, Patricia Deibert
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - Robert and Patricia Deibert of Normal celebrated their50th wedding anniversary with a Caribbean cruise. A family dinner also is planned. Deibert and Patricia Taylor were married June 1, 1958, at ParkMethodist Church, Bloomington ....
New Names
Jun 01, 2008 ... Anna Jane Davitt - 9-pound, 13-ounce daughter of Jennie and AaronDavitt of Hudson, born Feb. 17, 2008. Grandparents: Marilyn Sollarsand Charles Sollars, both of Bloomington; Rebecca Rising of LakeBloomington; and Steve Davitt of Memphis, Tenn. Great-grandparents:Betty Lane of Danville; ...
40th anniversary for Michael, Paula Miller
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - Michael and Paula Miller of Normal will celebrate their40th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their childrenfrom 2 to 4 p.m., June 8, 2008, at Grace Church, Normal. Miller and Paula Pulley were married June 7, 1968, at NewDennison Baptist Church, ...
Curtis-Ramsey
Jun 01, 2008 ... BLOOMINGTON - Kate Allison Curtis of Chicago and Scott DouglasRamsey of Bloomington were married at 3:30 p.m. March 15, 2008, inChicago. A reception was held at La Villa Banquets in Chicago, followed bya wedding trip to a Bed and Breakfast in Springfield. Their parents are ...
Johnson-Page
Jun 01, 2008 ... ATLANTA - Rita Johnson of Williamsville and Jerald Page ofAtlanta were united in marriage April 19, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev. The couple stayed in Las Vegas, Nev., for their wedding trip. Areception is planned for July 12, 2008, in ...
Cubs in first, Coliseum makes profit, Pelo even tried
Jun 01, 2008; ... COLUMN DIARY, a check of big headlines, small wonders and otherworldly eventsa check of big headlines, small wonders and otherworldly events: May 2008 1. After holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes on Oprah'sshow, magician David Blaine breathes easier, or at least ...
After season's first setback, Wildcats rally to place third
Jun 01, 2008; ... NAPERVILLE - Throughout this season, Normal West girls soccercoach Val Walker repeatedly said that when his team plays to itspotential it can be unbeatable. The Wildcats realized that potential, perhaps a game too late, totake third at the Class AA state tournament with a 2-0 win ...
Softball team settles for second
Jun 01, 2008; ... EAST PEORIA - Olympia High School's softball team enteredSaturday night's game hoping for another championship double withthe school's baseball team. Instead, the Spartans got a double doseof the Ashton sisters. Sophomore shortstop Kelsea Ashton drove in three runs with a homerun ...
Grand slam takes air out of Raiders
Jun 01, 2008; ... GALESBURG - DuShon Morris sprinted into right-center field inpursuit of David Suarez's long fly ball, took to the air and grabbedthe top of the outfield fence. Morris hung there for a couple of seconds, gazing into the trees.Suarez's grand slam wasn't coming back and neither was ...
Extreme Squanders lead, misses chance to secure playoff berth
Jun 01, 2008 ... ST. CHARLES, Mo. -The Bloomington Extreme let a victory get awaySaturday night. Bloomington had three turnovers inside the red zone and blew a 17-point second-half lead in a 32-29 United Indoor Football overtimeloss to the RiverCity Rage at Family Arena. The Extreme (6-6) had ...
Tri-Valley finds the motivation for 3rd-place finish in softball
Jun 01, 2008; ... EAST PEORIA - Tanna Hinthorne admitted it wasn't easy for the Tri-Valley High School softball team to get fired up for Saturday'sthird-place game in the Class 1A State Tournament. It took awhile, but the Vikings finally found a way to leaveEastSide Center with a ...
Olympia athletes get all-star honors
Jun 01, 2008 ... Pitcher Eric McCullough and outfielder Derek Dauenbaugh ofUniversity High were joined by Olympia pitcher Matt Frahm asunanimous selections on the Corn Belt Conference all-star baseballteam. Frahm was also a first-team selection at shortstop. Other Olympiafirst-team honorees were ...
Second Session set on reviving west side
Jun 02, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - A second meeting has been planned for discussionabout Bloomington's west-side revitalization. It is set for 6:30 p.m. July 17 at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church,801 W. Market St. The first meeting was in early May. The City of Bloomington has partnered with the ...
Health watch
Jun 02, 2008 ... The news: Whether the use of plastic bottles and other plasticproducts poses a health hazard to humans remains a subject ofdebate. Two physicians - one writing for the Harvard Health Letterand the other representing the American Council on Science andHealth - traded arguments ...
Lawmakers need to address state pension problem
Jun 01, 2008 ... As bad as the state's pension problem is - and the consensus isthat Illinois' pension problem is the worst in the nation - thesituation is likely to get worse before it improves. That's because elected officials don't have the politicalwillpower to make tough decisions on this ...
Letters
Jun 01, 2008 ... Raise fees on big RVs, not on the little guys I know prices on everything are going up but this idea of ourChicago governor to raise prices of camping at the state'scampgrounds gets my goat. Many families are cutting back on traveling because of high gasprices. One solution ...
Railroad tie debris falls from bridge onto 2 cars
Jun 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - A Bloomington woman was taken to a Twin Cityhospital Saturday after pieces of a railroad tie fell from a bridgeonto her car near Market Street and Morris Avenue in Bloomington. Chuffoun Morris, 28, was driving a 1997 Buick LeSabre on MarketStreet about 5:45 p.m. when ...
Construction plan hits road block
Jun 01, 2008; ... SPRINGFIELD - Support for a massive statewide road and bridgebuilding program crumbled Saturday night as the clock ticked down onthe spring legislative session. Although the Senate approved the $34 billion bricks and mortarprogram Saturday, key parts of it failed to advance out of ...
Collision pushes vehicles across intersection
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - Three people were taken to Bloomington-Normal hospitalsSaturday after a four-vehicle crash at 12:15 p.m. at theintersection of Towanda and Vernon avenues in Normal. Normal police Lt. Mark Kotte said all involved were wearing seatbelts. Police did not identify who was in ...
State budget cleared
Jun 01, 2008; ... SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers approved a state budget Saturdayand headed out of town for a summer of campaigning, leaving Gov. RodBlagojevich to deal with a spending plan that could be significantlyout of balance. As Democrats put the finishing touches on the state's $59 ...
Breakfast fuels funding to get AmTrykes for disabled
Jun 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - A breakfast of about 500 pancakes and 65 pounds ofsausage will go toward helping local residents with disabilities orphysical developmental delays. Cornbelt AMBUCS held its second annual pancake and sausagebreakfast Saturday at Second Presbyterian Church, 313 N. East ...
Man accused ofbattery after game
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - An 18-year-old man was arrested after police said he andup to four others beat up another 18-year-old after a rough pickupbasketball game Thursday night at Maxwell Park. Woodrow J. Forrest, of the 200 block of Robert Drive in Normal,was released on a personal recognizance ...
Area Calendar
Jun 01, 2008 ... ToDAY Community- Towanda America Legion Post 931 breakfast; 8 a.m. to11:30 a.m. Cost: $7. Carryout meals available.- Memorial Dayservice; 2 p.m., Rucker Chapel Church, rural Wapella. Potluckdinner, 12:30 p.m.- Young Harmony concert; 6 p.m., Farmer CityChristian Church.- Stanford ...
Jackson to try again at Tri-Shark Classic
Jun 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - It was June 3, 2006 and 18-year-old Karen Jackson hadjust completed the 13-mile bicycling leg of her first triathlon, theTri-Shark Classic at Moraine View State Park. "I was shocked my legs wouldn't work after I got off the bike,"remembers the former Tri-Valley High School ...
New chief quick on the rapport
Jun 01, 2008; ... DANVERS - Lois Woods approached Danvers Police Chief ChrisGleason with a bag of stuffed toys. "If you can use these, good," she said. Gleason's response was immediate. "That's awesome," she said,telling Woods the toys would be kept in the trunk of her squad carand used to ...
50th anniversary for Gene, Deanna Mandrell
Jun 01, 2008 ... CLINTON - Gene and Deanna Mandrell of Clinton are celebratingtheir 50th wedding anniversary. Mandrell and Deanna Bane were married June 8, 1958, at EllsworthMethodist Church. Their attendants were Iva Irwin Bartosik and ...
Showcase to spotlight literacy, local authors
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - The first "Read & Rise" author showcase will be fromnoon to 5 p.m. July 19 at the Illinois State University Bone StudentCenter in Normal. The multifaceted event for authors from Illinois and elsewhere isdesigned to encourage literacy and spotlight local authors ....
Decluttering home cures house envy
Jun 01, 2008 ... My "naughty" little pleasure in life is house envy. Whenever I have a few minutes, you'll find me engrossed in aredesign, revamp or reduce-clutter TV show. I really don't wanttheir homes so much - I just want mine to look better. Doesn't every woman long for a ...
Deaths
Jun 01, 2008 ... central illinois Eugene AllenEugene AllenGIBSON CITY - Leroy Eugene Allen, 88, ofGibson City died at 11:50 p.m. Friday (May 30, 2008) at the GibsonArea Hospital in Gibson City. His funeral service will be 11 a.m.Wednesday June 4, 2008 at Lamb Funeral Home in Gibson City ....
65th anniversary for Kenneth, Cleo Schroeder
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL - Kenneth and Cleo Schroeder of Normal celebrated their65th wedding anniversary May 30 with friends. Schroeder and Cleo Blizzard were married May 30, 1943, at theWesley Chapel on The University of Illinois-Urbana campus ....
60th anniversary for Edwin, S'Monne Elder
Jun 01, 2008 ... LEXINGTON - Edwin D. and S'Monne J. Elder of Lexington willcelebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a weekend at theirdaughter's home in Paris, and a family celebration June 28, hostedby their daughters. Elder and S'Monne Shinneman were married June 4, 1948, at theFirst ...
Meeting puts communities in touch with key agencies
Jun 01, 2008; ... LINCOLN - As the director of the Lincoln-Logan DevelopmentPartnership, Joel Smiley understands one of the keys to economicdevelopment is having solid infrastructure. Smiley recently hosted a meeting at which Logan County officialscould meet representatives from state agencies that ...
Out and About
Jun 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Robin Folks knows the risks children take bydisclosing their sexual orientation to other students at school. "My daughter was called names, cursed at, tripped and had herhair pulled" at a school in Tennessee before moving to McLeanCounty, said Folks. Folks ...
Botanic garden hots environmental events
Jun 01, 2008; ... GLENCOE - The Chicago Botanic Garden will be the official site ofthe United Nations Environment Programme for World Environment Day2008 on June 5. World Environment Day is one way the United Nations encouragesawareness of the environment and enhances political attention ...
60th anniversary for William, Jeannine Weber
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL William and Jeannine Weber of Normal will celebrate their60th wedding anniversary with an open house hosted by their childrenfrom 1 to 5 p.m. June 8, 2008, at the Moose Lodge, 614 IAA Drive,Bloomington. Weber and Jeannine Elbert were married June 9, 1948, atSt. Patrick's Church, ...
Lemons-Dudley
Jun 01, 2008 ... DANVERS Julie Lemons of Danvers and Dylan Dudley of Sullivanwill be married Aug. 30 at First Presbyterian Church in ...
Damico-Marrs
Jun 01, 2008 ... DANVERS Maria Damico of Gray Summit, Mo., and Thad Marrs of St.Louis, Mo., are planning a June 21 wedding.The bride's ...
65th anniversary for Kenneth, Cleo Schroeder
Jun 01, 2008 ... NORMAL Kenneth and Cleo Schroeder of Normal celebrated their65th wedding anniversary May 30 with friends.Schroeder and CleoBlizzard were married May 30, 1943, at the Wesley Chapel on TheUniversity of Illinois-Urbana campus ....
Iliff-Engelbrecht
Jun 01, 2008 ... BLOOMINGTON Mary Iliff and Bryan Engelbrecht, both ofSpringfield, will be married June 14.Their ...
Open, but affirming?
Jun 01, 2008; ... When her emerging identity as a lesbian became known, KristyDeWall was kicked out of a conservative Christian high school andout of a conservative Christian foster home, DeWall said.In her nextfoster home, she added, she was embraced accepted and loved, as is.There, too, she said, the ...
Botanic garden hosts environmental events
Jun 01, 2008; ... GLENCOE - The Chicago Botanic Garden will be the official site ofthe United Nations Environment Programme for World Environment Day2008 on June 5. World Environment Day is one way the United Nations encouragesawareness of the environment and enhances political attention ...
Meyer-Schweinberg
Jun 01, 2008 ... Meyer-SchweinbergTOWANDA Carley Meyer and Matthew Schweinberg,both of Towanda, are planning a July 26 ...
Frahm, Olympia claim 2A baseball crown
Jun 01, 2008; ... JOLIET More than anyone, Matt Frahm knew what pitching in thestate championship game would mean. Frahm's cousin, Tyler Thornton, threw an eight-inning completegame in 2002 when Olympia High School won its first state baseballtitle. We try to keep it in the family for those ...
Sessions-Thompson
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sessions-ThompsonFARMER CITY Cierra Sessions of Ossian, Ind.,and Brad Thompson of Kendallville, Ind., are planning a July 26wedding.The brides parents are Roy ...
Zollers-Shipley
Jun 01, 2008 ... Zollers-ShipleyBLOOMINGTON Krista Zollers of Montgomery andJeremy Shipley of Bloomington, are planning a July 5 wedding.Thebrides ...
Phelps-Beutow
Jun 01, 2008 ... Phelps-BeutowATLANTA Ashley Phelps and James Beutow, both ofAtlanta, will be married June 28.The brides parents are Mike and KimPhelps of ...
Oh deer, sponsors needed to apy for carcass removals
Jun 01, 2008; ... Although state government continues to rake in hefty amounts ofdough, you wouldn't know that from the people who run the place. Last week, the agency that has stopped picking up road-kill andis no longer mowing median strips on the interstate because ofbudget shortfalls sent out a ...
Go & Play
Jun 02, 2008 ... Baseball camps What: Illinois Wesleyan Tiny Titans baseball camp Who: Boys and girls ages 5 to 9 When: June 9-12 from 10-11:30 a.m. Where: Jack Horenberger Baseball Field and Shirk Athletic Center Cost: $50 per camper Contact: Coach Dennis Martel at ...
Chiefs get fourth straight victory
Jun 02, 2008 ... GRAND CHUTE, Wis. - The Peoria Chiefs banged out 14 hits and twohome runs to earn their fourth straight Midwest League win, a 6-4triumph over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Time Warner CableField on Sunday. The win is the Chiefs' 10th in their last 12 games and movestheir ...
Sports ticker
Jun 02, 2008 ... GOLF McNeely wins Pontiac city golf tourney Mike McNeely shot a two-day total of 145 to take top honors inthe championship flight of the Pontiac City Tournament. First roundplay Saturday was at Wolf Creek Golf Course with Sunday's finalround at the ...
Shirley's Smith charges to late model win at Fairbury speedway
Jun 02, 2008 ... Eric Smith of Shirley used a high-side move off a late caution toslingshot from fourth place to the front of the pack and capture hisfirst late model feature of the season Saturday night at theFairbury American Legion Speedway. Following Smith to the finish line were Scott Bull of ...
Deaths
Jun 02, 2008 ... Central Illinois Donald L. Adcock ATLANTA - Donald L. Adcock, 71, of Atlanta passed away peacefullyat his home Saturday (May 31, 2008) surrounded by his loving familyafter a brave battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, in Nashville, Ark., the son of Hubertand ...
Olympic ceremony
Jun 02, 2008; ... STANFORD - Olympia athletic director Mike Lootens made it clearwhy the baseball and softball teams did so well at this year's statecompetition. "They were first class in everything they did," he said at arally Sunday in the Olympia middle school gymnasium And it wasn't just ...
Four players from state tourney squads on Area softball team
Jun 02, 2008 ... BLOOMINGTON - Al Toliver has won a lot of games over the pastfour years with Emily England and Katie Peek in the lineup. TheOlympia High School coach hopes the combination leads to a victoryone more time in the 15th annual Pantagraph All-Star Softball Game. Infielders England and ...
Area has three-game baseball winning streak over Intercity
Jun 02, 2008 ... BLOOMINGTON - Normal Community High School coach Ryan Shortwatched Bloomington left-hander Brian Cross shut out his team on onehit in mid-April. Watching Cross this time around figures to be muchmore enjoyable for Short. The Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year is among ...
Public safety
Jun 02, 2008 ... INCOURT McLean County DUIs BLOOMINGTON - The following people have been sentenced in McLeanCounty Circuit Court for driving under the influence. Unlessotherwise noted, the offenses involved alcohol. Bradley J. Church, 24, of the 1000 block of Samantha St., Normal,was ...
Letters
Jun 02, 2008 ... Coachman a symbol of much larger problem A year has come and gone since the City Council agreed todemolish the Coachman, and now it is past Memorial Day. We heard it would cost about $175,000 and it would be paid for bythe next purchaser of the property. Now the cost has ...
Masonic Temple pact before council
Jun 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - The Masonic Temple would become the property of the Townof Normal and the Masons would build a building at One Normal Plazaunder a redevelopment agreement the City Council will considertonight. The council also will consider a "memorandum of understanding"among the town, ...