The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from November 2008:
175th anniversary
Nov 01, 2008 ... HUDSON - On Nov. 9, the United Methodist Church of Hudson willcelebrate 175 years of ministry. The celebration begins at 9 a.m.with a worship service with the district superintendent, the Rev.Keith Zimmerman, officiating, and past church ministers taking part.Special music is planned. A ...
Religion Calendar
Nov 01, 2008 ... Today - Church Women United celebrates World Community Day 6:30p.m. at St. Luke Union Church, 2101 E. Washington St., Bloomington,with covered dish supper and worship service. Sunday - Lincoln Zone Lutheran Laymen's League Fall Rallyregistration at 5 p.m. and banquet at 6 p.m. at ...
Deaths
Nov 01, 2008 ... central illinois Aldo Cap' Capponi TOLUCA - Aldo "Cap" Capponi, 83, Toluca, died at 12:43 p.m.Thursday (Oct. 30, 2008) at St. Mary's Hospital, Streator. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Ann'sCatholic Church, Toluca, with Father Edward Kopec ...
Arts in Brief
Nov 01, 2008 ... THEATER Diary' at BHS BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington High School will stage the World War IIdrama, "The Diary of Anne Frank" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Nov.8 in the BHS Auditorium. Admission at the door is $5 for adults and $3 for students. "Diary" is based on a ...
Church can help guide election day decisions
Nov 01, 2008; ... We're days from Election 2008. As U.S. citizens, we have a rightand responsibility to help choose leaders and policies, moving ournation and world in a direction that helps foster peace and justicefor all people. That's God's plan! As followers of Jesus Christ, we even pray ...
Lumberjacks stymie Thunder
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Leo Thomas made a quick impact for the BloomingtonPrairieThunder in his season debut Friday night, blasting a shotinto the midsection of Clayton Pool early in the first period thatknocked Muskegon's goaltender out of the game. That brought on Isaac Reichmuth, which ...
Methane gas plan deemed too costly
Nov 01, 2008; ... CLINTON - Using methane gas from the local landfill to heat andcool Clinton schools is an attractive idea, but a too expensive one,officials learned this week. The district learned the plan was abandoned by DeWitt RenewableEnergy officials at Clinton Landfill because the latest ...
Second-half surge sendsWethersfield past Fisher
Nov 01, 2008; ... FISHER - The first quarter ended with Fisher High School'sfootball team on Annawan-Wethersfield's 6-yard line. Players beganthe long walk to the south end of the field. "Bummer," said a disappointed Fisher fan near the north goalline, wanting to see a touchdown. The real ...
Bushnell shakesFieldcrest in thriller
Nov 01, 2008; ... MINONK - The traditional postgame handshake simply wasn'tsufficient. "Shake 11's hand," yelled a Bushnell-Prairie City-Avon player asSpartans jogged to the opposing sideline and filed past theFieldcrest bench. "Everybody shake 11's hand." It took the Spartans every bit of ...
Goal-line stand preserves FCW upset
Nov 01, 2008; ... GIBSON CITY - A determined Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland defensestopped a two-point conversion attempt by Gibson City-Melvin-Sibleywith 41 seconds remaining, and FCW held on to a 28-26 upset win inthe first round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday night. GCMS had utilized a number of big ...
Connor carries No. 1 Saints
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Brad Connor didn't have to search hard for runningroom Friday night. When he found it, the Central Catholic HighSchool sophomore tailback took full advantage in a Class 4A first-round playoff game at Bill Hundman Memorial Field. Connor ran for a season-high 111 yards ...
Accident near Hudson injures nine
Nov 01, 2008; ... HUDSON - What appeared to be a violent chain-reaction crashinvolving three semitrailer trucks and other vehicles late Fridaynight blocked Interstate 39 near Hudson and left at least ninepeople injured. Dozens of police officers, firefighters and ambulance crewsworked to free ...
Clutch points, MSU elude ISU
Nov 01, 2008; ... NORMAL - A sea of things done right by the Illinois Statevolleyball team seemed to drain away in an instant at Redbird ArenaFriday night as Missouri State escaped with a 25-22, 25-27, 25-21,19-25, 18-16 win in front of 1,057 fans. "It just came down to who could put the ball away ...
Seven-time Pro Bowler Holt wonders if he's being phasedout
Nov 01, 2008; ... ST. LOUIS - In 10 highly productive seasons with the Rams, widereceiver Torry Holt never has complained publicly about not gettingthe football. But on Friday, he said he felt like he was getting phased out ofthe offense. "At times I do," Holt said. "At times, I feel like ...
Accused murderer pens poems
Nov 01, 2008; ... LeROY - A selection of emotionally dark poems written by murdersuspect Jason Marksteiner focus on lost love and death. Samantha Marksteiner confirmed Friday that her husband wrotepoetry and submitted it for posting on the poetry.com Web site. "He wrote thousands of poems," she ...
A family's sorrow
Nov 01, 2008; ... HALLSVILLE - Jodi McGrew's family knows how she died. Now theywant to know why her brother-in-law may have wanted to brutallymurder her Tuesday in a bedroom of his parents' LeRoy home. Jason Marksteiner remained in jail Friday on charges that hemurdered the pregnant woman. The ...
Toppling North Central a tall order for Titans
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - When it comes to the North Central football team,there's a reason the Cardinals are ranked No. 2 in Division III. Make that several reasons. It starts with junior quarterback Aaron Fanthorpe, the CollegeConference of Illinois and Wisconsin's reigning Offensive ...
Illinois can get bowl hopes back on track with awin
Nov 01, 2008; ... CHAMPAIGN - No more stumbling and fumbling. No more missed assignments and missed opportunities. No more awkward explanations and repeated excuses. If Illinois is going to join college football's postseason bowlparty, the time to show it belongs is now, starting with ...
Promotion in line for Hopedale guardsman
Nov 01, 2008; ... HOPEDALE - A rural Hopedale man with nearly 30 years of servicein the Illinois Army National Guard will be promoted to brigadiergeneral at a ceremony today in Springfield. The 1 p.m. ceremony for Col. Robert Pratt will be at the IllinoisState Military Museum, 1301 MacArthur Blvd., ...
Woman charged in drug case sought
Nov 01, 2008 ... BLOOMINGTON - Crime Stoppers of McLean County is seeking RubyPriscilla Jordan on a warrant charging her with failure to appear,petition to revoke on a charge of manufacture/delivery of narcotics.Date of offense was March 2007. Jordan, last known address of the 700 block of South ...
NV Ultra Lounge sold, new owners plan to expand
Nov 01, 2008; ... NORMAL - NV Ultra Lounge, 107 E. Beaufort St., is being sold butits new owners only plan additions to the business, notsubtractions. Twin City developer and current owner Harry Fuller said the saleof the lounge to SKAR Enterprises will be effective Wednesday.Fuller will retain ...
Dailey digest
Nov 01, 2008 ... News in brief Salvation Army offers food, coats BLOOMINGTON - The Salvation Army of McLean County will provideChristmas food baskets, toys and winter coats for area families inneed. People seeking such assistance may apply at the organizationfacility, 611 W ....
No discussion under way to prevent prison closure
Nov 01, 2008; ... SPRINGFIELD - More than two months ago, Gov. Rod Blagojevich saidhe was against closing Pontiac Correctional Center. "That's not something I want to do," the Chicago Democrat saidduring a rare visit to Springfield. "We don't want to. I don't wantto." At the time, Blagojevich ...
Letters
Nov 01, 2008 ... Stop radical elements from taking over country I am a physician in a small farming community where familyvalues, commons sense and conservative measures prevail. I look to John McCain, Gov. Sarah Palin and their supporters asAmerica's only hope to derail Barack Obama and his ...
District 87 board OKs union contract
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington District 87 school board membersunanimously approved a three-year contract for its 400 teachers,counselors and school nurses at a special meeting on Friday. The contract, negotiated during a particularly turbulent economictime, includes a 2.3 percent ...
A10 Rail
Nov 01, 2008 ... Quotable "Even the best of companies at times have to change theirbusiness model." Gregory Wasson, president and chief operating officer of WalgreenCo. Discussing the company's plans to cut $1 billion in coststhrough2011 Daily digest Screen printing ...
Farmers in sprint to finish
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Harvest is in full swing in fields and at elevatorsacross Central Illinois. "Everyone's just going as hard as they can," said Steve Dennis,grain manager of Evergreen FS, which operates elevators in McLeanCounty, including the Yuton Elevator in ...
Regional Digest
Nov 01, 2008 ... Annual vets' danceplanned in Lincoln LINCOLN - St. John United Church of Christ's youth group willhold its seventh annual Veterans' Dance and Celebration from 5 to 8p.m. Nov. 9 at the American Legion, 1740 Fifth St. The dance honors vets living in or deployed from the Logan ...
Gurneys, crutches could get work today
Nov 01, 2008; ... NORMAL - Perhaps the officials can toss a roll of athletic tapeinstead of a coin to determine who gets the ball first today atHancock Stadium. Or maybe Illinois State's Big Red Marching Machine can follow theNational Anthem with the theme from "M*A*S*H" before ISU andYoungstown ...
Area football playoff capsules
Nov 01, 2008 ... Class 6A Mount Vernon vs. BHS Time and place: 2 p.m. today, Fred Carlton Field, Bloomington Records: Mount Vernon 5-4; Bloomington 8-1 Playoff experience: Mount Vernon - 12th appearance, 5-11 all-time in playoffs; BHS - 24th appearance, 37-23 all-time in ...
From Pages Past
Nov 01, 2008; ... Nov. 1, 2008 5 years ago (2003): Shannon Cobb intercepted a screen pass andreturned it 36 yards for a touchdown that triggered NormalCommunity's 48-29 triumph over Champaign Centennial in the firstround of the Class 6A football playoffs. Jeremy Peden passed for 205yards and four ...
Crossing guard's spirit of the season turning heads
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - It seems Bent Elementary School children can't passthe corner of Lee and Empire streets without Connie Burchett puttingsmiles on their faces - especially on holidays. Burchett, 52, has been a crossing guard for 29 years, and shemarked Halloween by dressing up as a ...
Mock vote, real lessons
Nov 01, 2008; ... NORMAL - Like millions of adults around the country, areastudents are excited about playing a role in the upcoming election. The efforts ranged from staging to mock elections to registering18-year-old high school students as real voters. At Chiddix Junior High School in Normal, ...
Election officials see huge turnout
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois election officials are expectingbetween 75 percent and 90 percent of the registered voters to castballots in the Nov. 4 general election. "It's all an assumption but we've been steady with early voting,"said Ford County Clerk Linda Kellerhals. "If ...
ISU students: Trust us, we're voters
Nov 01, 2008; ... NORMAL - When it comes to casting an informed vote in thiselection, Central Illinois college students say their communitiesand the nation should trust them. "(College students) are concerned about gas prices," said ISUstudent Rachel Farrer of Chicago. They also care about the ...
A3 Rail
Nov 01, 2008 ... FYI Stay updated: Visit www.pantagraph.com for the latest roadclosures. New Fort Jesse Road between Landmark Drive and Towanda Avenuewill be reduced to one lane in each direction on Monday morning.-The Bloomington Water Department will be working on a main breakstarting at ...
Organic gardening blooms in popularity
Nov 01, 2008; ... Interest in organic products and organic gardening hasskyrocketed in recent years. Such interest is evidenced by the rowsof organic products now offered in most grocery stores and atfarmers' markets and the increasing number of farmers switching toorganic practices to raise their crops ....
Service to Dallas taking off
Nov 01, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Central Illinois travelers will lose one flightoption as they gain another this weekend. United Express will stop flying to Chicago as American EagleAirlines begins a daily non-stop flight to Dallas-Fort Worth onSunday from the Central Illinois Regional Airport in ...
Veteran's Day offers reflection on modern day heroes
Nov 01, 2008; ... Susan Hazlett has the day off, but left behind one of herfavorite columns. This one ran in 2006. This week on the way to work, I saw a bumper sticker that read,"Freedom isn't free. Who paid for yours?" I thought about that. To whom do I owe my gratitude? My firstthought was ...
McKinney-Hertz
Nov 02, 2008 ... PONTIAC - Terri Sue Irene McKinney and Michael Joseph Hertz, bothof Kankakee, were married at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 27, 2008 at VFW Post886 in Pontiac. Her parents are Suzann McKinney of Pontiac, and the late Terry L.McKinney. His parents are Rollie and Jane Hertz of Kankakee ....
People on the Move
Nov 02, 2008 ... Awards Boss of the year BLOOMINGTON - Richard W. Gaffney, community president andcommercial lender of Freestar Bank, has been named the Boss of theYear by the McLean County Legal Secretaries. This award is givenannually and based on nominations from members. Gaffney ...
Dare-Walters
Nov 02, 2008 ... DELAVAN - Emily Dare and Garyn Walters, both of Delavan, weremarried at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 9, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church,Delavan. Her parents are Walter and Mary Austine Dare of Delavan. Hisparents are Gary and Pamela Walters of Delavan and the late LynnWalters. The ...
Thunder nips Komets
Nov 02, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Uninspired the previous night, the BloomingtonPrairieThunder didn't have any trouble getting up for league-leading Fort Wayne Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. "We had something to prove," said Thunder forward Jon Booras."Tonight we knew it was a good team coming ...
NCHS' Hamilton breaks 2 Big 12 swim records
Nov 02, 2008 ... DANVILLE - Normal Community senior Caitlyn Hamilton broke two Big12 girls swimming records at the conference meet on Saturday. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 54.49 seconds, nearly2 seconds faster than the previous mark. In the 500 freestyle, shefinished in 4:59.91, ...
No. 10 Wichita State put away Redbirds
Nov 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - Undefeated Wichita State had rallied from a two sets tonone deficit twice this volleyball season. When Illinois State couldn't wedge Wichita State into that 0-2predicament Saturday at Redbird Arena, the Shockers pounced on theopening. ISU led 22-20 in set two but ...
Bloomington rallies past U High for title
Nov 02, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Those rooting for Bloomington High School'svolleyball team Saturday night were understandably nervous. So werethe BHS coaches. The Purple Raider players didn't share that sentiment. "We've done that a few times before and came back," said BHSsenior outside ...
10 people sent to hospital in I-39 crash
Nov 02, 2008 ... HUDSON - A semitrailer truck that apparently failed to reducespeed on Interstate 39 when traffic slowed for an accident Fridaynight crashed into several vehicles, sending 10 people to areahospitals and snarling traffic for hours, police said Saturday. An initial crash was reported ...
Milledgeville rushes past Dee-Mack
Nov 02, 2008 ... MILLEDGEVILLE - Top-ranked Milledgeville High School raced to a22-0 first-quarter lead and went on to defeat Deer Creek-Mackinaw,59-12, Saturday in a Class 1A first-round playoff football game. Milledgeville (10-0) amassed over 300 yards of offense in thefirst half while building a ...
Time runs out on Heyworth
Nov 02, 2008; ... HEYWORTH - Polo coach Ted Alston knew his team's offense couldn'tmatch up with a Heyworth offense averaging over 43 points per game.But Alston's plan to keep the Hornet juggernaut off the field workedto perfection as the Marcos earned a 26-16 win in a first roundClass 1A playoff game at ...
Tri-Valley picked off at Morrison
Nov 02, 2008; ... MORRISON - Morrison got 153 yards and two touchdowns from JoshVos and intercepted five passes Saturday in rolling to a 35-7 Class2A victory over Tri-Valley in the opening round of the Class 2Aplayoffs at Bud Cole Field. Morrison coach Cory Bielema figured his team was lucky just ...
U High boys punch state ticker
Nov 02, 2008 ... The No. 2-state ranked University High School boys cross countryteam scored 106 points Saturday in the East Peoria Class 2ASectional to advance second to next Saturday's state meet in Peoria. The Pioneers, who qualified for the eighth time in nine years,trailed only No. 5 Dixon ...
Last-second heroics help NCHS advance
Nov 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - Normal Community High School's offense had been stuck inreverse most of the day against an inspired Danville defense. Yet,with time running out in a scoreless game Saturday, what did theIronmen turn to in the playbook? A reverse. Quarterback Zac Johnson faked a ...
Be our guest
Nov 01, 2008; ... The holidays are around the corner and this year might be thetime to offer houseguests more than a couch and extra blanket. Creating an inviting guest room takes thought, time and a littlemoney, but will take the hassle out of traveling and leave a lastinggood impression. A ...
How Time Flies for Nov. 1, 2008:
Nov 01, 2008; ... 100 years ago Nov. 1, 1908: The old Emerson School stood at Taylor and EvansStreets. After it was demolished, Mr. James B. Stevenson built threehouses using bricks from the old school. The houses cost $15,000 andhave already been rented out even before they are finished. 75 ...
Tiredof keeping up? Let the freedom of summer last
Nov 02, 2008; ... Some more post-mortem thoughts on summer ... The crop dusterhovered just above the corn, tickling the tassels and making abeeline for our minivan parked alongside the field it was spraying.In the back seat, my children craned their necks and watched as thetiny airplane loomed ever larger ...
NCHS volleyball ousted by Quincy in title match
Nov 02, 2008 ... Normal Community High School's volleyball team started quicklySaturday night, downing Quincy in the opening set of the Class 4ARegional championship match at Normal. However, top-seeded Quincy rallied to earn a 14-25, 25-23, 25-22victory and advance to its own sectional with a 32-2 ...
Hancock shootoutRedbirds put up 54 points in first home win of the year
Nov 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - The celebratory songs and chants flowed fast and furiousfrom the Illinois State locker room, the sound seeping easily up tothe second floor of the Kaufman Football Building late Saturdayafternoon. The Redbirds made even better harmony on the field. The ISUoffense had a ...
ISU, IWU clinch league soccer crowns
Nov 02, 2008 ... Ammanda Wisniewski scored the match's only goal Saturday to liftIllinois State to a 1-0 victory over Drake and share of the MissouriValley Conference title at Des Moines, Iowa ISU earns the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Wisniewski's goal was her third of the ...
Streator tops U High in rare home playoff game
Nov 02, 2008; ... STREATOR - Streator High School hosted a football playoff game ofa generation Saturday - its first in 32 years. The players, students, and indeed, the town celebrated a victoryfor all time. Winless in three previous postseason trips and on their homefield in the playoffs for ...
Turnovers doom Titans against No. 2 Cardinals
Nov 02, 2008 ... NAPERVILLE - The Illinois Wesleyan football team knew it neededto play a complete game Saturday against No. 2-ranked North Central. It didn't happen. The Titans committed seven turnovers - four interceptions andthree fumbles - and suffered a 30-7 College Conference of ...
ISU recalls celebrated author, faculty member
Nov 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - David Foster Wallace may have been the literary world'scelebrity. But to his Illinois State University family, where hetaught from 1993 to 2002, he was just "David." That's how the author - who penned the 1,000-plus page "InfiniteJest" - wanted it, recalled former ...
ISU vomen vs. Odyssey (exhibition)
Nov 02, 2008; ... Time: 2:05 p.m. today Site Redbird Arena, Normal Radio None FYI The Redbirds received seven votes in the the Associated Presspreseason Top 25 poll. ... This is the first of two exhibition gamesfor Illinois State, the unanimous preseason favorite to win theMissouri ...
Brewer, Mahomet trip upIVC
Nov 02, 2008 ... MAHOMET - Andrew Brewer ran for 317 yards and four touchdownsSaturday to power the Mahomet-Seymour High School football team to a27-10 win over Chillicothe IVC in the first round of the Class 4Aplayoffs. Fourth-seeded Mahomet-Seymour (9-1), which will face top-seededQuincy Notre ...
Priorities for next presidentArea residents say what they think needs to be done
Nov 02, 2008; ... BLOOMINGTON - Pollsters say Americans are worried about theeconomy, the Iraq war, the future of education and health care. But Marianna Munyer's main concern is surviving the last week ofelection season. "It needs to be done. The campaign needs to be a lot shorter. I'msick ...
NCHS soccer stumbles in sectional final
Nov 02, 2008; ... NORMAL - With the final seconds winding off the game clock,Normal Community High School senior Ethan Cashen stripped his glovesoff and buried his face in his goalie jersey overwhelmed by emotion. "I'm very disappointed," he said. The Ironmen were again denied their first ...