The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from January 2009:
Deaths
Jan 01, 2009 ... central illinois William L. Bottoms McLEAN - William L. "Bill" Bottoms, 83, McLean, died at 12:58a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 30, 2008) at his home. His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's CatholicChurch, Atlanta, with the Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible officiating ....
Paul's big finish gives Warren title at Pontiac
Jan 01, 2009; ... PONTIAC - Brandon Paul's fantastic fourth-quarter flourish liftedGurnee Warren High School to the championship of the 78th PontiacHoliday Tournament Wednesday. Paul scored 13 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter as Warren-seized its-first Pontiac championship with a 74-63 victory ...
Thunder rings in new year with little cheer after loss to Icehawks
Jan 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The last game of the year went pretty much likemany of the others have this season for the BloomingtonPrairieThunder. Not good. Port Huron scored three goals in the first period, and goaltenderLarry Sterling repeatedly thwarted the Thunder to key the ...
ISU swimmers win invitational
Jan 01, 2009; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Illinois State swim team scored 240points to win the eight-team Ed Kennedy Memorial InvitationalWednesday. ISU won the 200- (1:55.64) and 400-meter freestyle (4:14.17)events. The 200 freestyle relay included Lauren Boyd, Jessica McGee,Lauren ...
ISU races past AcesGame action gives Rubin early starton happy new year
Jan 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - Alex Rubin didn't need to wait for midnight to comeWednesday. His new year really began a couple hours earlier. Illinois State's sophomore guard showed he is fully recoveredfrom a broken left foot that robbed him of 11 games this season.Rubin played 15 minutes and earned ...
ISU races past AcesRedbirds move to 2-0 in Valley, school-record 13- 0 overall
Jan 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - Missouri State probably did Illinois State's basketballteam a favor. Evansville and the rest of the Missouri Valley Conference couldbe paying the price for the next two months. After a close call three days earlier in the league opener atMissouri State, ISU vowed to ...
West tames Dragons at Pekin tourney
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Normal West High School basketball team made "enough" freethrows in overtime to defeat host Pekin, 46-40, in the fifth-placeconsolation game of the 44th Pekin Insurance Holiday TournamentWednesday. The Wildcats (4-8) finished 2-2 in the tournament. "We got down in a ...
Robber hits bank, currency store
Jan 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - A man with a gun robbed a bank and a currency business 1hours apart on New Year's Eve, Normal police said. There were three previous Twin City bank robberies in December,and police believe the same man is responsible for all five heists. US Bank, 1401 S. Main St., was ...
Blagojevich's troubles cause turmoil
Jan 01, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's legal troubles have causedturmoil and economic losses in Illinois. They've caused a major headache for President-elect Barack Obama. And now, the embattled governor's actions are rumbling throughCongress. His appointment Tuesday of ...
Bringing in '09
Jan 01, 2009; ... PONTIAC - In good years and bad, one constant for the past 20years is a tradition in Pontiac of seeing the old year out at theannual First Night celebration. Marking the anniversary with the theme of "First Night GoesPlatinum," the event drew hundreds of people to venues in and ...
Public Safety
Jan 01, 2009 ... Police, fire, rescue Ex-Farmer City man killed in accident FARMER CITY - A former Farmer City man died Wednesday in a caraccident in Mahomet. Justin Diehl, 26, of Mahomet was pronounced dead at the scene at2:31 a.m. at the intersection of Prairieview Road and ...
ISU women open Valley play against Creighton
Jan 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - There's nothing like opening the Missouri ValleyConference women's basketball season, and a new year no less, with abang. Unanimous preseason favorite Illinois State will put its seven-game winning streak on the line at 2:05 p.m. today at Redbird Arenaagainst Creighton, ...
Kettle campaign short of goal
Jan 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - A short season and rough weather kept The SalvationArmy's Red Kettle Campaign from reaching its $210,000 goal thisyear. Capt. Scott Shelbourn said the 21 kettle locations throughoutBloomington-Normal raised about $202,000 - the same as last year. That amount ...
Kids count on having fun time
Jan 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - Madeline and Emily Sanders started celebrating thecountdown to the New Year early on Wednesday. By noon, the two girls from Urbana already had played bingo,participated in a limbo contest, made Happy New Year 2009 cards andpicture frames, got their face painted and took ...
Area Calendar
Jan 01, 2009 ... Friday Elsewhere- Register for Starbuck's coffee-tasting program; 6 p.m.Jan. 14, Deer Creek District Library. Free. Call (309) 447-6724.-Register for women's self-defense course; 6 p.m. Jan. 21, Deer CreekDistrict Library. Instructor: Daniel Atherton Jr. Free. Call ...
C1 Business Rail
Jan 01, 2009 ... Quotable "There's really no way to sugercoat it, it's going to be a verydifficult year.'' Robert A. LaFleur, an analyst with Susquehanna Financial Group. Discussing the outlook for the hotel industry as the term"staycation" became a part of the American lexicon. Stat ...
Illini recruits root for each other
Jan 01, 2009; ... PONTIAC - A young boy in a University of Illinois sweatshirtposed a rather obvious question to a man clad totally in orange andblue Monday at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. "You here to see Brandon Paul and Jereme Richmond?" asked thechild to a quick smile and affirmative ...
Dimming the marquee lights for '08, Part 1
Jan 01, 2009; ... From Newman to Ledger to Heston to Charisse to Widmark to Carlin:Let's just say the past 12 months haven't been good for the averagearts and entertainment consumer of passing good taste. As our annual sober reminder that Death takes no holidaywhatsoever, the Billboard column ...
Club Clipboard
Jan 02, 2009 ... Chapter FM, PEO - Tuesday at the home of Cathie Arenson,Bloomington; program: "The Joy of Our Founders" given by DebHarrison. B-N Night-time Knitters - 7 p.m. Thursday ...
Good Neighbors
Jan 02, 2009 ... washer and dryer Good Neighbors It would be a blessing to be considered for thewasher and dryer. - A Good Neighbor, (309) 827-0732 Good Neighbors: We would really appreciate the washer and dryer. -A Bloomington Reader, (309) 530-1353 sewing machine Good ...
A3 Rail
Jan 02, 2009 ... FYI Stay updated Visit www.pantagraph.com for the latest roadclosures. State watch Younge visitation, funeral services set EAST ST. LOUIS - Visitation and funeral services have beenscheduled for Wyvetter Younge, one of the longest-serving currentmembers of the ...
Area sees six possible homicides in 2008
Jan 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The stabbing death of 20-year-old Shane Friedman-Howard on Dec. 12 brought to six the number of possible homicides inMcLean County during 2008. A determination is pending from the coroner's office on the Nov.16 stabbing death of Joshua Embry. The year started ...
A year for crime Conviction of former police sergeant on sexual assault charges and sexual abuse case involving former Unit 5 teacher dominated court news in '08
Jan 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - McLean County authorities wrapped up several high-profile criminal cases in 2008 but a list of at least six homicidesremain on the court docket as the new year opens. A 2006 rape and stalking case against a former Bloomington policeofficer ended with his conviction in ...
Weekend's Best Bets
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sartorial cinema Remember last summer? Hard as that might be to do under presentclimatic circumstances, you might recall a little activity at thenew Connie J. Link Amphitheater in Normal called Dress-Up Movies.The outdoor series of family favorites invited attendees to show ...
From Pages Past
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jan. 1, 2009 5 years ago (2004): Brandon Holtz drained a fadeaway 3-pointerwith seven seconds showing to give Bloomington a 64-61 triumph overOak Park-River Forest in the third-place game at the Pontiac HolidayTournament. Holtz, who finished with 25 points, has made three ...
Blue Ridge board goes paperless route for sake of efficiency
Jan 01, 2009; ... FARMER CITY - When Blue Ridge School Superintendent Jay Harnackswitched the school board to an electronic agenda, he wasn'tthinking about saving paper. He was eyeing efficiency. "I'd like to say it was our idea to save paper - that would soundgreen' - but really our idea was to ...
No change in bridge plan for Heyworth
Jan 01, 2009; ... HEYWORTH - Re-bidding the long-delayed concrete work for apedestrian bridge on Heyworth's north edge ultimately wouldn't savetime or money, so the original contractor likely will stay on thejob. Heyworth-based TKS Concrete Specialist, Inc. had bid $18,450 toconstruct concrete ...
GO! Calendar
Jan 01, 2009 ... SPECIAL EVENTS This WEEKEND (JAN. 1-4) Bloomington-Normal-First Friday Events - Special events atdowntown Bloomington merchants and galleries; 4-9 p.m. Jan. 2.Scheduled: Herb Eaton book-signing, winter paintings, more, EatonGallery, 411 N. Center St.; open gallery with ...
Short Takes
Jan 01, 2009 ... Coming soon Scheduled to open in area theaters next weekend (Jan. 9) are:Bride Wars, the first romantic comedy of the new year, starring KateHudson and Anne Hathaway as lifelong best friends whose binding tiesare threatened when a clerical error results in both womenscheduling ...
Dancing into '09 Winter offers many arts and entertainment options
Jan 01, 2009; ... What better way to greet a new year than to embrace what itpromises? And we don't mean the bad stuff we all know is part and parcel ofevery New Year deal. Let us turn, instead, to celebrating what we know will be thegood stuff - especially as it relates to the frankly ...
Musky magazine grows with fishing opportunities
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jim Saric has lots to be happy about heading into the New Year. For one, his magazine, Musky Hunter, celebrates its 20thanniversary with its February edition, which is due out in time forthe annual Chicago Musky Show in Palatine Jan. 9-11. For another, The Musky Hunter ...
Man finds himself truly at home with very own rail passenger car
Jan 01, 2009; ... DECATUR - Nothing says Christmas for boys like a train set underthe tree. But Fred Wilhite never got one. He was raised by his grandfather,Fred Stanley, who worked for the Wabash Railroad and didn't take hiswork home with him in the form of toys. A young man during the ...
Financial outlook at record low
Jan 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Americans are not happy about their finances at theend of 2008, or confident about this year. Country Financial's financial security index hit a new low inDecember, sliding 1.5 points from October to 67.3 in December.Financial security sentiments are at their lowest ...
Man in custody after Bloomington stabbing
Jan 02, 2009 ... BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington police arrested a man at a nearbyapartment Thursday evening, less than an hour after responding to astabbing in an apartment complex on Reeveston Drive on Bloomington'snorthwest edge. The male stabbing victim was conscious and breathing and hisinjury was ...
Thunder essentials
Jan 02, 2009; ... Thunder essentials PrairieThunder vs. Lumberjacks Time 7:05 p.m. today Site U.S. Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington Records Muskegon 15-10-2 (32 points, 4th place); Bloomington 10-19-0 (20 points, last place) Season series Muskegon leads 3-2 Radio ...
Bank offers reward after latest heist
Jan 02, 2009; ... NORMAL - A second reward is being offered in connection with thearrest of the man police believe robbed three banks and a currencybusiness in December, said Normal Police Sgt. Dan Kelley onThursday. US Bank is offering a reward, said Kelley. Additional detailswere unavailable ....
ISU swamps CreightonCirone's dominance shines as Redbirds roll in 2nd half
Jan 02, 2009; ... NORMAL - As if there was ever any doubt, Kristi Cirone provedagain Thursday why she's the best women's basketball player in theMissouri Valley Conference. The Illinois State women's basketball team also emphaticallyconfirmed its status as the unanimous favorite to win the ...
Deaths
Jan 02, 2009 ... Central Illinois Gary Coup PONTIAC - Gary Dean Coup, 57, Pontiac, died at 4:57 p.m. Thursday(Dec. 25, 2008) at Heritage Manor, Colfax. Funeral: Private. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa, is in chargeof arrangements. Burial: Payne Cemetery, Chenoa, in the ...
Sealed with a kissNew Year's Day dip no big deal for zoo critters; golfers brave cold, too
Jan 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Kathy, Gremlin and Ozzy - Bloomington-Normal'sversion of the Polar Bear Club - dove head-first into the New YearThursday morning. And they did it in full public view, without a shiver or a stitchon. No arrests were made, however, since the Miller Park Zoo trio ...
Letters
Jan 02, 2009 ... Law-abiding citizens left at disadvantage Fight or flight is the automatic physiological survival responseof all nature's species, activated by reflex in the brain. Fear isthe mechanism that triggers a brain's natural instincts to kill orbe killed. Neurological scientists ...
From Pages Past
Jan 02, 2009; ... 5 years ago (2004): After playing sparingly as a freshman, KeelanAmelianovich has stepped in impressively as Illinois Wesleyan'sleading scorer. The 6-foot-6 off guard averages 19 points and isconnecting on 49 percent of his shots from 3-point range. 15 years ago (1994): Corey ...
Senate appointment more evidence against Blagojevich
Jan 02, 2009 ... Why did Gov. Rod Blagojevich do it? Why did he appoint RolandBurris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect BarackObama when: (1) the governor has been arrested for allegedly conspiring totry to sell the seat, (2) every political figure we can think oftold him not to ...
Bad timing? Many people started businesses in 2008
Jan 02, 2009; ... The economy didn't look that bad when Laura and Roger Bickfordopened their medical clinic back in July. But by mid-September, the couple was asking an unsettlingquestion: "Oh my God, were we crazy to open the business when wedid?" Starting a business during 2008 might seem ...
Trickle down Rood-service workers feeling economy's pinch
Jan 02, 2009; ... Restaurant jobs, a reliable fallback for many unemployed andimmigrant U.S. workers, are shrinking almost as fast as tips left ontables. The restaurant industry, one of the largest U.S. employers, isexperiencing its longest period of job losses on record. Datareleased by the ...
Dear Santa: Uh, can you take back December?
Jan 02, 2009; ... COLUMN DIARY, a check of big headlines, small wonders and otherworldly events: December 2008 1. Oprah laments on show her famous "O" may now unfortunatelystand for Overweight. 2. Barbie turns 49, still an absolute doll despite all thoseyears of strenuous scheduling ...
How Time Flies
Jan 02, 2009; ... 100 years ago Jan. 2, 1909: A major earthquake left more than 110,000 dead thisweek in Italy. In Bloomington, organizers were collecting relieffunds to be sent to the Red Cross. Mrs. J.T. Lillard, daughter ofthe late Judge David Davis, gave $200, the largest donation reportedso ...
How Time Flies for Jan. 1, 2009:
Jan 01, 2009; ... 100 years ago Jan. 1, 1909: There were about 200 people at the dancing partylast night at the Bloomington Club. At midnight the lights were shutoff, the New Year announced, and dancing then resumed. Today willsee various New Year open houses, as is the custom. 75 years ...
Thunder rallies fall short
Jan 03, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington PrairieThunder was good for threecomebacks Friday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. There wouldn't be a fourth. Steven Later, who was taken to the hospital early in the firstperiod after crashing into the boards, returned to score the game-winner ...
Deaths
Jan 03, 2009 ... central illinois Barbara Ann Boyer MIDDLETOWN - Barbara Ann Boyer, 71, Middletown, died at 4:10 a.m.Thursday (Jan. 1, 2009) at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Service: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schader Funeral Home,Lincoln, with Allan Dean ...
McBurneysteps downas VP, GMof Thunder
Jan 03, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The announcement came just before game time Fridaynight, and was a stunner to say the least. Citing a desire to pursue other business opportunities, JerryMcBurney resigned his position as vice president and general managerof the Bloomington ...
Paint it greenBuying eco-friendly paints requires doing homework
Jan 03, 2009; ... Everyone - from Benjamin Moore's Aura to The Home Depot'sFreshaire Choice - is advertising their paints as low VOCs or noVOCs. But buying green isn't that easy. Advertising that appears to beeco-friendly can be deceptive. Although the can may say the paint islow in volatile ...
A chilling and thrilling mix of hockey and history
Jan 03, 2009; ... There was a bump from the right, a push from the left, apersistent nudge from the back. Getting to the main gate Thursday atClark and Addison was a contact sport. It was a cattle drive of heavy coats, wool scarves, stocking capsand insulated gloves, herded through a small opening ...
Spack bringsformer RedbirdFarmer back tolead ISU offense
Jan 03, 2009; ... NORMAL - New Illinois State football coach Brock Spack has dippedinto the pool of former Redbird players for his offensivecoordinator. Louisiana-Monroe offensive coordinator and offensive line coachSteve Farmer is returning to his alma mater to lead the ISU offense. "Steve ...
Illini tap TCU for offensive coordinator
Jan 03, 2009; ... CHAMPAIGN - Mike Schultz, who just finished his 11th season onthe football coaching staff at Texas Christian University, isexpected to be named Illinois' new offensive coordinator. Schultz, who was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach forTCU, will be announced early next ...
IWU could be without Johnson
Jan 03, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The Illinois Wesleyan basketball team is preparingto play without leading scorer Sean Johnson today against IllinoisCollege because of a sprained left ankle suffered Thursday inpractice. IWU coach Ron Rose called Johnson "doubtful" for the 7:30 p.m.game at Shirk ...
Soldier returns home between tours
Jan 03, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Coming home from more than a year in Baghdad, U.S.Army Sgt. Jyles Evans had quite a reception committee, including anephew and cousin he had never met, waiting for him Friday afternoonat Central Illinois Regional Airport. "I just want to hold him, that's all," said ...
ISU foe eager, ready
Jan 03, 2009; ... NORMAL - Creighton was so anxious for tonight's game it arrivedtwo days early. Well, that's not exactly right. Instead of going home to Omaha, Neb., after winning at IndianaState on Wednesday, the Bluejays headed to Bloomington-Normal thenext day. That has meant plenty of ...
Letters
Jan 03, 2009 ... Main St. Corridor code would strip our freedoms Watch out Bloomington-Normal, your freedoms are about to becurtailed. It's called the Main Street Corridor Form-Based Code that isabout to be adopted by Bloomington and Normal. This code, which is in addition to current ...
ISU's Krick may not play against Drake
Jan 03, 2009; ... NORMAL - Thursday's 63-43 victory over Creighton in the MissouriValley Conference opener may have come at a price for the streakingIllinois State women's basketball team. Junior guard Maggie Krick suffered an injury to her shooting handin the second half and was unable to practice ...
B1 Rail
Jan 03, 2009 ... Best bet Television COLLEGE BASKETBALL: 7 p.m. - Creighton at Illinois State -Comcast, Fox Sports Midwest Complete TV/radio listings, Page B2 Inside Sugar-coated season No. 7 Utah finished a perfect season at 13-0 with a Sugar Bowlwin over No. 4 ...
From Pages Past
Jan 03, 2009; ... Jan. 3 5 years ago (2004): Illinois State's women's basketball team wonits sixth straight game by beating Northern Iowa 83-74. ISU juniorforward Katie Donovan poured in a game-high 29 points and setRedbird Arena records for free throws attempted (16) and made (13). 15 years ...
Public Safety
Jan 03, 2009 ... Police, fire, rescue Fire reported at Heller dealership PONTIAC- Smoke was seen coming from the Heller Ford LincolnMercury Dodge dealership early today on Pontiac's west side. Smoke but no flames could be seen coming from the doors andwindows of the building, especially ...
State food stamp use sees jump in 2008
Jan 03, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - A tough economy meant more Illinoisans looked tothe state last year for help getting basic needs such as food,numbers show. Throughout 2008, the use of state Link cards to get food wasconsistently higher than 2007. Electronic Link cards are used toadminister food ...
Workers to get ethics lesson from state leaders
Jan 03, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - While their boss faces federal criminal corruptioncharges and an impeachment inquiry, more than 200 state workers willkick off the new year learning to be ethical. As part of an annual effort aimed at fighting fraud ingovernment, top brass from four state agencies ...
Ill. House could vote to impeach next week
Jan 03, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House could vote to impeach Gov. RodBlagojevich as early as Thursday. That's what members of a special committee investigating whetherto impeach the governor said Friday as they prepared to return toSpringfield next week. "We are anticipating the ...