The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL back issues from March 2009:
Building Permits
Mar 01, 2009 ... BLOOMINGTON P.J. Hoerr, Normal, issued a permit Feb. 23 for $162,276 for roofand exterior steps, 201 E. Grove St. KVG Building Corp., Milwaukee, Wis., issued a permit Feb. 19 for$997,000 new CVS Pharmacy, 1130 S. Veterans Parkway. MOB B LLC, Bloomington, issued permits ...
E1 Rail
Mar 01, 2009 ... Quotable "You eat what you kill. It's a performance-based industry." New York broker Drew R. Alexander Commenting on the current earnings climate on Wall Street. He hasseen his pay drop since last fall, and knows friends who have lostupwards of 60 percent of their ...
People on the Move
Mar 01, 2009 ... New hire New trust officer BLOOMINGTON - Gregg McElroy has joined Heartland Bank and TrustCo., 205 N. Main St., Bloomington, as a senior trust officer. Hewill focus on trust and investment management in the Bloomington-Normal area. McElroy, who has more 20 years of ...
Museum's show looks at Lincoln's Humble Beginnings'
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Illinois State Museum in Springfield this month launched anoriginal exhibition, "From Humble Beginnings, Lincoln's Illinois1830-1861" to honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of thenation's 16th president. On view through Jan. 10, 2010, the exhibit includes ...
Driscoll rallies to take 2A title
Mar 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - The postseason habit of Addison Driscoll High School'sgirls basketball team to overcome early deficits was pushed to thelimit at Redbird Arena on Saturday night. The No. 2-ranked Lady Highlanders (33-1) loitered coming out ofthe gate as No. 7 Hamilton West Hancock (30-5) ...
Public Safety
Mar 01, 2009 ... POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE Normal home burglarized NORMAL - A house in the 1400 block of Heritage Road was foundFeb. 7 at 8 p.m. to have been burglarized, a Normal police reportsaid. Someone broke a handle from a garage door in order to try togain entry into the house, but no items ...
LeRoy wrestlers pin down 2nd in state
Mar 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Trailing by three, LeRoy-Tri-Valley's Mike Flemingpinned Petersburg Porta's Jake Brue to send the Panthers to thechampionship dual Saturday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. It seemednothing would stop their historic run. However, Wilmington (27-1) had other ideas. The now ...
Port Huron tips Thunder
Mar 01, 2009 ... PORT HURON, Mich. - Tab Lardner had a goal and an assist to paceInternational Hockey League-leading Port Huron to a 2-1 victory overthe Bloomington PrairieThunder before a crowd of 2,599 on Saturdaynight at McMorran Arena. Port Huron improved to 34-16-5-1 (74 points), while ...
A quiet dynamo
Mar 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - Here are some things everyone should know about IllinoisState senior point guard Kristi Cirone: She's a sure-fire all-American, a lock to earn her third straightMissouri Valley Conference Player of the Year award, a probable WNBAdraft choice and one of ISU's all-time ...
Funks gives maple syrup tapping tutorial
Mar 01, 2009; ... McLEAN - The only tree huggers at Funks Grove Saturday were thosemeasuring maple trees to see if they were fit for tapping. The annual Maple Sirup Experience Tours at the Sugar Grove NatureCenter gave 240 attendees a chance to tap trees and learn about theprocess of turning sap ...
Illini out to close gap on first-place Spartans
Mar 01, 2009; ... CHAMPAIGN - With one week to go in the Big Ten Conference season,league-leader Michigan State controls its championship destiny. Second-place Illinois needs a helping hand. At the very least,though, Illinois can help itself with a Senior Day victory over theSpartans this afternoon ...
NCHS' Hanson cracks own mark, places 2ndBHS' Wolfe also sets area record at state swimming
Mar 01, 2009 ... WINNETKA - Normal Community High School's Jacob Hanson broke hisown Pantagraph area record in the 100-yard backstroke on his way toa second place finish Saturday at the State Swimming and DivingMeet. Hanson's time of 49.59 seconds eclipsed the 50.15 he turned inFriday during the ...
No spoils for ISU at Creighton
Mar 01, 2009; ... OMAHA, Neb. - The Senior Day postgame love-fest doubled as aMissouri Valley Conference championship celebration for Creightonout on the Qwest Center floor. Champ Oguchi could hear the noise outside Illinois State's lockerroom Saturday. The Redbirds had just suffered a 74-70 loss ...
No. 5 Hinckley-Big Rock best small-school squad
Mar 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - Ridgeview High School girls basketball coach MindyWhitehouse thought Hinckley-Big Rock was the best Class 1A team inthe state after losing to the Lady Royals in Friday's statesemifinals. No. 5-ranked Hinckley-Big Rock proved her right in Saturday'sfinal, winning 42-30 ...
Ridgeview avenges loss, captures third
Mar 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - The first time the Ridgeview High School girlsbasketball team faced No. 2-ranked Brimfield this season, theMustangs guarded each Lady Indian as if she was a scoring threat. That was a mistake. Mindy Whitehouse-coached teams learn from mistakes. That much was ...
Thunder coach gets one-game suspension
Mar 01, 2009; ... Saturday's headline in the Port Huron (Mich.) Times-Herald saidit all as far as the Bloomington PrairieThunder is concerned: Icehawks steal' home win. Bloomington coach Jarrod Skalde couldn't have agreed more afterthe league-leading Icehawks' controversial 3-2 win over the ...
Titans earn 2nd straight indoor crown
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Illinois Wesleyan women's track team won the CollegeConference of Illinois and Wisconsin indoor championship for thesecond straight year and junior Amanda LaRocca was chosen as thetrack ``Athlete of the Meet'' at IWU's Shirk Center on Saturday. In addition, Titans' head coach ...
Pulsating beat: Dancing for heart health
Mar 01, 2009; ... NORMAL - Participants in Saturday's Day of Dance for Healthlearned a few new moves and took a step toward learning about waysto prevent heart disease. The second annual event, sponsored by BroMenn Healthcare atHeartland Community College, featured performances by local ...
Deaths
Mar 01, 2009 ... Central Illinois Ruth Dierker LINCOLN - Ruth Hinkley Dierker of Lincoln died peacefully at 3:45a.m. Friday (Feb. 27, 2009) at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. To celebrate God's goodness to Ruth, visitation will be from 3 to6 p.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in ...
Area Calendar
Mar 01, 2009 ... Monday Register for FOIA seminar; 6:30 p.m. March 5, Flag Room, MetamoraHigh School; Illinois Open Meetings Act and the Freedom ofInformation Act seminar; (309) 467-3212. Register for Little Lamb Preschool; St. Mark Evangelical LutheranChurch, 1710 W. College Ave., Normal; ...
Letters
Mar 01, 2009 ... Million-dollar park would waste stimulus money After reading the recent article on what plans the BloomingtonCity Council has for spending the stimulus money, I was completelydismayed at the childish behavior of our esteemed leaders. What a waste of money for pet projects and ...
Quinn's moves still leaves state on critical list
Mar 01, 2009; ... It's been a month since the operation took place. But even thoughthe tumor of Rod Blagojevich has been excised from state government,it's still not clear whether the patient is improving. In his first 30 days, new Gov. Pat Quinn has launched anaggressive rehabilitation ...
Computer recycling program keeping potentially toxic wasts out of landfills
Mar 01, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - When state officials inked a contract with a Molinecomputer company, the idea was to make sure old computers were wipedclean of private or potentially valuable data. But there's been a side benefit to the nearly $1 million deal. Since launching in April 2007, ...
McLean Co. tops rankings in Central Illinois recycling
Mar 01, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - In his 18 years of running a recycling program, JoeStepping has learned two valuable lessons. "It has to be convenient and it has to be free," said Stepping,recycling director in Christian County. Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Christian County has the ...
The Bulletin's Madame Annette a most versatile journalist
Mar 01, 2009; ... At the turn of the last century, when newspapers ruled the mediaroost and Bloomington had two thriving dailies, the city's bestreporter might have been The Bulletin's Madame Annette. "Mme. Annette," as she signed her columns, profiled earlysettlers; interviewed touring actresses; ...
Action on jail alternatives matter of fairness - and money
Mar 01, 2009 ... We hesitate to write yet another editorial urging McLean Countyto look at alternatives to jail such as electronic monitoring. Wehesitate because of the risk of sounding like a broken record. Here are a few headlines from past editorials: "Jail alternatives need more attention ...
The battle over tracking sex offenders Too Tough? Monitoring efforts can be a chore
Mar 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Keeping track of more than 250 registered sexoffenders in McLean County is a chore for authorities who monitorthem, and some defense attorneys who think enough is enough when itcomes to restrictions on offenders. Most of the sex offenders in McLean County were ...
From Pages Past
Mar 01, 2009; ... March 1: 5 years ago (2004): Illinois State belted out 19 hits, includingthree two-run home runs, and Joe Peterson drove in four runs enroute to a 12-6 win over Louisville. ISU won two of three from theCardinals in the season-opening series. 15 years ago (1994): No. 5-state ...
He's tickled PINK but not on his own backside
Mar 01, 2009; ... The other morning, while climbing up a stairwell at SchroederHall, a classroom building at Illinois State University, I gotwedged behind a group of young female collegians. They were cute. They were vivacious. They were animated. Oh, this, too: Their ...
Big Oil starting to soak up ethanol operations
Mar 01, 2009; ... ]If it's even partly true that you're known by the company youkeep, then the farmer-loved ethanol business got a lot less lovableFeb. 8 when Valero Energy Corp., the largest crude oil refiner inNorth America, announced its intent to purchase five of the choicestplants owned by ...
Marriage Licenses
Mar 01, 2009 ... McLean County Jonathan David Hunt, and Megan Renee Silver, both of Normal. Jeremy DuWayne Powell and Antoinette Lee Raney, both ofBloomington. Matthew Alan Wall and Laura Anne Freehill, both of Bloomington. Ronald Ray Romani Jr. and Elaina Dean Benedict, both of ...
Festivals
Mar 01, 2009 ... Best Bets Boat Show Today Springfield This annual show features a wide variety of pleasure boats andfishing boats at the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.Tickets are $4. (618) 288-9952 or www.letsgoshows.com Flower & Garden ...
Business Calendar
Mar 01, 2009 ... BNI Chapter 5 - 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday, First State Bank ofBloomington, 204 N. Prospect Road, Bloomington; speaker: MelisaLarson, CPG Copymat Printing and Graphics, Bloomington; (309) 212-2629. BNI Chapter 4 - 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Falstad and Associates, 1607Visa Drive, Normal; ...
Good Neighbors
Mar 01, 2009 ... NEW QUESTIONS Pictures: I am looking for pictures, programs and articles forthe Dale Miller Orchestra, which was based in Bloomington from 1929to 1934. - A Bloomington Reader Wringer washer I am looking for a workable wringer-type washer. Ican pick up. - WN of ...
Kaisner-Ryerson
Mar 01, 2009 ... PONTIAC - Kassandra Kaisner and Adam Ryerson, both of Pontiac,were married at 5 p.m. Oct. 24, 2008, in a sunset beach ceremony atSilver Sands Resort, Cancun, Mexico. Their parents are Bob and Jane Kaisner of Lexington; and Tom andDeb Ryerson of Pontiac. Krissa Kaisner and ...
Crouch-Caldwell
Mar 01, 2009 ... ELLSWORTH - Kali Crouch of Hoffman Estates and Dan Caldwell ofEllsworth, were married at 3:30 p.m. July 19, 2008, at FirstPresbyterian Church, Arlington Heights. Their parents are Diane Crouch of Hoffman Estates; and David andBridget Caldwell of Ellsworth. Courtney Crouch ...
Grubbs-Burke
Mar 01, 2009 ... DWIGHT - Catherine Grubbs and Christofer Burke, both of Dwight,were married at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 2, 2008, at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, Campus. Her parents are Gerald and Karen Grubbs of Dwight. His parentsare Jack Burke of Chicago; and Robert and Barbara Hoffmeyer ofAncona ....
F1 Rail
Mar 01, 2009 ... Events Today ABC Run (Adventures Benefiting Children) will host a run at 9a.m. to benefit The Children's Foundation, 403 S. State St.,Bloomington. Donations will be accepted for the Scott Early LearningCenter. For more information about The Children's Foundation, ...
25th anniversary for Dan, Mary Lou Kerber
Mar 01, 2009 ... ARROWSMITH - Dan and Mary Lou Kerber of Arrowsmith celebratedtheir 25th wedding anniversary. Kerber and Mary Lou Kagel were married Feb. 18, 1984, inBloomington. Their attendants were Jim Stokes and Karen Wyant. They are the ...
50th anniversary for Bob and Sally Cushman
Mar 01, 2009 ... NORMAL - Bob and Sally Cushman of Plant City, Fla., formerly ofNormal, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a familydinner and will celebrate with a Mediterranean cruise and tour ofItaly this summer. Cushman and Sally Holman were married Feb. 19, 1959, at ParkUnited ...
50th anniversary for Norman, Patricia Mathews
Mar 01, 2009 ... LEROY - Norman and Patricia Mathews of LeRoy will celebrate their50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m.Saturday at the American Legion in LeRoy and a trip at a later date. Mathews and Patricia Wey were married March 6, 1959, at the LeRoyChristian Church. Their ...
90th birthday for Mary Frances Kelley
Mar 01, 2009 ... NORMAL - Mary Frances Kelley of Normal will celebrate her 90thbirthday with a family dinner celebration in St. Charles. She was born March 7, 1919, in Bloomington. She ...
Frank-Gillette
Mar 01, 2009 ... BLOOMINGTON - Adrienne Frank of Palatine and Jay Gillette of LakeZurich were married June 15, 2008, at Evelyn Chapel, at IllinoisWesleyan University, Bloomington. Her parents are Franz and Vernal Frank of Bloomington. Hisparents are Frank and Linda Gillette of La Crosse, ...
Praise for all who stood by parks, sites
Mar 01, 2009; ... I have something to say after the news the state parks arereopen. I want to be the first to place a food order with LeonGibson, who operates the concessions at Moraine View State Park nearLeRoy with his wife, Judy: Leon, get your griddle hot. I want some of your ...
65th anniversary for William, Rita Scheer
Mar 01, 2009 ... EL PASO - William and Rita Scheer of El Paso celebrated their65th wedding anniversary. Sheer and Rita Hynes were married Feb. 19, 1944, at St. Mary'sChurch, El Paso. Their attendants ...
Harms-Dobie
Mar 01, 2009 ... ROANOKE - Amy Harms and Mat Dobie, both of Rock Falls, weremarried at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 2008, at St. Andrew Catholic Church,Rock Falls. Her parents are Tom and Elaine Harms of Roanoke. His parents areLarry and Barb Dobie of Madison, Wis. The bride's attendants were Jamie ...
60th anniversary for Joseph, Betty Kelly
Mar 01, 2009 ... DWIGHT - Joseph and Betty Kelly of Dwight will celebrate their60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Kelly and Betty Larson were married March 1, 1949, at St. Mary'sChurch in Loretta. They are the parents of Janeen (Stan) Dietz, ...
The battle over tracking sex offenders Too tough? Illinois lawmakers seek more restrictions on sex offenders
Mar 01, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - Every year, Illinois' list of registered sexoffenders grows. And every year, the legislature introduces a newcrop of bills to restrict where they can live, where they can walkor stand, what they can drive, even what they can wear. New bills would crack down on sex ...
Riddle-Mock
Mar 01, 2009 ... HEYWORTH - Tiffany Riddle and Jim Mock, both of Portland, Ore.,were married at 2 p.m. Oct. 19, 2008, at Hotel deLuxe, Portland,Ore. Her parents are Alyce and Pete Riddle of Heyworth. His parentsare Jim and Allyn Mock of Andreas, Pa. The bride's attendants were Rosemary Beall, ...
Belcher-Welchel
Mar 01, 2009 ... BLOOMINGTON - Jill Belcher and Dave Welchel, both of Bloomington,were married at 4 p.m. July 26, 2008, at Tri-Lakes Club,Bloomington. The reception followed. Her parents are Maurice and Sally Belcher of Omaha, Neb. Hisparents are Ebin B. and Marie Welchel, deceased. Their ...
50th anniversary for Joe, Donna Magner
Mar 01, 2009 ... STANFORD - Pastor Joe and Donna Magner of Bartonville willcelebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1to 4 p.m. Saturday at Maxwell Road Church of God, 905 S. MaxwellRoad, Peoria. Magner and Donna Gillespie were married March 1, 1959, atHeltonville Christian ...
25th anniversary for Jim, Judy McGinnes
Mar 01, 2009 ... BLOOMINGTON - Jim and Judy McGinnes of Bloomington celebratedtheir 25th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 27, 1984, at the Candelight Chapel, LasVegas, Nev ....
The details vary, but birthday party highlights special day
Mar 01, 2009; ... Birthdays should be a time of celebration. In our home, wedecorate our birthday child's bedroom doorway with crepe paper tohelp him feel special when he wakes in the morning. Anothertradition we follow is having the birthday child choose how he wantsto spend his special day. So far, ...
50th anniversary for Richard, Mary Ellen Martin
Mar 01, 2009 ... LINCOLN - Richard and Mary Ellen Martin of rural Lincoln willcelebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner andtravel plans. Martin and Mary Ellen Kaesebier were married March 1, 1959, atSt ....
Redbird track teams finish fifth at Valley meet
Mar 02, 2009 ... Illinois State freshmen Tori Ziegler and Alex Adams took secondplace in the women's and men's shot put, highlighting the Redbirds'performances on the final day of the Missouri Valley ConferenceIndoor Track and Field Championships at Cedar Falls, Iowa, onSunday. The Redbird men's ...
Young, Railers back in playNo. 4 Lincoln favorite at BHS Regional
Mar 02, 2009; ... LINCOLN - Arguably the worst feeling for an athlete ishelplessness. Kyle Young felt it a lot last year. Robbed of his junior season by a nasty foot injury, Young watchedas Lincoln High School's basketball team went 13-17, its firstlosing record since 1990. "It was really ...
Senior Clibboard
Mar 02, 2009 ... Bloomington-Normal Illinois Care Rx/Circuit Breaker Application Assistance; 11 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. March 5 and March 12, Normal Community Activity Center,One Normal ...
History, hospitality in Charleston, South Carolina
Mar 01, 2009; ... CHARLESTON, S.C. - Residents here are still talking about aninvitation Abraham Lincoln turned down for the April 14, 1865,ceremony to re-raise the flag at Fort Sumter. He figured it wasstill too dangerous just days after the Civil War ended, so he wentto the Ford's Theater instead, an ...
2 video stores robbed at gunpoint
Mar 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Two Bloomington Family Video stores were robbedSunday night, Bloomington police Sgt. Ken Bays said. Bloomington police responded at 8:46 p.m. to a report of an armedrobbery at the video store at 604 E. Locust St. Bays said witnessesdescribed two black males wearing ...
Illini can't find an edge No. 9 Spartans secure a piece of Big Ten title
Mar 02, 2009; ... CHAMPAIGN - In a nationally televised Sunday afternoon battle tosee which team might emerge with the inside edge on the Big TenConference title, one team proved to be a little quicker, deeper,more athletic and more physical. That team - ninth-ranked Michigan State - broke free ...
Engagements
Mar 01, 2009 ... Hancock-Tjaden HEYWORTH -- Megan Hancock, Heyworth, and David Tjaden,Bloomington, are planning a June 13, 2009, wedding. Their parents are Don and Diana Hancock, Heyworth, and Doyle andTeri Tjaden, Bloomington. Rubin-Steinkoenig NORMAL -- Victoria Rubin and Matt ...
New Names
Mar 01, 2009 ... Clare Marie Hennis -- 8-pound, 5-ounce daughter of Regan andSusan Hennis of Normal, born Jan. 20, 2009. Grandparents: Mike andSharon Miriovsky, Marshalltown, Iowa, and Howard and Merikay Hennis,Marshalltown, Iowa. Ada Rose Stojentin -- 8-pound, 12-ounce daughterof Kara and Adam Stojentin ...
Home being remodeled damaged in fire
Mar 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON -- An unoccupied home being remodeled on the city'swest side was badly damaged in a fire Saturday morning. | Photogallery | Video The fire at 1614 W. Locust St. was first reported before 7:30a.m. by a neighbor who saw smoke coming from the chimney and ...
No. 1 Titans remain unbeaten, blast Carthage for CCIW title
Mar 01, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON -- Fresh challenges await the Illinois Wesleyanwomen's basketball team. Saturday, however, was time to bask in theglow of a rare accomplishment. | Photo gallery Having flawlessly navigated a 25-game regular season, the Titansadded the College Conference of Illinois and ...
How Time Flies for March 1, 2009:
Mar 01, 2009; ... 100 years ago March 1, 1909: Mrs. Sarah Quinlan is a guest at the county farmwhile authorities try to deport her to England. She came a year ago,answering a query from three Lexington men seeking their mother. Butthe brothers say she is an imposter, drunkard and a dope ...