Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) articles from June 2011

Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) archives from June 2011

Indiana unemployment rate holds steady in May while national rate rises slightly.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Rebecca Troyer June 30--Indiana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 8.2 percent in May while the U.S. rate rose to 9.1 percent, according to recently released data from the Indiana Department of Workforce...

Three musicians form team that does Beethoven justice.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Peter Jacobi June 30--The journey that pianist Yale Weiss, violinist Mark Kaplan and cellist Clancy Newman planned through all of Beethoven's piano trios began Tuesday evening in Auer Hall, on the second floor of the Simon Music...

BRIEF: Amateur softball scores.
June 30, 2011... June 30--Amateur softball WEDNESDAY'S GAMES REC C Team Raydar 13, Keller Heating & Cooling 11 Mother Bears 13, Van Horn 6 Froman's Sausage 18, Sons of Pitches 14 Jiffey Treat North 19, Cook Pharmica 9 German American...

Hoosiers report offseason workouts are going well.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Hugh Kellenberger June 30--INDIANAPOLIS -- The early word from Indiana's open gym workouts is that they are more competitive than they have been at any other time during coach Tom Crean's four-year tenure. "We've got depth now, so...

South hires former IU player as new coach.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Jeremy Price June 30--Most coaches count themselves fortunate if they have one, or at the most two, mentors along their way to the sidelines. Newly appointed South boys' soccer coach Kevin Sparks is beyond fortunate. The 2005...

EDITORIAL: Thin ballot is not good news.(Editorial)
June 30, 2011... June 30--The ballot for the fall city election is finally full -- sort of. Two new Republican candidates joined the thin rank of already announced Republican candidates, filling the party's slate of three at-large city council candidacies and...

EDITORIAL: School buildings at Edgewood necessary part of expenses for public education.(Editorial)
June 30, 2011... June 30--Renovation is under way at Edgewood's middle and high schools, with work scheduled to be finished in August of next year. The approximate year and a half the work will take will be only a fraction of the time it took to finally convince...

City council OKs revenue bonds to fund downtown land purchase.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Michael Malik June 30--Nearly $14 million in revenue bonds cleared the Bloomington City Council Wednesday night, paving the way for the city to purchase 12 acres of land from Indiana University near City Hall. Council members...

Missing IU student: Police search homes of Lauren Spierer's friends.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Christy Mullins June 30--PRAYER SERVICE: A prayer service for Lauren Spierer and her family is set to begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Evangelical Community Church, 503 S. High St. ___ Investigators and two search dogs were spotted...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 30, 2011... June 30--We printed a mistake in a recent edition. The correction follows: Ninth District Rep. Todd Young said in a meeting with The Herald-Times editorial board that many federal subsidies should be eliminated and some "unsustainable but...

Sentencing in Unionville shooting death set for Friday.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Laura Lane June 30--Family and friends of the late David Moore are expected to fill a Monroe Circuit Courtroom Friday morning to hear Moore's accused killer describe what happened the afternoon of March 25, 2010, when the 52-year-old...

BRIEF: Fast change artists hit Bloomington Car Wash for $300.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Bethany Nolan June 30--Bloomington police continue to search for two men who tricked a sales clerk at Bloomington Car Wash into giving more than $300 in incorrect change. The clerk at the South Walnut Street business told police...

Ann St. John, Habitat volunteer, wins Golden Deeds awards from Exchange Club.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Dann Denny June 30--Ann St. John is as gregarious as they come, but hand her an award and she becomes downright bashful. That's why, when she was presented with the Book of Golden Deeds Award and given a standing ovation Wednesday...

BRIEF: Indiana envrionmental officials ask for help with ozone levels.
June 30, 2011... June 30--INDIANAPOLIS -- State environmental officials are urging Indiana residents to carpool and take other steps to combat high ozone levels across the state. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says high ozone readings are...

West Third Street stretch closing for two weeks.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Michael Malik June 30--West Third Street between Landmark Avenue and Ind. 37 will close for two weeks while construction crews rebuild the railroad crossing. The road will be closed starting on July 18 with a projected reopening...

IU trustee election: Shoulders easy winner.
June 30, 2011... Byline: Mike Leonard June 30--Indiana University graduates re-elected Evansville's Patrick A. Shoulders to a new three-year term on the board of trustees. Shoulders tallied 11,179 votes to 3,481 for candidate Jonathan Sweeny of Bloomington...

HuHot Mongolian Grill to open Thursday.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Lynn Schwartzberg June 29--HuHot Mongolian Grill, the new restaurant in the old Cheeseburger in Paradise location, is set to open at 11 a.m. Thursday. Serving lunch and dinner daily, as well as offering catering, HuHot brings a new...

ENT Associates of Southern Indiana to join IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Dann Denny June 29--Effective Friday, one of the largest physician groups in Bloomington -- IU Health Southern Indiana Physicians -- will get even larger when ENT Associates of Southern Indiana will become part of the group. IU...

Full assortment of skills, artistry evident in concert.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Peter Jacobi June 29--To instruct and coach the young musicians of college and pre-college age enrolled in summer, Indiana University's Jacobs School rounds up not only those from its own faculty who are available but numerous...

Jackson Creek fall sports info announced.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Jeremy Price June 29--Jackson Creek Middle School announces 2011 fall sports information. Open gym for seventh and eighth grade volleyball will begin July 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the JCMS gym. Open gyms will be held every Monday and...

Hoosiers get commitment from New Castle dual threat.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Dustin Dopirak June 29--Indiana's latest football commitment is another who might inspire a battle between the offensive and defensive coaching staffs. Adam Kranda, a 6-foot-6, 240-pounder from New Castle High School verbally...

EDITORIAL: A sign of progress.(Editorial)
June 29, 2011... June 29--A unique aspect of the Ind. 45/46 Bypass project is the underpass taking shape at Seventh Street about midway between the major intersections at 10th and Third. The pedestrian walkway will allow safer passage from one side of the...

EDITORIAL: New Indiana laws take effect this Friday.(Editorial)
June 29, 2011... June 29--The Indiana General Assembly spent a great deal of time on hot-button issues in the latest session: a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, which duplicates existing Indiana law; an anti-immigration...

BRIEF: Preschool planned at Helmsburg school.
June 29, 2011... June 29--HELMSBURG -- Responding to the needs of parents and young children, Brown County's Schools' administration and board members have decided to offer a preschool program this fall at Helmsburg Elementary School. The school district will...

Day camp at Crestmont Boys and Girls Club keeping young minds active.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Donyelle Davis June 29--By the end of fifth grade, children of low-income households on average are nearly three years behind their more affluent peers, primarily due to summer learning loss, according to a 2007 study published by the...

BRIEF: New clerk in town of Spencer.
June 29, 2011... June 29--SPENCER -- Cheryl Moke is the new clerk-treasurer for the town of Spencer. Monday night, four Democratic precinct committee leaders held a caucus and chose Moke, a CPA with an accounting degree, to replace Vicki DuBois. DuBois...

U.S. Rep. Todd Young favors big cuts in federal spending to reduce deficit.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Rebecca Troyer June 29--EDITOR'S NOTE: Check back later this morning to watch videos of the conversation between U.S. Rep. Todd Young and The Herald-Times editorial board. For a rookie congressman in his first six months of office,...

Correction.(Correction notice)
June 29, 2011... June 29--We printed a mistake in a recent edition. The Fourth of July parade Monday begins at the corner of Seventh Street and Indiana Avenue, goes west to Walnut Street, north to Eighth Street, west to College Avenue, south to Kirkwood...

I-69 planners, Greene County neighbors in dispute over ancient nutting stone.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Laura Lane June 29--SCOTLAND -- A stone ancient Native Americans likely used to crack nutshells has stirred up some controversy along southern Indiana's I-69 corridor. The missing stone is in the center of a legal dispute; no one...

BRIEF: Unwanted M&Ms cause minor injury, arrest downtown.
June 29, 2011... Byline: Christy Mullins June 29--A freak accident between a man on a bike, a woman in a car and a few discarded M&M candies that drew blood ended in an arrest downtown this week. Bloomington police say a 57-year-old man left the Waffle...

BRIEF: High ozone levels forecast for Indiana on Thursday.
June 29, 2011... June 29--The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is forecasting high ozone levels on Thursday for all of central and southern Indiana. IDEM says ozone pollution may reach levels affecting sensitive groups -- people with heart or...

BRIEF: D-List Calendar: 4th of July events, Picnic with the Pops.
June 29, 2011... June 29--H-T arts editor Nicole Brooks gives us a quick look at what's to come in Thursday's Calendar section. Find more local entertainment options on our free calendar at http://calendar.bloomingtonscene.com. Post your own events there by...

Monroe County restaurant inspections.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Donita Hadley June 28--Following are results of recent inspections of food establishments by the Mornoe County health department. Critical violations are reported. They are most likely to affect public health, such as grossly soiled...

Penderecki Quartet delivers gifted performance.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Peter Jacobi June 28--A bonus most every summer during the past decade has been the visit of the Penderecki Quartet, a foursome that with every concert proves itself to be one of the most technically proficient and musically tuned in...

Wilson's history of using tight ends lured Kearns to IU.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Dustin Dopirak June 28--In his time doubling as an offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Oklahoma, Indiana coach Kevin Wilson developed a reputation for creative use of his position group. Tanner Kearns is hoping to be the...

New assistant 'slam dunk' hire for IU.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Jeremy Price June 28--When Amaka Agugua left her post as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Indiana women's basketball team one week ago, the Hoosiers were left searching for a new staff member for the second time this...

EDITORIAL: A (forever?) goodbye.(Editorial)
June 28, 2011... June 28--Tim Hyland has served the Monroe County Community School Corp. well during his most recent stint as interim superintendent, just as he did during his first temporary assignment to the same job. As noted in a story in Monday's newspaper,...

EDITORIAL: Bars should get tougher on ID checks.(Editorial)
June 28, 2011... June 28--The struggle to keep underage drinkers out of local bars is not a new one. While 21 might be the magic age for legal drinking, the desire to go into clubs to drink alcohol infects many IU students much earlier. So it's not all that...

Richland Township residents show up at Ellettsville council meeting to oppose sewer takeover.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Christy Mullins June 28--ELLETTSVILLE -- Photos at Monday night's Ellettsville Town Council meeting showed sewage overflowing from manholes, pipes crusted over with rocks and debris and wires protruding through sewer lines in northern...

Traffic rolling again as work on Ind. 45/46 Bypass continues.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Michael Malik June 28--After two weeks of being closed so construction crews could install a new railroad crossing, the bypass between Third and 10th streets reopened on schedule Monday. The first traffic rolled through the...

17 Lilly Scholars from across state heading to IU.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Mike Leonard June 28--Indiana University's Bloomington campus will welcome 17 new Lilly Endowment Community Scholars representing 15 Indiana cities when classes begin for the 2011-12 academic year on Aug. 29. IU has admitted Lilly...

City considers revising its Growth Policies Plan, now nearly 10 years old.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Michael Malik June 28--Bloomington's Growth Policies Plan is nearly 10 years old, and the city is considering updating it. Bloomington's elected and city officials are in the very early stages of starting a revision process to the...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
June 28, 2011... June 28--We printed mistakes in a recent edition. Corrections follow: New legislation requires liquor stores and other alcohol vendors to ID any customer who looks younger than 40. The age limit was wrong in a story on new laws in The...

Bloomington attorney to make bid for city council GOP ballot slot.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Michael Malik June 28--The race to be the next Bloomington City Council member from District 3 just got more competitive as a local attorney has stepped forward to try for a run on the Republican ticket. David White, 28, has filed...

BRIEF: Choice Realty & Management, hair salon moving to new South Walnut building.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Kristen Knuth June 28--Choice Realty & Management will move from its downtown location on West Kirkwood to a new building on the east side of South Walnut Street, next door to Southside Rental. Construction is already underway...

BRIEF: Last person to see Lauren Spierer issues statement through attorney.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Abby Tonsing June 28--Attorneys for the young man who reports he was the last person to see Indiana University student Lauren Spierer before she went missing have issued a statement, saying their client has cooperated with police and...

BRIEF: D-List: Summer farm tour, restaurants opening.
June 28, 2011... June 28--Food editor Carol Kugler talks about Cindy Bradley's column about area farmers and the what they face to grow food for themselves and others. Bradley also talks about the upcoming Homegrown Indiana Farm Tour that will be July 17 and...

Lauren Spierer: Attorneys for last person said to see missing IU student say he's cooperating.
June 28, 2011... Byline: Abby Tonsing June 28--Attorneys for the man who reports he was the last person to see Indiana University student Lauren Spierer before she went missing say their client has cooperated with police and passed a polygraph. Jason...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Pathways column.(Column)
June 27, 2011... Byline: Chris Howell June 27--For 83-year-old Melvin Barrow, any day playing in the garden and watching the traffic go by is a good day. With a couple of metal rods in his back and a bad hip, Barrow paces himself by working five or 10...

Picasso meets Einstein in Greene County.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Doris Lynch June 27--Can interesting, even intellectual, conversations happen in a bar? No, yes, maybe? Decidedly yes, if the bar is a quaint one in the Montmartre section of Paris. In Shawnee Theatre's new production, "Picasso at...

Challenging, bold, engrossing and pleasant listening.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Peter Jacobi June 27--On stage in Auer Hall Saturday evening stood Mihaela Martin, a gifted artist who, back in 1982, took the Gold Medal at the First Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. She has, since, been...

Summer just that for both the Cougars and Panthers.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Hugh Kellenberger June 27--CARMEL -- In an otherwise deserted fieldhouse at Carmel High School, at the end of a high school shootout that walked, talked and ate like an AAU tournament, North played South. The Cougar boys'...

BRIEF: Former Hoosier Carruthers qualifies for worlds in hurdles.
June 27, 2011... June 27--EUGENE, Ore. -- A trio of former IU standouts wrapped up competition at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sunday, with Danielle Carruthers earning a trip to the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Carruthers, who...

OPINION: Two more interns join the H-T; surgeon-turned-author in Brown Co.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Bob Zaltsberg June 27--When she was 8 years old, Taylor Harruff became an award- winning author. Her book, "The Rose," garnered her a Best Young Author award in her home town of Fort Wayne. She knew then she wanted to be a writer, she...

Hyland recalls changes, challenges as he ends his second term as interim superintendent.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Bethany Nolan June 27--Maintaining the course is usually the job of an interim school superintendent. But Tim Hyland has spent the past six months leading the MCCSC through big-ticket decisions -- how to spend the millions of dollars...

Breast-feeding center sees 'some magic' in first six months.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Dann Denny June 27--During its first six months of operation, the Bloomington Area Birth Services lactation center at 2458 S. Walnut St. has seen more than 100 women who came from such cities as Bloomington, Indianapolis, Terre Haute,...

New state laws include more restrictions on texting and cold meds, fewer on guns.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Christy Mullins June 27--Guns, drugs and texting are the focus of a few new laws that will affect Hoosiers next month. Hundreds more laws passed in the latest legislative session and will go into effect July 1, including a heap of...

BRIEF: Lauren Spierer search continues today; volunteers needed.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Bethany Nolan June 27--Monday morning's lightning delayed volunteers who planned to search for Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who has been missing since June 3. Volunteer assistant Courtney Crider answered the phone at...

Lauren Spierer: Prayer service Thursday to be broadcast live.
June 27, 2011... Byline: Bethany Nolan June 27--As searches for her continue, missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer will be the focus of a local prayer service Thursday night. Bloomington-based radio station Spirit 95 will broadcast live from...

Unusual bird for Indiana visits area; albino hummingbird spotted.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Dawn Hewitt June 26--Birding nuggets. Each one deserves an entire column. A neotropic cormorant -- the state's first -- turned up at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area recently. Double-crested cormorants are very common at the...

How best to sing to the trees?
June 26, 2011... Byline: Lee Hadley June 26--Unless something is rather off, silence and the outdoors do not often go together. From the deafening cacophony of springtime frog calls to the gentle rustle of leaves in a summer breeze, nature is alive with the...

Local business briefs.
June 26, 2011... June 26--BORUFF JOINS PROBLEU STAFF BLOOMINGTON -- Katrina Boruff has joined the staff of ProBleu, a managed service provider servicing firms throughout Indiana. She has been a part of the Bloomington Indiana University community for many...

Brown County totem carver uses mallet and chisel to tell story.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Bill Strother June 26--When you meet Jon Pinney the first time, you're surprised about some things. He might have strayed from the set of a '60s biker movie, "Easy Rider," perhaps. You can see him laid back on a Harley -- boots,...

Book briefs: Boxcar Books poetry reading, 'Farm Together Now' discussion, Monroe County Public Library blog, Friends of Library bookstore.
June 26, 2011... June 26--Send your book-related briefs to books@heraldt.com, or Features Department, The Herald-Times, P.O. Box 909, Bloomington, IN 47401. Of local interest -- Boxcar Books will host a poetry reading with authors G.C. Waldrep and John...

Hollowell focused on taking intensity level up a notch.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Dustin Dopirak June 26--INDIANAPOLIS -- Jeremy Hollowell recognizes, at least, that this summer is about stepping up his intensity level. The Lawrence Central rising senior and Indiana verbal commitment understands that he needs to...

Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Andy Graham column.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Andy Graham June 26--Hulman Center, Terre Haute. A showdown of unbeaten boys' basketball teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the state on Feb. 11, 1989. The first time I ever saw Calbert Cheaney play basketball. The day he broke his...

BRIEF: Ohio TE commits to IU.
June 26, 2011... June 26--Multiple recruiting websites reported Saturday that Tanner Kearns, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound tight end from Lexington (Ohio) High School, verbally committed to Indiana, becoming the Hoosiers ninth commitment in the class of 2012. Kearns...

EDITORIAL: IU's early retirement plan a necessary evil.(Editorial)
June 26, 2011... June 26--Indiana University's offer of an early retirement program has exceeded expectations. Nearly 500 employees accepted the buyout and the university will save $6 million a year, it was announced at a meeting of the Board of Trustees this...

EDITORIAL: Times justify breaks.(Editorial)
June 26, 2011... June 26--Tax abatements are a necessary means to stimulate business and create jobs for the local work force. Companies who get abatements -- that is, a break on property taxes by phasing in taxes on new investment over time -- must promise to...

Legislators discuss effect of state reform on education.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Bethany Nolan June 26--The face of public education will change because of new laws passed in the 2011 legislative session, nearly everyone who participated in a panel discussion earlier this week at Indiana University agreed. But...

Each downtown bar has its own issues, police say.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Abby Tonsing June 26--Ask any Bloomington police officer who works a night shift during "the witching hours," and they'll tell you: Each downtown bar has its own reputation. "Each establishment is kind of known for its own set of...

Nearly 2/3 of citations for fake IDs take place around 3 Kilroy's bars.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Laura Lane June 26--When state excise police come to town, they cruise Bloomington's downtown streets and bars seeking underage drinkers and students with fake IDs. They find plenty of both. From Jan. 29, 2010, through this past...

Lugar visits Nashville candy store to speak out against sugar subsidies.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Rebecca Troyer June 26--NASHVILLE -- Slabs of rich fudge, mounds of salty cashews and bins of chewy taffy beckon customers at the Candy Dish in Nashville. For 34 years the store in the historic building at 61 W. Main St. has been a...

Nashville man arrested in Brown County State Park knife attack.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Abby Tonsing June 26--NASHVILLE -- Police arrested a Nashville man in connection with a woman's report that she fought off a knife-wielding attacker Friday night along a trail near Ogle Lake in Brown County State Park. Joshua...

Missing IU student Lauren Spierer: 'Find Lauren Day' draws more than 500 volunteers, no new leads.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Abby Tonsing and Rebecca Troyer June 26--__ More than 500 people, creating more than 50 search parties, joined in the hunt for missing 20-year-old Indiana University student Lauren Spierer during Saturday's "Find Lauren Day."...

Woman donating kidney to friend, co-worker.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Dann Denny June 26--Over the past 14 years, Beth Hash has always been there for Susan Arnold. When Arnold was decorating her home for her daughter's high school graduation party, Hash came over to help her. When Arnold traveled to...

BRIEF: Robbery reported on South Walnut Street.
June 26, 2011... Byline: Christy Mullins June 26--A man told police he was robbed on South Walnut Street, but reported the crime some 24 hours later because he had been drinking. Bloomington Police continue to investigate the Friday night robbery, Sgt....

BRIEF: Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show and Swap this weekend at fairgrounds.
June 25, 2011... June 25--The Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show and Swap opened Friday at the Monroe County Fairgrounds west of Bloomington on Airport Road. Sponsored by the Lawrence County Rock Club, the 46th show continues from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m....

BRIEF: Windom wins Kinser Memorial sprint feature.
June 25, 2011... June 25--Illinois' Chris Windom went wire-to-wire to win the 23rd annual Sheldon Kinser Memorial sprint car feature Friday night at the Bloomington Speedway. Windom kept his car glued to the inside of the track all night long and never...

Terre Haute to host girls' state finals.
June 25, 2011... Byline: Jeremy Price June 25--Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner Bobby Cox announced Thursday that Terre Haute will host the 2012 girls' basketball state finals. The decision to relocate the tournament, which has been...

EDITORIAL: Lib Buck listened out of friendship.(Editorial)
June 25, 2011... June 25--Elizabeth "Lib" Buck used her knowledge for good, even though she told H-T reporter Laura Lane she knew things that could have been used otherwise. "I have learned an awful lot. I could break into a house eight different ways. I know...

EDITORIAL: Region has real strengths.(Editorial)
June 25, 2011... June 25--Last Saturday and today, Herald-Times special sections "Progress 2011" have highlighted the many ways our community is thriving and moving forward. Businesses, individuals, organizations and government are working together to make...

BRIEF: CATS videos win three awards.
June 25, 2011... June 25--Community Access Television Services at the Monroe County Public Library received three awards for excellence from the 2011 National Hometown Video Awards from the Alliance for Community Media. Winners were chosen from more than...

BRIEF: Chalk art contest Saturday in Spencer.
June 25, 2011... June 25--SPENCER -- A newly created six-county regional tourism group called Hill Country Indiana is sponsoring a series of chalk art contests, and Owen County's is Saturday on the wide sidewalks around the courthouse in Spencer. The county's...