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Bloomington, Illinois
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www.pantagraph.ccmi A2 The Pantagraph Tuesday, February 24, 2004 MORNING WAKEUP What'sUp? FlickFact News! Seniors Walk-in insurance counseling for seniors; Whoooi iirtmrtWi Whoopi to write book Tl Goldberq for children 1 Question Joe Lieberman, the 60-year-old Democratic senator from Connecticut who was running for U.S. president, had who as his date 42 years ago at the Stamford (Conn.) High School Junior-Senior Prom? Answer below NEW YORK Add another name to the list of celebrity chil dren's book writers: Whoopi Goldberg. The actress-comedian has agreed to a multibook deal with Hyperion's Jump at the Sun imprint, which specializes in releases by African-American writers. "If I can give kids and their parents some thing that'll make them smile and maybe teaches them a little something about living with one another on our planet, it makes me a happy granny," Goldberg said in a statement Monday. The first of several expected books is scheduled for 2005.

Other celebrities who have recently written children's stories include Madonna, Jerry Seinfeld and Billy Crystal. Goldberg stars in the new NBC sitcom "Whoopi" and also can be seen on Nick "Whoopi's Littleburg," a series of half-hour TV specials set in "The Preschool Capital of the World." Vinton takes ill during performance: Singer Bobby Vinton collapsed during a performance Sunday night in Lancaster, but his condition FunnyFiles Tired of chauffeuring, man causes suspension OSLO, Norway A 30-year-old Norwegian man was so tired of being his girlfriend's designated driver that he lost his license on purpose. The driver spotted a police car in front of him and hit the gas, passing the officers at 85 miles per hour in an 50 mph zone, the local newspaper Troenderbladet reported Thursday. It worked. The police pulled him over, and gave him a speeding ticket.

According to the newspaper, the man acknowledged his offense in court last week and explained that he sped past the police hoping to get caught so he wouldn't always have to drive his girlfriend around. The Soer-Trondelag District Court, in the central Norway city of Trondheim, praised his honesty but said it did not understand his reasoning. The court granted his wish by suspending his license for a year, and added a 14-day jail sentence. The man's name was not reported, in keeping with Norwegian practice. 1 to 2 p.m., Normal Community Activity Center, 1 Normal Plaza.

Call (309) 888-9099. Circuit Breaker assistance; 9 to 11 a.m., Normal Community Activity Center, 1 Normal Plaza. For appointment: (309) 888-9099. Health American Red Cross blood drive; noon to 6 p.m., Illinois State University Atkin-Colby Hall, Normal. Call (309) 662-0500.

Bloomington-Normal Chronic FatigueFi-bromyalgia Syndromes Support Group; 6 to 8 p.m., lounge meeting room, First United Methodist Church, Normal. Call (309) 452-2477. Stress management class, a part of the Heart Healthy Series from the BroMenn Heart Center; 6 to 8 p.m., BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Cost: $10. To register: (309) 268-5900.

Adult CPR review class; 6 to 8 p.m., American Red Cross of the Heartland, Bloomington. Cost: $20. To register: (309) 662-0500. First aid review class; 8:30 to 10 p.m., American Red Cross of the Heartland, Bloomington. Cost: $20.

To register: (309) 662-0500. Arts Master class with pianist Gloria Cheng; 11 ISU Kemp Recital Hall. Art of the News: Photojournalism at The Pantagraph; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., McLean County Arts Center, 601 N. East Bloomington.

Call (309) 829-0011. Also 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Feb. 21. Irv Tick: Watercolors and pen-and-ink drawings; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., McLean County Arts Center, 601 N.

East Bloomington. Call (309) 829-0011. Also 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Feb. 29. IWU 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition; 7 to 9 p.m., Merwin and Wakeley Galleries, 302 E.

Graham Blomington. Call (309) 556-3391. Also noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday through Feb. 27. Hamletmachine; IWU Theatre production of Heiner Muller experimental drama, 8 p.m., IWU McPherson Theatre. Cost: Call (309) 556-3232. Also 8 p.m.

Feb. 25-28 and 2 p.m. Feb. 29. IllinoisLottery Communications, confirmed Monday that an ambulance service had been called.

He didn't know details of the singer's condition, but said no one was transported for treatment. Oprah gives more money: Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey has given Morehouse College in Atlanta, another $5 million donation to fund scholarships at the Atlanta school. The gift, announced Saturday night, brings to $12 million the total contributions to the college by Winfrey, making her the school's largest individual donor, said Morehouse spokeswoman Elise Durham. Winfrey was in Atlanta Saturday to accept Morehouse's first "Candle for Lifetime Achievement in Humanitarian Service" award. Prince Ranier has heart surgery: Prince Rainier III of Monoco was expected to remain hospitalized for several days after undergoing a heart procedure, his palace said Sunday.

Doctors at a Monaco heart-and-chest clinic diagnosed the prince with a coronary lesion and repaired the troubled blood vessel Saturday by dilating it with a stent, the palace said in a statement. The 80-year-old prince felt well enough a day after the procedure to lunch with his son, Prince Albert, the palace said. Associated Press apparently improved backstage and he refused hospitalization, officials said. Vinton, 68, had been performing at the American Music Theatre for about an hour when he sat down beside the piano player and dropped his head toward the keys. Theater management didn't immediately return a phone message left Monday by The Associated Press.

Bobby Vinton Vinton, a native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Canonsburg, recovered backstage and later joined his fam'ily at a nearby hotel, the Intelligencer Journal of Lancaster reported. Jim Herr, a supervisor with Lancaster County Associated Press Birthdays How TimeFJies Abe Vigoda, 83 James Farentino, 66 Barry Bostwick, 59 Edward James Olmos, 57 Debra Jo Rupp, 53 Helen Shaver, 53 Paula Zahn, 48 Sammy Kershaw, 46 Michelle Shocked, 42 Todd Field, 40 Billy Zane, 38 50 years ago Feb. 24, 1954. With the announcement of a $1,000 gift from the Brokaw Service League, the building drive for Brokaw Hospital has gone over the $16,000 mark, W.A. Matheson, drive chairman, said.

The drive is for $88,000 to match a similar sum from State Farm Cos. 25 years ago Feb. 24, 1979. Lincoln Square Apartments, 1700 N. School Normal, has received a $275,000 allocation for each of five years from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for 46 units of housing for the elderly and handicapped.

Compiled by Phyllis Liston 100 years ago Feb. 24, 1904. Not in all the history of recent Re-publican county conventions has there been one like yesterday: for the speed with which the business was done up and passed, for the lack of debate and clash of factions, for the fact that there was no need for lunch adjournment and for the utter dearth of speech-making. 75 years ago Feb. 24, 1929.

Pawnee Bill, whose real name is Gordon W. Lillie and whose boyhood home was in Bloomington, will be in the' spotlight however briefly during the inaugural ceremonies March 4 in Washington, D.C., when he leads the Oklahoma Pawnee Reservation Indian tribes in the inaugural day parade. Abe Vigoda actor Monday's winning numbers Pick 3 437 534 Pick 4 9491 2482 Little Lotto 02 04 20 22 24 Answer: It was Ellen Hurwitz. She was recent provost and dean of faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington before moving to a college presidency in New Hampshire. JACKPOTS Lotto $5 million Mega Millions $10 million "Dt mas vety important fiot my cat 4ngie to make, the.

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