Columbia Daily Tribune

George Carinder, 1943-2007

George O. Carinder, 63, of Hartsburg passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. Services are at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 at Robinson Funeral Home with visitation one hour before.

Immigrants Tackle Tradition ; New Americans Bring Old Cuisine to Super Bowl Parties.

When Ludy Onkgeko arrived in the United States from the Philippines four decades ago, she was baffled by the hoopla about football at the University of Southern California, where she was a doctoral student. So she bought a player's manual, studied the rules and watched a game on television.

Flue Fire Damages Rural County Home

A fire yesterday southeast of Columbia caused significant damage to a home dating to the 1800s. At about 6:30 p.m., J.D. Allen noticed flames around the chimney of his home at 7451 Bass Lane. The 68-year-old resident evacuated and called 911.

Arrests and Summonses

Authorities made the following arrests and issued summonses from 7 a.m. Jan. 30 to 7 a.m. Jan. 31 COLUMBIA POLICE

Chaos Theory ; Cluttered Desk Not a Bad Thing, Authors Say.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Solange Dao wishes she were neater. Her desk at her small engineering firm in Orlando has so many piles of paper on it that she has turned an adjacent chair into an additional "filing" area. "This morning I had an interview come in, and he walked in and I kind of turned around and looked at my desk, and I thought, `He must think I'm crazy,' " Dao said.

Hoskins Typifies Blue-Collar Effort

Bob Huggins didn't start out with high expectations for David Hoskins. The Kansas State coach barely knew Hoskins' name when he took the job last March.

Young Stars Lift Knights to Victory in Home Finale

A pair of eighth-graders led the Christian Fellowship boys basketball team to a 52-18 victory over Applewood Christian last night in its final home game of the season. Justin Miller scored 16 points and Wilson Sundvold added 13 for the Knights.

Mary Jones, 1920-2007

Mary Ruth Jones, 86, of Columbia passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at South Hampton Place. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Judy Ballard, 1958-2007

Judy Ballard, 48, of Columbia passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center after 10 years of fighting her failing health. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Oakland Cemetery.

George Stemmons, 1923-2007

George H. Stemmons, 83, of Fayette died Monday, Jan. 28, 2007, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Fayette. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.

Bruins Bounce Jeff City ; Pass-First Petrik's Scoring Outburst Sparks Drubbing.

The running clock in the fourth quarter was surprising. The final score staggering. But if there was one statistic that summed up the Rock Bridge boys basketball team's 61-21 domination of Jefferson City last night in Rock Bridge gym, it was this halftime scoring comparison:

Bernice Winscott, 1908-2007

Bernice Gorham Winscott, 98, recently of Ozark, formerly of Columbia, passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Parkade Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery in Fulton.

Frances Goldman, 1919-2007

Frances Goldman, 87, of Columbia and formerly of San Diego, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at Boone Hospital. She will be buried Feb. 12, 2007, in Arlington National Cemetery.

Peggy Galloway, 1931-2007

Mrs. Peggy Smart Galloway, 76, of Jefferson City died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at St. Mary's Health Center. Visitation was Monday at Buescher Memorial Home. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Tebbetts United Methodist Church with the Rev. Anselm Williams officiating. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery in Tebbetts.

Toub Discovers His Specialty in Nfl ; Former Mu Aide Coaches Kicking Game for Bears.

If ever Dave Toub forgets how his coaching career went from the weight room to the Super Bowl, a reminder hangs in his office at Halas Hall. It's a photo of Curtis Jones, Toub's former colleague at Missouri, whose death nine years ago inadvertently launched one of the NFL's rising coaching careers.

Reporter has Never Lived Down the Question He Didn't Ask

MIAMI - The voice is weak and wavering on the other end of the phone. Until the question is posed.

Linda Daly, 1956-2007

Linda Diane Daly, 50, of Columbia passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at University Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Huntsdale Baptist Church.

Willie Jones, 1924-2007

Willie Chandler Jones, 82, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at Jones Wildwood Care Center in Madison. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at Fenton Funeral Chapel in Centralia with visitation at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Area Scene

Public invited to tour training complex The Missouri athletic department will hold an open house Friday at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex.

J.Y. Miller, 1911-2007

J.Y. Miller, 95, of Fayette died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Fayette. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery in Armstrong.