Stories from Sunday, March 31, 1991

This is one bleeding-heart conservative with a well-honed aversion to taxes who'll be voting FOR the Senior Citizens tax proposal on the ballot this Tuesday. For less than $10 a year to the average homeowner with a car, we can fund a program that will allow our less fortunate elderly neighbors to remain in their own homes far longer than would otherwise be the case...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - The Re-Emergents group at Southeast Missouri State University is proceeding with its plans to establish a scholarship for non-traditional students. The group for non-traditional students began its fund drive in January, and hopes to raise $10,000 in the next four to five years, according to Cliff Bangert, vice president of the group. ...

JACKSON - A Jackson native is making plans to break a world record in water skiiing. Larry Gohn of Winter Haven, Fla., plans to ski for more than 46 hours and 1,321 miles in late May. He hopes to raise money for a number of groups including the American Heart Association...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - The annual Greek Week spring blood drive will be held at Southeast Missouri State University on April 8-10. Donations can be given at the University Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. On April 11 and 12, the blood drive will be held at the Greek cafeteria on campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day...

SCOTT CITY - FC1 Sean Eifert of Scott City has been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. The petty officer was presented the award by Capt. Brady at Naval Ordnance Station in Louisville, Ky. last month. The citation was signed by the Secretary of the Navy, J.P. Reason...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Deidre Jewel of Cape Girardeau, a junior at Southeast Missouri State University, is studying government and British culture at the Roehampton Institute in London, as a participant in Southeast's London Exchange Program. Jewel is spending the spring academic term in a foreign country, attending classes taught by native professors at four of the universities which make up the Roehampton Institute...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Lana Q. Vance of Advance has received a Regents Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1991-92 academic year. The Regents Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors graduating in the top 10 percent of their class and scoring above the 90th percentile on the ACT or SAT. The award covers full-time fees per semester and is renewable for four years...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dr. Priscilla LeMone of Cape Girardeau, assistant professor of nursing at Southeast Missouri State University, will present a lecture at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. She will speak April 12 at the 10th annual Research Papers Day at the School of Nursing at the university...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Renella Pugh, a former Cape Girardeau resident, has been named to "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders of America." Pugh was graduated from Central High School in 1966. She currently resides in Florissant, and is attending St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. She is a certified professional secretary, and works as a service company staff member at Olsten Services in St. Louis...

OAK RIDGE -- Voters Tuesday will decide the fate of a 30-cent tax levy proposal to fund the North Cape County Fire District. If approved, fire district officials plan to implement a 25-cent levy for this year although the measure would allow the fire district to levy up to 30 cents per $100 assessed valuation...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Voters in Cape Girardeau and Jackson Tuesday will decide where John and Jerre Hall's two children attend school. The Halls, residents of the Cape Girardeau school district, have asked that a 35-acre farm just north of the San Dangaro subdivision be included in the Cape Girardeau School District. The property is now in the Jackson School District...

On Tuesday, Cape County voters will be asked to approve a 5-cent property tax levy to fund services to the elderly. We ask you to look beyond the standard anti-tax excuse. There are a lot of good reasons to support this tax proposal Tuesday, but we'll boil it down to five. After weighing these reasons, we feel you'll agree it's worth a `Yes' vote Tuesday...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Schaefer Water Centers was recently honored for sales accomplishments during the Mountain Valley Water Convention. The firm, which has served Southeast Missouri and Southwest Illinois since 1952, has offices in Cape Girardeau, Perryville, and Festus...

Warren S. Hastings is a long-time Cape Girardeau resident, and retired businessman. Easter message Today we celebrate the greatest event the world has ever known. Why is the event we celebrate today the greatest event the world has ever known? Why should we consider the resurrection greater than the birth? The resurrection is greater because without it the life of Jesus would be no more than the life of many of the prophets. ...

PERRYVILLE -- Voters in Perryville will elect three new members to the Perry County Board of Education Tuesday. Six people are running for two, three-year terms on the board, including former district special services director Wiliferd Lair. There are two candidates for a one-year term on the board...

ANNA, Ill. -- A former state trooper who has been involved in operations at city hall here the past eight years four as a councilman and four as mayor and a retired sales manager for Bunny Bread here will square off in the city's mayoral election here Tuesday...

SIKESTON -- Robert Allen "Bob" Hill, 83, of Matthews, died Saturday, March 30, 1991, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Oct. 17 , 1907 in Matthews to the late James and Pearl Mae Hunnott Hill. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of the St. Francis Xavier Church of Sikeston. He was a retired farmer, carpenter and antique store operator...

BLOOMFIELD - Funeral services for Michael H. Evans, 24, of Bloomfield were held Saturday, March 30, 1991, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The Rev. Kevin Eskew and the Rev. Lester Clayton officiated. Burial was in the Bloomfield Cemetery...

MCCLURE, Ill. - Funeral services for Mrs. Viola I. Pearce, 82, of McClure, Ill., will be held today, at 2 p.m., at Ford and Sons South Sprigg Chapel. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate. Burial will be in the Lindsey Cemetery near McClure. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services today...

FROHNA -- Scott J. Vogel, 27 years old, of Frohna, died Saturday, March 30, 1991, as the result of a fire at his home. He was born Feb. 25, 1964 in Perry County, son of Edwin and Vera Petzoldt Vogel, who both survive of Frohna. He was a student at Southeast Missouri State University...

SCOTT CITY -- Clara Martha Ellen Kinder, 98, died March 29, 1991, at the Deal Nursing Home in Jackson. She was born Jan. 14, 1893 at Houck to the late James and Nancy Dillyard Shumate. She was a member of the Christian Church in Swinton. She married Ernest Kinder on June 17, 1912. He proceeded her in death on March 30, 1966...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Marjorie G. Lang, 66 years old, of 1425 Perryville Road, died Friday, March 29, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 13, 1925 at Neely's Landing, daughter of Gilbert and Florence Little Gohn. She married Bernhardt Lang on Nov. 19, 1948 in Hernando, Ark. He survives...

WHITEWATER -- Funeral service for Ralph Huffman of Dyer, Ind. and formerly of Whitewater, was conducted March 25 at the Southlake Fundamental Baptist Church in Crown Point, Ind. Tim Huffman and the Rev. Ken Jones officiated, and burial was in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens in Schererville, Ind. Fagan-Miller Funeral Gardens of Dyer handled the arrangements...

JACKSON -- John Thomas Strickland, 80 years old, of Jackson Route 1, died Saturday, March 30, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 20, 1910 in Mississippi County, son of Van and Willie Anderson Strickland. He is survived by two brothers, Van Strickland, Sikeston, and Marion Strickland, Florissant; and two sister-in-laws, Mrs. Jack Strickland of Jackson Route 1, and Ann Strickland, Bertrand...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Michael Ervin of 2812 Independence died Friday, March 29, 1991, as a result of an automobile accident that occurred near Jackson. He was 23. Friends may call today from 4-8 p.m. at the McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. He was born on May 8, 1967 at Millington, Tenn., to Charles T. Ervin of Jackson and Faith M. Ervin of Cape Girardeau...

PERRYVILLE -- Genevieve C. Geiler, 84, of Perryville, died Saturday, March 30, 1991 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 10, 1906 in Ste. Genevieve County to the late William and Sofia Otte Friedman. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Perryville...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Funeral service for Dr. T. Eugene Ruff of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Jackson, was held Thursday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel here with Ray Crawford officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Pitman, Ark. Ruff, 83 years old, died Tuesday, March 26, 1991, at Doctors Hospital...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Ella L. Oehlert of Perryville was held Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Donald Loesch officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Oehlert, 81 years old, died Thursday, March 28, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kasten of Uniontown, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:49 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 1991. Name, Rebecca Lynn. Weight, 8 pounds 11 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Kasten is the former Tammy Gross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Gross of Gordonville, and is employed by Gilster Marylee Corp. Kasten is a farmer and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Kasten of Uniontown...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. - Residents of Olive Branch may be watching the upcoming NBC movie "A Mighty Fortress" with particular interest. That's because Olive Branch native Herschel Coleson played an extra in 16 different settings in the film. His parts range from a church-goer to a respectable member of the community to a torch burner yelling "Let's burn the witch."...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A new mayor will be elected here Tuesday. Also, six people will be elected to city council seats. "The (mayoral) campaign has been a low-key one," said James Wilson, who led the balloting in the February primary. "There has been no mud-slinging, and very little advertising during the campaign."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- From whooping cough to polio, Dr. James A. Kinder has seen it all. The Cape Girardeau resident has been a doctor for 50 years, and has been a practicing pediatrician here for the last 43 years. Kinder is one of a number of Missouri doctors who will be honored at the Missouri State Medical Association meeting next Saturday in Kansas City. The association is recognizing Missouri doctors who have been in the profession for half a century...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Agencies serving senior citizens have expanded programs in some counties through funding provided by property tax levies. As a result, these agencies have been able to reach elderly persons who had not previously been served by such programs...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Jack Slaughter says he is optimistic about the chances of Cape County voters approving a 5-cent property tax levy to help fund programs for senior citizens Tuesday. "I just can't understand why anybody wouldn't want to invest $5 to help so many people," Slaughter remarked Friday. "This is a real opportunity for us to help meet some important needs."...

PERRYVILLE -- Two finalists for superintendent of the Perry County School District say the district's reputation for high academic standards is what prompted them to seek the Perryville post. Dr. Ronald Fitch, superintendent of the St. James R-1 schools, and Dr. Allan Crader, superintendent of schools at Republic, were selected as finalists for the position last week by the Board of Education...

FROHNA -- A 27-year-old Frohna alderman and volunteer firefighter died early Saturday as a result of a fire at his home. Scott J. Vogel was pronounced dead at 3:28 a.m. Saturday at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, little more than an hour after firefighters rescued him from his burning, two-story frame home...

MARBLE HILL -- Police veteran Dan Mesey, a part-time investigator with the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department, will run in a special election to replace ousted Bollinger County Sheriff Januar Peters. Mesey, of Glen Allen, explained Saturday that he had been nominated by run by the county's Republican Central Committee. The election is scheduled for May 14...

JACKSON -- A three-car, head-on collision south of Jackson Friday night killed a Cape Girardeau man and injured four other people, three of them 16-year-olds. Michael Ervin, 23, a passenger in one of the vehicles that collided head-on, died in the accident. It occurred at 9:50 p.m., on Highway 25 two miles south of Jackson, said the Missouri Highway Patrol at Poplar Bluff...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Public Library will host a gardening workshop for children Wednesday at 4 p.m. under the direction of Joe Sherinski of Accu-Grow. Youngsters ages 7 to 12 will gain hands-on experience in the rooting and successful planting of hardwood cuttings...

If one tried to pick a single word to describe our holidays such as patriotism for July Fourth, joy for Christmas, gratitude for Thanksgiving, I think newness would be a suitable word for Easter. So far as possible everyone tries to get something new to wear for Easter if only a hair ribbon or bright new shoelaces. Lacking money to purchase anything new, old things may be made over...

Countless hours of training and dreaming will pay off this week for Oak Ridge native and astronaut Linda M. Godwin as she heads for the stars. If all goes well, Godwin, 38, and commander Steven Nagel, 44, co-pilot Kenneth Cameron, 41, Jerry Ross, 43, and Jay Apt, 41, will blast off on the year's first shuttle mission Friday at 8:18 a.m. local time...

Churches throughout the land today have lilies, long the symbol of Easter, gracing their altars. Since Easter does not fall on a given day, but comes the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, these lilies have to be forced into bloom by professional florists or nurserymen...

Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds: Rodney Lee and Billie Jeanette Waddle to Gloria Sue Stucker; Edward E. and Elizabeth McClary to the Edward E. and Elizabeth McClary Trusts; Central Mortgage Banscheres to the Secretary of Housing; Calvin and Dorothy Phillips to Jerome and Berniece Ziegler; Ned and Brenda Doza to Roger and Barbara Stephens; Hecht Properties of Missouri to Chrisman Oil Co...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The City of Roses Chapter of the American Business Women's Association announced its annual spring seminar to be held Thursday at the Drury Lodge. The event begins at 7 p.m. with a children's fashion show presented by All American Kids and a ladies' fashion show by Hartfords...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- An open house for Cape Girardeau County adoption specialist Eleanor M. Kinsey will be held Friday from 2-4 p.m. at the Division of Family Services, 130 South Frederick. Kinsey, a social worker for nearly 18 years, will retire from the Division of Family Services in April...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Community Counseling Center has scheduled educational activities for April, beginning with an Active Parenting class on Wednesday. The parenting class will meet once a week for five weeks. Staff clinician Linda Fulton will lead the program...

PERRYVILLE -- "Help Wanted: Taking applications for "On Call" factory workers." Solar Press, a manufacturer of direct mail inserts, is looking for part-time workers at the present time. "On Call" workers are called to work on an "as needed" basis explained a spokesman for the Perryville Solar Press operation. "This type of work is attractive to students, housewives, and other people who are looking for part-time employment."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Joe Low is a firm believer that "My Daddy's Cheesecake" is the best cheesecake anywhere. A year ago, his thinking was confirmed when the Cape Girardeau product beat out all other desserts for top honors in the 14th Annual Foodservice New Products competition...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Construction is under way on three new drive-up lanes at Boatmen's Bank's downtown facility, 100 Broadway. Jim Limbaugh, president of Boatmen's Bank of Cape Girardeau, said the decision to add the new lanes is in response to the growing needs of the downtown area and customer convenience...

JACKSON -- Rick Sparks, business and industry specialist with the University Extension Service here, will conduct a `How to Start a New Business' workshop here April 30. The three-hour workshop will get under way at 6:30 p.m. at the center, located at 815 Highway 25 South. Cost of the seminar is $20...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dr. Rob Kessigner, chiropractor at Cape Chiropractic Life Center, 1424 Kurre Lane, recently attended an upper cervical specific conference, held in Spartanburg, S.C. The conference is the second of six which will certify Kessinger as a specialist in the upper cervical specific technique. Classes were held at Kale Chiropractic Hospital...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Eleanor Jo Oliver has been honored by Schott & Company, Certified Public Accountants, and its employees. Oliver, who has been with the firm 30 years, was guest of honor at recent luncheon. She joined the firm on March 15, 1961. Oliver has served the company in a number of positions: secretary, receptionist, bookkeeper, computer operation, and is currently serving as executive secretary...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Joseph Sherinski of Cape Girardeau has qualified as a Missouri Certified Nurseryman. Sherinski, who joined Accu-Grow here in 1983, recently completed a training and testing program administered by the Missouri Association of Nurserymen...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Anthony Miller has been appointed commercial producer/photographer for KFVS 12. Prior to joining the local television station, Miller was a production assistant with Ron Duff Video Services. Miller, a native of Cape Girardeau, is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in mass communications. He and his wife, Susan, live in Cape Girardeau...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Thomas Higgins of Cape Girardeau has completed requirements for nationally-recognized accreditation in taxation. The Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT) awarded the accredited status to Higgins after he passed a six-hour formal examination, administered by ACAT...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Tim McDowell and David Pickens of Cape Janitor Supply, 26 N. Spanish, recently attended a two-day seminar in Chicago, sponsored by ProtionPac Chemical Corp. The seminar was designed to emphasize environmental benefits of a packaged line of industrial detergents and floor care systems manufactured by the ProtionPac firm...

JACKSON -- Susan Kempf of Jackson has been selected to appear in the publication, Who's Who in Nursing, 1990-1991. Kempf is also a member of the National Honor Society and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. She was awarded the Gertrude A. Chapman Nursing Scholarship and the Hazel Harrison-Strickler Nursing Scholarship. She is a graduate of Dexter High School and Southeast Missouri State University, and completed the license exam for the Missouri State Board of Nursing in February...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Craftsman Office Supply Co., Inc. has been designated as a local agency for Public Fax International. Public Fax International, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., has more than 7,000 members nationwide. With the new service Craftsman Office Supply offers businesses and individuals opportunities to send fax mail, even to people who do not have fax machines...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Christy K. Folkes has been named assistant manager at Glik's, located in West Park Mall here. Folkes is a graduate of Kennett High School and Southeast Missouri State University. She has a B.S. degree in business administration. While at the university, she was a member of the marketing club, and young advertising professionals. She also attended the European Business Study Tour during the summer of 1990...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Gordon Brookman and Ann Brookman, owners of Edgewater Glass, 324 S. Plaza Way here, recently attended the National Glass Association (NGA) Conference, held in the Orange County Convention Center at Orlando, Fla. Keynote speakers included Lou Holtz, Notre Dame University coach and a motivational speaker, and Terry Bradshaw, former quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a humorous speaker...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Consumer Credit Counseling Service, which has more than 450 offices nationwide, will open a branch here next month. William Holly of Cape Girardeau has been named branch manager of the new office, which will open at 1601 Independence, Suite 1. Holly has 12 years' banking experience...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Lauderdale & Decker Insurance Agency, Inc. has been named one of "United Best" agencies by United Fire & Casualty Co., headquartered at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The award recognized 1990 production and loss ratio. Agency representatives here are John Brandt, Mark Goodman, and Todd Ward...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Cape Chimney Sweeps, 1105 Landgraf, has taken on a new air filter which helps remove dusts and pollens from the household air. "We've added the Enviro-Duct electrostatic air filter to our line of products," said Ed McElfresh, who operates a furnace duct cleaning and chimney sweep business here. "These services all compliment each other. Clean duck work and an electrostatic filter can reduce dust and pollen problems in the home."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Insurance awards were presented to members of the Cape Girardeau Chapter of the National Association of Life Underwriters recently. Among awards presented were Health Insurance Quality Award, National Quality Award, and the National Sales Achievement Award...

TO THE SENIOR citizen who says that they don't actively participate in the programs at the nutrition center, let me say don't deprive your relations or friends or your children who will some day be eligible for these services because you don't want to spend $5 or less a year so that their life can be made more enjoyable. ...