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NANNIE WINTERS
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Private graveside service for Nannie Winters of Cairo will be held today, with the Rev. Raymond Oxford officiating. Barkett Funeral Home at Cairo is in charge of arrangements. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Winters, 78, died Monday, Dec. 11, 1995, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/13/95)
Son to Donnie and Kimberly Watkins, Marble Hill Route 2, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:06 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, 1995. Name, Aaron Timothy. Weight, 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Watkins is the former Kimberly Asher, daughter of Cecil and Janet Hale of Patton. Watkins is employed at Gilster-Mary Lee. He is the son of Joan Brewster of Marble Hill...
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FRIGID WEATHER BRINGS A QUARTER MILLION GEESE INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
WARE, Ill. -- With almost a quarter million Canada geese flocking over the weekend to the Southern Illinois quota zone, and weather conditions more to the liking of the big honkers, hunters can expect good hunting this week. "A lot of geese are here, and they'll be moving the rest of this week," said Rich Whitten, waterfowl biologist for the Illinois Department of Conservation...
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SCHOOL CHANGES
(Editorial ~ 12/13/95)
There is a telling story about Dr. Richard Bollwerk, who has been selected to be the interim superintendent of Cape Girardeau's public schools. After he agreed this week to take the school district's reins during what promises to be an important transitional period, it was suggested that he visit with the district's attorney to work out a new contract and salary. ...
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FAREWELL GALA SET TODAY AT FAMILY LEARNING CENTER
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Family Learning Center will hold a farewell celebration today before closing its doors Friday. "We are calling on all past staff and volunteers, board members and families served by the Family Learning Center to come together and celebrate the benefits and successes of the center over the past years," said Paul Schneidermeyer, director of children's services for the Community Counseling Center, which oversees the Family Learning Center...
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SEMO BAND CHIEF TO DIRECT BOWL SHOWS
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Barry Bernhardt, Southeast Missouri State University band director, will direct halftime shows at the Alamo Bowl Dec. 28 and the Gator Bowl New Year's Day. The Alamo Bowl in San Antonio will feature 10 high-school bands and the marching bands of the two competing schools, the University of Michigan and Texas A&M...
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KRCU RADIO TO OFFER THREE NEW PROGRAMS IN JANUARY
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
"A Prairie Home Companion," one of public radio's most popular programs, will be heard on KRCU beginning Jan. 6. Southeast Missouri State University's public radio station is also adding two other programs. KRCU general manager Greg Petrowich said the FM station had been affiliated solely with National Public Radio. ...
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Wednesday, 7 p.m., City Hall Hearing Request of Harold and Yvonne Werner to rezone 2011-2019 Perryville Road from residential to commercial and for a special-use permit for a self-service car wash. Applications Request for a special-use permit for a golf driving range in the 800 block of Hawthorne Road...
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COOKIES PRECURSOR TO HOLIDAY CHEER
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Whether spread atop silver trays, jumbled in covered kitchen jars or gracing a holiday bough, cookies are a sure precursor of holiday cheer. Age is not a factor when it comes to enjoying the savory treats; give a cookie to an adult, and the reaction will echo that of a preschooler...
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HERMAN E. LOGSDON
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
Herman E. Logsdon, 78, 943 Rodney Vista, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 5, 1917, in Easton, Kan., son of Jerry F. and Fannie Warren Logsdon. He and Ann B. Reasor were married Sept. 23, 1941, in Mishawaka, Ind...
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RALPH MILLER
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
SCOTT CITY -- Ralph Miller, 81, of Scott City, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 25, 1914, at Fornfelt, son of Erskine and Edna Proffer Miller. He and Naomi Keesee were married March 28, 1934, in Jonesboro, Ill...
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RONALD M. BONNER
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Former Alexander County Sheriff's Deputy Ronald M. "Ronnie" Bonner, 60, of Mound City, died Monday, Dec. 11, 1995, at his home. He was born Feb. 8, 1935, in Mounds, son of Miles and Edith Miller Bonner. Bonner was a member of First Baptist Church in Mounds and the Illinois Sheriffs Association...
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ROBERT W. HILL
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Robert W. Hill of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Richard Hertenstein officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...
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WINSTEAD W. HILL
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Winstead W. Hill of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Richard Hertenstein officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...
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RUBY WALLS
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
RISCO -- Ruby "Orvetta" Walls, 73, of Risco, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995, at her home. She was born March 11, 1922, in Prairie Hall, Ill., daughter of Ed and Lillie Layman Dennis. She and James Lloyd Walls were married in 1955. He died Jan. 20, 1974...
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AUDREY T. WELKER
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
Audrey Thelma Welker, 83, 1501 N. Water, died Monday, Dec. 11, 1995, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born July 26, 1912, in Carter County, daughter of Monroe and Radie Stacy Rhodes. She and Luther J. Welker were married in 1929 in Cape Girardeau. He died May 21, 1949...
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MILDRED G. MCCLARD
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
Mildred Geneva McClard, 85, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ALBERT BOLLINGER JR.
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
BENTON -- Albert F. Bollinger Jr., 69, of Benton, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1995, at his home. He was born Sept. 19, 1926, at Benton, son of Albert and Margaret Ella Divine Bollinger Sr. He and Jean Milam were married Dec. 26, 1946. Bollinger was a self-employed mechanic. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Elks Lodge 1810 in Chaffee, and Eagles Aerie in Sikeston...
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SHELTON HEMPSTEAD SR.
(Obituary ~ 12/13/95)
Shelton Hempstead Sr., 68, 906 Ranney, died Monday, Dec. 11, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio, son of Milton and Ora Toney Hempstead. He and Mata Woods were married Oct. 29, 1954, in Reno, Nev. Hempstead owned and operated New York Lunch...
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BOLLWERK PICKED TO HEAD DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
When Dr. Richard Bollwerk was designated Tuesday to become the Cape Girardeau public schools interim superintendent on Jan. 2, it was suggested he meet with the school's lawyer and work out his new contract. Bollwerk said he preferred to continue working under his current contract and for the same salary. If the board had money to spend, Bollwerk said, it should hire a teacher's assistant for a math class at L.J. Schultz Middle School, where a teacher could really use the help...
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BOARD VOTES TO BUY OUT CLARK, NIGGLE
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Superintendent of Schools Neyland Clark must go if the Cape Girardeau School District is to progress, the Board of Education said Tuesday in announcing that Clark and his assistant are out Jan. 2. The board announced the dismissals of Clark and the assistant, Dr. Tim Niggle, director of human resources, during a special meeting Tuesday. The decisions to buy out their contracts were made at a closed-door meeting Monday night...
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VETERANS PITCH IN TO HELP 1995 TOY BOX DRIVE HERE
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Residents at the Missouri Veterans Home once again pitched in to help underprivileged children by helping to make wooden toys for the annual Toy Box toy drive, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and the Southeast Missourian. Veterans sanded and varnished the wooden rocking horses and doll-size high chairs carved by Lester Harris of Fruitland...
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COUNTY TAX CREDIT WINDFALL $7 MILLION
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
Missouri taxpayers with dependent children would stand to save nearly a half-billion dollars annually from a proposed $500-per-child tax credit that is part of the Republican seven-year plan to balance the federal budget, one study shows. The tax credit is among other tax-savings and budget-cutting provisions included in the Balanced Budget Act vetoed by President Clinton Dec. 6. However, the tax credit still figures in budget plans...
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POWER PLAY: KIDS ARE SMELLY, DESTRUCTIVE AND NOISY
(Column ~ 12/13/95)
As regular readers of this paper are aware, two members of this newsroom recently had a baby. Only one them actually had the baby, of course. The primary duty of the other was to provide moral support. My hearty congratulations to both, as well as my appreciation. As long as other people are out there producing hatchlings to propagate the species, I won't be expected to do so...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 12/13/95)
STATE SEN. Peter Kinder recently wrote a column about the new variation of what was once referred to by some as Outcomes Based Education. In his column, Kinder called the apparent new version "Transformational OBE." He knows more about these things than I do, but if I were a senator I would have deemed it something else. ...
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FROM CONTROVERSY TO CONTROVERSY: CLARK'S TENURE ROCKY
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
In 1990, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education decided it was time for a change in leadership. Then superintendent, Dr. Arthur Turner, was dismissed, and the board spent $9,000 to hire a consultant to conduct a superintendent search. Dr. Neyland Clark was one of two finalists from that search to visit Cape Girardeau for interviews. At the time, Clark said, "I hope to have a chemistry -- your ideas are my ideas. I'm not selling my ideas; we'll be selling our ideas...
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THEY DON'T CALL IT SHOP ANYMORE
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
JACKSON -- Not long ago, people called the industrial arts class "shop" for short. Most seventh-grade boys and maybe two or three girls were enrolled, and they produced a birdhouse or clock to give Mom and Dad. Those days are all but gone. Today's students don't need birdhouses as much as they do computer skills, and many former shop classes have replaced hand saws and tape measures with robotic arms and flight simulators...
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JACKSON SCHOOL COMMENTARY
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
In my last open letter, I suggested that spending time talking about what we expect students to know and be able to do is time well spent. I indicated that for generations school curriculums have been adjusted to fit the times and to ensure that schooling is relevant to life in the real world...
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JACKSON CITY HALL TO BE AUCTIONED TO HIGHEST BIDDER
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
JACKSON -- Maybe you can't fight city hall, but you can buy it in January. The city of Jackson will sell its old City Hall at 225 S. High St., to the highest bidder at 10 a.m. on Jan. 5. City offices will move to the new location on Courthouse Square on Dec. 29. All offices except the collector's office will be closed that day so furniture, files and other supplies can be moved to the new site...
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ASK JACKSON
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what should be a priority as the Jackson city officials put together the 1996 budget. Tammy Livingston: "There's some roads that need some repair." Susan LaPierre: "I'd like to see the city of Jackson make children and youth a priority this year by perhaps building a civic center where they can have a safe environment for recreational activities."...
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JACKSON STUDENTS WIN SEATS WITH ALL-STATE BAND
(Local News ~ 12/13/95)
JACKSON -- Two Jackson High School musicians recently were named to Missouri All-State Band, the result of a competition at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Senior Nicole Schwent and junior Amy Aufdenberg competed against more than 900 of the best musicians in the state. They first won seats in the all-district band. Later, they will rehearse with the 104-member all-district band...
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LADYBUG: BUYING GIFTS FOR GARDENERS A BREEZE
(Column ~ 12/13/95)
It is easy to shop for gardeners' gifts to be placed under the Christmas tree. They are probably the easiest of all people on the Christmas list because most of them have such a variety of interests. There is no end to the list of possibilities. There are always so many new books, magazines, tools, gardening equipment, bird feeders, trees, shrubs, roses and many, many items for those interested in nature and growing plants, both inside and outside. ...
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