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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: UNIVERSITY SITES PROVIDE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PROMOTION, EDUCATION (COLUMN 61)
(Column ~ 11/04/97)
CYBERTIP: Sorry folks. We accidentally left out the web address of the city of Jackson home page last week. You can find it at www.jacksonmo.com It's a great site. For a change of pace, we welcome Dennis O'Shields to this week's edition of Click and Double Click...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: MUSIC TEACHER LEARNS ON SPATE OF RESOURCES
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
JACKSON -- Immaculate Conception teacher Marsha Caughlan is teaching music by making music. Caughlan, who has taught at the school for four years, uses a variety of resources. She teaches students of composers and educators Zoltan Kodaly and Carl Orff. The two emphasize methods such as singing, movement, musical reading, composition and listening to help students learn music techniques and principles...
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BRINGING IN THE EXPERTS; PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE LET EXPERTS AND PARENTS DISCUSS A CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
Diane Hess, left, discussed her son's schoolwork with Cape Girardeau Alternative School teachers from left, Joyce Barylski, Randy Barnhouse and Christina Green. Many parents believe they know a lot about their children, but the smart ones acknowledge that the kids probably act differently when Mom and Dad aren't around...
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CITY SEEKS REMEDY TO FRANKLIN TRAFFIC; COUNCIL AWARDS TWIN LAKES SEWER LINE CONTRACT
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
Cape Girardeau police will meet with residents to try to find a solution to their concerns about traffic in the neighborhood around Franklin Elementary School. Several residents of the Sunset neighborhood aired their concerns about traffic along Themis Street posing a danger to children in the neighborhood at Monday night's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting...
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ELECTION DAY: SEWER DISTRICT LONE ISSUE IN CAPE COUNTY
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
Voters in the Fruitland-Pocahontas area of Cape Girardeau County will decide today whether to form a sewer district in the area. It is the only ballot issue in Cape Girardeau County. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The area has no unified sewage system. Residents and businesses depend on septic tanks, sewage lagoons and some subdivision package plants...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: EVOLUTION OF A NANNY: FROM MARY POPPINS TO LOUISE WOODWARD
(Column ~ 11/04/97)
I've learned that you can't make up a story that would be as well read or exciting as what happens in real life. Fiction is never as good as the truth. And if you've read the newspapers or watched television lately, you've seen such an example in the au pair trial in Massachusetts...
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CITY CAUGHT BETWEEN TREES AND LIABILITY
(Editorial ~ 11/04/97)
In a city filled with stately, century-old trees, it hurts to see one felled. Such was the case in recent weeks, when the city of Cape Girardeau cut down more than 40 giant trees in older city neighborhoods. These trees were located in the grassy area between the street and sidewalk...
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CENTRAL HIGH MARCHING BAND WRAPS UP WINNING SEASON
(Editorial ~ 11/04/97)
The Central High Marching Band has reason to toot its own horn. The band has just completed its most successful marching band competition season in its history. It is quite an accomplishment considering the band is more than 100 members strong. The success is a tribute to Central High's music program, dedicated "coaches," hard-working students who practice before, during and after school, and the many steadfast band boosters...
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AUTHOR EXAMINES LIFE'S TRIALS IN NEW BOOK
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
Oran native Bob Menz says a combination of humor and faith can help others accept and overcome life's complexities. He outlines his strategies in a new book, "A Memoir of a Pastoral Counseling Practice." Menz will be in Cape Girardeau at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to sign copies of the book at Barnes and Noble Book Store...
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MAY GREENE NEIGHBORHOOD RANKS CONCERNS
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
Equal enforcement of existing property maintenance ordinances was ranked the top concern of residents in Cape Girardeau's May Greene neighborhood. Residents of the South Cape neighborhood met Saturday morning to voice their concerns about cleanup needs...
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ALDERMAN QUESTIONS HOLIGAN HOMES' OFFICE
(Local News ~ 11/04/97)
JACKSON -- At an alderman's request, the Jackson city administrator said Monday the city will look into whether Holigan Homes has been operating a sales office in violation of city ordinances. Alderman David Hitt made the request after the board voted 7-1 Monday night to defeat the developer's request for a special use permit for a sales office in its Savannah Ridge Subdivision...
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INDIANS HEALTHIER AFTER DOSE OF GOVS
(College Sports ~ 11/04/97)
Their confidence restored considerably, Southeast Missouri State University's football team will now gear up for one of the season's biggest challenges -- and one that will determine whether the Indians still have a chance to finish with a winning record...
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BRIEFLY: PICK YOUR SEATS NIGHT
(College Sports ~ 11/04/97)
Basketball fans will have a chance to pick out available seats for the 1997-98 Southeast Missouri State University season during a special "Pick Your Seats Night" Wednesday at the Show Me Center. It will also be a chance to see the Indians in a 7 p.m. scrimmage...
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BRIEFLY: LOCALS FINISH MARATHON
(High School Sports ~ 11/04/97)
Four local runners were part of the field Sunday during the annual New York City Marathon that featured a record starting field of 31,400. A total of 30,332 runners finished the 26.2-mile race. Cape Girardeau's Terry McDowell, Dr. Charles Pancoast and Bernadette Huston, along with Jackson's Mary Brown, all completed the race...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 11/04/97)
Son to David and Tracy Prather of Anna, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:03 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997. Name, David Collin. Weight, 9 pounds 9 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Prather is the former Tracy Smith, daughter of Leland and Betty Smith of Louisville, Ill. She is an accountant with Southern Illinois Power Cooperative in Marion. Prather is the son of Betty Prather of Edgewood, Ill. He is an accounting manager at St. Francis Medical Center...
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LENA WILSON
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
VANDUSER -- Funeral service for Lena M. Wilson of Vanduser will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. The Rev. Lawrence Ray will officiate, with burial in New Morley Cemetery at Morley. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday...
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CASEY HENNECKE
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Graveside service for Casey Rochelle Hennecke will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Neil Franks will officiate. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Scott City is in charge of arrangements. The infant was stillborn Friday, Oct. 31, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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PRENTICE THARP
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
PARMA -- Funeral service for Prentice "Shortie" Tharp of Parma will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma. The Rev. Bruce White will officiate, with burial in Bernie Cemetery at Bernie. Tharp, 71, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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ROBY BARKS
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
BELL CITY -- Roby P. Barks, 97, of Bell City died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 26, 1900, near Advance, son of A.J. "Doc" and Nettie Bollinger Barks. He and Ruby McFerron were married Aug. 11, 1927, in Newport, Ark. She died Aug. 13, 1991...
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LENARD LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Lenard F. Lewis of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Kelley Grubbs will officiate, with burial in Blodgett Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 11 a.m. until service time...
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IRMINA POBST
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
ORAN -- Irmina Mary Pobst, 91, of Oran died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was born Aug. 1, 1906, near Oran, daugher of Tony and Ida Dannenmueller Gosche. She and Paul Michael Pobst were married Oct. 19, 1926. He died Sept. 17, 1955...
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KATIE LUCKETT
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Katie Luckett of Cairo was held Sunday at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo. Della Russell and Pastor Sonny Keesee officiated, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery at Charleston. Luckett, 83, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo...
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CLARA DUNZ
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Funeral service for Clara Vay Dunz, Poplar Bluff Route 7, was held Saturday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Daniel Snider officiated, with burial in Memorial Garden Cemetery. Dunz, 71, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1997, at Lucy Lee Healthcare System...
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WAYNE WRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Wayne L. Wright, 47, of Dallas, Texas, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, in Dallas. He was born Jan. 7, 1950, in Cairo, son of John E. and Mildred Jones Wright. Wright received bachelor and master degrees from the University of Mississippi. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Cairo...
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BENITA MCEWING
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
Graveside service for Benita Elizabeth McEwing of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Park. The Rev. Elwood Doss will officiate. There is no visitation. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. McEwing, 84, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee...
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WILLIAM STRAIN
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
William Engle Strain, 87, of Gilbertsville, Ky., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was born Oct. 23, 1910, in Scott County, son of William F. and Molly Gassway Strain. He and Kathryn A. Alfultis were married 66 years. She preceded him in death...
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BEULAH HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
BURFORDVILLE -- Beulah Hopkins, 89, of Burfordville died Monday, Nov. 3, 1997, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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THELMA BREECE
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- Thelma Francis Breece, 71, of Bloomfield died Monday, Nov. 3, 1997, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. She was born Nov. 26, 1925, at Greenbrier, daughter of John and Clara McCoy Morlan. She and Elton "Jack" Fish were married Feb. 23, 1946. He preceded her in death...
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ELSIE P. WALTON
(Obituary ~ 11/04/97)
SIKESTON -- Elsie P. Walton, 78, of rural Sikeston died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at the Festus Nursing Center at Festus. She was born Aug. 6, 1919, at Marquand to Thomas and Jane Lawrence Pulliam. She was a housewife and a member of the Morley Baptist Church in Morley...
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