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LETTERS: ADULTS, NOT KIDS, BEAR MOST BLAME
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/23/97)
To the editor: Recently while at work I overheard a co-worker asking what is wrong with the youth of today in the aftermath of the shooting in the high school in Kentucky. I would like to pose this question: What is wrong with the adults of today? It isn't the kids who are bringing in drugs to our cities. ...
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ORAN HOPES TO BUILD ON EARLY SUCCESS
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Oran lost all five starters from last year's team, but Eagle pride decided to hang around for at least another season. Despite heavy losses to graduation, Oran had compiled a 3-2 record prior to last Friday's game at Delta, with both its losses coming to undefeated teams in Scott City and Kelly...
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NOTRE DAME TAKES EXTENDED BREAK PRIOR TO TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Notre Dame, the No. 7 seed, will play its first-round tournament game with No. 10 Scott County Central at 7:30 p.m. Friday after a two-week layoff, which came at just the right time for coach Chris Janet. Notre Dame, a Class 2A team, is 2-3. The Bulldogs started the season with wins over Meridian, Ill., and Cape Central. Then came three losses against Class 4A Poplar Bluff and Sikeston and Class 3A power Charleston...
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DELTA CONTINUES STRONG RUN, OFF TO 5-1 START
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
It looks like Delta's impressive recent run of strong seasons will continue this year. The Bobcats have been among the area's top small-school teams the past two seasons, posting a combined record of 37-16. And entering the tournament, they were off to a 5-1 start this year prior to last Friday's game against Oran...
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JACKSON SEARCHES FOR CONSTISTENCY IN U-HIGH
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Jackson coach Steve Burk isn't exactly certain how his team has done it, but apparently his Indians have gained some respect around the area. The Indians, who had a 3-2 record prior to last Friday's game with Kennett, have earned the third seed in the tournament and will play 14th-seeded Meadow Heights at noon Friday in the opening round...
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FARMER HOPES TOP-SEEDED CHARLESTON CAN TAKE ROOT
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Charleston coach Danny Farmer doesn't buy into the theory that his team is a virtual lock to win this year's tournament. But Farmer -- in his first season as the Blue Jays' head coach after spending three years as an assistant -- does like Charleston's chances of returning to the top after being upset by Cape Central in last year's semifinals...
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ADVANCE ENCOUNTERS SMOOTH TRANSITION WITH NEW CAST
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Considering his team lost virtually every key player from last year, Advance coach Derek Urhahn is fairly pleased with the way the Hornets have been playing so far. The Hornets were 2-3 prior to last Friday's game against Scott City and drew the 12th seed for the tournament. Advance will face No. 5 Delta at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the opening round...
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LEOPOLD TRIES TO LOCATE WIN COLUMN IN TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Leopold coach Carlton Thoma, who has had some very good basketball teams during his tenure with the Wildcats, knows all too well that the success of most small schools generally runs in cycles. And this year just happens to be something of a down cycle for the Wildcats, who were 0-5 prior to last Friday's game against St. Vincent and drew the 16th and last seed for the tournament...
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MEADOW HEIGHTS ALREADY EQUALS 2-YEAR WIN TOTAL
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Don't blame the Meadow Height Panthers if they think its district tournament time instead of time for the Christmas tourney. After going 2-44 over the past two seasons, two wins already in the 1997-98 season may be messing with the Panthers' internal clocks...
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OAK RIDGE STRUGGLES TO CURE EARLY SEASON WOES
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Some of the preseason optimism has worn off of first-year Oak Ridge coach Chris Winkler with the Blue Jays' 1-5 record going into last Friday's game with Kelly. "I'm going to learn not say anything until the season gets going," Winkler said. "I don't know what's wrong."...
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LETTERS: FACTS ABOUT PAGANISM HARD TO ACCEPT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/23/97)
To the editor: Thank you, Gladys Woods, for your Dec. 18 letter. I was so happy to see the truth printed. I believe all Christians need to research Christmas thoroughly and read God's word, the Bible, about following the tradition of man and worshipping him in vain...
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FATHER, DAUGHTER DONATE ORAN FARM TO SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
Lynn S. Bollinger and daughter Nancy Friend Bollinger Adams wanted to preserve their 260-acre farm near Oran. They couldn't keep it in the family so they donated it to Southeast Missouri State University with the stipulation that the school continue operating it as the Friend Family Farm...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: GYM TEACHER RUNS STUDENTS THROUGH DRILLS OF LIFE
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
JACKSON -- You never know what to expect when visiting a physical education class taught by coach Eric Venable at Orchard Drive Elementary School in Jackson. You might walk in on a class that is experiencing cooperative group activities employing the use of a push ball larger than the students themselves or a parachute that takes up more than half of the gym's floor space. ...
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CHILDREN AT HOME WITH COMPUTERS
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
A few of the hot-selling video games for children this Christmas are Tomb Raider II; Riven, Myst and Starfleet Academy. Abby Morris, 6, played with the Spiderman Cartoon Maker program. David Morris has a home computer, but increasingly he finds it tough to get computer time...
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SLOW DOWN GOVERNMENT-AS-NANNY PUSH
(Editorial ~ 12/23/97)
Gov. Mel Carnahan has applied for a waiver to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allow a huge expansion of Medicaid in Missouri. If granted, as is likely, the waiver will permit Medicaid coverage for middle-class families of up to 300 percent of the poverty level. ...
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LETTERS: TWO MARRIAGES: BEGINNING AND END
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/23/97)
To the editor: This past weekend I was privileged to witness two of life's most powerful experiences. I shared in the beginning of a marriage and in the ending of one. On Saturday evening my husband and I were honored to be counted among the "grandparents" at the wedding of a special young lady and her bridegroom. We watched his face glow with that special pride one shows when he loves someone so dearly...
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LETTERS: VANDALISM A REMINDER OF LOVE, PEACE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/23/97)
To the editor: I would like to publicly thank the vandals who took time from their hectic holiday schedule to demolish our Christmas display in the Jackson City Park. If I knew who you were, I'd like to extend the right hand of fellowship, although until my anger dissipates I fear my hand might be a fist. Your senseless and insensitive act insults even the most callous person...
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WOODLAND RIDES UPBEAT START INTO TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
When losing in the championship game of a tournament qualifies as the low point of your season thus far, there surely are less fortunate teams to be found. Prior to last Friday night's game against Fredericktown, the Woodland Cardinals had compiled a 5-1 record, with their only loss a 49-39 setback to Delta in the Woodland Tournament...
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SCOTT CO. CENTRAL WANTS TO PROVE SEEDS PLANTED WRONG
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Seeding is far from scientific, which Scott County Central coach Todd Porter will attest to. At 4-2, his Braves are the No. 10 seed for the tournament and will face No. 7 Notre Dame (2-3) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the first round. Central has beaten Puxico twice, Oak Ridge and Bell City. The two losses came against Riverview Gardens of St. Louis and Kelly...
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CHARLESTON THE HEAVY FAVORITE, BUT....
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Sure, on paper Charleston looks like the heavy favorite to win its 12th championship when the 53rd annual University High School Christmas Tournament begins Friday at the Show Me Center. But the same was said last year, when the Blue Jays entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed -- only to be upset by Cape Girardeau Central in the semifinals...
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HARRISON LEAVES RICH LEGACY TO THE AREA
(Editorial ~ 12/23/97)
Death came suddenly and unexpectedly to Donald L. Harrison Friday evening, and with his passing we have lost one of our region's most successful business leaders and one of our most devoted champions of higher education. Harrison, 72, was a member of an old Cape Girardeau family with deep roots in the construction business. ...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: WHEN IT COMES TO JAMES BOND, TOMORROW NEVER DIES ON INTERNET (COLUMN 67)
(Column ~ 12/23/97)
Cybertip: Make sure to enter our online Beanie Baby contest. We're giving away the 1997 Holiday Bear and Snowball the snowman Wednesday night. The winners will be posted Christmas Day. The contest extends one more week. You can register once daily at www.semissourian.com...
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SCOTT CITY LOOKS FOR MORE GOOD THINGS IN TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Although Scott City coach Derek McCord believes top-seeded Charleston is athletically superior to the other 15 teams in the tournament, he still has a lofty goal for his Rams. "We want to win it," McCord said. The Rams have done nothing but win so far. Scott City was 6-0 entering its game last Friday against Advance...
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BELL CITY TO WANDER ON DEFENDING CHAMP IN OPENER
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
The Bell City Cubs have their sling-shots ready for the Goliath that awaits them in the first-round of the tournament. The Cubs -- playing the roll of David -- face Cape Central in one of the more interesting opening-round tourney games. Bell City, probably the smallest school in the tourney, face the Class 4A Tigers at 6 p.m. Friday...
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CAPE CENTRAL ATTEMPTS TO DEFEND ITS CROWN
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
The Cape Girardeau Central Tigers may be the defending tournament champions. But the 3-2 Tigers are looking at one of their lower seeds in some time as they prepare to defend that title. Central will take the sixth seed into its opening-round tourney game at 6 p.m. Friday against No. 11 Bell City...
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KELLY BRINGS UNBEATEN RECORD INTO TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
The Kelly Hawks are off to a soaring start this season. With an undefeated 6-0 record heading into last Friday's contest at Oak Ridge, the Hawks earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament and will open play against 15th-seed Chaffee at 10:30 a.m. Friday...
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CHAFFEE AGAIN FACES TOUGH TASK IN THE OPENING ROUND
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Some teams just can't catch a break and the Chaffee Red Devils might be starting to feel that way when it comes to the tournament. Chaffee, 0-4 prior to last Friday's contest at Zalma, for the second consecutive year takes the 15th seed into this year's tourney. If that wasn't bad enough, the Red Devils face possibly the hottest team in Southeast Missouri -- the undefeated Kelly Hawks -- for their opening-round game Friday at 10:30 a.m...
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TIME RUNNING OUT FOR LATE SHOPPERS
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
It's crunch time for Christmas shopping. The lines are long; procrastinators are fighting over items remaining on the shelves. There are only two more shopping days until Christmas. A few stores opened today at 6 a.m. and will open at 6 again Wednesday. Some will remain open tonight until 11 or midnight...
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SHARED WATER LINE PART OF CAPE-JACKSON TALKS (BORDER TALKS, JACKSON AND CAPE GIRARDEAU) (3 IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
Editor's note: This is the third in a four-part series previewing the scheduled January meetings between Cape Girardeau and Jackson officials. A common water line between Cape Girardeau and Jackson could be a lifesaver in the event of an emergency or major disaster and eventually could help both cities as they develop contiguous areas, officials say...
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FAULT FINDER: GEOLOGIST DISCOVERS HOLLY RIDGE
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
A state geologist has found evidence of a new earthquake fault in the Missouri Bootheel. Geologist Dave Hoffman of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources discovered possible signs of a past earthquake at an auto salvage yard east of Bloomfield...
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FILING OPENS FOR SCHOOL BOARD SEATS
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
People interested in running for positions on area boards of education should let their fingers do the walking before leaving their homes. Filing begins today for the April 7 school board elections, but not all school administrative offices will be open during regular business hours because of the holidays...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: GRACE, SANTA CLAUS BRING GIFT OF CHRISTMAS LOVE
(Column ~ 12/23/97)
"Grace comes free of charge to people who don't deserve it." -- Phillip Yancey in "What's So Amazing about Grace?" For days, I tried to write a column from ideas that would never come together. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make sense of Santa Claus, Christmas gift-giving and the birth of Christ in 15 inches of type...
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QUICK TO CATCH ON: PRINGLE NAMED ALL-AMERICAN AT WESTMINSTER
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/97)
Two years ago, Perryville-native Scott Pingel wasn't playing college football, he'd never played wide receiver and he certainly hadn't considered attending Westminster College in Fulton. Now he's associated with all of those things, with one more description added to the above .....
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NUMBERS SUPPORT POSITIVE, HEALTHY START BY INDIANS
(College Sports ~ 12/23/97)
As Southeast Missouri State University's basketball team takes a break for the holidays, some statistics help reveal why the Indians have gotten off to a solid start with a 5-4 overall record. During the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule, the Indians limited opponents to an average of 65.4 points per game while limiting the opposition to 41-percent shooting from the field...
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THOMAS TAYLOR
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
SIKESTON -- Thomas J. Taylor, 81, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born July 13, 1916, in Bernie, son of Forrest and Nora Coats Taylor. He married Juanita Hobbs Nov. 20, 1980. He served in the Army in World War II, having earned two Bronze Stars and a Good Conduct Medal. He was a cab driver for Yellow Cab Co. in Sikeston before retiring...
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ALINE TURNER
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Aline Turner, 89, of Mayfield, Ky., died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born May 13, 1908, in Graves County, Ky., daughter of Doane and Francis Ada Vessellos Rowell. She married Anthony Neel, in 1959. He preceded her in death...
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LEWIS H. JORDAN
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
WEST PLAINS -- Lewis H. Jordan, 80, of West Plains died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, at Ozark Medical Center in West Plains. He was born Aug. 5, 1917, in Salcedo, son of Frank and May Bond Jordan. He had been a resident of Circle City but had lived in West Plains for the past 20 years...
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VERNA I. HINCK
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
Verna I. Hinck, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She lived at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born Mary 25, 1919, daughter of Roy Bates and Estelle Mary Chappius Glisson in St. Louis. She married Walter William Hinck Sept. 15, 1940, in Marble Hill. He preceded her in death...
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RALPH G. SANDER
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
COMMERCE -- Ralph G. Sander, 74, of Commerce died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 18, 1923, in Advance, son of John Gustav and Lucy Spraker Sander. He married Joyce Mae Poorman Oct. 18, 1951, in Benton...
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RALPH C. URHAHN
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Ralph Charles Urhahn, 75, of Scott City died at his home Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997. He was born Dec. 23, 1921, at New Hamburg, son of John Peter and Stella Schlitt Urhahn. He married Anna Marie MacGregor Dicus Nov. 16, 1973. She survives. He was a lineman with Union Electric...
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HERBERT L. EDWARDS
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
ANNA, Ill. -- Herbert L. Edwards, 55, of Anna died Saturday, Dec. 20, 1997, at Union County Hospital. He was born Jan. 17, 1942, in Cairo, son of Virgil and Helen Reed Edwards. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro and had worked as a truck driver and telephone technician...
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ELIZABETH BROWN
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Elizabeth Brown, 84, died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, at East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born March 11, 1913, at Kewanee, daughter of Thomas and Cora Robinson Owensby. She and Floyd Richard Brown were married July 6, 1935, at Kennett...
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PLANS FINALIZED FOR CITY FLAG CONTEST
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
Plans to produce a flag for Cape Girardeau were finalized Monday at a meeting between committees from the Class of 2000 and Vision 2000. Both a children's flag and a city flag will be designed in a contest to begin soon. Guidelines will be available once the contest is officially announced at a press conference scheduled for mid-January at City Hall...
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LENA MYRICK
(Obituary ~ 12/23/97)
ANNISTON -- Lena Rivers Myrick, 92, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 1997, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Aug. 10, 1905, in Kevil, Ky., daughter of Richard and Lou Ella Hutchinson McKinney. She lived near Anniston most of her life and was a member of the Anniston Christian Church. She was married to Alvin Myrick on April 5, 1922. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, two daughters, a sister and two grandchildren...
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SIKESTON YOUTH SHOT, IS CRITICAL
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
SIKESTON -- A juvenile remained in critical condition following a shooting that appeared to be the result of playing, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said. The incident occurred inside the residence at 210 Clayton St. at about 2:23 a.m. Sunday...
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CHURCHES TO HOLD HOLIDAY SERVICES
(Local News ~ 12/23/97)
Several area churches will hold special holiday services on Christmas Eve. First Presbyterian Church, at the intersection of Broadway and Lorimier, will have an evening of Christmas music with soloists Claire Syler and Kirk Miller along with the church choir...
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