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LETTERS: BETTY SIMMS: A LIFE REMEMBERED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/99)
To the editor: Betty Simms is a woman who worked for my family many years ago when I was growing up in Cape Girardeau. Two years ago, I paid tribute to her by writing this poem. She has never seen this poem. Few people have. I wrote it in the hope of transcending, in some fashion, my personal relationship with Betty Simms in order to reflect on broader themes...
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SPACES OPEN IN FEBRUARY INTERNET CLASSES
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
There are limited openings in beginning and intermediate Internet training classes offered by the Southeast Missouri Web staff in February. The classes are held in the Dempster College of Business. Southeast Missouri State University is a co-sponsor of the community training...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 City Hall Public hearings -- Hearing to consider the rezoning request for all of the property addressed as 260 and 263 S. Lacey St. from R-2 (single-family residential) to R-3 (general residential) as submitted by John Lichtenegger...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: HOT SITES OFFER ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF INTERESTING SITES ON WEB (COLUMN 123)
(Column ~ 01/19/99)
People are always asking us "How do you find all these sites on the Internet?" Here's one of our secrets. We look for Pick lists and other people's hot sites wherever we go. We've been to a number of award sites in past columns. That's another way to find good Web pages...
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THE EASTER SEALS CHILDHOOD CENTER MAKES LEARNING A FAMILY EXPERIENCE
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
Kadijuh Hines of Charleston sang with teacher Sandy Lyke in the 4- and 5-year-old classroom. Alexis Burnett, 2, enjoyed beans and franks for lunch. Her class is learning to recognize their names. The past year for the Easter Seals' Early Childhood Center in Cape Girardeau has displayed monumental progress...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: READING TEACHER WILL CHERISH GOOD TIMES IN HER RETIREMENT
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
After working 32 1/2 years as an educator, Wylene White has met many students and made numerous memories. A ninth-grade reading teacher at Central Junior High School, she plans to fondly remember the good times when she retires in May. "It is difficult to single out one momentous occasion in the classroom since there have been several," said the wife and mother of two adult children. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/19/99)
RECENTLY I was sliding on the ice trying to get to my sick husband. A man by the name of Gordon Finney not only helped me, he drove my car back to my home and then walked back to his vehicle. That was truly a good-Samaritan act of kindness. God bless you and yours...
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ANOTHER HIGHWAY CONFERENCE IN JEFF CITY
(Editorial ~ 01/19/99)
If you are confused about what is happening to highway plans in Missouri, you're not alone. Consider: -- The Missouri Department of Transportation, when asked recently to provide the Southeast Missourian with a list showing the amount of money budgeted for each of the highway department's 10 districts in the now defunct 15-year plan and in the new five-year plan, took several days to come up with the numbers. ...
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LETTERS: LOUISE DUNCAN: WILLING TO SHARE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/99)
To the editor: It would be reasonable for Louise Duncan of Cape Girardeau, an African American of her generation, to be resentful at the stereotypical white establishment in which she was born and raised. In 1997, we -- two white historical researchers -- chose to take on the restoration and documentation of a small African American cemetery in a local township. Our usual means of acquiring information failed because of a lack of African American documents available...
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KING'S DREAM EULOGIZED LOCALLY; 150 ATTEND CELEBRATION AT CHURCH
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
A choir from Clippard Elementary School sang of "marching in the light of God," gospel singer Ramona Robinson raised the roof at least an inch and a minister exhorted everyone to "take a towel of servanthood, a towel of sister and brotherhood." The Rev. ...
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ABSENTEEISM IN SCHOOLS HIGHER THAN USUAL MONDAY
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was cited as one reason for absenteeism in the Cape Girardeau School District Monday. Students originally were to have been off, but school officials decided to use the King holiday and upcoming Presidents Day to make up for days missed because of bad weather...
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KING'S DREAM EULOGIZED LOCALLY; 'STILL A LONG WAY TO GO,' SAYS SPEAKER
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
Americans must be "a chip off the old dream" of racial equality advocated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. if they want to keep alive King's vision, Cincinnati lawyer Leslie Isaiah Gaines said Monday. Gaines, a former judge, spoke to some 500 people at the 14th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Show Me Center...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: RELIGION COVERAGE OPENS WINDOW TO COMMUNITY'S SOUL
(Column ~ 01/19/99)
With the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II, I've been reading plenty about the Catholic Church and religion in America. It's partly research for the stories I'll write while covering the papal visit to St. Louis and it's partly a personal interest...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 01/19/99)
Agenda Tuesday, Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. City Hall Public hearings -- A public hearing regarding a petition for voluntary annexation from the Missouri State Highway and Transportation Commission for a 29.9-acre tract constituting a portion of the Route 74 interchange with Interstate 55...
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IT'S NEVER OVER UNTIL...THE LITTLE MAN SHOOTS
(College Sports ~ 01/19/99)
When Southeast Missouri State University's Indians really need to score in the late going, Kahn Cotton wants the basketball in his hands. And that is no doubt a comforting thought to Southeast fans -- because Cotton is fast becoming known as the Indians' `Mr. Clutch.'...
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BLUFF TOPS NOTRE DAME GIRLS 46-36
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/99)
The Notre Dame High girls basketball team put up a strong challenge Monday night before dropping a 46-36 decision to visiting Poplar Bluff. "We played pretty well," said Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim, whose squad fell to 6-8. "We had a few too many turnovers, which hurt us, but I was happy with the defensive effort the kids put out and the way they stayed in the whole game. They never gave up."...
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CAYSA, JAOSA TO LAUNCH SPRING REGISTRATIONS
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/99)
In just a matter of weeks, area soccer fields in both Cape Girardeau and Jackson will be buzzing with activity as approximately 1,800 young players show off their skills. The Cape Area Youth Soccer Association (CAYSA) and the Jackson Area Optimist Soccer Association (JAOSA) will both be holding signups for their spring seasons over the next two weeks, with play scheduled to begin in early March. The season runs through the middle of May...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: FUNDAMENTALS OF VOLLEYBALL CLASS
(College Sports ~ 01/19/99)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is again teaming up with the Southeast Missouri State University volleyball team for its annual Fundamentals of Volleyball Class. The class, which is for children ages 8-12, will meet from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Southeast Student Recreation Center...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: SUPER KIDS RACE DAY EVENT
(College Sports ~ 01/19/99)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will be holding a Super Kids Race Day Event at 12:45 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7 at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center for children old enough to crawl to 15 years. The cost of the event is $9.65. Registration begins the day of the event at 11 a.m. and will continue until 12:30 p.m...
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BRIEFLY: TWO OTAHKIANS GAIN OVC HONORS
(College Sports ~ 01/19/99)
Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball players Pam Iversen and Paula Corder have earned weekly honors from the Ohio Valley Conference. Iversen, a 6-foot-3 freshman center, was named OVC Player of the Week after averaging 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in three games. She shot 57 percent from the field...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: KELLY TO HOLD BASEBALL CLINICS
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/99)
Kelly baseball coach Mike Scott will conduct winter hitting clinics for boys and girls in grades 3 through 7 over the next three Saturdays. Grades 5 and 6 will meet Jan. 23; grades 7 and 8 will meet Jan. 30; and grades 3 and 4 will meet Feb. 6. The clinics will take place in the Kelly cafeteria from 8:30 a.m.-noon...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: JACKSON TO HOLD SPRING SOCCER SIGNUPS
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/99)
The Jackson Area Optimist Soccer Association (JAOSA) will hold its spring signups on three upcoming days at Main Street Fitness in Jackson. Signups will be Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Jan. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.; and Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Tom Sprandel at home (243-4065) or work (243-9533)...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: CAYSA TO HOLD REGISTRATION FOR SPRING SEASON
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/99)
The Cape Area Youth Soccer Association (CAYSA) will be taking signups for the spring outdoor soccer season Jan. 24 and Jan. 31. from noon to 5 p.m. inside West Park Mall at the JC Penney entrance. Age groups span pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in both co-ed and girls divisions. Registration fee is $20 for kindergarten through eighth grade and $10 for pre-kindergarten...
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YOUTH BRIEFS: CARDINAL CARAVAN IN PERRYVILLE FRIDAY
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/99)
The 1999 Budweiser/Cardinals Caravan will make a stop at the Perryville American Legion Hall Friday. Hosted by River Eagle Distributing Company, doors will open at 6 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $3.50, which includes beer, hot dogs, soda and chips. Proceeds will go to Perryville Youth Baseball...
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MARY HARVELL
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Mary Harvell, 92, of Vancouver, and formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999, at Vancouver. She was born Feb. 2, 1906, at St. Louis to Fred and Bertha Steiner Wehmeyer. She was married to Fred Harvell, who died in 1974...
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RAYMOND STEVENSON
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Raymond Stevenson, 52, of Granite City, and formerly of Thebes, died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.
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ANETHA M. ALBERSON
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
VANDUSER -- Anetha M. Alberson, 64, of Vanduser died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at her home. She was born May 14, 1934, at Ardeola to Ollie and Lillian Nova Reynolds Jackman. She married Roy F. "Cedar" Alberson Jan. 25, 1951, at Piggott, Ark. He died Oct. 22, 1997...
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SHIRLEY CLODFELTER
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
DEXTER -- Funeral for Shirley Nadine Clodfelter of Dexter will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. The Rev. Darren Baker will officiate, with burial in Puxico Cemetery at Puxico. Clodfelter, 72, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at her home...
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BILL SIKES
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
SIKESTON -- William F. "Bill" Sikes, 72, of Sikeston died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at his home. He was born April 30, 1926, in Sikeston, son of William Henry and Mary Elizabeth Ross Sikes. He and Barbara Ann Miller were married Aug. 9, 1952, in Columbia...
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FRANK LAURENTIUS
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral Mass for Frank L. Laurentius will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin Fausz will officiate, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 6:30-9:30 a.m...
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AUDRABELLE SUTTERER
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Audrabelle M. Sutterer, 78, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1920, at Perryville, daughter of Robert and Clara Killian Roy. She and Frank Phillip Sutterer were married Oct. 3, 1940. He died Nov. 24, 1994...
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QUINOLA DENNY
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- Quinola M. Denny, 77, of Bloomfield died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 8, 1921, in Heber Springs, Ark., daughter of Harry and Ollie Russell Wright. She and Dan Denny were married April 28, 1941...
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CARL HOWELL
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Carl W. Howell, 82, of Anna died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at his home. He was born June 28, 1916, at Goreville, son of Willie and Edna Grace Howell. He first married Mildred Newman in 1938. She died Feb. 25, 1962. He later married Lorene Webb Hale in 1962, who died in 1975. He and Maxine Prather were married in 1976. She died in 1993...
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SAM HENDERSON
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Charles Thomas "Sam" Henderson, 77, of Cobden died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born Aug. 13, 1921, in Cobden, son of Sam Preston and Ariel Finley Henderson. Henderson was a retired painter. He was a member of Anna VFW Post 3455, and was affiliated with Congregational Church in Cobden. He was a veteran of World War II...
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LILLIAN HALTER
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
Lillian Maye Halter, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Carlos R. and Rose E. Stitch Nanna. She and Bernard J. Halter were married June 1, 1963, in Cape Girardeau...
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RICHARD BLANKENSHIP
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Richard Dale Blankenship, 59, of Scott City died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Aug. 10, 1939, at Ancell, son of Edgar Lee and Alma Alice Brant Blankenship. He first married JoAnn Segraves June 8, 1958. She died Nov. 19, 1988. He later married Sandra McFall May 26, 1989...
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LOLA GERECKE
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
JACKSON -- Lola E. Gerecke, 73, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 13, 1925, at Zalma, daughter of John and Myrtle Borders Richards. She and Ray Gerecke were married June 3, 1944, in Collinsville, Ill...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/19/99)
Twin sons to Jeffry and Pamela Hankins of Jackson, Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Friday, Nov. 27, 1998. Nikolaus David was born at 9:16 p.m. and weighed 3 pounds 13 ounces. Nathaniel Devland was born at 9:17 p.m. and weighed 3 pounds 14 ounces. The couple has one other child...
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BECKY WEHMEYER
(Obituary ~ 01/19/99)
HARRISBURG, Ill. -- Becky Wehmeyer, 37, of Harrisburg, and formerly of Thebes, died Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, at St. Elizabeth hospital in Boonville, Ind. She was born Nov. 8, 1961, in Cape Girardeau to Robert Winston and Blanche Bledsoe Wehmeyer. Survivors include her parents, of Thebes; a brother, Bill Wehmeyer of Thebes; and a sister, Brenda Grubb of Thebes...
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