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RODEO TRICK RIDER RESCUED HER HORSE
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
The relationship between rodeo trick rider and horse is special because the horse has to be able to think without guidance from the rider. Between trick rider Jaye Anders and her horse, Shiloh, the bond is even stronger because Anders rescued Shiloh from death...
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THE BARD IN BELL BOTTOMS
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
The comedy "As You Like It" spins a world around a young woman named Rosalind, who is growing up, coming of age and asserting her independence. Though light in weight compared to much of Shakespeare's work, "As You Like It" explores ideas about gender along the way to everybody living happily ever after...
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STATE, NATIONAL MAIN STREET OFFICIAL VISIT CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
State and national Main Street representatives visited two new Main Street communities this week: Fayette on Tuesday and Cape Girardeau on Wednesday. Randy Gray, Missouri Main Street program coordinator in Jefferson City, and Sherri Stuart, a program associate with the National Main Street Center in Washington, D.C., visited with Cape Girardeau's Old Town Cape Main Street board, city and Southeast Missouri State University officials, and downtown business people...
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CHARTER SCHOOL WELCOMED IN ST. LOUIS
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
The superintendent of St. Louis public schools welcomes a proposed charter school for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders . Dr. Cleveland Hammonds Jr. said the proposed Lift for Life Academy isn't competing for the district's students but rather would target at-risk students who are in danger of dropping out of the city's traditional public schools...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: HERO WORSHIP OR LOOKING FOR BEN HOGAN IN HEAVEN
(Column ~ 02/24/00)
Feb. 24, 2000 Dear Patty, Galway Kinnell never uses similes. Nothing is really like anything else, he says, except everything is exactly the same at its essence. I wrote him a letter long ago, telling him how important his poetry had been to me. He was silent, like a god...
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TREE TO BE TURNED INTO TEAM MASCOT2
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
JACKSON -- A procedure called "topping" or "de-horning" was used to prune a pin oak tree in front of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce a few years ago. Joe Sherinski, a landscaper who is the chairman of the chamber's Beautification Committee, has another name for the practice he claims is curious to Southeast Missouri...
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REGIONAL FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION PROPOSED
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
SIKESTON -- A group of social and private organizations will work with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to organize a regional fair housing initiative to address housing issues in Southeast Missouri. Roy Pierce, acting senior community builder for HUD, led a meeting Wednesday with some 20 representatives from a six-county region. The meeting, the fifth in a series, was held to address concerns identified in a state-sponsored housing study conducted in 1997...
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LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN JESSE RAMSEY DEAD AT 53
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
Few pediatricians could top Dr. Jesse Ramsey, who died Wednesday, when it came to caring for children, say colleagues and the parents of patients he treated. Ramsey, 53, died unexpectedly at Southeast Missouri Hospital. At the time of his death he was lead pediatric hospitalist at Southeast, a position he took in 1999. ...
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AGENCY DENIES RECYCLING GRANT TO DEXTER
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
It's back to the drawing board in the city's effort to entice residents to increase their participation in the voluntary recycling program after a regional agency denied Dexter's application for a grant to fund a curbside collection trailer. Alderman M.A. ...
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TWO LIKEABLE, CAPABLE MEN SERVED SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WELL
(Column ~ 02/24/00)
Two good friends of Southeast Missouri died this past week, state SEN. JOHN DENNIS and former SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT BILL ATCHLEY. I'm reprinting a letter to the editor from the SIKESTON STANDARD that illustrates a little of the compassion John provided in his dealings with others...
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PLAN TO CUT NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS LACKS OOMPH
(Editorial ~ 02/24/00)
The thing about legislative sessions in Jefferson City is that they surprise us so often, there's hardly anything left to be surprised about. But a proposal by the Senate's president pro tem, Ed Quick of Liberty, at least managed to raise a few eyebrows...
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THE PICTURE GETS WORSE AND WORSE WITH EACH NEW REVELATION FROM PADUCAH'S NUCLEAR PLANT
(Editorial ~ 02/24/00)
For years, the U.S. Energy Department's Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Paducah has been a major employer and a significant part of the western Kentucky economy. Revelations in recent months about the exposure of employees to radiation have been chilling, to say the least...
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JACKSON UPSETS NO. 1 SEED POPLAR BLUFF 64-51
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/00)
SIKESTON -- Coaches all over Missouri may be promising resignations if the Jackson Indians continue to win. On Wednesday night, Jackson again delayed head coach Steve Burk's final game for at least one more day as the fourth-seeded Indians upset top-seeded Poplar Bluff 64-51 in a Class 4A, District 1 semifinal...
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'DOGS END TIGERS' SEASON 57-48
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/00)
SIKESTON -- Each time Cape Central had a chance to turn the game around, it seemed to turn the ball over. The third-seeded Tigers had their season ended Wednesday night in a 57-48 loss to second-seeded Sikeston in the semifinals of the Class 4A, District 1 Tournament...
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INDIANS CONTINUE PURSUIT OF RACERS AT MOREHEAD
(College Sports ~ 02/24/00)
MOREHEAD, KY. -- Thanks to Saturday night's big win at Eastern Illinois, Southeast Missouri State University's longest Ohio Valley Conference road trip of the season didn't seem quite as lengthy for the Indians. Normally, the approximately 400-mile bus ride to Morehead, Ky., is a real grind. But it was made a bit easier by the fact the Indians were able to squeeze out a one-point victory in Charleston, Ill...
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CHARLESTON BOYS UPSET DEXTER WITH SHOT IN CLOSING SECONDS
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/00)
KENNETT -- Senior Terrance Gillespie recovered a missed shot in a wild rebounding melee and deposited the game-winning basket with 1.7 seconds left as fourth-seeded Charleston stunned top-seeded Dexter 75-74 Wednesday night in the Class 3A, District 1 boys semifinals...
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SE TO TAKE A RUN AT OVC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP
(College Sports ~ 02/24/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's track and field team will be shooting for the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championship this weekend at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Southeast men's squad, slowed by numerous injuries, will be shooting for a third-place finish in the meet that will be held Saturday and Sunday...
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OTAHKS ATTEMPT TO BOLSTER BID TONIGHT FOR OVC TOURNAMENT
(College Sports ~ 02/24/00)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Bolstered by its first Ohio Valley Conference road win of the season, Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team will now look to build on that and lock up a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Otahkians' final two regular-season games will be away from home, beginning with today's 4:45 p.m. contest against Morehead State. Southeast visits Eastern Kentucky Saturday...
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OLETA HUETER
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
MARBLE HILL -- Oleta P. Hueter, 97, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 18, 1902, at Mayfield, daughter of William M. and Monta A. Bollinger Williams. She and Leslie E. Hueter were married Aug. 13, 1922. He died April 16, 1959...
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SHARON HOELLER
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
Funeral for Sharon Dee Hoeller of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hanover Lutheran Church. The Rev. Jeffrey Sippy will officiate. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. Friday...
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NADEEN MASSA
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
PERRYVILLE -- Nadene Massa, 67, of Perryville, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at Perryville. She was born July 13, 1932, at Jackson, daughter of Deneen Smith and Mary Jane Virgin Smith. Survivors include a brother, Gary Elliott of San Angelo, Texas. She was preceded in death by a sister...
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ROSE BOHNERT
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
PERRYVILLE -- Rose A. Bohnert, 72, of Perryville died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born April 22, 1927, at Belgique, daughter of James H. and Mary Elnora Belsha Gibbar. She and James J. "Chink" Bohnert were married Jan. 17, 1948...
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ROY REICHERT
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
GRAND CHAIN, Ill. -- Roy Reichert, 82, of Grand Chain died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak is in charge of arrangements.
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VANCE PETERSON
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Vance G. Peterson, 76, of Anna died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, on arrival at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He was born Sept. 5, 1923, at Comertown, Mont., son of John E. and Ida P. Peterson. He and Dorothy O. Cline were married Nov. 29, 1946, in Anna...
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ELI JAMES
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
Eli James, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at his home. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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EDNA PHILIPPS
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
JACKSON -- Funeral for Edna E. Philipps of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 10:30 a.m. until service time...
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CATHRYN MCCOLLUM
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Cathryn M. McCollum, 94, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at IHS of Marietta, Heritage Place in Marietta, Ga. Ford & Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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JESSE R. RAMSEY
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
Cape Girardeau pediatrician Jesse R. Ramsey, D.O., F.A.C.O.P., died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 23, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was 53 years old and resided in Jackson. At the time of his death, Dr. Ramsey was the lead pediatric hospitalist for the community's new Pediatric Hospitalist Service, a collaborative effort between Southeast Missouri Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center...
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HAROLD WEBER
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
Funeral for Harold Schultz Weber of Cape Girardeau will be held at noon today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Revs. Robert Klein and Harold Weber, a son, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery at Villa Ridge. Friends may call at the chapel from 10 a.m. until service time...
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HAZEL BESS
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
DEXTER -- Hazel Bess, 84, of Dexter died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at Crowley Ridge Care Center. He was born Dec. 19, 1915, at Clines Island, son of John and Ole Kelley Bess. He and Louise Cardwell were married June 23, 1946. Bess was a tool and die maker with Hovis Screw Lock Co. in Michigan, retiring in 1965. He moved to Dexter in 1965...
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BOB POBST
(Obituary ~ 02/24/00)
Robert J. "Bob" Pobst, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 15, 1911, at Allenville, son of Albert and Josephine Steimle Pobst. He and Agnes L. Scherer were married Sept. 30, 1930, at New Hamburg...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/24/00)
Son to William James and Christine Marie McCommons Sr. of Beaver Springs, Pa., Evangelical Community Hospital, Friday, Jan. 28, 2000. Name, William James Jr. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. McCommons is the former Christine Hoffman, daughter of Dr. James and Linda Hoffman of Cape Girardeau. McCommons is the son of the Rev. William and Debbie McCommons of Renovo, Pa...
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LOCAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK HELPS SORT OUT RESOURCES
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
To make the best use of a fund set up at Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church to help the needy, the church's pastor, the Rev. Michael Davis, has been looking for help with screening applicants. He thinks he may have found that help after attending a Wednesday morning meeting that explained Cape Girardeau's growing Local Assistance Network...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 02/24/00)
Agenda, Tuesday, Feb. 22 City Hall Action Items Power and Light Committee Street Committee Executive Session...
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