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A DIFFERENT WINDOW: HUMAN NATURE
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Whether the nature of man is good or evil has been argued for centuries. Arguments for either side can be based on scripture, events in history, and even personal convictions. Dennis Prager, theologian, philosopher and radio talk show host, in his book called, "Think Again" claims that not only are people basically bad, but that the belief that people are basically good is a threat to Society...
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SENATOR VISITS WITH CHACKSON CHAMBER MEMBERS; BOND DISCUSSES CHINA TRADE
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond spoke on the China trade controversy and other small business concerns, before members of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond addressed members of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and other interested citizens Thursday in an impromptu press conference at the Jackson Chamber office...
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LARGE CROWD HONORS DECEASED VETERANS
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Throngs of Jackson and other Cape Girardeau County residents turned out to honor fallen comrades and family members at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies at the Jackson City Cemetery May 29. Hosted by the Altenthal-Joerns Post #158 American Legion Post and Auxiliary, the ceremony included numbers from the Jackson Municipal Band, remarks by Lloyd Law, 1st vice commander and a keynote speach by the Rev. ...
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'MISS JACKSON' FEELS CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
While Merideth McDowell is not a Jackson native, the 2000 "Miss Jackson" is certainly familiar with the town she will be representing this week at the Miss Missouri Pageant. "Being so close to the Jackson area has been an added bonus," she said. "It has allowed me to be very involved in the community and school system. It has enabled me to spread my message of positive values and encouragement for children."...
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ROCKETTES IDENTIFIED
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Jodie Limbaugh has identified the two unknown members of the Jackson Little Rockettes, of around 1959, pictured in alst week's USA Signal. The two unidentified girls were her daughters. The complete group was (from left) Jodie Limbaugh, Paula Sewings, Torrie Kieninger, Ann Jones, Margo Maloney, Pat Wulff, Suzanna Davault, Marsha Hardy, Michelle Seabaugh and Nancy Schaper. The photo was at a dance recital. Miss Bissett was the teacher. Photo courtesy of Jean Seabaugh...
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SCHOOL ISSUES WILL BE ON AUGUST BALLOT
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Voters will have another chance to consider the growing needs of the Jackson R-2 School District. The R-2 Board voted last week to put a $6 million bond issue on the August ballot. If passed, the bond issue would fund 18 new class rooms, a new gym/multipurpose building, more air conditioning and a bigger kitchen at the junior high, as well as other improvements. A 40-cent increase in the district's operating levy will also be on the August ballot...
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GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP IS JUEN 19-22
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
The Jackson Girls Basketball Camp for girls in grades four through seven will be held June 19-22. Girls entering grades four and five will attend from 1-2:30 p.m., while sixth and seventh graders will attend 2:30-4 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the multi-purpose building....
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A LOOK AT THE PAST
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
25 years ago, 1975 Inadequacy of school facilities, continued school drop out problem and need for improved school spirit have been cited in report as major areas of concern confronting Jackson R-2 High School; in report by North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, independent evaluation recommended that these three areas, particularly building improvements, and six others be given attention...
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PROJECT AIMS TO KEEP HORSESHOE LAKE AFLOAT
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Horseshoe Lake, a 1,965 acre, shallow water impoundment located alongside Route 3 about half way between Cape Girardeau and Cairo, Ill., is undergoing some changes, designed to stop the silt and sediment that is "filling up" the shallow lake...
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NEWSPAPER, MALL TO BRING BACK LOCAL FOTO CONTEST
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Get out your camera, start snapping pictures and get those photos developed because Foto Fest 2000 will officially begin July 1. Foto Fest is an amateur photography contest being held by the Southeast Missourian and Westfield Shoppingtown West Park...
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SOUTHEAST NIGHT AT BUSCH; FOR ONE WOULD-BE PITCHER, IT WAS A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Some 1,100 Cardinal fans from Southeast Missouri gathered at Sverdrup Terrace before the start of Southeast Night at Busch Stadium. ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Clay Mothershead stood on the mound at Busch Stadium, eyeing the catcher. He shook off one signal, shook off another and nodded at the third. He wound up and the ball flew the 60-feet-six-inches into the catcher's glove...
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HOTSPOT CHANGIN' WITH TIMES: FROM PEOPLE'S CAFE TO THE TASTE LOUNGE
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
J.T. Nelson and his wife, Lessie, spent over 30 years cooking, caring for and cleaning up after almost everyone who walked through the door at the People's Cafe on Good Hope Street. Except those who couldn't behave themselves. "Lessie took care of them mostly," her husband, now 91, recalled...
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HOTSPOT CHANGIN' WITH TIMES: FROM PEOPLE'S CAFE TO THE TASTE LOUNGE; TASTE OWNER SAYS LOUNGE GETTING UNFAIR REPUTATION
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Things won't change if the Taste Restaurant and Lounge, located at 402 Good Hope, loses its liquor license, according to owner Michael Pryor. Pryor said Police Chief Rick Hetzel's recommendation not to renew his license to sell liquor by the drink will alleviate few of the problems that occur along Good Hope and the surrounding neighborhood...
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MARK MY WORD: SOME SCIENTISTS ARE TOO WRAPPED UP IN THEIR WORK -- LITERALLY
(Column ~ 06/04/00)
Sto p the presses. There's been another scientific breakthrough. Two scientists have figured out why candy wrappers are so noisy when opened in a movie theater. The sound is caused by the pops and clicks as creases in the packaging material are pulled apart. You can't do much to mask the noise, the scientists say...
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THE SKY THIS JUNE: SUMMER CONSTELLATIONS STILL VISIBLE AT DUSK
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
There is no stopping them now. The summer constellations are rising in the east at sunset as they begin their march across the sky. Even though the stars rise earlier and earlier each evening, sunset occurs later and later each evening canceling their apparent progress. ...
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LIBRARY KICKS OFF ITS SUMMER READING PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
Splat! As soon as the 10th water balloon burst during a face-off between D.J. Belcher and Jared Saylor, both took off in a run to request yet another balloon from the waiting attendant. "I'm just playing for fun," said Belcher, 8, as he scampered after a balloon tossed by his friend. The two tossed more than a dozen balloons in total before opting to accept a couple of tickets each as prizes for participating...
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CAPE LEGION OPENS SEASON WITH WILD WIN
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team opened the 2000 season Saturday night with a wild 16-11 victory over visiting Hannibal in a game that took nearly 3 1/2 hours to complete. Ford & Sons built leads of 6-0 and 12-4 but then had to hold off a determined Hannibal squad before prevailing at Capaha Field...
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THE LATEST LINE: ST. VINCENT MADE HUGE PLAYOFF RUN
(Sports Column ~ 06/04/00)
High school coaches and players in all sports like to refer to the playoffs as the "second season," which often times means a squad gets a shot at redemption for a regular season that might not have been so great. St. Vincent's baseball team took that philosophy to the ultimate level this year...
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PRINTERS UNABLE TO MAKE CARBON COPY; CAPS SPLIT
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The McDowell Capahas, limited to three hits in the second game of a doubleheader, scratched out a 4-3 win to earn a split over perennial rival St. Louis Printers at Capaha Field Saturday afternoon. After losing the first game of the doubleheader by a score of 6-2, the Capahas pushed across an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and get the win...
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AREA GOLF: SIMS FIRES FIRST HOLE-IN-ONE
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
Peyton Sims carded his first career hole-in-one Saturday at Kimbeland Country Club. Sims used a 5-iron to ace No. 8, a 187-yard par 3. Witnessing the shot was Brett McDowell.
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HANNIBAL STOPS YANKEES IN 13-9 IN BABE RUTH ACTION
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
Hannibal handed the Cape Babe Ruth Yankees their first loss of the season Saturday, defeating the local squad 13-9 at Cape Central High School. Hannibal, which trailed 9-3 after four innings, scored 10 unanswered runs. Ryan Hudson pitched two innings and suffered the loss for the Yankees (2-1). Hudson allowed two hits, walked three and struck out two. He followed Lance Limbaugh, who allowed 15 hits in seven innings...
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OUTSIDE CORNER: GOVERNMENT BEEFS UP BUFFER PAYMENTS
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
As part of a new initiative by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), $350 million in new incentives is now available to farmers and landowners to install conservation buffers along streams. These new financial incentives include signing bonuses and more money for installing and maintaining conservation practices. The incentives are enhancements in the USDA's new sign-up period 22 for the continuous sign-up of the Conservation Reserve Program...
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JEFFCO CONFERENCE BOASTS PAIR OF STATE CHAMPS IN BASEBALL
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
This part of the state, and the Jefferson County Conference in particular, was well represented in the state baseball playoffs this past week. Three teams from the Jefferson County Conference made the final four including 1A state champ St. Vincent, 2A state champ Crystal City and 3A final four team Festus. Also in that same conference is defending state champ Herculaneum...
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AREA BRIEFS: YOUTH BASEBALL CLINIC JUNE 8 IN JACKSON
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
A Professional Baseball Instructional Clinic will be held Thursday, June 8, at Jackson City Park. The camp is for youths ages 6 to 18. Among the instructors will be former major league pitcher Scott Terry. Registration cost is $40 per person. For more information, call (314) 567-7949...
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON TENNIS ACTION TOURNAMENT JUNE 23-25
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The 2000 Jackson Tennis Action Tournament will be held June 23-25 at the Jackson City Park's courts. Entry fee for 16-and-under is $8 for singles and $10 per doubles team. Adult coast is $10 for singles and $16 per doubles team. Entry deadline is June 21...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPE CENTRAL BOOSTER CLUB FOUR-PERSON SCRAMBLE
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The ninth annual Cape Central Booster Club four-person scramble will be held July 14 at Bent Creek Golf Course. The tournament will have shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Prizes will include $5,000 for a hole-in-one. For more information, contact Debbie Gross at 335-2300, Mike York 334-4665, or David Wunderlich at 335-1545...
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AREA BRIEFS: BUDWEISER BENEFIT SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT ON JUNE 10-11
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The 10th annual Budweiser Benefit Softball Tournament for men's `C' and `D' slowpitch teams will be held June 10-11 at Jackson City Park. Entry fee is $100 a team. For more information, call Paul Sander at 243-7921; Ron Cook at 243-5706; or Brad Noel at 204-7519...
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AREA BRIEFS: DRUG-FREE FOURTH OF JULY 5K, 1-MILE RUN/WALK
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The Jackson R-2 Drug-Free Advisory Council will hold its annual Drug-Free Fourth of July 5K and 1-Mile Run/Walk. The race will be held July 4 at 7:40 a.m. Cost of the 5K walk and run will be $11 for entries received by June 20 and $12 thereafter. The entry fee includes a T-shirt. Cost is $5 without a T-shirt for the 5-mile run and $2 for the mile run...
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AREA BRIEFS: SEMO ALUMNI ASSOC. OF BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS GOLF TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The SEMO Alumni Association of Business Professionals will hold a four-person scramble June 23 at Bent Creek. The tournament will have shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tournament fee is $100 per player, which includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, beverages, prizes and golf shirt...
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AREA BRIEFS: 13TH ANNUAL CAPAHA CLASSIC ON JULY 8
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor its 13th annual Capaha Classic July 8. The run will take place at Capaha Park on Broadway. A 5,000-meter run will begin at 8 a.m. with a 1-mile children's run beginning immediately afterward. Registration will be held race day from 7 to 7:45 a.m...
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AREA BRIEFS: WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT IN SIKESTON
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
A women's slowpitch tournament will be held June 10 at the Recreational Sports Complex in Sikeston. Entry fee will be $80 per team. Registration deadline is June 6. For more information, contact Paula Wilson at 471-5347.
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPE JR. OUTDOOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT ON JUNE 17
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold its Cape Jr. Outdoor Tennis Tournament June 17. Tournament play begins at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $10 per person and $14 per team. Entry deadline is June 14. The age divisions for boys and girls: 10-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18...
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AREA BRIEFS: REDS TO HOLD TRYOUT CAMP IN PADUCAH
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/00)
The Cincinnati Reds will hold a tryout camp in Paducah, Ky., on Wednesday, June 14, at the Lone Oak High School baseball field. Baseball players between the ages o 16 and 22 are invited to attend. All players under 21 must have a written release form a parent or legal guardian accepting full legal liability. All American Legion players must have written permission from the post commander or legion coach to work out...
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BUFORD FILER
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
Buford Filer, 72, of Jackson died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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ROBERT D. CAINE
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
PERRYVILLE -- Robert D. Caine, 38, of St. Mary died Friday, June 2, 2000, at Ste. Genevieve County. He was born July 29, 1961, at Madison County, son of Billy D. Caine and Janice Faye Bollinger. He and Janice Burfiend were married Jan. 3, 1981. He had worked in landscaping...
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OLGA M. HECHT
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
Olga M. Hecht, 81, of Altenburg died Friday, June 2, 2000, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born March 17, 1919, at Perry County, daughter of Arthur and Erna Engert Pilz. She and Ben C. Hecht were married April 9, 1939. He died May 24, 1988. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, where she was in the choir, LWML and Ladies Aid. She was a member of Altenburg Homemakers and East Perry Fair Hall Displays...
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PEARL WELKER
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
Pearl Louise Welker, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Nov. 16, 1917, at Eminence, daughter of Alley and Ollie Frances McCentire Mowery. She and Lyman Glenn "Bob" Welker were married Jan. 18, 1954, at St. Louis. He died Jan. 4, 1986...
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REBECCA J. ROSE
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
Rebecca J. Rose, 42, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 3, 2000, in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 10, 1958, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Elgie and Opal Revelle Rose. She worked for Subway in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include her parents of Wappapello; two daughters, Heather Minner of Cape Girardeau and Dianna Minner of Scott City; and two grandsons...
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HILDA HUBER
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
PERRYVILLE --Hilda F. Huber, 98, of Perryville died Friday, June 3, 2000, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 13, 1901, at Perryville, daughter of Andrew and Anna Frances Deger Huber. Huber was a member of St. Vincent Catholic Church...
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BERTHA F. HOFFMEISTER
(Obituary ~ 06/04/00)
Bertha F. Hoffmeister, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born Dec. 9, 1899, in Tilsit, daughter of Otto and Fredericke Bruns Siebert. Hoffmeister was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau and a former member of the Ladies Aide. She was employed many years as a nurse's aide at St. Francis Hospital, retiring in 1965...
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HERE ARE THE RULES FOR WINNING THE NEXT MISSOURI ELECTION
(Column ~ 06/04/00)
Most candidates encountered these days, Democrat or Republican, seem to be asking the same question: how to win next November's election. It's a query posed regularly by those politicians whose electoral success is very much in doubt and which for the most part includes an expanding number of potential governors, treasurers and secretaries of state, many of whom are virtually unknown beyond their hometowns...
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AL (MR. GREEN) GORE, GETS A SIERRA CLUB SNUB
(Editorial ~ 06/04/00)
Vice President Al Gore came in for some pretty stiff criticism last week from an unusual source: his longtime allies in the Sierra Club. The whole flap, reported by the Associated Press, provides a useful glimpse into the fever swamps of left-wing extremism on the environment...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/04/00)
RIVERSIDE REGIONAL Library: Now that the book sale is over and I've cooled down, I would like to comment. I pay $24 a year to use the facilities of the library. Once a year the library has a book sale and offers books at a very cheap price. The library used to have the sale at the library. Now they take the books to the mall. I inquired and was told by the librarian that Friends of the Library thought it was a good idea. With friends like this, it sure doesn't need any enemies...
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IT'S UP TO THE MISSOURI SUPREME COURT TO PUT AN END TO BIG FEES FOR FAVORED POLITICAL CRONIES
(Editorial ~ 06/04/00)
Our Missouri attorney general, and all future AGs, are today free to flip through their Rolodexes searching for campaign contributors to reward by designating them as special assistant AGs for such cases as the tobacco litigation. Moreover, these favored lawyer-contributors stand to be enriched by appointments made in the sole and unfettered discretion of the attorney general, who may line their pockets with hundreds of millions of dollars at rates equivalent to thousands of dollars per hour for whatever work is done. ...
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CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER NATION'S LEADERS IN SCHOOL-VOUCHER EFFORT
(Column ~ 06/04/00)
Where the battle for school choice is concerned, all eyes this fall will be up north on America's Water Wonderland. A few days after the May 12 conclusion of this year's legislative session, I made a 36-hour trip to Grand Rapids, Mich., to attend the national CEO America Founders Conference. ...
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EXPLORING DOWN UNDER
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
The problem with summer is that it is hot. Deep under the ground, though, the temperature is a constant 57 degrees. And there are a number of places in Missouri you can spend some time underground. Missouri has more than 5,700 caves, with an average of 125 being discovered every year, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. About half the caves are mapped, and about 20 are open to the public...
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WEDDING:
(Wedding ~ 06/04/00)
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Killeen, Texas, was the setting April 1, 2000, for the wedding of Kristi Lynn Sommer and Michael Thomas Mahoney. The Rev. Raphael J. Clancy performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Judy Picot of Killeen. Parents of the couple are Lawrence and Carol Sommer of Cape Girardeau, and Martin and Barbara Mahoney of Killeen...
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ANNIVERSARY: KINGS OBSERVE GOLDEN EVENT
(Anniversary ~ 06/04/00)
Mr. and Mrs. Junior King of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Hawaii. King and Doretta Clements were married May 20, 1950, in Piggott, Ark. He was employed at Lone Star Industries 35 years. He served with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II...
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WEDDINGS: DUFFELL-PLOTT
(Wedding ~ 06/04/00)
THEBES, Ill. -- Stacey Marie Duffell and Kevin Ray Plott were married March 18, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Anna. Danny Jones and Greg Morrison performed the double ring ceremony. Music was by Betty Jones and Brian Jones of Jonesboro, Misty McKinney of New Madrid, Mo., and Lori Faire of Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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WEDDINGS: WILMES-SCHOREY
(Wedding ~ 06/04/00)
JACKSON -- Deborah Lynn Wilmes and Paul E. Schorey were married June 26, 1999, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Revs. Sam Roethemeyer and Milton Ryan performed the ceremony. Readers were Randy and Kris Burkemper of St. Peters, uncle and aunt of the bride, and Terry and Jaci Gohn of Jackson, uncle and aunt of the groom...
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ENGAGEMENTS: WRIGHT-HAWKINS
(Engagement ~ 06/04/00)
ADVANCE -- Byron and Viola Wright of Advance announce the engagement of their daughter, Larissa Dawn Wright, to Galen Mikael Hawkins. He is the son of Larry and Terry Hawkins of Bell City. Wright is a 1997 graduate of Bell City High School. She is a scanner coordinator at Town and Country Supermarket in Advance...
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ENGAGEMENTS: WESTRICH-ZUSTIAK
(Engagement ~ 06/04/00)
SCOTT CITY -- Ken and Vickie Westrich of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Ann Westrich, to Caleb Charles Zustiak. He is the son of Gary and Mary Zustiak of Joplin. Westrich is a 1995 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She received a degree in speech communication and theater from Southeast Missouri State University in 1999. She is employed at Orthopaedic Associates in Cape Girardeau...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: WHAT WOULD GUTENBERG THINK OF E-PUBLISHING?
(Column ~ 06/04/00)
I hope that I shall never look Into a glassy screen to read a book, A book upon whose shiny pages Will lack the romance of the ages. They tell me it is coming, yea, is already here -- books you read on the computer screen. I try to imagine how starkly clinical Joyce Kilmer's poem "Trees" might look on a "page" of an electronically published book. ...
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UPGRADED RANCH
(Local News ~ 06/04/00)
The back yard of 3241 Kage Hill Drive has beautiful, big flower beds running the length of the property. If you need a house that's ready to move into, you'll love what this Kage Hills ranch has to offer. You won't have to put up with those remodeling headaches; the current owners have taken care of that. ...
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