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PERSONNEL: TWO ATTEND REFRACTIVE SEMINAR IN CHICAGO
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Jenifer Brown, laser vision coordinator, and Deanna Brown, ophthalmic assistant at Kies Eye Center, 1429 N. Mount Auburn Road, recently attended a two-day refractive seminar in Chicago. The seminar, sponsored by Allergan Services Consulting Group, enabled the participants to expand their knowledge about refractive procedures such as Lasik. The seminar was limited to 20 refractive coordinators from across the nation...
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PERSONNEL: NEW LEADERS ON HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Four Cape Girardeau businessmen have assumed new leadership positions on the Southeast Missouri Hospital Board of Trustees. Serving as board president is David L. Hahs, a financial representative with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. Hahs has served as a trustee since 1980. In addition to his duties as board president, Hahs will serve as chairman of the hospital's Long-Range Planning Committee...
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PERSONNEL: TWO JOIN BEVERLY HEALTHCARE IN CAPE
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Mary Eskew and Beatrice Drew have joined Beverly Healthcare, 2852 Independence, in Cape Girardeau. Eskew, of Sedge-wickville, Mo., is the dietary service manager at the center. She has more than 12 years of food experience. She worked six years as the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department as cook/matron She worked five years at Shoney's Restaurant, as kitchen manager...
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PERSONNEL: DEXTER MAN DIRECTOR IN FUNERAL ASSOCIATION
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Steve Watkins, of Dexter, Mo., has been elected to serve the Southeast Missouri Funeral Directors Association as District 11 director. He will be installed to his new position this week at the Missouri Funeral Directors Association convention at Springfield...
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PERSONNEL: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BRPC NAMED
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Tyrone Thompson has been named executive director for the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission (BRPC). Thompson replaces Leon Steinbruek, who announced his intention to retire near the end of last year. Steinbruek had joined the commission in August 1990 as director of economic development and became executive director in January 1996...
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PERSONNEL: SCHULTZ RECOGNIZED FOR SALES AT CONVENTION
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Rick C. Shultz of Jackson, Mo., received a number of sales awards during Maintenance Engineering's (M.E.) National Convention, held recent in New Orleans. Shultz received M.E.'s Bronze Level award for 2000 sales, finishing 16th in the company. He also received a cumulative sales gold ring for exceeding $500,000 during his career with M.E. and received a gold watch for sales growth over the previous year...
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BUSINESS MEMO: NEW HAMBURG TAVERN UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Schindler's Family Tavern in New Hamburg, Mo., is under new ownership. Jason and Jenny Grojean have purchased the longtime landmark, known as Schindler's since 1934, from Brenda Schwepker, the owner for the past 8 1/2 years. The Grojeans live in Fruitland, Mo. Jenny is originally from Peoria, Ill. Jason was born in New Hamburg, grew up in Texas, but spent his summers with his grandparents, Charles and Erma Grojean in New Hamburg...
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CONVENIENCE IS WHAT'S IN STORE
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
The corner grocery is little more than a fondly remembered piece of Americana. Fifty years ago, more than 40 small grocery stores -- mom-and-pop operations, for the most part -- thrived in Cape Girardeau. Hirsch Brothers, Fischer's, Dietiker, Werner's, Vogel and dozens of others carried everything from fresh eggs to bologna-and-cheese sandwiches...
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BUSINESS MEMO: WINNERS OF MAIN STREET AWARDS ANNOUNCED
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
A number of Missouri communities have received awards for downtown revitalization efforts. Seven communities received awards in 10 categories at the Missouri Main Street and Commercial Revitalization Conference, held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City...
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BUSINESS MEMO: KFVS EARNS AWARDS AT BROADCASTER MEETING
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
KFVS 12, the local CBS network affiliate, received several awards at the 2001 Missouri Broadcasters' Association Awards held earlier this month in Branson. The MBA Awards consist of entries from television and radio stations serving all parts of Missouri...
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BUSINESS MEMO: LIST OF GROWERS NOW AVAILABLE ON INTERNET
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
With the click of a mouse, wholesalers, restaurants and other consumers who want fresh local produce can connect with fruit and vegetable growers in Missouri through a new online list, University of Missouri extension specialists said. The searchable Web page lists more than 60 fruit and vegetable growers statewide, most from the east-central region. The Web site at agebb.missouri.edu/hortgrow includes what crops each producer grows and whether the growing method is organic or conventional...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: MISSOURI'S PER-PERSON INCOME STILL GROWING
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
Missouri's per-person income has grown nearly 50 percent over the past decade, and rose about 4 percent between 1998 and 1999, the latest year data is available. The Missouri Department of Economic Development said last week that the state's per capita income rose by 3.8 percent from $25,444 in 1998 to $26,404 in 1999. With steady increases every year since 1990, Missouri's per capita income has grown by more than $8,000 or 48.7 percent from 1990 to 1999...
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BUSINESS MEMO: PEPSICO DEAL TO BUY QUAKER OATS DELAYED
(Business ~ 06/18/01)
PepsiCo Inc.'s planned $14 billion purchase of Quaker Oats Co. has been delayed because of ongoing discussions with federal regulators about the deal. PepsiCo, the nation's No. 2 soft drink company, had predicted the stock deal would be approved by the Federal Trade Commission by the end of June...
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STANDING ON ITS OWN: RIVER HERITAGE MUSEUM DOESN'T WANT TO BE PART OF RIVER CAMPUS
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
The Cape River Heritage Museum is a "common man's museum," says volunteer Dale Smith. He and fellow volunteer Marge Thompson spend countless hours running the small museum housed in Cape Girardeau's old fire station at 538 Independence. The museum operates on a bare-bones budget...
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VETS HOME OFFERS LUNCH TO RELATIVES
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Nancy Slaughter usually makes the trip from St. Louis to the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau every other weekend to see her father, who served in Australia in World War II. Sunday was special, she said, because she got to see her dad, Matthew Slivon, on Father's Day...
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LEWIS AND CLARK MEETING JUNE 25
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Anyone interested in participating in the Cape Girardeau Lewis and Clark Bicentennial commemoration is invited to meet at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Cape River Heritage Museum. Those attending will be brought up to date on recent plans and will be able to see a drawing of the replica of Cape Girardeau founder Don Louis Lorimier's Red House the group plans to build...
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JACKSON JAYCEES READY FOR BIG FIREWORKS SHOW
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Last year for the first time, the Jackson Jaycees teamed up with corporate sponsors to present their annual Fourth of July Celebration. The 20 sponsors bankrolled a spectacular $10,000 fireworks display. This year the number of sponsors has increased to 30, and Jaycees President Tim Wright says every penny of the $12,000-$15,000 collected from the corporations will go toward making the fireworks display bigger and better...
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WATER, TRASH RATE HIKES SLATED FOR CITY
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Average monthly utility bills for Cape Girardeau residents and businesses will rise by 72 cents a month if the City Council approves hikes in trash collection fees and water rates tonight as expected. The increases are needed to balance the books in the proposed $33 million city operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, which the council will also take final action on tonight. The council unanimously gave first-round approval to the budget and the related fee hikes on June 4...
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CAPAHAS SAVOR FATHER'S DAY VICTORIES
(College Sports ~ 06/18/01)
Jess Bolen, longtime manager of the Craftsman Union Capahas, got the perfect Father's Day gift from son Tom. Tom's five RBIs, on a three-run homer and a two-run double, led the Capahas to an 11-5 win in the second game of a doubleheader sweep over the St. Louis Printers at Capaha Field Sunday afternoon...
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CAPE YANKEES FIRST IN SENIOR BABE TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 06/18/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau Yankees captured the championship of the six-team Scott City Senior Babe Ruth Tournament by beating the Mayfield (Ky.) American Legion squad 8-5 Sunday. "We played good ball and clutch hitting won the game for us," said Cape coach Jeff Glenn...
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VIRGINIA STONER
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Virginia Ludene Baker Stoner, 80, of Ullin died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born Jan. 4, 1921, at Ullin to Arley E. Baker and Georgia Cox Baker. She was married to Delbert Forest Stoner, who died Jan. 23, 1996...
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RICK RHINE
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Rick Rhine, 31, of Morehouse died Saturday, June, 16, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center at Sikeston, Mo. He was born Aug. 3, 1969, to Herbert Rhine of Bloomfield, Mo., and Kay Pyles of Dexter, Mo. He was parts manager at Richardson-Wynette Motors in Malden, Mo., and was of the Baptist faith...
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LENA INMAN
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lena Kathryn "Katie" Inman, 81, of Jonesboro, Ill., died Sunday, June 17, 2001, at City Care Center in Anna. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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WILMA BLUNT
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wilma Fernita Blunt, 80, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 18, 1920, at Edwardsville, Ill., to Arbie and Minnie A. Kline Nesbit. She married James C. "Clark" Blunt on Sept. 23, 1954. She and her husband owned and operated Blunt's Groceries in Steeleville, Mo., for several years before moving to Perryville...
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LILLIAN HATLER
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
PATTON, Mo. -- Lillian Ruby (nee Perry) Hatler died at 4:30 a.m., June 17, 2001, at Camelot Nursing Center in Farmington, Mo. She was formerly from Cape Girar-deau. She was born February 19, 1920, in McBride, Mo., daughter of Clarence and Myrdie Mae (nee Swan) Perry. ...
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CHARLES BLEDSOE
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
THEBES, Ill. -- Charles Eugene Bledsoe, 67, of Thebes died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 27, 1934, son of Edgar A. and Bertha Roberts Bledsoe. He was an Army veteran and retired operator from Unimin Specialty Minerals in Tamms, Ill...
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JAMES MACHEN
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
BERNIE, Mo. -- James L. Machen, 90, of Bernie died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital at Dexter, Mo. He was born Oct. 27, 1910, at Malden, Mo., to Hugh and Ida Machen. He was a retired trucker and self-employed pest exterminator. He was a member of Bernie First Church of the Nazarene...
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RICHARD BRUCE
(Obituary ~ 06/18/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Richard Vaughn Bruce, 72, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Tunica, Miss. He was born March 27, 1929, in Grenola, Kan., son of Lawrence Bruce and Edna Robertson Bruce. He and Joy Hill were married on Nov. 11, 1951 in Van Buren, Ark. He was the director of material management at Tinker Air Force Base, and served with the United States Air Force in World War II...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Monday, June 18, at 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings n A public hearing regarding the request of Dane Evans to rezone 545 Asher St. from R-3, two-family residential, to C-3, central business district. Consent ordinances...
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BIRTH
(Births ~ 06/18/01)
Daughter to Vaughn Ralph and Bobbi Jo Hinkebein Jr. of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:33 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2001. Name, Autumn Faith. Weight, 6 pounds. First child. Mrs. Hinkebein is the former Bobbi Wolak, daughter of Wayne Joseph and Cheryl Kay Wolak of Jackson. Hinkebein is the son of Vaughn Ralph and Marsha Kay Hinkebein of Jackson. He is serving in the U.S. Army...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/18/01)
YES I think I can offer a perspective on the people who are arguing about whose job is more dangerous the police officers or the farmers. I'm a farmer myself. My brother's a police officer. I don't think there is any question about whose job is more dangerous. ...
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STEVE WILSON HAS BEEN GOOD FOR JACKSON
(Editorial ~ 06/18/01)
The resignation of Jackson's city administrator, Steve Wilson, took almost everyone in Jackson, including city officials, by surprise. Wilson announced last week he will leave the position after 6 1/2 years to become west-central region protection supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation at Clinton, Mo. Wilson worked for the Department of Conservation for 16 years before becoming Jackson's city administrator...
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$15 CHILD-SUPPORT FEE WAS ILL-ADVISED
(Editorial ~ 06/18/01)
The Missouri Department of Social Services rightfully decided to abandon a fee plan that would have caused serious financial hardships on families that receive child-support payments. Department director Kathy Martin said the proposed rule that would have taken $15 monthly from child-support checks processed by the state was withdrawn because of opposition by those who receive child-support payments and child-advocacy groups...
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