HOLIDAY EVENTS

The Rev. Karen Dumey, a native of Jackson, is the new designated pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1820 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau. Dumey's first day as pastor of the congregation of 100 members was Aug. 1. Dumey was officially installed to serve in her role during a Sept.

The Rev. Bill Jetton has joined the Cape Girardeau Baptist Association as director of missions. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, Jetton joined the associational staff in early November.

Once again, I was traveling, this time going up and down the Cumberland Mountains. I noticed still other views that God had created. Unlike what I had recently seen in Iowa and Wisconsin, I was now awed by the beautiful bouquet of colors in the fall trees by the roadside.

This is the weekend to gear up for Thanksgiving, to write and check off the lists of everything necessary for the perfect holiday. Turkey. Check. Stuffing. Check. Pumpkin pie. Check. Fat-pants, couch, remote control. Check, check and check. Bring on the tryptophan.

Want to hear Elwood McQuaid's daily briefing of Israeli news at 3 a.m., heed parental advice from James Dobson at noon or listen to best-selling author John McArthur at 9:04 p.m.?

Here's an experiment you can try after Thanksgiving dinner that might get the entire family "Hooked on Science."

"DAVID COOK," David Cook (19 Recordings/RCA)

HONORSn Kyla Mouser of Southeast Missouri State University received the American FFA Degree at a national convention Oct. 25. She is a member of the Meadow Heights chapter of FFA.

The newest play from Central High School has a big cast and even bigger laughs. "George Washington Slept Here" chronicles a man and his wife as they try to fix up an old house out in the country.

Nurse practitioner Helen Waters of Matthews, Mo., set out to gain a better understanding of the health field in China when she traveled to the country earlier this month.

The holiday season is a tempting time to give up on healthy eating. All those roasts, turkeys with gravy and countless sides, buffets and cocktails. And, of course, the cookies.

Think your cookies take the cake? The Southeast Missourian and its special publications are teaming up for a holiday baking blowout that you only have two more days to join.

Two hundred years ago, America's winter holidays were a celebration of nature. There were no imported trinkets, plastic decorations or carol-playing figurines.

It seems like I just start the week when it is over and time to do this recipe column again. The days and weeks seem to fly by, and now Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas is right around the corner.

Vitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes the same big study that last week announced finding these supplements ineffective for warding off heart disease.

Do you regularly use over-the-counter medication to treat your headaches and allergy problems?

Today

Claire Gliddon is usually a cheery sort — downright perky, even. Get her talking about her charity work with Project Linus, which provides blankets to needy children, and she gets as excitable as a child herself.Yet the 52-year-old Fair Oaks, Calif.

PERRYVILLE -- A former Morley resident shares her stories of life's challenges and overcoming them through faith in her debut book.

The Safe House for Women was recently awarded a $2,000 HopeLine grant from Verizon Wireless. Funds were applied to the organization's children's program and child care services.

As the temperature drops all across the state, one local group is very happy to see their thermometers rising. The United Way campaign goal thermometers across Cape Girardeau and Jackson have finally crept up to the 30 percent mark.

The Cape River Heritage Museum board of directors invites everyone to attend the closing of the 2008 Jean Bell Mosley exhibit and to honor Marjorie Thompson, the retiring president and director. Thompson served as a museum volunteer for over 25 years. The event will be from 3 to 6 p.m.

Consumers are tightening their purse strings just as the most expensive time of year approaches — the holidays. With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, local cooks gave advice on how to cook a meal that makes you loosen your belt while still saving money.

When asked what he does for a living, Dennis Stroughmatt of Albion, Ill., will say that he plays music and has fun.