Stories from Wednesday, July 31, 1991

BIEHLE -- Five area students have been awarded the Buchheit Scholarship for 1991. Michael W. Kirn, son of Mr. and Ms. Richard Kirn of Rte. 1 in Perryville, plans to attend the University of Missouri - Rolla and major in mechanical engineering. Beth Madalon, daughter of Mr. and Ms. Kent Madalon of Rte. 1 in Patton, plans to attend Mineral Area College and major in business administration...

PERKINS -- The Perkins Volunteer Fire Department will hold its 22nd annual fish and chicken supper Saturday at Perkins Fireman Hall. Serving will be from 3-7:30 p.m., with an auction to start at 8. There will be live music, games and door prizes. Cost for the all-you-can-eat meal is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children 6-12 years, and free for children 5 years and younger...

SIKESTON -- Robert Dewayne Stanley, 5, of Lilbourn, has been chosen to serve as poster child for the Sikeston Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3319 annual "Kids Walk for Kids" charity walk to benefit the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center. He is the son of James and Mildred Stanley and has been attending the Kenny Rogers CP Center since June 1988. He has a diagnosis of congenital muscular dystrophy...

JACKSON -- M. Todd Rhodes received the doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in May. Rhodes earned the doctorate in ruminant nutrition and physiology investigating the role of endophyte-infected fescue in decreasing cattle and sheep performance on infected pastures and their decreased ability to dissipate body heat during environmental heat stress...

DAISY -- A reunion of the John and Julie Ann Wills Hahs family will be held Sunday at New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy. It starts at noon. Those attending should bring a basket dinner, drinks, table service and lawn chairs. Anyone with old photographs or other memorabilia is urged to bring that also...

SCOTT CITY -- Mary Heisserer of Scott City was named to the president's list at Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, in the spring. Students are placed in the president's list for earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Heisserer, the daughter of Louis and Alene Heisserer of Scott City, is a 1991 graduate of Graceland College...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Final plans are being made for the Missouri Cotton Tour, to be held near here Aug. 13. Stops on the tour have been arranged to observe Ridge-Till Cotton, a computer-aided management system for sprinkler irrigation, and some narrow row cotton fields...

Janiece Gill of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Robert and Wanda Glenn Chamberlin Scholarship for the 1991-92 academic year at Southeast Missouri State University. The scholarship is open to Puxico High School graduates and preference is given to students who have completed two semesters at Southeast...

Greg Worley and Rob Dodson of Notre Dame High School were presented scholarships from the Missouri Waste Control Coalition at their annual meeting July 15 in Columbia. The students each wrote a paper on waste management to earn the scholarships. Worley is the son of Jerry and Dottie Worley of Cape Girardeau. He plans to study architecture at Kansas State University...

Cape Girardeau merchant sales-tax receipts this month were up 13 percent over last July's receipts, but year-to-date tax revenues only slightly exceed 1990 totals. Merchants throughout the city noted corresponding trends in their stores, but many believe a 12-month local sales slump is showing signs of recovery...

Sales of existing homes and construction of new housing are continuing to show increases in the Cape Girardeau area. "New housing is on the upswing," said Michael Annis of Annis Construction Co. "During the winter we put up some (speculative) houses. They're sold and we're working on five new homes. Sales are alive. It looks like this may be a good summer."...

BENTON -- The first grand jury in Scott County in nearly 20 years has concluded its six-month term, but another grand jury could be convened this fall, the county's prosecutor said Tuesday. And the term of a Mississippi County grand jury, which has been meeting for six months, has been extended for 60 days at the request of a special prosecutor...

American public education is in a state of disarray, Allan Brownfeld, a journalist, political analyst and author from Washington, D.C., told students on the final day of the Missouri Freedom Forum. "No institution is in more disarray than our public schools," Brownfeld said...

KATHY DIBAKER Occupation: Cashier and deli worker, Pete's Pumps & Deli, Cape Girardeau Birthplace: Sikeston Current home: Benton The best part of my job is: "Seeing the regular customers every day and meeting new ones." What do you do in your spare time? "Read, go camping and watch my children play sports."...

The dean of students at Southeast Missouri State University will leave his post in August for a similar one at an Alabama university. Thomas Lovett, who has been at Southeast for 11 years, will become vice president of student affairs and university legal counsel at the University of North Alabama (UNA) in Florence...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Grace Burch, 78, of Union, formerly of East Prairie, died Monday, July 29, 1991, at Sunset Nursing Home in Union, following an extended illness. She was born May 15, 1913, in Alton, Ill., daughter of Edgar and Celestia Faries Vantrease...

The two members representing the 8th Congressional District on the Missouri House Redistricting Commission say they are optimistic the 18-member panel will be able to come up with a plan. The House commission met again on Monday and reviewed specific plans for redrawing Missouri's House district lines for the first time. They scheduled another meeting for Aug. 15, less than a week before a preliminary plan must be finished for public review...

PERRYVILLE -- Betty L. Hendrix, 56, of Perryville, died Monday, July 29, 1991, at St. Louis University Medical Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1934, at Clearwater, daughter of Beuford and Iva Miller Sparkman. She married Leroy W. Hendrix Dec. 5, 1959...

PERRYVILLE -- Sadie J. Feltz, 101, of Perryville, died Tuesday, July 30, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 5, 1889, in Perry County, daughter of John and Theresa Sutterer Thieret. She married Grover Feltz Oct. 21, 1909. He died Nov. 19, 1968...

NEW MADRID -- Virgie A. Ruddle, 76, of New Madrid, died Monday, July 29, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 12, 1914, at New Madrid, daughter of James Dawson and Lula Ann Sanders Henry. She and Clyde F. Ruddle were married Oct. 12, 1932, at Portageville. He died July 7, 1989...

Daughter to Angela R. Rhodes of Glen Allen Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:51 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 1991. Name, Lacey Renee. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. Rhodes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Rhodes of Glen Allen. Daughter to Teresa Greable of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:57 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 1991. Name, Ashley Kay. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Greable is the daughter of Barbara Goodpasture and Bob Greable of Cape Girardeau...

ADVANCE -- James C. Richmond, 63, of Phayao, Thailand, formerly of Advance, died July 24, 1991, at the Phan Hospital in Phayao. He was born Dec. 1, 1927, in Advance, son of Carl and Grace Jenkins Richmond. He was owner of Richmond Hardware and Lumber Company in Puxico. In 1986, he joined the Peace Corps and moved to Thailand...

The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its weekly concert on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Band Shell located off Route D in the Jackson City Park. Special guest for this week's show is fiddler Steve Schaffner. Schaffner is a native of Cape Girardeau and a graduate of Augusta College in Augusta, Ga. For the past four years, he has worked as string instructor at the Davidson Fine Arts Institute in Augusta...

JACKSON -- More than $3,000 has been received by the Jackson Park Foundation since it formed earlier this year, a city official said Tuesday. The Jackson Park Board and the Jackson Board of Aldermen created the non-profit foundation to accept donations from citizens, civic and private organizations, and others for capital development of the city park system...

Newspapermen of lore are thought of in a certain uniform: rumpled suit, tie with a condiment or liquor stain, fedora with a card reading "Press" in its band, mouth adorned with a cigarette. Movies have worn out this look. They are is some distance from reality. Newsrooms, this one included, now ban smoking. We invoke no dress code in our city room, asking only that our people present themselves as professional...

There's no question the medical community plays a critical role in the development of Cape Girardeau and the entire region. The city's fine medical facilities draw people from a three-state area. Once finished with medical appointments, many out-of-town visitors remain for retail and entertainment activities. That, in turn, generates sales tax dollars. As medical facilities here prosper, so does Cape Girardeau...

Chairman of the Area Wide United Way corporate division last week visited the Eldercare Center, one of the new agencies to receive United Way dollars this year. Leading the corporate division are David Ross, manager of the Show Me Center, and O.J. Miller, chairman and chief executive officer of Mercantile Bank of Cape Girardeau...

Before the era of Mark Twain and the paddle wheel riverboats, canoes were a major tool in conquering swift flowing rivers. And even though huge, dinosaur-like barges rule the waters of the Mississippi now, the canoe still has a place on the river. Robert Antill hopes to find that place for canoes again this year. He is the chairman of Mississippi River Canoe Trek. This `trek' will start from Ste. Genevieve on Aug. 9 and end up 74 miles later in Cape Girardeau Aug. 11...

A headline on a July 17 item in the Southeast Missourian stated, "Missouri gets high fiscal marks." Although many states are facing money problems, three national bond rating agencies have given Missouri high financial marks. The state has received a AAA credit rating. That means investment companies consider Missouri bonds a good risk...

Student parking permits for the 1991-92 academic year at Southeast Missouri State University went on sale Monday at the Department of Public Safety office on campus. The fee is $35 for a commuter permit and $40 for a residence hall permit, university officials said. Students may apply in person at the public safety office. Office hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m...