Stories from Wednesday, October 9, 1991

The New Beginnings Support Group will meet Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Birthright, 134 S. Park, in Cape Girardeau. The topic for discussion is "So You Have Started a New Life." New Beginnings is a support group for divorced, widowed or separated individuals. The public is invited to attend...

Jean Marshall of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will discuss recent OSHA job safety changes at the Thursday open meeting of the Southeast Missouri Area Labor-Management Cooperation Committee, Inc. The program begins at 7 p.m. at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. It is open to the public at no charge...

CHAFFEE -- The Parents as Teachers Creative Arts Group meeting will be held Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Chaffee Elementary gym. The meeting is being held at a new location this month because of a large attendance at the last meeting. The program serves families with children from birth to age 3 in Chaffee, Delta, Kelly, Kelso and Scott City school district...

The Cape Girardeau Evening Toastmasters Club will meet Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 235 Broadway. On Oct. 17, the club will start a Speech Craft program. Toastmasters is an organization for persons interested in learning how to speak better before a group...

Haircuts will be offered for $10 at center court of West Park Mall during the "Clip for the Cure" cut-a-thon Saturday. Money will be donated to breast cancer research. Stylists from Famous-Barr, Venture and Regis in West Park Mall will participate. Proceeds go to the Canadian Women's Breast Cancer Foundation and to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer reserach...

JACKSON -- A Jackson fitness studio, Aerobics Plus, will sponsor their second annual Aerob-a-Thon Oct. 19. The event will raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Anyone who is interested may participate in the aerob-a-thon. "Last year we raised $837.55 for Jerry's kids in our first every exercise marathon, and we hope to raise at least that amount again this year," said Judi Thiele, co-owner and instructor at Aerobics Plus...

Residents of the region are invited to take a walk down memory lane, or to forge new ground at an open house Oct. 27 at Southeast Missouri State University. Residents in the university's service region, from St. Louis to the Bootheel, are invited to participate in the event sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's University Relations Committee...

A local observance of World Food Day will be held Oct. 15 at the Southeast Missouri State University Center. A supper of bean soup will be held at 6 p.m. Participants are invited to bring bread of their choice. A program including a presentation by Ron Hals, professor emeritus of Trinity Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, will follow the meal. A video tape explaining the causes of world hunger will be shown...

The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Department, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Health, will be having three flu vaccinations clinics for high risk groups. The first clinic will be held Oct. 21 at the Cape Nutrition Center, 232 Broadway. The second clinic will be held Oct. 24 at Woodards Restaurant in Delta, and the third clinic will be held Oct. 31 at the Jackson Nutrition Center...

Nine students at Cape Girardeau Central High School have been named to the All-District Choir. Students earning this award are Jennifer Kafka, Alison Nall, Gwenda Bennett, Annie Greer, Dan Lancaster, Brandon Hahs, Clayton Hahs, Chris Redfearn, and Tom Robinson...

Oklahoma, at least as Oscar Hammerstein II viewed it, was a place where the wind comes streaming down the plain. In Washington these days, the breeze blowing up from Oklahoma has brought with it a storm. To carry forward the stage analogy, the current scenario has little to do with lighthearted entertainment and a whole lot to do with profound drama. Compare it to Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," with the assassination being political and not literal...

Dear Editor: I rarely feel compelled to writer letters to the editor of a newspaper, but Peter Kinder's invidious article of Sept. 25, 1991 demands a response. Mr. Kinder appeared to be incensed that a professor at Southeast Missouri State University had received a small grant to establish a book discussion group; his article was titled "Are Great Books or Indoctrination?" The title, and the article itself, indicate to me that Mr. Kinder has failed to understand the issue involved...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Parents and students interested in learning more about Shawnee Community College may attend an open house Thursday. Throughout the day faculty members, counselors, staff members and students at Shawnee Community College will provide information and demonstrations about the programs offered at the school...

At the heart of sexual harassment charges against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas is the issue of justice. Under American law, a person is supposed to be presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. But Thomas has been tried and convicted in a kangaroo court called the national press, aided by liberal senators and their staff members who oppose Thomas' nomination...

Dear Editor: Thanks to you and your staff for such superb coverage of the visit by Dr. Toni Sullivan from the University of Missouri and her presentation to area professionals on "Missouri Nursing 2000." Additionally, I was pleasantly surprised to read in the editorial your wonderful comments about the project...

Dear Editor: The article "More Than 200 Pro-life Supporters Demonstrate" scared me. It made me scared for people's lives and personal rights. Our country is currently systematically taking away people's rights of free speech, freedom of expression, and du~e process. ...

The Cape Girardeau chapter of Overeaters Anonymous will host a Super Saturday event Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Speakers from St. Louis, Anna, Ill, and Evansville, Ind. will share their experiences. The meeting is open to anyone interested in learning more about Overeaters Anonymous...

For the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, Friday's board meeting will be both a good news and bad news affair. Good in that the university's capital campaign is closing in on its fund-raising goal; bad in that the regents will consider a plan to cut costs and raise fees in the wake of a $942,000 reduction in Southeast Missouri State University's appropriation for fiscal year 1992...

City trash collection crews have been slapping a lot of orange stickers on bags of trash in recent days. The stickers indicate that what was put by the curb was not acceptable for the recycling pickup. Curbside pickup of recyclable trash began a week ago Tuesday. Despite the publicity, some people are confused about the recycling system and the trash pickup schedule, said Doug Kaminskey, Cape Girardeau environmental services coordinator...

SCOTT CITY -- About 40 people attended a Tuesday meeting here to learn about the proposed installation of an Enhanced 911 system in Scott City, and those in attendance did not hesitate to express their opinions. "You've got to weigh your priorities," said Susan Palisch, a Scott City mother of three who urged other citizens to support installation of 911...

Missouri Highway and Transportation Department officials Tuesday tried to calm local officials' fears that a new state transportation plan would revert maintenance of some highways to Missouri's counties. The MHTD held a public hearing in Cape Girardeau Tuesday to hear local reaction to its new Total Transportation Plan compiled by a private consulting firm...

Local officials Tuesday praised a Missouri transportation plan drafted this year with emphasis on developing "intermodal" transportation. The officials discussed the plan at a Missouri Highway and Transportation Department hearing at the Drury Lodge. About 50 people attended...

ROBERT HARTMANN Occupation: Principal, Trinity Lutheran School, Cape Girardeau The best part of my job is: "Working with children, parents and teachers." The best part of my life will be: "When there is time to do all the things I have always wanted to do."...

Targeting potential child abusers for help before they abuse is the aim of a model program in Cape Girardeau chosen for nearly $22,000 in funding. The program will be offered to 108 volunteers through the Community Counseling Center, which sought the funding, said center Executive Director Roger Henry. A contract for the service is to be announced today at a regional child abuse prevention meeting in Jefferson City...

JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Education Monday adopted on a 5-0 vote an almost $12 million amended operating budget for the school district's 1991-92 school year. The new budget compares with operating budgets of $8.8 million adopted for 1987-88 and $10.5 million for 1989-90...

JACKSON -- A Burfordville man was seriously injured Tuesday in a one-vehicle accident in Jackson, Jackson police reported. Jackson police said Jeffrey Dale Henry, 27, was westbound on Highway 34 near West Lane when he lost control of the truck he was driving and the truck struck a utility pole...

A stroke three and one-half years ago left Dennis Byrnes paralyzed on his left side from the shoulder down, in a wheelchair, and unable to take care of even his most basic needs. Physical therapy has taught Byrnes to "work with what he has left," he said, as he walked with a cane into his therapy session this week...

CHARLESTON -- The 1991 Southeast Missouri Band Association marching contest will be held here Oct. 19. Thirty-seven high school bands will compete in the parade competition through the downtown area. The contest begins at 9 a.m. The John Harris Marshall Athletic Complex will be the site for the field show competition, which will begin at 1:15 p.m. Twenty bands will compete...

CHAFFEE - The Chaffee City Council approved the appointment of two reserve police officers Monday, bringing the city's reserve police force to five members. One of the officers is a retired police officer from Harvey, Ill., a suburb south of Chicago. Police Chief Ivan McLain said the officer, Barry Hughes, has 26 years of law enforcement experience...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- The lines may start forming at the Purple Crackle Club here today. "The Lotto jackpot passed $30 million Tuesday," said a spokesman from the Crackle, which dispenses Lotto tickets. "This ranks as one of the 12th highest we've ever had."...

SIKESTON - As chairman of the House Insurance Committee, Rep. Dennis Ziegenhorn, D-Sikeston, helped kill a bill during the last legislative session that would have placed associations, formed to provide liability insurance coverage, under the same regulations as other insurance companies...

State Rep. Mary Kasten has been appointed to an interim committee of the Missouri House that will be seeking ways to revise state law to safeguard the child-abuse and neglect-investigation system. "There is always that dilemma between interfering into people's lives and protecting children, who have no one else to protect them, from being abused by their caretakers," said Kasten, a Cape Girardeau Republican. "That is always a very thin line."...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Sophia Cruse, 85, of Jonesboro, died at 4:25 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1991, at the Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born Jan. 27, 1906 in Jonesboro, daughter of Gustave and Elizabeth Animus Rudert. She married Festus Cruse on July 10, 1932. He died Feb. 3, 1989...

BLOOMFIELD -- Lee C. Mayberry, 83, of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1991, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born April 21, 1908, at Avert, son of George and Anna Blocker Mayberry. He and Edith Seawright were married Jan. 6, 1978. Mayberry had been a farmer and sawmill worker...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hulshof, Benton Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:43 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 1991. Name, Justine Mary. Weight, 9 pounds. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hulshof is the former Bonnie Glastetter, daughter of Louis and Anna Glastetter, Benton Route 1. She is employed by Southeast Hospital Food Service. Hulshof is employed at Auto Tire and Parts and is a farmer. He is the son of Joe and Allana Hulshof, Oran Route 1...

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Mary H. Parker, 92, of St. Joseph, Mich., died Monday, Oct. 7, 1991, at Mercy Memorial Medical Center in St. Joseph. She was born July 28, 1899, at Mound City, daughter of John and Louisa Schuler. She married Carlos Parker, who died in 1965...

ALTENBURG -- The first Fireman's Mini-Muster will be held at the Altenburg Ball Diamond Saturday from 9-11:30 a.m. The event will provide fire safety and fire protection information to children attending and will give children an early introduction to the work of a volunteer fireman...

Womancare, the breast cancer screening program at St. Francis Medical Center, has qualified for a three-year accreditation by the American College of Radiology. St. Francis Oncology Patient Care Manager Marilyn Groshong said the accreditation means that Womancare has met a variety of requirements including a peer review evaluation of Womancare's staff qualifications, mammography equipment, quality control programs, image quality and breast dose...

Representatives from 66 colleges, vocational schools and military services will participate in a Regional College Fair will be held Oct. 14 at the Show Me Center. Last year, the fair drew about 1,000 students. Two sessions are planned. The first is from noon to 3 p.m. and is designed primarily for seniors. The second session is from 6-8 p.m. and is geared for sophomores, juniors and parents...

SIKESTON -- The 18th annual Kenny Rogers CP Center charity walk will be held Oct. 19. The event is sponsored by the Sikeston Eagles Lodge 3319. Activities begin at 9 a.m. at the Kingsway Plaza Mall. The walk starts at 10 a.m. and proceeds about 3.4 miles...

Officers of the Green Thumbs Junior Garden Club are president, Cassie Westrich; vice president-treasurer, Bill York; recording secretary, Nikki Tanksley; corresponding secretary, Christopher York. Committee chairmen are Library Flower Bed, Liesl Schoenberger and Liz Robertson; Programs, Becky Keller and Ryan Keller; Plant and Potpourri Sale, Will Tanksley and Kim Diesel...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A $555,320 federal housing grant will be used to remove lead paint from McBride Place, a 194-unit housing project in downtown Cairo. "These funds are vital in our efforts to provide quality housing in our area," said U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard, D-Carterville, Ill., who announced the grants recently. "This is an important investment in the standard of living for people who reside in federal housing units and for our communities in general."...

Students of American history have enjoyed reading and learning about Christopher Columbus. History books have given him major credit for discovering the New World that became America, and for proving that the world was round not flat. Today many nations are claiming that long before Columbus made the westward voyage and landed on a Caribbean island, navigators from their countries discovered the continent that lay between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans...