Stories from Wednesday, January 20, 1993

A new program will help area senior citizens stay informed about topics ranging from nutrition and preventive health care to gardening and financial management. The SeniorWise program will kick off on March 10 at West Park Mall. Following an 8:30 breakfast, Paul Schnare and Dortha Strack of Sunny Hill Gardens will present a program on "What's New in This Spring's Garden."...

The Missouri Bar is sponsoring a continuing legal education program titled "What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act." The program for lawyers will be held Thursday at the Drury Lodge. The program will qualify for 3.4 hours of Missouri MCLE credit. Cost is $75...

JEFFERSON CITY - Five Southeast Missouri members of the House of Representatives will hold committee chairmanships in the new legislative session. Rep. Larry Thomason, D-Kennett, is the only area legislator to receive a chairmanship for the first time. He was named by House Speaker Bob Griffin to head the committee on legislative research, which meets with a committee of senators to oversee research staffs for the General Assembly...

The process of drawing up a budget for Southeast Missouri State University for the next fiscal year will begin in earnest when the institution's Budget Review Committee convenes in mid-February. The 24-member committee comprised of faculty, administrators, staff and students is scheduled to hold an organizational meeting at that time...

Within a generation, the world will have to increase its food-producing capacity by two-thirds to feed the 3.5 billion more people expected to be alive on earth by 2020. Feeding these people, who represent a 60 percent population increase, means "our diplomats will have a solid basis for providing a peaceful world," former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz said Tuesday...

With more than 100 tons of salt on hand, ready to be mixed with sand and liquid de-icer, Cape Girardeau's public works employees are ready to hit the streets should foul weather strike again. Kevin McMeel, assistant public works director, said clean-up work following Monday's ice and snow ended mid-morning Tuesday...

JOYCE BARRETT Occupation: Executive secretary, Commerce Bank. Pet Peeve: "Moody people." The best part of my job is: "The great people I work with." What do you do in your spare time? "Read, paint, crafts." I've always looked up to: "My sister, Suzy, because she's always so sensible."...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Players Club International won't have to take Cairo Mayor James Wilson up on his offer to let the group's riverboat casino dock on the west side of Fort Defiance State Park here. Kentucky Attorney General Chris Gorman has eased his stance on the Illinois/Kentucky border dispute and will permit the riverboat casino to operate on parts of the Ohio River as long as no gambling is taking place...

JACKSON - The Jackson Board of Aldermen set a February date for a public hearing on the city's 1993 Community Development Block Grant application for the Ward 4 area. In addition, the board authorized the purchase of three city vehicles and adopted a number of ordinances during its Tuesday meeting. The meeting was moved to Tuesday because of a legal holiday on Monday...

"Acupuncture and Lyme Disease Is this for You?" will be the topic of discussion when the Lyme Disease Self-Help Support Group meets on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Khonda Andrews will present the program. The meeting will be held in the Harrison room at the hospital...

JEFFERSON CITY - With about 40 percent of his district new territory, State Rep. Dennis Ziegenhorn has installed an 800 telephone number in his state capitol office. He hopes it will make it easier for constituents to contact him, "I just want people to have a better opportunity to call us and stay in touch," explained the Sikeston Democrat. "About 40 percent of the people in my district are new and I just wanted to be better in touch with them and show concern for their needs and views."...

JACKSON -- Roxie McGuire, 84, of Jackson died at the Cape LaCroix Care Center on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993. She was born Aug. 29, 1908 at Millersville, the daughter of David R. Statler and Jessie Fulbright Statler. She is survived by three sisters, Irene Sewing, Jackson, Lillie Matthews and Berdie Gilliland, both of St. Louis; a number of nieces and nephews...

Funeral service for the Rev. John Langston of Hayti was held Monday at Dry Bayou Baptist Church near Hayti. The Revs. Johnny Newton and Bill Baldwin officiated, with burial in Dry Bayou Cemetery. John W. German Funeral Home of Hayti was in charge of arrangements...

Christine B. Spell, 78, 367 Edgewood, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993, at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 18, 1914, in Goodman, Miss., daughter of John Peter and Laura Ann Cotton Burrell. She married L.U. Spell June 24, 1934, in Goodman...

The city of Cape Girardeau is one of six cities being added to the national "70 Percent Plus Honor Roll" in recognition of high safety-belt usage. The city will be recognized for the honor at a noon luncheon Thursday at Drury Lodge. In addition to the city, Southeast Missouri Hospital, St. ...

JACKSON - Cape Girardeau County's first sales tax check of 1993 indicates that the increasing growth evident in the second half of last year is continuing into the new year. Receipts from the county's half-cent sales tax distributed by the Department of Revenue last week totaled $286,734.96 - an increase of 10 percent over January 1992. The January check last year was $260,903.05...

Cancer screening is the topic of "Ask Your Doctor", which airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on cable Channel 13. "Ask Your Doctor" is a medical show with local doctors answering questions from local viewers calling in. It is jointly sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital in conjunction with the Cape County Medical Society and Channel 13...

The local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will present an award to 66 Eagle Scouts from throughout Southeast Missouri Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Harrison room of Southeast Missouri Hospital. State Sen. Peter Kinder will be presenting the awards. This is the first time the Sons of the Revolution has presented these awards in Cape...

CAIRO, Ill. -- The city of Cairo has been selected to receive a Community Development Assistance Program grant to help in the demolition of old, vacant buildings and rehabilitation of substandard housing. "We're one of 17 communities in Southern Illinois to be approved for a CDAP grant," said Cairo Mayor James Wilson. "Most of the $150,000 funding we'll receive will be used for removal of abandoned buildings that pose safety hazards to nearby occupied homes."...

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education will discuss the calendar for next year and proposed summer maintenance projects, including installation of an elevator at Central Junior High School, when it meets Thursday. The board will meet at Jefferson Elementary School, 520 S. Minnesota, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday from Jan. 11...

page 8a editorial for wednesday Bill Clinton will be sworn in today as the 41st person to serve as our nation's president. With this inaugural event, and any inaugural event, comes a degree of hope and expectation ... along with an equal measure of apprehension. ...

Consensus regarding major health care issues will be the aim of discussion at Thursday's meeting of the League of Women Voters of Cape Girardeau County. The meeting will be held at Holiday Inn and the discussion will begin at 7 p.m. Members and visitors may gather at 5:30 p.m. for an order-from-the-menu dinner if they wish...

A number of Southeast Missouri area high school students were members of the 1993 Southeast Missouri Honors Wind Ensemble. The group presented a concert at Southeast Missouri State University on Jan. 9. Those who participated, as listed by school, were:...

In conjunction with the National Blood Donor month of January there are two blood drives scheduled in Cape Girardeau during the next week. The American Red Cross and Cape Naval Reserve are sponsoring a blood drive on Saturday, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. in the Naval Reserve Drill Hall at 2530 Marie Louise Lane...

ORAN -- Students of Tammy Gaines at Oran public schools buy and sell stocks, create television commercials, build airplanes, construct bridges and even research their family histories. Gaines teaches gifted students, a computer course for elementary students, German by satellite, and seventh-grade history...

As everyone who reads these columns can verify, I learn something new every day. Usually, what I learn has to do with words, and is the result of discussions about usage. Sometimes, realization is late in coming. Upon seeing my last column in print, I discovered opposite meanings in "execution." To execute a criminal is to put an end to his life, but to execute a project means to cause it to materialize. ...

JACKSON - A community health nurse is the latest candidate to file for one of the three vacant seats on the Jackson Board of Education. Vicky McDowell, 650 Strawberry Lane, is a registered nurse who works at the Cape Girardeau County Health Department...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Ag Expo '93 will be held at Three Rivers Community College here Jan. 22-23. The annual event, sponsored by the Butler County University Extension Council and the Ag Club of Three Rivers Community College, is free to the public, and will be held at the Bess Activity Center...

JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County residents will vote for members of the University Extension Council this month. Ballots for the election will appear in local newspapers the week of Jan. 18, along with voting instructions and candidate information. Ballots are also available at the Extension Center in Jackson...