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PARTNERSHIP MOVES PARK PROJECT LOSER TO REALITY
(Editorial ~ 02/25/93)
In today's competitive business market, it's unusual to see rival companies working side by side. But that's what happened on Cape Girar~deau's proposed parks and recreation project at Shawnee Park. This cooperation will result in local financing of this project, with all of Cape Girardeau's seven banks participating equally...
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BLACK CROWES AT SIU SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
CARBONDALE -- The Black Crowes will bring their brand of soulful rock 'n' roll to the SIU Arena Sunday for a 7 p.m. concert. The Black Crowes' first album, Shake Your Money Maker," sold more than five million copies and received a Grammy nomination...
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CHAMPION CHARRO: LONGHORN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO TAKES OVER THE SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
It takes more than a pair of boots and a twang to call yourself a charro, the Spanish term for a Mexican cowboy. "To be a charro you have to gain it in the arena," says Gerardo "Jerry" Diaz. A charro must have a command of roping and horsemanship skills that amount to artistry, he said...
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MUNY OPERA ANNOUNCES 2993 SUMMER SEASON IN ST. LOUIS
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
The 1993 Muny Summer Season marks the 75th year the Municipal Theatre Association has been presenting musical entertainment in Forest Park. The first three musicals of the season will be "The Sound of Music," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Grease." "The Sound of Music" is the first show which tells the story of Maria, a young novice who takes charge of seven unruly children. Through her music and sense of humor, Maria wins the hearts of the children, as well as their stern father...
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KOW PASTURE CLASSIC DEADLINE MARCH 20
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
NEW HAMBURG -- The sign-up deadline for the ninth annual Kow Pasture Classic is March 20. The event, billed as an "insult to the sport of golf," will be held March 27 at Schindler's Tavern in New Hamburg, and will benefit the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center...
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`KIDS COUNTRY' MUSICAL TO OPEN MARCH 5
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
"Kids' Country," a musical request from children that adults view them as people, will be presented March 5-7 at the Concord Theatre. The production, sponsored by the Broadway Community Players, has a cast of 42 children in kindergarten through the ninth grade...
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WIND ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
Robert Fruehwald, an assistant professor of music at Southeast Missouri State University, will play a guest flute solo in a concert Tuesday by the Southeast Missouri State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. The concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Academic Auditorium...
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MUNY SUMMER AUDITIONS MARCH 20-21
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
The Muny's auditions for the singing and dancing ensemble for the 1993 summer season will be held March 20-21 at the St. Louis University High School auditorium. All singers must be 18 years of age or older and all dancers must be 16 years of age or older...
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LAWMAKERS REQUEST OPERATIONS REVIEW OF AGING AGENCY OFFICE
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - Four Missouri representatives - including three of the House's most powerful members - have asked the Division of Aging to conduct a limited "Operational Management Review" of the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging office. The request was made because of concern several legislators have had about operations of the SEMO Area office, which serves 18 counties. ...
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AREA BRACED FOR SNOW THAT HIT DURING NIGHT; WEATHER SERVICE SAYS UP TO 6 INCHES MAY FALL
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
After getting "burned" by a surprise 12-inch snowstorm last week, Cape Girardeau area residents were taking no chances Wednesday after the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning throughout Southeast Missouri. The warning was in effect for Wednesday night and today...
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RIVERBOAT GAMBLING TO BE TOPIC AT TOWN-HALL MEETINGS
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
Riverboat gambling will be the topic of a series of "town-hall" meetings in Cape Girardeau. The Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board voted Wednesday to hold the three informational meetings to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a riverboat casino. The cost of the meetings is not to exceed $1,500...
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SEMO: FACULTY BACKS SELECTIVE ADMISSIONS
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
Southeast Missouri State University's plan to be moderately selective in its admissions will improve the quality of education, the institution's faculty senators say. The Faculty Senate, which has previously discussed the issue, unanimously endorsed the plan Wednesday...
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COOK IS REAPPOINTED TO EDUCATION BOARD
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
When Rebecca Cook discovered her new term on the State Board of Education would expire on June 30, 2000, it put in perspective the limited time Missouri has to change its educational system to equip young people for new challenges of the 21st century...
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AIDS GROUP TO MEET TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
A three-member panel will discuss "Living with AIDS" tonight at Southeast Missouri State University. The program, sponsored by the university's Residence Hall Association, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Room 125 of Crisp Hall. The panel will consist of a woman with AIDS, a mother whose son has AIDS, and a man whose brother died of AIDS...
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FOUR ESCAPE BURNING HOUSE AFTER FIRE SPOTTED
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
Four Cape Girardeau residents escaped injury late Tuesday when a passerby spotted flames and awakened them in time to flee from their burning house at 1101 Jefferson. "There are four lucky people," a firefighter later said. The house - described by firefighters as a total loss - did not have any operating smoke detectors...
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SEMO INSTRUCTOR'S ROLES, COSTUMES HELP FASHION CLASSES LEARN OF HISTORY
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
An instructor in Southeast Missouri State University's department of human environmental studies literally puts body and soul into her teaching of fashion history. Rachel Thomson will become "Lady Rachel" today when she presents a lecture on the Renaissance period to her Historical Perspectives of Fashion class, which covers the history of clothing since 5000 B.C. ...
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JOHN FARMER
(Obituary ~ 02/25/93)
CAIRO, Ill. -- John Farmer, 94, of Cairo, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Nov. 17, 1898, in Carlisle County, Ky., son of Milton and Suzie Farmer. Farmer was a retired construction worker and farmer, and attended the Assembly of God Church here...
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ORVAL FORD
(Obituary ~ 02/25/93)
SIKESTON -- Orval Ford, 84, Sikeston Route 3, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1908, in Harrisburg, Ill., son of Gilbert and Maude Church Ford. He first married Ethel Jane Hazel Dec. 21, 1929. She died Dec. 18, 1981. He later married Lucille James Smith Jan. 1, 1983, in Sikeston...
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REV. JAMES C. ROMINE
(Obituary ~ 02/25/93)
BERTRAND -- Rev. James C. Romine, 40, of Bertrand, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Nov. 11, 1944, in Tuckerman, Ark., son of Amos and Bertha L. Barker Romine. He and Lee Etta Price were married Oct. 28, 1962...
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JOHN J. WILSON
(Obituary ~ 02/25/93)
Memorial service for John Jefferson Wilson of Harlingen, Texas, formerly of Farmington and Cape Girardeau, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Taylor Funeral Home in Farmington. A service was also held Wednesday at Pitts-Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral Home in Harlingen...
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DAYTON M. RHODES
(Obituary ~ 02/25/93)
Dayton M. "Mac" Rhodes, 66, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 30, 1926, at Flat River, son of Oliver and Beulah Downs Rhodes. Rhodes served in the U.S. Marines 22 years. He then worked for his brothers at Plaza Tire here, retiring in 1987...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/25/93)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Richardet of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 1993. Name, Kristen Renee. Weight, 9 pounds 9 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Richardet is the former Donna Martin, daughter of Adell Martin of Hazelwood. She is a teacher at Chaffee Public Schools. Richardet is a teacher at Cape Girardeau Public Schools, and is the son of Hubert and Rita Richardet of Perryville...
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LENA HINKLE
(Obituary ~ 02/25/93)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lena Hinkle, 90, of Anna, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1993, at City Care Center. She was born July 17, 1902, in Union County, daughter of Marsiella and Lottie Adams Jackson. She and Francis Hinkle were married Feb. 19, 1922. He died Sept. 13, 1978...
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ORAL SURGEON WILL KEYNOTE TV SHOW
(Local News ~ 02/25/93)
Dr. Robert L. Ward, an oral surgeon in Cape Girardeau, will keynote Thursday's "Ask Your Doctor" TV show on Channel 13. He will discuss jaw fractures. The program begins at 8 p.m. The one-on-one medical show features local doctors answering questions from viewers who phone in...
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