Stories from Monday, March 1, 1993

ADVANCE -- Charles E. Dowdy, 65, of Bell City, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 21, 1928, at Bardwell, Ky., son of Orvil Cletus and Nellie Mae Dowdy. He married Dorothy Hubbard on March 9, 1968, in St. Louis...

WASHINGTON -- Liberals have discovered a new national problem: insufficient unanimity. In plainer language, Rush Limbaugh. Rush is everywhere. Three hours a day on radio, a half-hour on TV. You can't ride to work or take your car in for repairs without hearing that distinctive Limbaugh sound. ...

David A. Keiper is a resident of Cape Girardeau. He is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in engineering physics. Most of his career was spent in research and consulting. Since 1977 his interest has been on the relationships between nutrition and heart disease. He is author of the book, "How To Keep Your Bad Habits ... And Still Avoid Flame-Out."...

While Cape Girardeau residents are celebrating the bicentennial of the city's founding this year, the journal that has documented much of the community's history might be excused a meager observance of its own. Seventy-five years ago today, this newspaper took the name Southeast Missourian. And while a lot has changed in the world, and the world of newspapering, since this date in 1918, the fundamental tenets of this publication remain the same...

We should be tough on drugs in law enforcement - but we also have to be smart as we deal with this problem. About 90 percent of what we spend on the social monster of drugs is in catching people and imprisoning them. We spend about 10 percent of our funds on education and drug treatment...

JACKSON -- John J. Ludwig, Route 7, Jackson, died Feb. 27, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was 90. He was born July 4, 1902, in the Oak Ridge community, the son of Charles F. Ludwig and Josephine Dambach. He married Wilma Sewing Aug. 7, 1929. She survives...

Delmar J. Barnes, 68, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 1, 1924, at Tishner, Ark., son of Walter and Oralie Meredith Barnes. He was married to Clara Bazzell on March 7, 1946 at Millstadt, Ill...

Freshmen at Notre Dame High School have learned that people really use the vocabulary words their teacher has them study. The students participate in the Southeast Missourian's Newspaper In Education program and read their vocabulary words on the pages of the newspaper...

Tenants at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport terminal building will have to operate out of their temporary offices for a while longer. The completion of the long-awaited terminal building renovation project has been pushed back to April 17, said the project's architect, Thomas Holshouser of Cape Girardeau...

A bull rider was seriously injured Sunday afternoon while competing in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo at the Show Me Center. Brett Zuver, a cowboy from Louisville, Ky., was listed in serious condition at Southeast Missouri Hospital Sunday night. He remained in the emergency room more than four hours after the injury occurred...

The Rev. Paul C. Reinert, chancellor emeritus of St. Louis University, will speak to members of the Downtown Rotary Club today at noon at the Holiday Inn. Reinert served as president of St. Louis University for 25 years. He became chancellor in 1974 to devote more time to strengthening support for the university and to enhancing the university's midtown environment. In 1990, he became Chancellor Emeritus, but continues to work full-time in the area of institutional support...

Ricky Ratchford won the all-around cowboy title Sunday as the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo completed three days of competition at the Show Me Center. Ratchford, of Bear Creek, N.C., finished second in the bull riding event and tied for fourth in the bareback bronc riding to capture the crown. Total prize money ~handed out at the rodeo was $30,700...

The Southeast Missourian asked people their views on President Clinton's symbolic humanitarian effort to airlift food and medicine into troubled Bosnia. Etson Steele said, "They ought to militarily intervene and basically put a foot down. There are a whole lot of things wrong there. Not only medical but ethical. Human rights are wrong all over the world. We need to step in and end it so there can be peace."...

Sunday night's scheduled lecture by poet Nikki Giovanni at Southeast Missouri State University was canceled. Giovanni, who gave a lecture earlier in the day in St. Louis and reportedly was ill with the flu, told the university's Department of Public Safety sometime earlier in the day that she was upset and would not make the trip to Cape Girardeau...

The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight is expected to appoint a Charter Review Committee to review the city charter and recommend possible changes with the document. The council voted in January to appoint the committee after Chamber of Commerce representatives suggested such a citizens group might be needed...

A Honor Rolls Sixth Grade Holly Nations, Rebecca Coleman, James Fredenburg, Mandy Ratliff. Fifth Grade Josh Smart, Kerrie Gordon. Fourth Grade Sarah Kuntz, Andy Young, Jonathan Coleman. Third Grade Jonathan Smart, Tammy Henson, Missy Ratliff, Ashley Yetman, Aaron Jacobson...

Honor Rolls Sixth Grade Lance Amick, Nikki Bridges, Greg Brown, Dustin Cook, Jennifer Coomer, Joey Dale, Kristen Jamito, Nicole Jones, Chris Josephs, Josh Miller Megan Noon, Crystal Owens, Michelle Parker, Jessica Porch, Sarah Roth, Luke Sample, Jessica Schaefer, Elizabeth Schumaker, Kayleen Schweiss, Alaina Smith, Crystal Smith...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade Kristin Branum, Courtney MaGuire, Danielle Parker, David Nall, Garth Otto, Diane Rauls, Sam Renfrow, Jeff Rigdon, Susan Tansil. Fifth Grade Jordan Bingham, Lorie Bittle, Taylor Crowe, Lillian Dean, Bethel Griesemer, Gabe Kinder, Matt Komorech, Julie Roth, Jennifer Taylor, Amber Wissman...

R-4 School A Honor Roll Eighth Grade T.J. McKinney, Nathan Davis, Angela Floyd, JoEtta Snell. Seventh Grade Kris Baranovic, Tyler Barnhart, Rachel Followell, Sarah McDowell, Gina Pirch, Erin Vogt. Sixth Grade Laura Dodds, Meagan Fornkahl, Elizabeth Goehman, Brian Hite, Jill Huber, Julia Lufcy, Teagan Richardson, Jason Rubel, Lauri Swallow, Windy Venable...

A Honor Roll Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Grades Chris Allen, Danielle Carter, Carol Clausseen, Chris Johnson, Heather Phillips. First, Second & Third Grades Ashley Cochran, Will Johnson, Antowan King. B Honor Roll Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Grades Bonquita Cox, Daniel Evans, Kandace Garmon, Tekoa Hines, Tiana James, Lakita Johnson, Monaca Johnson, Shalanda Johnson, Samantha Kennedy, Josh McIntosh, Clayton Mosley, David Rains, Sarah Rawlins, Jonathan Wiley...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Traci Baker, Eric Burgman, Natalie Boren, Sandra Bounds, Alyssa Browning, Eric Burnley, Wenke Buttl, Heather Case, Sarah Deimund, Andy Dial, Laura Ford, Ana Fornkahl, Clayton Hahs, James Haycraft, Jessica Hogan, Shelly Holyfield, Tarina Kang, Christian Kaplicki, Cheryl Kluesner Summer Majors, Mandi McCoy, Kamilla Myrick, Teresa Paikeday, Joanna Popp, Christopher Redfearn, Chad Reimann, Christopher Robertson, Carol Robinson, Guatam Rohatgi, Margaret Ryan, Scott Seabaugh, JoAnna Seres, Lisa Shaw, Brian Sirimaturos, Takara Stanley, Catherine Stein, Sally Taylor, Eric Vogt, Kathryn Welsh, William Woods, Jennifer Worth.. ...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade Derek Fenwick, Chris Hoffman, Natalie Jones, Jeff Mueller, Kyle Shaffar. Seventh Grade Stephanie Arnzen, Jimmy Auer, Ben Edwards, Anne Hays, Rebecca Roe, Katie Wencewicz. Sixth Grade Joe Essner, Ryan Fenwick, Chad Heuschober, Cecilia Kuntz...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade Alix Lindblom, David Meyr, Kevin Pingel, Nicholas Raines. Seventh Grade Tina Blackwell, Sarah Bruening, Michael McCowan, Jessica Norris, Julie Seabaugh, Katherine Singleton, Bridget Tracy, Leah Ulrich. Sixth Grade Courtney Haman...

Honor Rolls Ninth Grade - Jason A. Azuma, Danielle M. Barlow, Diana J. Bartosik, Michelle Bennett, Tiffa Biggerstaff, Christi Brueckner, Adam B. Bryant, Joshua W. Cano Alice L. Chen, Bryan W. Daume, Michelle Edwards, Angela S. Fornkohl, Emily A. Hall, David M. ...

A Honor Roll Matthew Bookout, Andrea Mullins. B Honor Roll Amanda Conway, Brian Conway, Andy Culbreth, Jolynn Gourley, Kathy Nesbit.

A Honor Roll Wendy Bartosik, Brandon Belvin, Ross Bennett, Tobie Bittle, Margaret Bohanon, Susan Chung, Kimberly Clarke, Laura Cupples, Paul Dobbins, Chris Foeste, Caroline Giles, Christy Hey, Danielle Hill, Sarah Long, Jill McCloskey, Bill Morgan, Erik Morse, Nora Renka, Darcy Rigdon, Kensey Russell, Tandi Selzer, Nisha Shah, Shelley Simmons, Sarah Slaten, Nicholas Sterrett, Claire Syler, Marissa Tilley, Jessica Turner, Stuart Jon Welter, Matt Wilson, Andrew Witvoet...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade Kelly Fisher, Amber McCormick, Amy Mueller. Seventh Grade Jessica Hency, Robert Macklem. Sixth Grade Jason Garner, Kristy Jansen, Ashley Koettker, Katherine Mayer, B.J. Patterson, Laura Rickman. Fifth Grade Chris Dirnberger, Michelle Hency, Tim Robert...

R-VI School District Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Nole Curry, Angie Kester, Shelly Seiler, Resa Strickland. Eleventh Grade Kristal Berkbigler, Nicki Cairns, Angie Hall, Lynnette Roberts, Sarah Strickland, Mandy Thomas, Sally Wibbenmeyer. Tenth Grade David Callaway, Mary McLane, Jessica McMillan, Craig Sebaugh...

A Honor Rolls Twelfth Grade Michele Crook, Robert Dakin, Miranda Edmondson, Julie Kempster, James Moss, Amy Page, Jamie Pell, Jennifer Rogers, Rebecca Vetter, Nicole Wadlington. Eleventh Grade Ralf Emerson, Michelle Keesee, Matt Ostendorf, Brad Reddick, Alina Stepak...

A Honor Roll Christine Auer, Thomas Berkbigler, Lori Bles, Arkadia Boos, Jeremy Bratton, Christopher Bucher, Nichole Buehrle, Jaime Clark, Catherine Compas, Adam Cox, Gretchen Davie, Amy Debrock, Jeffrey Diebold, Sara Edney, Amy Eftink, Janice Eftink, Ryan Eftink, Nicholas Essner, Sarah Essner, Emily Fisher, Nikki Friedrich, Robert Gardner, Kimberly Glastetter, Bethanie Gosche, Laura Griffith, Sean Hagan, Ashlee Hale, William Hamm, Carson Heady, Lisa Hoffman, Bess Irlbeck, Sara Jansen, Angela Judd, Allison Knaup, Lucy Knaup, Sarah Knaup, Shannon Kutz, Jennifer Layton, Benjamin LeGrand, Taylor Lumsden, Lori Maurer, Christina Moore, Daniel Newton, Jill Ostendorf, Ann Ostendorf, Ryan Rosenquist, Timothy Rosenthal, Gregory Rubel, Matthew Rubel, Bryan Schaefer, Kimberley Scherer, Julie Schwartz, Amisha Shah, Mark Susan Springer, Gregory Stevens, Julie Stoverink, David Tanner, Jennifer Teegarden, Karla Thomas, April Thompson, Richard Vickery, Ernst Warren, Charles Wehner, Julia Wehner, Jaime Welker, Paula Welker, Kimberly Westrich.. ...

A Honor Roll Ninth Grade Tori Allen, Barbara Bilek, Amy Biri, Nicole Bromley, Jamie Brown, Rachelle Brown, Rachel Casteel, Melissa Childers, Adam Click, Michael Cracraft, Jarred Crouch, Lesley Dalton, Wendy Decker, Christopher Dittmer, Sunshine Fleeman, Jimmy Gladish, Benjamin Goodier, Brooke Guilliams, Crystal Hagans, Ryan Harper, Cassandra Hope, Tiffany Johnson, Crystal Jones, Tara Jones, Lori King, Erika Knowlan, Carin Kranawetter, Jill Lowes, Nathan Malahy, Jessica McCuan, Tonya Meehan, Ryan O'Loughlin, Jennifer Parres, Brian W. ...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Emily Marr. Fifth Grade - Brighid Briney, Ross Conner, Tom Dohogne, Mindy Hoffman, Warren Williams. Fourth Grade - Lesley Teagaue, Charles Thiele, Morgan Cook, Brandy Davis, Stephen Limbaugh. Third Grade - Clint Hoffman, Marlene Werne, Doris Wolford...

Scholastic Twelfth Grade Beth Farrow, Keenan Kinder, Vicki Kraemer, Andrew R. Margrabe, Christopher Shane McBride, Cherish L. McClinton, Mark Moonier, Shelly D. Orrell, Jacob Presley, Melanie Speight, Carol Statler, Kory P. Thoma, Vicki L. Wachter, Gretchen M. Whaley...

A Honor Rolls Eighth Grade Brock Friedrich, Michele Millham, Shawn Scharenborg. Seventh Grade Theresa Biri, Dean Bucher, Christa Millham, Lena Seiler. Sixth Grade Jennifer Ellis, Chrissi Glastetter, Brittney McDowell, Mary Beth Niederkorn, Sara Rhodes, Annie Stoverink...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Al Peaser, Maria Glaus, Gina Eftink, Heather Raney, Sheila Sanders, Lana Cook, Chris Blattel, Kelli Kinder, Kristina Johnson, Diane Bogle. Eleventh Grade Jennifer Hinkebein, Amy Bucher, Sarah Brown, Myra Hester, Amy Quade, Missi Adams, Angie Bowers, Jill McClard, Jason McDaniel, Ami Criddle...

Twelfth Grade Tara Asmus, Amy Bryeans, Carrie Burton, Todd Daniel, Mark Eftink, Dustin McIntosh, Bill Senciboy, Theresa Sindle, Sabrina Tyler, Anita Watkins, Jennifer Wolfert. Eleventh Grade Bridgett Lafferty, Rebeccah Nothdurft, Darin Pettit, Stacy Pobst, Kathy Sauceda, Tammy Schaefer, Jody Taylor...

A Honor Roll Fifth Grade Robert Amberger, Jessica Baggett, Allen Besand, Brent Bohnert, Melissa Bradshaw, Jeanne Caddell, Melisa Dorris, LaDora Haupt, Greg Keller, Kris Kueker, Amy Mattingly, Luke Miget, Cora Preston, Jessica Schupp, Joshua Taylor, Amy Thompson, Jennife Triller, Heather Turnbough...

High Honor Roll Eighth Grade Amy Aufdenberg, Erin Fluegge, Kristi Hardy, Amy Lashley, Sarah Ludwig, Chris Muench, Melanie Riehn, Dana Ulrich, Jeremy Wachter. Seventh Grade Ryan Mangels, Chris Wunderlich, Kara Grantham, Aaron Ross, Heather Spooler...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Leslie Graham, Diane Klueppel, Michelle Stuckey. Eleventh Grade LaShea Bohannon, Marsha Bollinger, Nathan Fraser, Jennifer Gates, Shawn Guiling, Bridget Hamm, Denetra Huff, Denitra Kern, Donna Lynn, Traci Moore, Robyn Sloan, Michelle Streiler, Angela Stricker, Deann Vinyard...

Honor Roll Eighth Grade Benji Baker, Chris Beardslee, Colleen Branom, Kelli Branom, Nicole Dannemueller, Jill Fisher, Christy Hettenhouser, Cheryl Hubbert, Chance Huff, Calvin Hunt, Dawn Jones, Julia McKnelly, Jared McMullin, Jeffrey McNiell, Travis Schiwitz, B.J. Shankle, Amy Shanks*, Brandy Simms, Tiffany Simms, Lester Sneed.*...

High Honors Twelfth Grade Kerrie Weston, Cleon Barnett, Jennifer Vaughn, Jennifer Redcloud, Melissa Sheffer, Stacie Bierbaum, Kisha Fitzgerald, Juanice Schoffner, Carmella Blake, Brian Garner, Freddie Waddy, Jeremy Potts, Melissa Carr, Torian Humble, William Harp, Todd Daniels...

Twelfth Grade Cassandra Wilson, Stephanie Rhodes, Kristi Hardin, Clay Matlock, Chad Ballance, Ryan Boren, Lisa McHughs, Shawn Knight, Wade Clover, Trina Lawrence, Wes Robertson, Shonda Hadley Eleventh Grade Sarah Hill, Sonney Warren, Scott Palmer, Tony Tucker, John Hale, Dale Barclay, Robbin Rohlfing, Adam Reynolds, Donnie Knupp, Shane Matlock, Michael Goodman...

A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Kristi Carlisle, Michelle Landewee, Bart Vandeven. Eleventh Grade Melissa Engelen, Derek Halter, Eric Halter, Rodney Horrell. Tenth Grade Danielle Beussink, Chris Horrell, Robin Thiele, Jeff Turner. Ninth Grade Patricia Deck, Andy Landewee, Jennifer Peters, Chris Seabaugh, David Turner, Amy Vandeven...

Honor Roll Sixth Grade Katie Griffin, Steve Caudle, Kenny Stone, Caleb Stinson, Brandon Britton, Corey Gipson, Nakeshia Williams, John Fort, Jimmy Lefler, Angela Pauter. Fifth Grade Andy Alberson, Kendal Heeb, Jennie Matthews, Danny Caudle, Natalie Hatley, Gabe Stinson, Brad Dockins...

HIGH HONORS Seventh Grade Amanda Nelson, Laurie Cain, Amy Shafer, Janene Dumas, Derek Houston, Kristin Miller, Kaleb Nunn. Eighth Grade Michael Lipe. Ninth Grade Natasha Jordan, Carina Browning, Todd Honey, Janet Buchanan Tenth Grade Regina Durham, Michelle Lipe, Janette Dumas, Joanna Haralambidis, Angel Wray...

R-II School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Sarah Blevins, Leigh Anna Denbow, Jennifer Faucett, Leslie Garner, Jason Hampton, Misty Hargrove, Wayne Held, Scott Horman, Tyler Meyr, Dulcie Noble, Sheri Paulus, Amy Pobst, Michelle Rice, Eric Seyer, Crystal Slinkard...

NEW HAMBURG -- The seventh and eighth graders of C-7 School at New Hamburg will have their annual chili and chicken noodle soup supper Saturday. Serving of the all-you-can-eat meal will be in the school hall from 4-7 p.m. Cost is $3 for adults, $2 for kindergarten through eighth grade, and free for preschoolers...

The Board of Trustees of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts has upgraded the membership category of Southeast Missouri State University's Music Preparatory Program from "provisional" to "associate institutional." The program met several specific guidelines in order to receive the new status, including an enrollment of at least 100 participating students. The Music Preparatory Program currently has 125 students...