Stories from Thursday, May 20, 1993

TRINIDAD, COLO. - Mike Bertrand grew up in Cape Girardeau, "Rush Limbaugh's hometown, and he's proud of it. So proud of it, in fact, that he and his wife, Kim, plan to drive 240 miles from their Trinidad home to Fort Collins, Colo., to attend "Dan's Bake Sale" Saturday...

Sports Editor: I wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your columns in the newspaper recently. Your stories about Ron Jones, Bill Bird, Len Bias' mother, and the young athlete by the name of Mike were very interesting and uplifting. In today's society, we seem to be bombarded with negative statements and situations that could affect the way we go about our own personal life. Many times we fail to recognize the true winners in our society...

President Clinton was out West this week, jogging on a beach, shooting some hoops at an urban playground and selling salvation in the form of heavier taxes. The sales pitch made his running and jump shot look good ... which is to say, the sales pitch was weak. ...

To the Editor: Tenure is no s~uch thing. Tenure is, i~n legal jargon, a policy of due process. A tenured prof~essor who is dismissed receives in writing the reasons for his/her dismissal. The dismissed professor also has the opportunity of presenting~ his/her case before the university's governing board if he/she so chooses. The prof~essor who is untenured does not have those two avenues of recourse if dismissed...

To the Editor: Now let's see if I can cut to the chase. A group we'll call (#1) wants to pump millions into a declining area of the downtown riverfront, build new parking, restaurant and docking facilities (maybe several high-rise condos and a hotel complex later on), provide places of entertainment, employ thousands and increase the city treasury by millions a year, while bringing nearly 3,000 tourists daily to spend money in our fair city .....

To the Editor: Since we know there is no free lunch in government, I want to know why we are being led to believe that riverboat gambling will provide Cape Girardeau with tax income at no cost to the city. I think there will be thousands of dollars required. ...

To the Editor: Thank you for the timely Perspective regarding riverboat gambling. After reading this, I obtained some information from Cripple Creek, Colo., where gambling has been in effect for the past two years. Evelyn Boardman, the local coordinator for the Boyd Group, states in her summary that she "sees this as an economic issue." The people in Cripple Creek evidently don't see it that way after two years. I have included some quotes from local papers for your review...

Decked out in hard hat and safety goggles, Southeast Missouri State University President Kala Stroup delivered the first blow during a ceremonial "wall bashing" at a campus dormitory Wednesday. The "wall bashing" marked the official start of the major renovation of the high-rise dormitory...

Riverboat gaming was the topic at two meetings in Cape Girardeau Wednesday. The Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Advisory Board, by a unanimous vote of five members present, acknowledged at its monthly meeting the positive aspects that riverboat gambling would have on Cape Girardeau and the region's tourism industry...

Deactivation of the 1138th Combat Engineer Battalion at Jefferson Barracks in South St. Louis County Sept. 30 will mean additional manpower and equipment for the 1140th Combat Engineer Battalion and its four line companies in Southeast Missouri, a spokesman for the Missouri Army National Guard in Cape Girardeau said Tuesday...

The fear of further court action is what drove many state legislators to support a tax increase for elementary and secondary education, and to adopt a new school foundation formula during the 1993 session of the Missouri General Assembly completed last week...

TRINIDAD, COLO. Mike Bertrand grew up in Cape Girardeau, "Rush Limbaugh's hometown, and he's proud of it. So proud of it, in fact, that he and his wife, Kim, plan to drive 240 miles from their Trinidad home to Fort Collins, Colo., to attend "Dan's Bake Sale" Saturday...

CECLIE MOREHEAD Occupation: Clerk, Provost Office, Southeast Missouri State University. Pet peeve: "Two-faced people." The best part of my job is: "Pride and Prejudice." What do you od in your spare time? "Go to the Black River, swim and spend time with my boyfriend."...

Southeast Missouri State University has abandoned its plan to operate a gymnastics program for youth, university officials said Wednesday. Bill Hopkins, Southeast's gymnastics coach, said he decided Tuesday to continue operating his business, Riverside Gymnastics Academy, in a leased building at 45 N. Main in Cape Girardeau rather than replace it with a university-sponsored program. About 400 youngsters participate in the Riverside program...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will be hold a garage sale in the A.C. Brase Arena Building on Saturday, May 29. A MDA special activity is scheduled this Saturday at the Arena Building. The parks department sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no admission charge for the public. More than 30 booths will be set up...

ZALMA -- Irene Humphreys, 71, Zalma Route 2, died Tuesday, May 18, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 15, 1921, at McGee, daughter of T.B. and Effie Rowe Stilts. She and Fred H. Humphreys were married Feb. 8, 1945, in Corning, Ark. He died Aug. 8, 1990...

ORAN -- Susie V. Sauceda, 87, of Oran, died Wednesday, May 19, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 1, 1906, in Chicota, Texas, daughter of Elnester and Josepha Valdez. She and Vidal Sauceda Sr. were married in 1922 in Nixon, Texas. He died Oct. 14, 1989...

CHAFFEE -- Millard Mansell, 87, Chaffee Route 1, died Wednesday, May 19, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 16, 1906, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., son of Charles Robert and Minnie Louise Hency Mansell. He and Ethel Griffith were married Nov. 16, 1927. She preceded him in death. He later married Audrey LeGrand April 27, 1961. She also preceded him in death...

Daughter to Diana Lynn Farrar-Sterling of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:03 a.m. Monday, May 10, 1993. Name, Stephanie Lynn. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. First child. She is the daughter of Norman and Dollie Farrar of Cape Girardeau, and is a nurse's aide at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center...

MARBLE HILL -- Norman Dale Garner, 61, of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, May 18, 1993, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1932, at Advance, son of John L. and Odena Kern Garner. Garner was a self-employed barber. Survivors include a son, Jerry Garner of Mt. ...

The St. Marks Masonic Lodge is having a car wash Saturday in the parking lot of the Save A Lot grocery store at the corner of Broadway and North Kingshighway. Volunteers will set up two lines in the parking lot of the grocery store from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to wash as many cars as possible...