Stories from Saturday, October 2, 1993

Sandee Pieper, 46, of Anderson Township, Ohio, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1993, at her home. She was the daughter of Robert H. and Marjorie Martin. She grew up in Cape Girardeau, and received bachelor and master degrees from Southeast Missouri State University...

To the Editor: I would like to offer a response to the letter written by James L. Fletcher Jr. As a small business owner and a member of the Yes Group Steering Committee, I have been spurred into action. The Yess Group Steering Committee consists of 50 members from the business, educational and private community. ...

To the Editor: We would like to thank Dr. Steven N. Trautwein for questions and comments about the economics of the riverboat made in his letter to the Southeast Missourian on Wednesday. We would like to provide the following response to those questions and comments as they point to extremely important issues...

Good morning, Southeast Missouri. Today ushers in a new era for the Southeast Missourian newspaper. It marks the start of our new Saturday newspaper. The newspaper began in 1904 publishing six days a week. It wasn't until 1974 that we offered a seven-day a week publication. The Missourian added a Sunday edition on May 5 of that year. But on March 27, 1976, we went back to a six-day-a-week publication, dropping the Saturday edition...

Today the focus is on health reform. How can America extend services to all citizens and still pay for it? And while our nation wrestles with how to pay for the sick, corporate America continues to focus on helping employees become healthier. Workplace wellness is a growing trend, and one that businesses should be proud of...

Thirty-one area residents will participate in the Great Books Program this fall at Southeast Missouri State University. Participants will read six specified books, discuss them with faculty members and take part in a two-hour group discussion on each book...

When it comes to traveling abroad, Dieter Jedan believes in the philosophy of 18th century English author Samuel Johnson. "The use of travel is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are," Johnson wrote...

To the Editor: With the closing of Heartland Cares Food Distribution Center, it seems timely to relect on its beginnings and to update the status. Food distribution ended Sept. 10, while cleaning supplies were available until Sept. 24. At the July Board of Directors meeting of FISH Volunteers of Cape Girardeau, it was noted that food requests had increased substantially due to the increasing flood crisis. ...

SATURDAY, OCT. 2, 1993 At 4:53 p.m., Thursday, firefighters responded to a medical assist call at 500 North West End Blvd. At 1:54 a.m., Friday, firefighters responded to a structure fire at 230 Mill St. At 9:22 a.m., Friday, firefighters responded to a report of an alarm sounding at a business in the West Park Mall...

CAIRO, Ill. -- The 1993 Riverboat Queen will be crowned at 8 p.m. during the Riverboat Days Ball, to be held at the Cairo National Guard Armory here tonight. The queen will be selected from 15 candidates. The queen candidates will appear with former queens during a luncheon at noon today...

COMMERCE -- Roy Dale Simmons, 53, of Commerce, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1993, at Delta Villa in Delta. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home at Scott City is in charge of arrangements.

DAISY -- Alfred R. Crites, 76, of Daisy, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1993, at Cape LaCroix Manor in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 29, 1917, at Farmington, son of Ira A. and Esther R. Seabaugh Crites. He and Retta Sebaugh were married Oct. 12, 1940. Crites lived on the family farm west of Daisy 46 years. He was a bus driver with Oak Ridge Schools 19 years. He was a member of Sargent's Chapel Lutheran Church, American Legion and VFW Posts in Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

CROWDER -- Edward D. Masters, 86, formerly of Crowder, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1993, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Jan. 2, 1907, at Zalma, son of Lee A. and Victoria A. Sheer Masters. Masters was a machinist many years at Sikeston Tractor and Implement Co...

A line of severe thunderstorms with strong winds, heavy lighting and large hail lashed parts of the Southeast Missouri Ozark region early Friday evening, causing extensive damage in some areas. The Missouri Highway Patrol at Poplar Bluff said baseball-size hail was reported in the Centerville area in Reynolds County. Heavy storm damage also was reported in the same area, the patrol said...

McBRIDE -- With the flooded interior of the Bois Brule Levee District as a backdrop, Rep. Bill Emerson Friday announced a nearly $6 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to repair a breached levee near McBride. The congressman said that failure to repair the levee immediately would deliver a severe blow to the region's economy...

John Mehner got an early start on his first day of a new job Friday. Mehner assumed the position of president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, and his first duty was to attend the chamber's First Friday Coffee from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Drury Lodge...

The need to recruit primary-care doctors is just one of the issues being studied by a Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce committee, which hopes to help foster an improved health-care system locally. Jeff Krantz, director of planning for Southeast Missouri Hospital and co-chairman of the chamber's health and human services committee, said Friday that Cape Girardeau needs more primary-care physicians...

Two area television stations have ironed out tentative retransmission agreements with Falcon cable systems that will allow them to broadcast on cable TV in Southeast Missouri. On Friday, officials from KFVS-Channel 12, the CBS affiliate in Cape Girardeau, and WPSD-Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Paducah, Ky. announced the three-year agreements...

Missouri's education commissioner endorsed the tax hike proposal for Cape Girardeau Public Schools Friday, noting that there's "a direct relationship between quality of education and economic prosperity." "If the facilities are modern and kept up, it's clear the community cares about the educational programs," Commissioner Robert Bartman told a crowd of about 130 people at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee, held at the Drury Lodge...

The $1.3 million remodeled terminal building at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport will be dedicated today. Airport Manager Randy Holdman has a two-hour slate of activities planned, starting at 3 p.m. at the airport. "We want to get as many people down here as possible so we can get the word out that we've got a great new facility," Holdman said...

Perhaps more than any other provider linked to the health care chain, pharmacists nationwide fear that President Clinton's proposals to reform health care will be more of the same. More of the same for the pharmaceutical industry means a continuation of the widely disparate prices that drug companies are able to charge wholesalers and independent buyers...

"Trends in Medical-Surgical Nursing `93," a seminar for medical-surgical nurses, critical care nurses and nursing students, will be hosted Oct. 13 by Southeast Missouri Hospital. The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Cape Girardeau's Drury Lodge. The seminar will focus on the assessment, treatment and management of patients with diabetes mellitus and patients undergoing total hip replacement procedures...

Southeast Hospice, a service of Southeast Missouri Hospital, has received Medicare certification, director Judy Aslin announced. Hospice is a philosophy of care designed to allow persons with a terminal illness to spend the final months of their lives at home with family and friends...

A two-day seminar Thursday and Friday focusing on the advancements and challenges in long-term care will be hosted by Southeast Missouri Hospital. "Bridging the Gap, Practical Strategies for the Skilled Nursing Facility Team," will be held at the Drury Lodge...

"Cardiac Potpourri" will be the program topic for Mended Hearts when the group meets Tuesday at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The program is offered free and the public is invited to attend. Dr. William K. LaFoe, a Cape Girardeau cardiologist, will present the 7 p.m. program at Southeast Hospital's Harrison Room. LaFoe will discuss a variety of topics related to cardiac care and heart disease...

A 30-foot custom-designed trailer has been donated to St. Francis Medical Center by The Friends of St. Francis. The trailer made its debut at the SEMO District Fair in September, serving as the fair's first-aid station. "In the past, our first-aid services were headquartered in a tent with a dirt floor," said Linda Brown, director of St. Francis Emergency Services. "During bad weather, it was often difficult to keep our equipment and supplies out of the elements."...

CARBONDALE, Ill. - Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and CIBA-Geigy Corporation will hold a meeting Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. on "The Menopause and Beyond...a program to separate myth from reality.' Rebecca Hartman, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology, of the Carbondale Clinic will present the program...

An additional 6,000 Missouri women, infants and children are expected to receive supplemental food and nutritional counseling at no charge as a result of a new infant-formula contract. The Missouri Department of Health operated the federally funded Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Food Program, known as WIC...

Eighteen finance majors in the accounting and finance department at Southeast Missouri State University are preparing to make their first transaction of the semester in their real money portfolio. That's the focus of a "Portfolio Theory" course being taught by Michael Devaney, a professor of accounting and finance...