Stories from Saturday, March 12, 1994

SIKESTON -- Horace W. Evans, 80, of Sikeston, died Thursday, March 10, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1913, in Milburn, Ky., son of John William and Ola Mae Rodgers Evans. He and Hazel M. Dismuke were married Nov. 24, 1941...

Despite considerable momentum within the General Assembly and from high political circles in the state, doubt has arisen in recent days over passage of the Carnahan administration's health-care reform package. Introduced last month amid fanfare by Gov. Carnahan and his Cabinet directors, the Missouri Health Assurance Plan (MoHAP) could falter in the final stages for several reasons...

Proponents call it an issue of parents' rights -- and a promise of better education for all (especially those in urban areas). Opponents say it blurs the separation of church and state -- and could lead to the bankruptcy of public schools across Missouri. Both sides recognize that neither the issue nor the debate are going away soon -- even though on Tuesday the Missouri Senate Education Committee voted 6-7 to reject a proposed state amendment allowing school choice by parents...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Stressing a desire to use his experience to better serve the people of the 154th district, State Rep. Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, has filed for a third term in the Missouri House of Representatives. Richardson said he is looking forward to the opportunity to serve a third term. ...

Dear Editor, It has been our pleasure to work with the Cape Girardeau County and surrounding businesses while organizing the 1994 American Cancer Society Gala. Much like this year's Gala theme, "Discover the Secret Garden," we discovered the generosity rooted in our community...

@$: Seniors to be honored at ceremony here on march 20 Cape Girardeau senior citizens will be honored at 3 p.m. March 20 for their contributions to the community at a program at Second Baptist Church, 426 S. Frederick. The program is sponsored by the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and the Baptist Student Union at Southeast Missouri State University, and Second Baptist Church...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hafernik Jr. of Houston, Texas, St. Joseph Hospital there, 5:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994. Name, Mary Therese. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Hafernik is the former Janet McCrate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.G. McCrate of Cape Girardeau. Hafernik is president of First Houston International Co., and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hafernik of Taylor, Texas...

Russell Dean Brantley, 55, 2873 Hopper Road, died Friday, March 11, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 17, 1939, at Portageville, son of Otis and Beulah Sherrod Brantley. He and Wanda Jones were married Aug. 11, 1959, at Caruthersville...

FARMINGTON -- Memorial service for Vicki Keith Hoffman of Farmington will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the United Memorial Methodist Church. Cozean Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Hoffman died Thursday, March 10, 1994, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Judson B. Hill Jr. of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel here. Mike Johnson and Burl Britt will officiate, with burial in Dogwood Cemetery. Hill, 27, died Thursday, March 10, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital, following a brief illness...

FAIRDEALING -- Funeral service for William. W. Stanfill of Fairdealing will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Revs. Mack Williams and Melvin Keena will officiate, with burial in Armstead-Dowdy Cemetery near Dexter...

SCOTT CITY -- Benjamin F. Enderle, 67, of Franklinton, La., formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, March 9, 1994, at St. Tammany Hospital in Covington, La. He was born Aug. 9, 1926, son of Ben J. and Dora Enderle. Enderle was a retired mechanic at Federal Materials...

Cape Girardeau voters likely will be faced with another contentious election over the fate of riverboat gambling in the city. Cape Girardeau City Attorney Warren Wells said Friday that although no plans for a third city election on the issue are solidified, it's a strong possibility...

The first phase of the 12th and largest-ever expansion project at Southeast Missouri Hospital -- the 105,000-square-foot, four-level, $19 million Clinical Services Building -- will be showcased during a series of special open-house ceremonies early next month...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Local officials from six cities being considered as the site of a new $53 million, 1,200-bed women's prison will be given one more chance to make presentations to the legislature's Joint Committee on Correctional Institutions and Problems...

Teachers should consider including values in their curriculum alongside reading and arithmetic, suggests Kent King, executive director of the Missouri State Teachers Association. King spoke at the 118th annual Southeast Missouri District Teachers meeting Friday at the Show Me Center...

At one point in time, the prospect of a heart transplant sounded like a joke to Bill Alcorn of Sikeston. But five years and a massive heart attack later, Alcorn was praying for a heart donation to keep him alive. He was lucky. A donated heart was transplanted into his body, giving him a second chance on life...

Stress on the job is a 1990s fact of life. How to identify causes of stress in the workplace and how to deal with them effectively is the topic for "Stress Management at Work," the second program in Systematic Stress Management, a special series sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Hospital Fitness and Wellness Center...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, was appointed this week to the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee by Senate President James Mathewson. The panel functions as administrator of the Missouri Certificate of Need program. Its primary function is to hold down unnecessary health care expenditures...