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AREA STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS: EGYPTIAN SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 04/25/95)
Egyptain Community Unit No. 5 High Honors Twelfth Grade - Regina Durham, Michelle Lipe, Tashya Pettit, Janette Dumas, Christy Kaufman, Frank Blakemore, Carl Stiff, Kelly Naeger, Brandon Wareing, Joanna Haralambidis. Eleventh Grade - Carina Browning, Todd Honey, Jeremiah Johnson...
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AREA STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS: SHAWENEE SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH
(Honor Roll ~ 04/25/95)
Shawnee High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Sarah Myers, Mary Ann Schaefer, Krystal McCain. Eleventh Grade - Amanda Neathery, Crystal Moore. Tenth Grade - Jennifer Schaefer, Dwana Williams. Eighth Grade - Craig Smith, Amanda Pinnon, Amanda Mouser...
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AREA STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS: PERRYVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 04/25/95)
Perryville Junior High School A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Wesley Amberger, Nicole Bassa, Garrett Behrle, Hannah Bergman, Ryan Besand, Diedre Blandford, Joshua Boxdorfer, Meghan Buerck, Jennifer Danz, Jill Duvall, Shaun Duvall, Terica Ernst, Mary Gowen, Jessica Grogg, Kate Kammler, Heather Kutz, William LaRose, Ryan Lurk, Amanda Masiel, David Messer, Tiphany Peer, Laura Ponder, Andrea Regelsperger, Nathan Rellergert, Natalie Roy, Joshua Schemel, Sarah Schindler, Jared Schnurbusch, Steve Schnurbusch, Matthew Schuessler, Jessica Thieret, Jill Triller, Maria Unterreiner, Windy Venable, Tracy Zoellner.. ...
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AREA STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS: PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 04/25/95)
Perryville High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Gwen Abernathy, John Amschler, Kelly Behrle, Wesley Bell, Jason Berkbigler, Shannon Breig, Amy Brown, Angela Buchheit, Justin Burroughs, Sarah Caldejon, Anne Childers, Brian Cornelius, Carrie Duvall, Shannon Duvall, Jaime Eddleman, Sarah Geringer, Kimberly Hogard, Jason Hotop, Jennifer Isreal, Glenda Kampfe, Sherry Kasten, Erin Keifer, James Lambert, Nicole LaRose, Deanna Leimbach, Valerie Meyer, Dana Monier, Abigail Moore, Leigh Anne Neathery, Courtney Parsons, Victoria Peters, Shannon Rollet, Amy Rose, Joseph Roth, Kimberly Ruessler, Lindsey Schaaf, Angela Schilling, Kerry Scott, Michelle Stortz, Linda Stueve, Jennifer Sutterer, Tori Taylor, Matthew Thieret, Eric Tucker, Christopher Vowels, Kirk Weibrecht, Cori Welland, Tyson Zahner.. ...
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AREA STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS: OAK RIDGE SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(Honor Roll ~ 04/25/95)
Oak Ridge School District Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Simon Croonenbroeck, Denise Davenport, Kevin Mangels, Mary McLane, Jessica McMillan, Bree Meyer, Dawn Seabaugh, Craig Sebaugh. Eleventh Grade - Laura Coomer, Jadie Eisenhauer, Toby Feldrappe, Pat Nesbit...
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FOUR MORE JOIN LIST FOR CITY SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones started answering his telephone calls by saying "Cape Girardeau school board" halfway through the weekend. His lighthearted approach was in response to more than 100 people offering opinions and advice concerning the selection of three members for the Cape Girardeau Board of Education...
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GIRARDEANS RESPOND TO PLEAS IN OKLAHOMA CITY
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Five percent of one Cape Girardeau business's sales will go to help children in Oklahoma City and Cape Girardeau. Blue ribbons have been placed at some businesses in the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Broadway as a reminder of the bombing in Oklahoma City. The bombing Wednesday is the worst terrorist act in U.S. history. It has left at least 79 dead and about 150 people unaccounted for...
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MORE TROOPERS HEADED TO AREA
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
With two classes of recruits graduating from the Missouri Highway Patrol academy in Jefferson City in the next few months, the Troop E commander hopes to have 24-hour patrols in some areas of Southeast Missouri by October. The commander, Capt. Morris Patrick, said three troopers graduating May 3 and five graduating in June from the academy will be stationed in zones across Southeast Missouri. He said by October he hopes the new troopers will be ready for full duty...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/25/95)
HOW CAN the federal government afford to offer an up to a $2 million reward for information about those two men they are looking for when that money comes out of our pocket? They didn't even ask our permission to do it. They can afford to offer up to a 2 million dollar reward when we have such a gigantic deficit. It doesn't make any sense to me...
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT STUDIED
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Two specialists with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights are in Cape Girardeau this week investigating a complaint filed by the local NAACP branch. Safiyyah Muhammad-Chandler, a case-resolution director, and Adriene Payne, an equal-opportunity specialist, visited May Greene Elementary School Monday afternoon to gather information...
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A-PLUS SCHOOLS MEETING SET FOR 7 P.M. THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Is Cape Girardeau implementing tenets of Outcome Based Education through its A-Plus Schools Program? The answer depends on your definition of Outcome Based Education, says Dr. Lanny Barnes. Barnes coordinates the A-Plus School program for Cape Girardeau public schools...
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FREE CONCERT SLATED FOR 7:30 TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
A free family concert will be performed tonight by The River City Ramblers Dixieland band at the First Presbyterian Church, 235 Broadway. The concert, sponsored by J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, will begin at 7:30 p.m...
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ALMA H. SCHIRMER
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
ALTENBURG -- Alma H. Schirmer, 87, of Altenburg died April 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 31, 1907, in New Wells, the daughter of Martin and Diamanda Leine Kutscher. She was married to Rudolph Schirmer on Oct. 21, 1930...
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FRANK PEYTON
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Frank Peyton of East Prairie will be held at 11 a.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. The Rev. Paul Lathum will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Peyton, 86, died Sunday, April 23, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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EDNA C. WOOD
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Edna Charleen Wood, 46, of Mounds, died Sunday, April 23, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Nov. 21, 1948, in Rockford, daughter of Dupree M. and Edna Pauline "Polly" Adams Wood. Wood was a secretary at Meridian High School 26 years, and served as city clerk of Mounds three years. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and had been youth director, Sunday School teacher, and Training Union teacher...
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IVA M. GREER
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Iva May Greer of North Little Rock, Ark., will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Doyle Corlew will officiate, with burial in Essex Cemetery at Essex. Greer, 91, died Saturday, April 22, 1995, at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark...
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FERN V. MUENCH
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Fern V. Muench, 86, of Perryville died Monday, April 24, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 1, 1908, at Frohna, daughter of Arthur and Dixie Wills Raybold. She married J. George Muench April 5, 1931. A homemaker, she was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, the Concordia Ladies Aid and Missouri Farm Bureau...
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EARL SINGLETON
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
SIKESTON -- Earl Singleton, 87, of Sikeston, died Sunday, April 23, 1995, at his home. He was born Aug. 31, 1907, in New Madrid, son of James and Arrie Morris Singleton. He and Norene Ables were married in 1931. Singleton retired from International Shoe Co. He was a charter member of Trinity Baptist Church and was Sunday School secretary 15 years...
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JOSEPH WETHERFORD
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
Joseph Wetherford, 69, 316 S. Lorimier, died Sunday, April 23, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1925, at Egypt Mills, son of Joseph Mathilda Wetherford. He married Jessie Pat Melton, who died in August 1988. Wetherford had been a truck driver with Jerry Lipps Truck Service and Sam Tanksley. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
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VERNAS R. ABERNATHY
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
ADVANCE -- Vernas R. Abernathy, 67, of Advance, died Monday, April 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 3, 1927, at Painton, son of Ed and Myrtle Boyd Abernathy. He and Betty Avett were married Sept. 13, 1951, in East St. Louis, Ill. She died July 12, 1975. He later married Ercie I. Markham Oct. 9, 1982, at Gordonville...
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FLOSSIE L. PONDER
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
CHARLESTON -- Flossie Lee Ponder, 93, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, April 22, 1995, in Coolidge, Ariz. She was born Aug. 24, 1901, in Charleston. She married Lawrence Ponder, who died in 1978. Ponder had lived in Coolidge since 1956. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...
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PERRY R. YOUNT
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Perry Robert Yount, 41, of Sedgewickville, died Monday, April 24, 1995, at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 26, 1953, in Fort Benning, Ga., son of Perry Jess and Betty Jean Lukefahr Yount. Yount was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perryville...
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JAMES E. MCKENNA III
(Obituary ~ 04/25/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- James Edward McKenna III, 48, of Cairo, died Monday, April 24, 1995, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.
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PRIORITY LISTS HELP FOCUS DISCUSSIONS AT STREET HEARING
(Editorial ~ 04/25/95)
Vision 2000's community hearings on transportation needs are drawing a fair turnout of folks who want to have a say on the future of street projects. Both Vision 2000, an organization devoted to community betterment, and those who show up at the meetings are to be commended for getting involved...
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CHALLENGING SB 380
(Editorial ~ 04/25/95)
Even though no hearing has yet been scheduled, a lawsuit filed earlier this month challenging the biggest tax increase in Missouri's history raises some interesting questions. The lawsuit questions the constitutionality of Senate Bill 380, the 1993 legislation called the Outstanding Schools Act that imposed a $315 million tax increase for education without a vote of the people...
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SOME BIG APPLES FOR TEACHERS, THANKS TO NEA
(Editorial ~ 04/25/95)
"I sensed and air of envy for our perceived strength," an anonymous National Education Association hack consoled the teachers union's members in a reply posted on the Internet to Forbes' recent cover story (Comeuppance, Feb. 13). The hack is right on one point: The teachers union has a lot of clout and uses it stranglehold on public education to enrich its members at taxpayers' expense. ...
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ORAN TEACHERS HELPING TO PICK NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
ORAN -- Teachers in the Oran School District consider it an honor to help select their next school superintendent. The district is seeking a replacement for Jack McIntosh, superintendent for the last six years. He has accepted the superintendency at East Prairie starting in July...
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JACKSON BOARD OF EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Tuesday, April 25 7:30 p.m. Information Items A. Presentation of proposed salary schedule for teachers for the 1995-96 school year by the Community Teachers Association's Salary/Welfare Committee. B. Report to board on the district's technology plan...
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SCOTT CITY SCHOOLS HIRE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
SCOTT CITY -- Carol Blanton, who is finishing his second year as Zalma school superintendent, will be the new Scott City elementary principal. Blanton was elementary principal for nine years at Campbell. He also served six years as director of special-education services at Malden...
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SIU-C STUDENTS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale recognized 1,723 undergraduate students at its recent spring Honors Day ceremonies. Honors recognition goes to full-time students with cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or better. Transfer students must achieve a 3.5 grade-point average for all work completed before entering SIU-C...
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AREA STUDENTS GRADUATE AT SOUTHRN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Several area residents graduated with advanced degrees and-or honors from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in December. They will be recognized May 12 through 14 during spring commencement exercises. Area residents, as listed by hometown: Cape Girardeau -- Peggy L. Snowden, Ph.D...
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SOUTHEAST OFFERS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES BY EXAM
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Students at Southeast Missouri State University may earn college credit for up to 30 semester hours through the Credit By Examination Program offered by the school's Testing Services. Both prospective students and currently enrolled students may take the exams, provided certain requirements are met...
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AGRICULTURE CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
About 400 students from 28 high schools participated in the annual District Agriculture and FFA contests. The contests were held March 31 and April 1 at Southeast Missouri State University. First and second place area winners by category and team were:...
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EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR TO BE HONORED
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce will honor the 1995 Educators of the Year May 4 at a dinner and awards presentation. Receiving the awards are Darla Snider, elementary education; Judy Holshouser, vocational administration; and Robert Hartmann, administration...
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SENS. BOND, ASHCROFT SEEK ACADEMIC APPLICATIONS
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
U.S. Sens. Christopher Bond and John Ashcroft announced they are accepting applications from young people interested in appointments to the U.S. military academies. In line with the senators' consolidation of statewide operations, academy applications will be processed at one site...
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KIRN SELECTED FOR STATE ACADEMIC HONOR
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Melissa Kirn, a senior at St. Vincent High School in Perryville has been selected to Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program to honor 100 of Missouri's most outstanding academic students in the graduating class of 1995. Kirn and her parents have been invited to the honors luncheon, "A Celebration of Learning," to be held in Jefferson City, May 6...
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ADAM WHITESIDE GETS GOOD CITIZEN AWARD FROM DAR
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Adam Whiteside, a senior at Meridian High School in Mounds, Ill., was honored with a Good Citizen Award by the Daughter's of the American Revolution at its annual luncheon. Whiteside has been involved in student council, Beta Club, Foreign Language Club, Gifted Program, yearbook staff, baseball and basketball and many other extracurricular activities at Meridian...
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APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR CAMP CHEROKEE RIDGE
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Camp Cherokee Ridge, the resident camp of the Otahki Girl Scout Council, is now accepting applications for summer camp sessions. Girls have the opportunity to plan and experience all program activities at camp. The Otahki Council's camp director is Mary Richards. Richards has two daughters. She invites non-Girl Scouts as well as registered Girl Scouts to register for summer camp. Call Otahki Girl Scout Council at 334-7741 for more information...
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TO BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
Teachers measured the distance each vehicle traveled. Brennan's victory run outdistanced her official mark by 1 foot. Best of Show winners from the Mousetrap Derby were, from left, Andy Pekios, Jefferson School, third place; Tara Duncan, Clippard School, first place; and Travis Weems, Clippard, second place...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: BARBARA DUNCAN FINDS TEACHING A JOY, PRIVILEGE
(Local News ~ 04/25/95)
"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings." -- Robert Louis Stevenson. Following her favorite quotation, Barbara Duncan offers her sixth-grade students a number of things in their Chaffee classroom including painting, singing, cooking and experimenting with learning...
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