Stories from Thursday, November 23, 1995

Scott County Central Schools first quarter honor roll Twelfth Grade - Buddy Alberson, Amy Canady, Travis Glueck, Chad Giffith, David Heeb, Robin Jenkins, Sara Lefler, Kathy Newsom, Ryan Perkins, Jennifer Slipis. Eleventh Grade - Gary Mize, Kelley Rodgers, Lissa Scott...

Nell Holcomb School High Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Tara Herbst, Jeremiah Watson. Seventh Grade - Phillip Davidson, Martin Hoffman, Alexis McDowell, Brett Price, Chris Shank, Justin Vines. Sixth Grade - Asley Beitz, Caleb Buis, Krissy Cagle, Sarah Hyslop, Staci Richardson, Bradley Schafer...

Jackson Junior High A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Stephanie Amos, Connie Aufdenberg, Anthony Baker, Wade Bartels, Chad Birk, Jonathan Bragg, Carly Brown, Heather Brown, Kristen Bundy, Andrew Clark, Kenda Clark, Kevin Eakins, Jennifer Ellis, Gabriel Estes, Charles Evans, Paul Findlay, Chrissi Glastetter, Juddson Hagans, Matthew Hale, Leslie Hanschen, Gabriel Hartwig, Thomas Henderson, Ginger Hendrix, Jennifer Horst, Meredith Jackson, John Johannes, Amy Johnson, Jennifer Kelley, Dayna King, Chris Kohm, Katherine Kutscher, Jessie Litzelfelner, Julie Litzelfelner, Andrew Leuhrs, Brittney McDowel, Kelly McElrath, Suzanne McGruder, Bradley Milde, Kelly Murray, Sara Nothdurft, Emily O'Loughlin, Kelli Puchbauer, Lisa Renner, Sara Rhodes, Alicia Riley, Lucas Rouggly, Raegan Scheper, Brent Schumer, Andrew Seabaugh, Allison Shinn, Jessica Shultz, Nicholas Snyder, Rosetta Southerland, Brandon Spitzmiller, Sarah Stiegemeyer, Anna Stoverink, Sarah Strack, Casey Tallent, Kara Thoma, Brandy Trotter, Heather Turnbow, Angela Underwood, Bryan Valentine, Tyson Watson, Ryan Weissmueller, Jaime Wheeler, Nathan Windeknecht, Becky Winkler, Heather Woods, Joshua Zinner, Joshua Zoellner.. ...

Chaffee Schools first quarter honor roll A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Tommy Burnett, Ginger Dees, Emily Gauthier, Eric Hanselman, Keith Landeros, Eric Little, Darrin Meuir, Trae Meyr, Tommy Rauch, Jeannie Rice, Amy Stevens, Julie Stroup, Jamie Wessel...

Cape Central High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Sarah Adams, Jason Azuma, Danielle Barlow, Diana Bartosik, Tiffany Biggerstaff, Courtney Boren, Christina Brueckner, Adam Bryant, Alice Chen, Casey Cook, Bryan Daume, Elizabeth Eudy, Angela Fornkohl, James Fox, David Haycraft, Courtney Hunter, Laurie Ingram, Jennifer Jones, Carlen Keller, Bryan Kelpe, Kari Kipper, Paul Kranawetter, Rebecca Long, Amy Marr, Elizabeth Martin, Timothy Mayfield, Lesley McCloskey, Bryn McDougall, Jane Mosebach, Briann Nicholson, Jennifer Oslund, Laurie Perry, Amber Pool, Jill Prince, Rebekah Rigg, Heather Ross, Emily Roussel, Nadia Sauer, Erinn Schermann, Felisha Session, Laura Sheets, Stephanie Slaten, Nanda Somarajan, Sarah Sterrett, Aaron Stott, Emily Trueblood, Kara Vogelsang, Michelle Volkerding, Joanna Wagner, Laura Wagoner, Lillie Weaver, Andrea Wlker, Leah Wessel, Lawrence Wilson, Jessica Winkler.. ...

Cape Girardeau Central Junior HIgh A Honor Roll Ninth Grade - Jonathan Anderson, Ruth Bechtold, Jennifer Bonner, Leigh Ann Christain, Kristen Conrad, Anjulia Dahiya, Meagan Edmonds, Sam Fletcher, Grace Freeman, Shawn Haley, Keisha Hannan, Matt Hawkins, Jeff Haycraft, Akiko Hirao, Angela Hoffman, Kris Kinder, Cecilia Kuntz, Leanne Lee, Gelanie Lockhart, Annise Maguire, Jason Marietta, Tahisha McBride, Natalie McCormack, Julie McGowen, Christina McWilliams, Jessica Merkis, Mitch Ogles, Andrew Ostrenga, Jason Owen, Brandon Ruth, Madeline Simington, Nathan Skinner, David Stahr, Lauri Swallow, Susan Tansil, Rachelle Thomas, Cara Young, Matt Younghouse, Dongyan Zhang, Tricia Zimmer.. ...

Jackson High School Scholastic Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Tori Allen, Rachelle Brown, Mike Cracraft, Jarred Crouch, Christopher Dittmer, Kevin Goodier, Cassanda Hope, Erika Knowlan, Leigh Ann Lichtenegger, Tonya Meehan, Emily Reisenbichler, Nikki Schwent...

Trinity Lutheran School A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Jennifer Daume, Jarrod Grebing, Elizabeth Hobbs, Elizabeth Meyr, Ramsey Stevens. Seventh Grade - Amanda Blattner, Diane Griffith, Erica Hileman, Kenneth Hoffman, Crystal Morton, Sarah Muench, Carol Perry...

Delta Schools first quarter honor roll A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Samantha Bond, Racheal Brown, Michael Cook, Chris Cox, Michelle Eby, Alan Fish, Matt Helderman, Salli Nothdurft, Glenda Pirtle, Amber Price, Sarah Seabaugh, Alissa Swindell, Elizabeth Trankle, Mark Winchester...

Scott City Elementary School Sixth Grade - Kadi Ancell, Boomer Brawley, Ruth Carter, Makenzie Cartwright, Sara Cochran, Heather Compass, Ryan Corn, Tiffany Cowell, Michelle DeLaCruz, Dana Essner, Andrew Estes, Taran Farmer, Jennifer Heck, Carla Hillemann, Matt Johnston, Dana Jones, Kassi Knight, Justin Lederman, Charlie Lindberg, Sarah McFall, Ashley Miller, Mindy Miller, Rachel Noon, Ashley Raines, Shannon Seabaugh, Della Shuffit, Aaron Simmers, Kyla Smith, Rozz Venable, Gretchen Ward, Ashley Yetman.. ...

St. Vincent De Paul A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Jacinda Bratton, Jill Edwards, Cory Elfrink, Mark Fisher, Christine Kimball, Jennifer Markin, Amanda Sharp, Michael Sirimaturos, Jean Stoverink, Natalie Watts. Seventh Grade - Mark Berkbigler, Lindsey Davis, Jennifer Diebold, Amber Elfrink, Kurt Glastetter, Gail Heuschober, Carrie Jo Laurentius, Susan Layton, Katie Mehner, Stephanie Meyer, Jeffrey Overbey...

Scott City Junior and Senior High A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Melissa Burlbaugh, Angela DeLaCruz, Heidi Fisher, David Hackler, Neil Sanders, Malgorzata Stepak, Adrian Strahan, Brandon Swanner, Kara Westrich. Eleventh Grade - Brandy Bridwell, Kara Doson, Sara Emerson, Ben Henson, Lucinda Hillemann, Amy Kiplinger, Danielle Pierce, Tara Sanford, Jeremy Smith...

Jackson Middle School Scholastic Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Katie Fink, Shannon MacDonald, Joseph Walter, Laura Wissehr. Sixth Grade - Alicia Alderson, Leslie Bowen, Justin Thompson, Jennifer Weiss. A Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Chad Barks, David Bill, Ricky Biri, Amanda Bollinger, Eric Bosco, Erin Bragg, Caitlin Bricknell, Jason Brown, Katie Casson, Jonathan Coleman, Jessica Craft, Matthew Ferrell, Stacey Gambill, Matthew Gerler, Amanda Gould, Anna Gourdin, Ryan Granger, Juliann Hall, Daniel Henderson, Bradley Hill, Larissa Hodo, Lacey Illers, John Jackson, Elizabeth Johnson, Justin Jones, Brandee King, Deidre King, Eric Kohler, Scott Lane, Meredith Lape, Kelli Laurentius, Kristi Leadbetter, Brent Lewis, Sarah Lintner, Ashley Littrell, Brandon Lorenz, Andrea Lund, Christopher Lynn, Margaret Martin, Cory McElrath, Lindsey Meyr, Bradley Mirly, Erica Moyers, Jessica Moyers, Jessica Nelson, Jason Overbaugh, Kalpesh Patel, Sarah Propst, Aaron Puchbauer, Lindsey Reedy, Nathan Rees, Noah Reese, Jonathan Reno, Shannon Rhodes, Caitlin Roark, Donnie Rodgers, Joshua Schreiner, Chad Schuessler, Gregory Schwab, Kelli Seabaugh, Todd Shelton, Michael Siebert, Curtis Sievers, Matthew Sissom, Dannelle Stetina, Mary Stinson, Christine Stone, Shannon Stover, Ryan Stroder, Kaci Thompson, McKenzie Turley, Clay Turner, Ryan Vangilder, Mark Wade, Amanda Walter, Andrew Welker, Blake Williams, Michael Wilson, Andrew Young.. ...

Cape Christian School A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Jonathan Smart. Fifth Grade - Caitlin Bahn, Rachael McCormick, Nathan Snow. Fourth Grade - Lucas Presson, Conor Trulsson. Third Grade - Jackson Bahn, T.J. Bierschwal, Kenny DeCoursey, Devon Edmonds, Jessica Gardner, Krissie Hetherington, Ryan Johnston, Joshua Wright...

A Honor Roll Sixth Grade - Jamie Latta, Marsha Weibrecht, Marlene Werne, Carrie McClard, Corey Popp. Fifth Grade - Carly Pind. Fourth Grade - Tara Ford, Katie Williams, Maryam Fouad, Tyson Seabaugh, Whitney Sibley, Nikita Smith. Third Grade - Katie Dillingham, Elizabeth Riley-Land, Amanda Price...

Kelly Elementary School in Benton first quarter honor roll Sixth Grade - Melanie Belk, Derick Bramlett, Ashley Butler, Amy Cato, Adam Daughhetee, Stacey Evans, Travis Glueck, Brian Hency, Asti Jewell, Hillary Knight, Natalie Lewer, Jessica Rea, Kelly Reynolds, Michael Romas, Andrew Sever, Todd Shelby, Deandra Smith, Garrett Stricker, Brittany Turner, Angela Walker, Derick Wheetley, Ashley Wilburn, James Wilson, Joyce Wimberley...

A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Jennifer Bucher, Amy Essner, Bonnie Essner, Arica Kluesner, Brandon Smiley. Seventh Grade - Jessica Arnzen. Sixth Grade - Brent Essner, Neal Essner, Teresa Minor. Fifth Grade - Julie Essner, Megan Ressel. Fourth Grade - Jessica Diebold, Allen Frey, Laura Weissmueller, Rachel Wright...

Leopold High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Patricia Deck, Jennifer Peters, Chris Seabaugh, David Turner, Amy Vandeven. Eleventh Grade - Cindy Eeftink, Calvin Horrell, Jill Landewee. Tenth Grade - Jennifer DeBrock, John Vandeven. Ninth Grade - Susie Deck, Stephanie Horrell, Matt Nanney, Beth Nenninger, Lisa Peters, Jennifer VanGennip...

Oak Ridge Junior ahd Senior HIgh Twelfth Grade - Kristy Bodenschatz, Laura Coomer, Jadie Eisenhauer, Pat Nesbit, Mandy Ponder, Sami Schoen, Crissy Smith. Eleventh Grade - Brandy Hull, Matt Mangels, Sarah Riehn, Kacey Schaper, Amy Strickland, Lindsey Thomas...

Advance Junior and Senior High High Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Vashawn Cato, Kristi Jenkins, Brandy Limbaugh, Leslie Richmond, Jennifer Westbrook, Amy Wilton. Eleventh Grade - Amanda Broshuis, Nicole Cooper, Matt DeJournett, Katrina Georger. Tenth Grade - Amy Georger, Darlene Nilsen, Lana Richmond...

St. Mary's School A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Michelle Hency, Mark Ostendorf, Tim Robert. Seventh Grade - Kate Fisher, Michael Ha, Herman Lui. Sixth Grade - Meredith LeGrand, Danny Robert. Fifth Grade - Doris Dorlac. Fourth Grade - Kristen Boos, Amanda Dirnberg, Loreal Garner...

Immaculate Conception A Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Melinda Burnett, Casey Pingle, Casey Randol, Nicole Roth, Emily Unverferth. Seventh Grade - Sarah Biri, Ronnie Brown, Zach Friedrich, Kendra Hinkebein, Andrea Koeper. Sixth Grade - Matt Balsmann, Elizabeth Baugh, Libby Beussink, Blair Hinkebein, Geoffrey Kinder, Lisa Millham, Nicole Poythress, Clayton Randol, Alicia Sachse, Caleb Seyer, Elizabeth Toole...

Notre Dame High School A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Thomas Berkbigler, Lori Bles, Jeremy Bratton, Sarah Essner, Bethanie Gosche, William Hamm, Sara Jansen, Jennifer Layton, Benjamin LeGrand, Jill Ostendorf, Kristin Reinagel, Ryan Rosenquist, Matthew Rubel, Bryan Schaefer, Amisha Shah, Julie Stoverink, Jennifer Teegarden, Adam Vickery, Julie Wehner, Jaime Welker...

L.J. Schultz, Cape Girardeau A Honor Roll Gregory Bartosik, Patricia Bennett, Gabriel Bragg, Sarah Brown, Allison Bryant, Benjamin Carter, Laura Clark, Christopher Cole, Julie Crank, Ashley Crocker, Ryan Dewrock, Ashlei East, Kristal Fish, Omar Fouad, Cassie Gross, Justin Hawkins, Erin Haycraft, Rebecca Hellrich, Heather Hey, Alyssa Holyfield, Allison Johnson, Jason Kopf, Lindsay Landgraf, Melody Mayer, Nikkaela McCullough, Bret McNabb, Richard Ogles, Mary Owen, Mackenzie Price, Renee Shoulders, Sara Sprigg, Stephen Stahr, Wendy Stott, Christina Veneziano, Hannah Weir.. ...

20St. Denis School in Benton first quarter honor roll Eighth Grade - Camille Bollinger, Allison Burger, Justin Essner, Kirstin Glaser, Amber Scherer, LeShae Simmons, Brandi Ziegler, Audrey Burford, James Essner, Casey Fodge, Julie Milam, Daniel Seyer, Samantha Welter...

St. Paul Lutheran School High Honor Roll Eighth Grade - Michelle Birk, Laura Horst, Greg Meier, Julie Wunderlich. Seventh Grade - Pamela Birk, Matthew Palisch, Clay Pingel. Sixth Grade - Nathan Brown, Tabitha Brown, Nathan Buchheit, Ashley Ehlers, Ashley Hemmann, Jeffrey Koeller, Jeremy Koeller, Merideth Leimer, Lindsey Lynch, Douglas Ludwig, Alysse Moore, Ashley Myer, Josh Parham, Lindsey Rhodes, Cheryl Trotter, Traci Weissmueller, Dana Wright...

Oran Junior and High School first quarter honor roll Twelfth Grade - Amanda Abner, Mike Bramlett, Jesse Branson, Crissy Daniel, Micah Farrar, Justin Jones, Laramie Klipfel, Dana Kluesner, Jamie Mansker, Genni Owen, Aaron Teague, Steven Trankler, Clint Tyler...

Kelly Junior and Senior High A Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Kevin Brown, Derek Graham, Beau Hennemann, Chadd James, Amanda Taylor, Chris Vetter. Eleventh Grade - Connie Backfisch, Derek Emerine, Jill Fisher, Adam Glueck, Brian Heuring, Kim Kern, Jeffrey McNiell, Dana Seyer, Amy Shanks Jaclyn Welter, Jennifer Welter...

A holiday survival kit will be presented to the first 1,000 shoppers, 18 and over, who enter the Cape Girardeau Target store, 202 Siemers Drive, Friday. The kits, designed to help Target guests ease into the bustling holiday season, includes a number of product samples, such as Frutopia ice-tea drink, Excedrin, Kellogg's Pop-Tarts and Colgate toothpaste...

JACKSON--Ethel Mae Platt, 96, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995, at Deal Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 26, 1898, at Ava, daughter of Charles and Idella Turner Spurlock. She and H. Harold Platt were married May 16, 1920, at Ava. He died Aug. 29, 1982...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Historic Magnolia Manor will open for the Christmas season today. All 14 rooms of the 1869 mansion will be decorated in the theme "I Believe in Santa." "Every room includes Christmas trees and a Santa Claus," said Tracy Hughes, curator at Magnolia Manor. "The Santas will range from old-fashioned to pioneer to modern Santas."...

Some years ago this newspaper published as essay of mine called "How many selves do you have?" A reader applauded me for having the courage to include my own incredible selves in the host I attributed to others. I thought of this on reading Paul Greenberg's recent column entitled "Just the two of us." He managed to reduce his many selves to two opposites. ...

Son to Mark and Mary Ann Linze of Vergennes, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 1995. Name, Jared Allen. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Linze is the former Mary Ann Craft, daughter of Mary Lou Craft Wright of Anna, Ill., and the late Jesse and Grace Manus of Buncombe, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Linze are self-employed. He is the son of Ron and Dorella Linze of Murphysboro, Ill...

JACKSON -- Norman H. Ludwig, 73, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 17, 1922, to Harry Ludwig and Fridea Kasten Ludwig at Shawneetown. He married Mayovah Mirly June 14, 1942, at Chaffee...

SIKESTON -- Darintesz Strickland, 11, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995. Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston from 6-8 p.m. Sunday. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Smith Avenue Church of God.

SIKESTON -- Mallory Gene Griggs, 9, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis. She was born March 18, 1986, at Denver, Colo., daughter of Darryl and Teresa Self Griggs. She was a fourth-grade student at Lee Hunter Elementary School and a member of the Miner Baptist Church...

MOREHOUSE -- Richard Allen Lutes, 26, of Morehouse, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He was born Oct. 6, 1969, at Dexter. Lutes had lived in San Diego, Calif., 21 years, moving recently to Morehouse...

ANNA, Ill. -- Mary Elizabeth Chamness, 76, of St. Louis, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995, at Memorial Home nursing facility in St. Louis. She was born July 27, 1919, in Orland, Ind., daughter of William P. and Mara Dickinson Booth. She and Elmer E. "Tug" Chamness were married Dec. 27, 1945, in Angola, Ind. He died Oct. 10, 1995...

Funeral service for Roxanna D. Taylor, 4987 Old Cape Road East, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Jerry Statler will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel from 5-8 p.m. today. The Eagles Auxiliary will conduct a memorial service at 7...

NEW HAMBURG -- Elmer F. Dumey, 83, Chaffee Route 1, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 16, 1912, in New Hamburg, son of George and Mathilda Goetz Dumey. He and Bertha Vetter were married Feb. 21, 1938...

ADVANCE -- Kent C. Massey, 75, of Advance, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born June 17, 1920, in Hazen, Ark., son of Hoase and Ruby Johnson Massey. Massey was a retired machine operator. He was formerly of Paragould, Ark...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Vernon R. Stinebrook of Caseyville, Ill., was held Wednesday at Trinity Pentecostal Church there. The Rev. Willis Clark officiated, with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery in St. Francis, Ark. Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill., was in charge of arrangements...

Egyptian Junior and Senior High High Honor Roll Twelfth Grade - Heather Crisler, Jeremiah Johnson, Carina Browning, Todd Honey, Janet Buchanan, Crystal Cihocki, Christy Foeste, Natasha Jordan, Kara Hill, La'Tray Jeffers, Bobbi Poole. Eleventh Grade - Rebecca Koen, Farrah Gathright...

Meridian Elementary School High Honor Roll Seventh Grade - Crystal Palmisano, Adam Thurston. Sixth Grade - Michelle Bone, Ashley Burd, Lana Butler, Emily Herring, Dustin Thurston, Evonnia Woods. Fifth Grade - David Ballard, Aaron Britton, Rebecca Conant, Collin Crain, Steven Gregory, Haley Hannan, Rebekah Herring, Chereka Hollis, Carolyn Hyte, Tasha Lawrence, Mark Mathis, Aaron Mize, Jake Palmisano, Megan Pannell, Amanda Rundle, Ashley Sharp, Tracy Sticker, Clotee Woods...

Southeast Missouri State University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will combine forces in a program Dec. 5. The musical groups will perform at 8 p.m. in Academic Auditorium. Admission is $4, and $2 for seniors and students. University faculty, staff and students will be admitted free with an I.D...

A Piedmont man has been appointed as presiding commissioner of Wayne County. The selection of Marvin E. Bowles, 70, was announced Tuesday by Gov. Mel Carnahan. Bowles succeeds Paul A. VanNoy, who died in October. "Marvin is very dedicated to serving the citizens of Wayne County. He is an active member of the community and he is more than qualified to hold this important position," Carnahan said...

A Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's deputy resigned Wednesday after being suspended for failure to pass a drug screening. Sheriff John Jordan said the deputy, a jailer, was suspended indefinitely Tuesday. The deputy then resigned Wednesday afternoon. Jordan declined to identify the jailer, but the Southeast Missourian learned he is Adam Young. Young had been with the department since 1993...

SCOTT CITY -- Although this tribe of Indians didn't greet the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and most of these Pilgrims didn't face the challenges of building a colony in New England, they all have plenty of things to be thankful for this year -- their families and food ranked high in the list...

Dave Hutson of Hutson's Fine Furniture is partially hidden by the mountain Christmas window display at 43 S. Main St. This year's display features nine electric trains. Visitors to downtown Cape Girardeau can see two "Walls of Fame" today -- The Missouri Wall of Fame that includes caricatures of notable Missourians on the Mississippi River wall, and the Santa's Wall of Fame, depicting many of Christmas' notable characters...

When Nancy L. Jernigan and her family decided to move from Dallas, Texas, back home to Cape Girardeau, they began reading the Southeast Missourian as part of the job search. Then Nancy saw a news story about the retirement of Dorothy Klein, the Area Wide United Way's longtime executive director...

The General Services Administration will hold a public hearing Jan. 25 on its preferred downtown site for a new federal courthouse. The site is a two-block area just south of the Federal Building. The rescheduled hearing will be at Port Cape Girardeau restaurant. Registration for the hearing will begin at 6 p.m., with the hearing slated to begin at 6:30 p.m...

Nov. 23, 1995 Dear Adams family, You must wonder at these once-a-year missives from the unfathomable Midwest. You know I will call to wish you happy Thanksgiving anyway, but the passage of another year deserves documentation. When last we spoke, Arlene was hammering away at her writer's block, Patrick was watching a football game, Duke and Marylea had moved to San Francisco, Peter was waiting for his first movie to come out (It never made Cape Girardeau), Emily was getting work at the Times, John was happily in a relationship, Dominick had gotten married (whew), Tom and his beloved were blissful, Erin and Marky had split up, found new mates and were quad-parenting, Christine and Nick were about to celebrate Cole's 6-month birthday, and Angela was extolling the virtues of her new beau compared to the one she was happy with until she found out he was not divorced but was bankrupt.. ...

Students in the Edward M. Spicer Tutorial program at St. James AME Church will soon have a new computer to aid their studies, thanks to a $900 YELL grant. "We're going to get some programs for the computer that will give them some word recognition skills and some language skills," said Juanita Spicer. In addition, she said, students will be able to learn some "basic computer skills."...

British author Susan Haskins will present a lecture titled "Much Maligned Magdalen" at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Southeast Missouri State University Museum. The museum is located in Memorial Hall. Haskins is the author of "Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor."...

The Southeast Missouri State University Chamber Players will perform at 3 p.m. Dec. 3 at Old St. Vincent's Church. The players are a group fo area professional musicians and music teachers. They recently were featured at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- "Beauty and the Beast," a non-Disney musical adaptation of the timeless story, will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shryock Auditorium on the SIU-Carbondale campus. The production features high-tech effects, spectacular costumes and sets and a score performed by the live orchestra. It is presented by Musicals America, with book and lyrics by Cherie Coons and music by Tom Sivak...

Soprano Carrie Williams is one of more than 160 singers who will perform Tuesday. Five years ago, Dr. John Egbert directed 75 singers in the Choral Union and an orchestra of nine in a performance of Schubert's Mass in G. Only last spring, the Chorale Union, University Choir and University Orchestra had grown to a mass of more than 200 performers and proved themselves equal to the challenges presented by Carl Orff's masterwork "Carmina Burana."...

"Amahl and the Night Visitors" will be presented Dec. 7 by the Southeast Missouri State University Music Theater Workshop and the University Theatre. The English-language opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti will be performed after a 6 p.m. dinner at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. The University Singers, a strolling madrigal group, also will entertain...

Holiday parades are an American tradition and the Christmas Parade of Lights through downtown Cape Girardeau on Sunday will accentuate the color and warmth of the holiday season. There will be twinkling lights, Yuletide tunes, merry people on floats and on foot -- and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will lead the way...

Two new colorful signs have been erected at Town Plaza Shopping Center as part of its renovation effort. The signs face William Street and Kingshighway. It's coming up fast -- the weekend after Thanksgiving that marks the start of the big rush toward Christmas. The many merchants at Town Plaza Shopping Center have stocked their shelves with affordable quality merchandise...