Stories from Tuesday, May 13, 1997

Jerry Jansen has seen a number of changes in his field since he began teaching "shop" 19 years ago. The Chaffee industrial technology teacher for grades seven through 12 said the industrial arts aspect is still important, but more emphasis has been placed on technology in programs throughout the country in recent years...

Cheers to Lorberg Funeral Chapel Cornerstone Church praised Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel, which donates use of the gymnasium behind the funeral home to churches, schools and civic organizations. Cornerstone is in its second year of using the facility, and youth pastor Dale Holman said it has been a big help to the church's men's basketball league. Other churches, Notre Dame High School and Optimist basketball leagues also use the facility, which is typically booked solid...

Cybertip: Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week with us at SEMissourian.com. E-mail stories of kindnesses done to you and we'll publish them. You can also register for Kindness books we're giving away. Hungry? Satiate your cyber-appetite on the Internet with food, recipes, and nutrition all conveniently packaged on the World Wide Web...

Although their homelands are separated by thousands of miles and the Pacific Ocean, when the Matthew and Marsha Elfrink family helped Jinma Le get settled in Cape Girardeau, that random act of kindness built a lasting bridge of friendship. "We met Le in January of 1996," said Marsha Elfrink, a sales representative at Hutson Furniture in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...

Frank and Eleanor Cook of Crump say they might not be around today if it wasn't for the six "guardian angels" who saved their lives. "We appreciated it so much," Frank said. "We don't know what we would have done if it wasn't for them." Matt and Tonya Huffman, Nick Panagos, Tim Dameron, Heather Collier and Keisha Clardy are the people that Eleanor Crump calls her guardian angels...

Everything is jake with Jake. He fetches smiles wherever he goes. The 4-year-old golden retriever and his owner, Phyllis Spence of Cape Girardeau, visit the Missouri Veterans Home three times a week. Veterans smile and reach out to pet the 100-pound dog when he comes down the halls or stops in their rooms to visit...

Gov. Mel Carnahan accused lawmakers Monday of being irresponsible in failing to pass a budget and ordered a special session on spending to finish the task. The session will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, a half hour after the 1997 regular session is scheduled to end...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Despite the insistence of about 35 people, the Tamms Board of Trustees refused Monday night to reconsider acceptance of a federal grant to hire up to three additional police officers. The board did agree unanimously, however, to hire another police officer on at least a part-time basis when money became available in the village budget...

A new speckled variety batik iris grows in Matthews Iris Garden at Randles. It happens every summer -- Charles Pickett packs his bags in the big city and heads for Randles. Pickett, who lives in Chicago, takes four weeks of vacation during May to return to the Matthews Iris Garden near Randles...

PERRYVILLE -- Two sophomores at Perryville High School died Monday afternoon after the car they were in crashed with a pickup truck just south of Perryville. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Clinton Richard and Dustin Meyer, both 16 and of Perryville, died following the accident...

"It is in the shelter of each other that the people live." -- Irish proverb When I think of kindness, I can't help but think of Mill. Mill is a little old lady who lives down on Mill Street. I'm sure some of you know her or at least know of her. Children call her Mill, partly because they can't pronounce her name and partly because she lives on Mill Street...

PERRYVILLE - Solar Communications of Perryville will be without its printing operations soon but will continue its direct marketing operations. Solar Communications, which has been in the industrial park since 1988, is a supplier of printing, packaging and market services to the direct marketing industry, has announced a consolidation of manufacturing facilities...

To the editor: On my way back to Scopus from Jackson last week, I was thinking on how people in this area are really proud of their lineage. I was alone on Highway 34 heading for home thinking of how many people drove on this highway for the recent scenic river drive. So I took the time to drink in all the natural and historical features dressed up in their finest for all to see...

To the editor: Many people are quick to turn to the obituary page of the newspaper. Sometimes I find myself doing that also. In the April 7 issue, I was impressed and curious, as well as pleased, to see a number of symbols of the flag by several obituaries. I was so delighted when I read of the suggestion by the American Legion in Jackson of doing that...

When the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was first announced several years ago, there were quite a few raised eyebrows. How could a slab of granite with names of Vietnam casualties do justice to the sacrifices of so many?...

The ratings for television shows that went into effect at the first of the year are barely making a dent in how decisions are made to view certain programs. Many parents complain that designations such as TV-PG and TV-MA don't provide enough information to make an informed decision about whether or not youngsters should be watching...

I GUESS this is an act of kindness that I'm doing. I bought a plant and potted it and took it to a friend just to give it to her as a gift. And now I'm baking a pie for some of the young folks who are graduating from high school from our church. So I'm going to give it to them so they'll have it this evening...

Tuesday, May 13, 1997 7:30 p.m. Jackson Middle School Library Action Items: A. Consider authorization to sell surplus property. Dr. Jones. B. Consider cooperative agreement between Cape Girardeau Public Schools and Jackson R-II School District for delivery of adult basic education services. Dr. Jones...

Nathan McGuire was at it again Monday for Notre Dame High's baseball team. The senior righthander continued his phenomenal season with a five-inning no-hitter as the Bulldogs swamped visiting Dexter 10-0. McGuire improved his personal record to 10-0 as the Bulldogs moved to 18-3. It was McGuire's second no-hitter of the season and lowered his already minuscule 0.91 earned-run average. In 59 innings, he has struck out 83 and walked just eight...

Entering just the second season of high school soccer at Cape Central this spring, the Lady Tigers set the lofty goal of an undefeated season for 1997. With a 3-1 home victory over Carbondale, Ill., Monday at Shawnee Park, improving their record to 14-0, the Lady Tigers are just two victories away from attaining their `perfect' goal...

Southeast Missouri State University will face Eastern Illinois at 10 a.m. Thursday in a first-round elimination game of the Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The six-team tourney hosted by Middle Tennessee State will feature three other games Thursday, including one other opening-round elimination contest...

JACKSON -- Even though they aren't among the top seeds, Farmington and Jackson both consider themselves contenders for next week's Class 4A, District 1 baseball tournament. And through six innings here Monday, the squads certainly played the part. Farmington was clinging to a 4-3 lead in an exciting, relatively well-played contest...

FARMINGTON -- Notre Dame qualified for the Class 2A state golf meet for a second consecutive year Monday, edging out St. Pius of Festus by two strokes. Arcadia Valley won the nine-team district meet at Eagle Lake by a comfortable 15-shot margin, shooting a 320 total. Notre Dame finished at 335 as St. Pius carded a 337. Rounding out the remainder of the field: Portageville (342), Herculaneum (358), Kennett (363), Malden (365), Clearwater (368) and Caruthersville (369)...

Sally LeGrand and Lachelle Cook captured first place in the SEMO Horseshoe Association's tournament this past weekend at Kelso Country Club. Rose Kern and Dennis McMillen finished second and Irv Vandeven and Larry Burford placed third. The Association's next event will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sikeston Eagle Lodge...

BENTON -- -- Robert Smith of Sikeston took the lead on the first lap over polesitter Billy James and went on to lead the final 20 laps to capture the Super Street Feature Saturday at Missouri International Racepark. On the way to victory, Smith lapped the entire field with the exception of the second- and third-place cars...

MORLEY -- Kenny Gaebler continued his exceptional season for Delta Monday, using both his arm and bat in the Bobcats's 13-0 victory over Scott County Central. Gaebler pitched a five-inning no-hitter and also went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple and six RBIs...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Leon Sams, 81, of Olive Branch died Sunday May 11, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 5, 1915, in Alexander County, the son of William Franklin and Josephine Henderson Sims. On April 2, 1951, he married Dorothy Irey Isom...

Twin daughters to Han I. and Kristie Elaine Oh, 1701 Grandview, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Sunday, May 4, 1997. Katherine Elizabeth was born at 10:33 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces. Allison Leigh was born at 10:34 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. The Ohs have another daughter. Mrs. Oh is the former Kristie Roetto, daughter of Tom and Mary Roetto of Springfield. Oh is the son of Ul and Soon Oh of Springfield. He is employed at Procter & Gamble...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Harley W. "Buddy" Poole, 75, of Tamms died Monday, May 12, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Oct. 15, 1921, in Hurst Bush, son of James Henry and Elizabeth Mae Mize Poole. Poole had worked at Anna State Hospital...

Robert C. Evans, 84, of Eldon and Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 12, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Jeremiah Anthony and Jeremy Adam Hansil will be held at 1:30 p.m. today in Anna Cemetery. The Rev. Dan Ballance will officiate. Friends may call after noon today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The twins died at birth Saturday, May 10, 1997, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Ella Grant of Jackson will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Grant, 94, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...

About 59 area law enforcement officers will be meeting this morning at Red Lobster restaurant in Cape Girardeau to begin one leg of the Special Olympics torch run. The officers will meet at 8:30 a.m. to begin their 69-mile run north on Interstate 55...

DELTA -- Nearly 4,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia leaked out of a fertilizer trailer Monday night in a field near Delta, sending three people to the hospital. The spill happened as Mike Halton was spreading the liquid fertilizer over a field near Highway 25. He said he smelled the gas when a coupling hose broke loose. He abandoned the vehicle and called 911...