Stories from Sunday, November 2, 1997

To the editor: I have spent most of my life failing to live each day to its fullest by letting the worries and fears of tomorrow rob me of the joys of today. For the most part, those worries and fears never took place, and hardly ever did they become a reality...

Fifty students from eight area high schools attended the 5th annual "Camp Enterprise" held at the Peaceful Valley Camp In St, Mary, Mo. on September 13th & 14th. Camp Enterprise is a major vocational service project of the Rotary Clubs of the Jackson and Cape Girardeau area. The Camp was an intensive two-day seminar and workshop on business issues where the students interacted with business executives, government representatives and university personnel from the surrounding area...

It has been said that Jackson got just what they were looking for when they commissioned Stadt as the city's first ever K9 unit last November. What Jackson has in Stadt is a K9 that is tough on crime and the proper disposition to really shine at public appearances...

25 years ago, 1972 Surprising observers, Cape Girardeau County Court has ordered juvenile detention home issue -- scheduled to be voted upon Nov. 7 -- off ballot; court has decided to fund construction of juvenile detention home with county's share of federal revenue-sharing program not to exceed $150,000; voters were to have voted on one-year tax of 10 cents per $100 assessed valuation...

Area produce growers enjoyed good support from local customers this year, vendors at the Cape Girardeau Farmers' Market said Thursday as the market closed for the season. The market, which this year had 18 vendors participating, conducts business every Thursday from May through October at the Plaza Galleria parking lot. This was the market's 13th year in operation...

Tuesday afternoon I was in St. Louis, the day after Monday's historic, 554 point "crash" on Wall Street. Some analysts refer to the financial melt down as a mere, "technical correction." I guess that depends on whose money is at stake! I overheard a conversation between two well-dressed business men. The first man said, "I heard Bill Gates lost $1.7 billion yesterday. How much did you lose?"...

The Hollywood speech by Vice President Al Gore praising the producers of the television show "Ellen" has received nowhere near the comment and analysis it deserves. That's why I was delighted that the Nov. 3 issue of the Weekly Standard features a cover story analyzing "Why Al Gore Got Into Bed With Ellen" by John Podhoretz...

To the editor: On a recent Sunday we had a power outage of several hours. This was quite an inconvenience for some and a real problem for others. Even a dead battery on one's automobile can cause an inconvenience and a problem if one is caught away from an agency which can come to the rescue...

In off moments, when they think no one is listening, most Missouri legislators will admit they are not held in high esteem by their fellow citizens. Missourians not only are skeptical, which is healthy, but they also are cynical, distrustful and angry at political institutions, which is not healthy...

A remarkable speaker visited our community week before last in the person of Carol Everett. This grandmother had long wanted to achieve millionaire status and had a plan to get there by 1984. Somewhere along the road, however, Carol Everett had a dramatic change of heart. After years of marketing and selling abortions to young girls, she now is speaking nationwide against the multibillion-dollar abortion industry...

To the editor: My doctor said that I need a family doctor for certain kinds of illnesses. I noticed in the paper that a new doctor was advertising for new patients. I called the doctor's office and said that I wanted to get an appointment. I asked her if she was taking new patients, and she said yes. When I told her that I was on Medicare with other insurance, she told me that they could not take me. They said that their quota was filled up for Medicare patients...

It was one of the quickest flip-flops in history. In a matter of days, President Bill Clinton went from trumpeting support for the Internal Revenue Service -- claiming its service had improved the last five years -- to backing the bipartisan bill moving through Congress to reform that agency. ...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Alexander County Clerk Sue Harrington and at least one candidate for the Cairo Board of Education aren't concerned about a call for federal intervention in Tuesday's elections because they said they've done nothing wrong. "It's a bunch of crap," Harrington said. "Everybody gets a fair chance in my office."...

Cookies. Cakes. Biscuits. Buns. Over the years, cookies have been known by many names. The word cookie literally comes from the Dutch word, koekje, which means little cake. And when thoughts turn to the mouthwatering smells and tastes of Christmas, cookies take the forefront...

Everything from making tenants responsible for maintaining rental property to fixing up Fort D made the list of ideas for cleaning up Cape Girardeau's South Side at a town meeting Saturday morning. About 20 people turned out for the meeting at May Greene School to discuss ways to clean up the neighborhood, which is bounded by William Street on the north, the Southern Expressway on the south, the Mississippi River on the east and South West End Boulevard on the west...

The Cape Girardeau area shows good growth potential, a nationwide study shows. The Cape Girardeau area ranked 53 among 183 micropolitan areas nationwide, according to a survey by the American City Business Journals. American City publishes business journals in 35 cities across the country, including the St. Louis Business Journal...

Hooray for Halloween. You've got to like a holiday that lets your kids show their true colors. Some people view Halloween as just another commercial holiday; a way to keep costume companies in business. But I don't view it that way. After all, it's not often that you can run around with your head cut off without sending your family into hysterics...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's men's and women's cross country teams both placed one spot back of last year's finish in the Ohio Valley Conference championships on Saturday. Southeast's women placed third with 69 points. Defending champion Eastern Kentucky dominated and won with 25 points. Eastern Illinois was second with 56 points. The Otahkians had placed second five successive years...

Through the first two weeks of practice, coach Gary Garner is generally pleased with how his first Southeast Missouri State University basketball team is coming along. But Garner knows there is still so much work to be done prior to the two exhibition games on Nov. 10 and 14 and the season opener on Nov. 16...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Okay, so maybe the competition wasn't all that great. But Southeast Missouri State University's football team was still able to celebrate something of a milestone victory here Saturday afternoon. The Indians had not recorded a shutout since the fourth game of the 1994 season when they downed Tennessee-Martin 10-0...

With just one week left in the regular season, most of the district championships for area high school football teams are still up for grabs. Which means Friday night's action will feature all kinds of drama and excitement. Of particular interest for fans in the immediate area will be the game in Jackson pitting the undefeated Indians against Poplar Bluff. Both teams come into the contest with 2-0 Class 5A, District 1 records, meaning the winner gains the title...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A day after dropping out of a first-place tie in the Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team rebounded and won easily on Saturday. Southeast beat Tennessee State 15-9, 15-5, 15-10 before a sparse crowd of 68 at Kean Hall. The Otahkians' loss in three straight games on Friday at Austin Peay pushed them out of a tie for first in the conference...

Entering the end of his second season as head coach of the Chaffee football team, it finally happened for Brian Horrell. The Red Devils won their first game in nearly two seasons Saturday with a convincing 36-8 Class 1A, District 1 victory at Hayti. Both Chaffee and Hayti had the benefit of forfeit victories over Malden earlier in the season, but entering this game neither team had won a game on the field...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Casey Roberts' 42-yard field goal in overtime Saturday gave Tennessee Tech a 16-13 win over Murray State. Murray State (5-4, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference) tied the game at 13-13 with 7:00 minutes remaining in the third quarter on Rob Hart's 20-yard field goal...

Notre Dame, Cape Girardeau Central and Jackson will attempt to bring home district soccer championships this week. Notre Dame is seeded second for the 10-team Class 1A-3A, District 1 Tournament hosted by St. Francis Borgia while Jackson is seeded first and Cape Central third for the five-team Class 4A, District 1 Tournament in Poplar Bluff...

ST. LOUIS -- In last year's sectional meet, St. Charles West High prevented Jackson's girls cross country team from advancing to the state meet. On Saturday, the Lady Indians gained revenge -- by a single point. At Jefferson Barracks, Jackson's girls placed second with 58 points, behind De Soto's 52. The top four teams (teams consist of seven runners) qualify for the state meet...

In recent weeks the issue of trees in the urban setting has pushed El Nino, the Hong Kong stock market and the White House guest list off the front page. We have no problem with the need of the city to remove some trees. Sometimes for a variety of reasons the wrong tree is in the wrong place. Future planning that takes into account the requirements of utilities, concrete and trees will help avoid conflicts...

MINER -- Ella Williams, 86, of Miner died Friday, Oct. 31, 1997, at Miner Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 16, 1910, in Tate County, Miss., to James Andrew and Molly Warren Parker. She married Willie M. Williams in Caruthersville. He died May 12, 1994...

PERRYVILLE -- Chester S. Rup of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was 80. He was born Nov. 12, 1916, in New York, N.Y., son of Frank and Anna Malicki Rup. He married Phyllis Fredericks. She survives. He retired as a major in the U.S. Army...

SIKESTON -- Stella Mary Boehm, 85, of Sikeston died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at the Sells Rest Home in Matthews. She was born June 17, 1912, in Old Mines, the daughter of Joseph "Boss" and Nealia Dean Courtois. On Feb. 12. 1939, she married Andrew "Pat" Boehm in St. Louis. He died July 27, 1994...

PUXICO -- Allen Landers, 19, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, in an airplane crash near New Berlin, Ill. He was born Feb. 5, 1978, in Dexter, the son of Darlene Blackmore and Albert "Sonny" Landers. His father was also killed in the airplane crash. On April 23, 1996, he married Kristy Uthoff in Puxico. ...

MALDEN -- Susie Pearl Robison, 97, of Malden died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at Malden Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 24, 1900, in Tennessee, the daughter of Lum and Nevada Cook Lundsford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Southern Baptist Church at Advance...

Melvin W. Rickard, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 8, 1912, at New Madrid, the son of Thomas I. and Ada Ruth Bratton Rickard. He first married Inez Young in 1934 at Cape Girardeau. She died in 1973. On June 9, 1979, he married Ruth I. Brennan in Cape Girardeau. She died Feb. 22, 1991...

CHAFFEE -- Arthur Adolph Meyr, 86, of Chaffee died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 21, 1910, at Uniontown, the son of Adolph and Luria Mueller Meyr. He married Vera Clara Schoen on April 12, 1936. She died Aug. 18, 1984...

PUXICO -- Albert "Sonny" Landers, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, in an airplane crash. He was 40. He was born at Ypsilanti, Mich., on June 25, 1957, the son of the S. Albert and Lillie Mae Black Landers. He had lived in the Puxico and Wappapello area all his life and was enployed by the Billy Conway Construction Co. of Malden. He was a 1975 graduate of Puxico High School and was affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Puxico...

USS Sally Ride Sci-fi fan club members write cards and letters to U.S. servicemen overseas when they meet each month. Through numerous letters and bundles of Christmas cards, 14-year-old Mary Hampton has bravely gone where very few of her classmates and peers have gone before -- to the mailboxes of U.S. soldiers stationed both here and abroad...

Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is only available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. One other incident during Loughboro school days will not be forgotten. It was again an October day. Long silken spiderwebs floated in the air. Falling leaves, woodsmoke, cricket song. Indian Summer...

The son of a Perryville couple won't have to refer to old cowboy movies to describe what it's like to live out in the middle of nowhere. Army Spec. Jimmy D. Allen, son of Thomas and Roxann Allen of Perryville, is deployed for six months to the historical and Biblically significant Sinai Peninsula, a desert region that puts the "d" in "desolate."...