Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 1998

A rose by any other name, would still be the same. Is that the way that quotation goes? Not quite. The Internet can provide the exact quotation in a snap. The Internet has all kinds of quotes -- daily, inspirational, humorous, famous and even famous last words...

The stables constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s serve as the park office and visitors center. Many other building were built by the CCC. A lizard clung to a rock bluff along Mudlick Trial. The trail climbs to the top of Mudlick Mountain which is 1,313 feet above sea level...

A Honor Roll 8th Grade -- Libby Anderson, Tyler Balsman, Nicholas Francis, Heather Gray, Fallon Hoff, Kathy Korando, Katie Kutz, Christopher Lohmann, Tyler Lorenz, Andrew Meyr, Brian Moran, Samantha Morris, Bonnie Nations, Tyson Rellergert, Cindy Rhyne, Emily Tucker, Timothy Zahner, Sarah Zelch...

Leann Walther, a seventh-grader at Trinity Lutheran School, was named to the A honor roll for the fourth quarter. Her name was inadvertantly left off the original listing.

Missy Kirn of Perryville and Jill Ostendorf of Cape Girardeau were among 60 students named to the 1998 Athletic Director's Honor Roll at Fontbonne College in St. Louis. They were also named to the 1997-98 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team...

JACKSON -- Organizations in Cape Girardeau County spend nearly $1 million in tax money annually and use at least 40 vehicles to provide transportation to residents of the county. A new committee will study ways to make better use of those resources and at the same time provide better service. The committee, to be appointed by the Cape Girardeau County Commission, is expected to meet in August...

Michael Flatley, the lord of "Riverdance," kicked up his heels in Helen Gannon's basement before his extravaganza of Irish dance and music became a phenomenon. "Riverdance" and Flatley's follow-up show, "Lord of the Dance," have brought the Irish arts to worldwide attention, says Gannon, who runs an organization called St. Louis Irish Arts...

If the old St. Francis Hospital is torn down, rebuilding Civil War Fort C would make a great attraction in its place, members of the Haarig Area Development Corp. said Monday night. The Haarig group established four committees to address concerns about revitalizing the neighborhood...

Why hasn't anyone discovered a cure to the millennium bug? What exactly has the scientific world been doing with its time? The stories about the Year 2000 computer glitch are getting worse as the calendar deadline looms. After all, we are halfway through 1998 and that only leaves 18 more months until the New Millennium...

To the editor: I never thought I would see the day. Each day brings amazement. Pharmacists in Washington state have become the first in the United States to dispense birth-control pills for "emergency contraceptive" use without a doctor's prescription. No exam. No consultation with a doctor. Not anything. Just a few words between a pharmacists and a woman or girl who will be ingesting the chemicals...

MY 10-year-old son is an excellent pitcher. He has been pitching directly to his target since he was 14 months old. However, because he is not the coach's son he never gets to pitch. The coach's sons seems to be always the ones who are chosen to be pitcher. This hurts my son because he is aware of his ability, and it hurts me because it's just not fair. I told my son that his father may be moving to Cape Girardeau, and then my son will get to pitch...

Missouri Supreme Court Judge Edward D. "Chip" Robertson is leaving the court to which he was appointed in 1985. Bright, eloquent and personable, Judge Robertson has won deserved plaudits for openness, candor and accessibility. He leaves to join a private law firm, there to take his role in pursuing the latest financial bonanza for the trial lawyers: Missouri's litigation against the tobacco firms, now being farmed out to private counsel. ...

To the editor: I am seeing things. I just had a visual hallucination. I think I need help. The hallucination is nothing short of horrifying. I just finished reading a recently published Southeast Missourian editorial. Since the Southeast Missourian is said to exhibit a rational, commonsense approach to subjects, I know the words I'm reading aren't real...

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will hold its free, weekly concert in Capaha Park Wednesday at 8 p.m. Band director Ronald Nall will lead the band in a number of selections, including "A Ukrainian March," "Beach Boys Forever," "Musical Highlights from 'Man of La Mancha'" and other songs...

The Cape Girardeau Fire Department has a new pumper truck. The $272,303 1998 Pierce Quantum pumper should go into service this week. It will be stationed at Fire Station No. 1 at Sprigg and Independence. The pumper truck should last for 20 years or so, said Fire Chief Dan White...

JACKSON -- After six months of sales-tax-revenue increases, Cape Girardeau County's July receipts took a dip. However, total sales-tax revenue for the year is still up more than 7 percent over the same time last year. Sales-tax revenue for July 1998 totaled $414,910. A year ago, sales taxes brought in $472,350...

Cape Girardeau health department officials are hoping many parents will beat the rush and update their children's shot records prior to the start of school next month. Jane Wernsman, assistant director at the Cape Girardeau Public Health Center, said free immunization clinics are held five times each month throughout the year for infants and others needing to complete various shot series. About 80 people usually attend each clinic...

Son to Tony and Kim Lynch of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., 7:51 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 1998. Name, Trevor Cole. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Lynch is the former Kim Harris, daughter of Jim and Cheryl Harris of Chaffee. Lynch is the son of Herbert Lynch of Martinsburg and Nancy Lynch of Berkeley Springs. He is a deputy sheriff in Morgan County, W.Va...

JACKSON -- James "Jack" Lowe, 70, of Jackson died Monday, July 13, 1998, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1927, in Des Arc, son of James M. and Gladys H. Lowe. He and Marie E. Waller were married Oct. 13, 1945, at Potosi. Lowe retired as a machine operator at Procter & Gamble. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

MARQUAND -- Funeral for the Rev. Raymond Medford Henson of Marquand was held Saturday at Follis-Sonderman Funeral Home in Fredericktown. The Rev. Fred Hinkle officiated, with burial in Huffman-McKelvey Cemetery. Henson, 76, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at his home...

ADVANCE -- Lillian M. Davis, 90, of Advance died Sunday, July 12, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 24, 1907, at Hahn, daughter of Alex and Cora Day Evans. She and John Davis were married Jan. 24, 1924, at Illmo. He died April 23, 1958...

BERTRAND -- Margaret Bethune, 91, of Bertrand died Monday, July 13, 1998, at Bertrand Nursing Facility. She was born Aug. 21, 1906, in Blodgett, daughter of George W. and Aura Bell Hubbard Russell. She and Cecil Lee "Dick" Bethune Sr. were married July 25, 1935. He died Sept. 11, 1981...

Lucille Mary Werner, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 13, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.