Stories from Thursday, April 15, 1999

If anyone is still wondering how that recent unsavory business between the president and the intern could have happened, a viewing of the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" might be instructive. In this 1961 confection about ambition and love in the corporate world, men -- and all the bosses are men -- treat secretaries like hostesses. ...

Cape Girardeau residents will haul their trash to the streets next week. It is spring cleanup time, and city workers will be picking up additional trash placed on the curb for its annual citywide cleanup campaign. Mini-mountains of junk not collected during normal trash pickup will be picked up next week during the annual Spring Cleanup program conducted by the city Public Works solid-waste division...

A proposal to build a 40-unit apartment complex in South Cape Girardeau for elderly and disabled residents was approved Wednesday night by the Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission. The project would occupy the northeast corner at Linden Street and Parkway Drive and would consist of 10 four-plexes of one and two bedrooms. It would be situated half a block from a similar 44-unit complex, Heritage Manor, built three years ago by the same company, Cape Girardeau Properties II, L.P...

Years of fire safety efforts ranging from education programs for toddlers to strict enforcement of building codes have paid off with fewer fires in Cape Girardeau. The city has seen a steady decrease in the number of fires over the past four years and a dramatic decrease in the last two years...

We have bombed their bridges, targeted their troops and attempted to send the Balkans into oblivion -- but at what political and military cost? Operation Allied Force and the reputation of NATO are under fire from both sides of the political table as President Clinton decides the fate of the U.S. military in Yugoslavia...

April 15, 1999 Dear Patty, A peaceful, easy feeling can be hard to maintain here on South Lorimier Street. Cars with death-wave bass speakers cruise by regularly, then burn rubber up the hill toward the Mississippi River bridge. A neighbor with high-test vocal cords screams at her kids just as often. ...

To the editor: I want to commend all the people who have put in many hours on the compromise we have before us on the school boundaries. I would agree with many others that the most recent map looks closer to what was suggested in the past. It comes closer to the neighborhood-school concept and addresses other issues too. It has been said that the compromise is making more people happy. I'm glad for this...

The city limits of Jackson, Scott City and Cape Girardeau touch each other. The combined population of the three cities is currently estimated at about 54,000, All of Cape Girardeau County plus Scott City is about 71,000. A population of 71,000 would make us the seventh largest metropolitan area in Missouri following 1. greater St. Louis, 2. greater Kansas City, 3. Springfield, 4. greater Columbia, 5. St. Joseph and 6. Joplin...

The current fad of hate-crime laws got a boost recently from President Clinton. In the finest tradition of "I feel your pain," the president said he wants to expand federal laws to cover more special groups who are victims of crimes. Currently, federal hate-crime laws cover race, ethnicity and religion-based crimes. Clinton wants Congress to pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999, which would add sexual orientation, gender and disability to the list...

When spring weather has been as good as this year's mild season, it's hard to miss the handiwork of Vision 2000 volunteers who have planted thousands of flower bulbs in recent years at various locations throughout Cape Girardeau. The goal of Vision 2000, a group that seeks to improve the quality of life in the City of Roses, was to plant 50,000 bulbs by 2000. ...

Jackson High School teacher Don Grossheider is from the old school, where industrial technology classes were better known as shop and students took pride in the lamps and other projects they conceived, designed and built with their own hands and tools...

Qualls' version of his ouster leaves many wondering why the Chaffee school board acted the way it did. Given the unanswered questions swirling around the dismissal of Chaffee High baseball coach Bruce Qualls, the whole matter seems fishy -- pun intended...

Coming off an extremely productive road trip, Southeast Missouri State University's softball team will now brace for another crucial stretch of games. The Otahkians, who captured five of six Ohio Valley Conference road games Saturday through Monday, have a non-league road doubleheader today before returning home for two big OVC twin bills this weekend...

Southeast Missouri State University prides itself on turning out true "student-athletes." Well, the school had a lot to be proud of Wednesday during the annual Southeast Scholar Athlete Luncheon at the Show Me Center. A record 113 student-athletes were honored as Southeast Scholar Athletes, meaning they have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0. Also honored were eight Sundancers, nine student trainers and four cheerleaders...

Baseball Clemente Bonilla (3.333 GPA), Andy Davidson (3.000), Lanson Debrock (3.454), Dan Huesgen (3.142), Jeremy Johnson (3.520), Marty Lane (3.002), Steve Lowe (3.083), Todd Pennington (3.500), Danny Schiltz (3.365), Archie Stambush (4.000), Kyle Yount (3.247)...

The Kohlfeld Scorpions Rugby Club pulled off a big upset last weekend by beating the St. Louis Bombers 39-38. The Bombers are perennial Missouri Union powers and the Scorpions had not beaten them in several years. "This is the biggest win for us in the last few years," said coach Tim Joplin. "Everything came together for us. It was thrilling."...

The Jackson American Legion baseball program will hold tryouts this weekend. The senior team, for ages 17-18, will hold tryouts Saturday from noon-3 p.m. at the Legion Field in Jackson. The junior team, for ages 16-under, will have tryouts Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the Legion Field...

Nathen King School: Kelly Sport: Track Coach: Bill Davis Week report: King, a senior, improved his personal-best time in the 1,600-meter (the metric equivalent of the mile) run with a time of 4:45 in a five-team home meet last week. He also took first place in the 800 in both the Kelly meet and the Jackson Invitational which features athletes from several large schools. ...

Jamie Duncan School: Chaffee Sport: Softball Coach: Mark Devenport Weekly report: Duncan, a senior pitcher, tossed a seven-inning no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over Delta last week. That coming one week and one game after throwing a five-inning no-hitter against Charleston. Against Delta, Duncan struck out 12 and walked four. In her last three games, including a game Monday against Scott City, she has allowed just one hit...

SIKESTON -- A pair of basketball sharpshooters from Sikeston have qualified for the 199 Don Nelson-Tara VanDeveer International Shootout National Championship May 15-16 in Las Vegas. Troey Sitzes and Amanda Metzger, both sophomores at Sikeston High School, will represent Missouri after qualify with impressive performances during the state competition held in Jefferson City in March...

DEXTER -- Elsie McClure, 75, of Michigan died Monday, April 12, 1999, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was born March 1, 1924, at Fisk, daughter of Fred F. and Mary Eveline Hobbs Stuart. McClure moved to Michigan eight years ago from Dexter...

BURFORDVILLE -- Opal A. Garrett, 79, of Kansas City died Sunday, April 11, 1999, at Grandview Manor in Grandview. She was formerly of Burfordville. She was born Dec. 8, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Luther and Carrie Chenowith Andrews. She and Earnest W. Garrett were married March 20, 1981...

TALLAPOOSA -- Keith Eric Darmofal, 32, of Biloxi, Miss., died Friday, April 9, 1999, in Biloxi. He was born Sept. 30, 1966, in Homewood, Ill., son of Frank J. and Lois B. Royal Darmofal. Darmofal was a deck hand on the river. He was a member of Tallapoosa Baptist Church. He moved to Biloxi two years ago from Tallapoosa...

PERRYVILLE -- Frederick G. "Fred" Pick, 65, of Perryville died Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 26, 1933, in Perry County, son of Herman and Mabel Brown Pick. He and Juerline D. Pecaut were married April 17, 1955, in Perryville...

WHITEWATER -- Funeral for Erma Jean Sticht of Whitewater will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Gary Teague will officiate. Burial will be in Hobbs Chapel Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the chapel from 4-8 p.m. today...

JACKSON -- Graveside service for Rodney Tyler Rush of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. today at Russell Heights Cemetery. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements. The infant, 2 months, died Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at his home...

BLOOMFIELD -- Wiley Lin Hartley, 91, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born March 1, 1908, at Petersburg, Ill., son of Thomas and Sylvia Jane Wiseman Hartley. He and Mabel Chasteen were married Dec. 16, 1928. She died in 1990...

Ernest Ray Masters, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at the Lutheran Home. He was born June 9, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of E.P. and Mary Gholson Masters. Masters was a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau, and 1957 graduate of Central High School...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Cloyd "Rid" Mainer, 81, of Columbia, died Wednesday, April 14, 1999, in Red Bud. He was born Nov. 26, 1917, at McClure, son of George and Lucy Olive Rader Mainer. He first married Hazel Yarborough, who preceded him in death. He later married Wanda Kinney, who also preceded him in death...

JACKSON -- Funeral for Judy K. Enders of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. The Revs. Jerry Frye and Ken Harper will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

CHARLESTON -- Mildred E. Cheatham, 94, of Charleston died Wednesday, April 14, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born May 17, 1904, in Marshall County, Ky., daughter of Mose and Sara Holley Feezor. She and Walter J. Cheatham were married Oct. 7, 1922. He died Oct. 31, 1975...

Son to Aric Wayne Curry and Amy Jo Dye of Brazeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:56 a.m. Friday, April 9, 1999. Name, Tyee Wayne. Weight, 6 pounds 8 ounces. Third child, second son. Ms. Dye is the former Amy Raglin, daughter of Patricia Hobbs of Brazeau. Curry is the son of Gail Curry and Arleen Curry of Oak Ridge. He is employed at Auto Trim Design...

Elnora E. Walker, daughter of John and Agnes Modglin Reynolds, was born in Reynoldsville on November 14, 1914 and died Wednesday, April 14, 1999 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale at the age of 84. Mrs. Walker was united in marriage to Henry W. "Bill" Walker in Jonesboro on February 17, 1934. ...