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LETTERS: BOND'S PETITION DRIVE IS MISLEADING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/26/99)
To the editor: For years, U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond has been a leader in the Washington Republican war on human health and the environment. Following his recent re-election, the senator seems to have decided that Missourians agree with his judgment that folks supporting the movement for clean air are merely members of some special-interest group to be thwarted. ...
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB LOOKING FOR A SHOW OF INTEREST
(Editorial ~ 05/26/99)
"There's nothing to do" is a familiar refrain among youngsters, who have their own ideas about fun. Adults sometimes join in the nothing-to-do lament, even when the activities in our community offer seemingly endless possibilities (see Gary Rust's column below)...
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SLAMMING PLAN WOULD BENEFIT CUSTOMERS
(Editorial ~ 05/26/99)
Last week's decision by a federal appeals court to block the enforcement of new FCC rules against slamming -- the illegal switching of long-distance telephone service without a customer's permission -- might, at first blush, look like an erosion of consumer protection. But phone customers who suddenly start receiving bills from long-distance providers they don't want may have an even better alternative than provided by the new FCC rules...
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RUST COMMENTARY: JUST ANOTHER BUSY WEEK -- WITH PLENTY TO DO, SEE, HEAR AND ENJOY
(Column ~ 05/26/99)
Last week was an exciting week. Besides the normal 10-12 hour days filled with regular work and reading ... the following are some of the highlights that took place in the area. 1. Monday, May 17, brought the big 78-to-90-mph straight-line windstorm that did have twists in it. ...
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MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS SET IN AREA
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- J. Purveyor was shot as a Confederate spy during the early years of the Civil War. Sgt. Fred W. Brinkmeyer was a mess sergeant with Illinois Co. G., 333rd Infantry, 84th Division during World War I. Sgt. 1st Class Carl Thompson served during World War II and the Korean War...
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PAVING TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE BRIDGE; TRAFFIC WON'T BE ALLOWED AT NIGHT STARTING IN JULY
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
The Mississippi River bridge will be closed to traffic all night for about three weeks this summer for resurfacing work. Missouri Department of Transportation officials said the 70-year-old span would be closed to all but emergency traffic Sundays through Thursdays beginning in late July...
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SCHOOL UNIFORMS: PERRYVILLE SEEKS OPINIONS
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Students in Perryville public schools might be discarding their Tommy Hilfiger and Boss jeans labels for something a little more nondescript. The 2,400 students in the district could be wearing school uniforms next year. But before the dress-code policy is changed, school board members want to survey parents, teachers and students about the idea...
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HIGH RIVER DELAYS WORK ON NEW BRIDGE
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
High water continues to delay construction of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. It has affected work on both the Illinois approach and jet grouting on the bedrock of a pier site in the middle of the Mississippi River. The Illinois approach work has been shut down for about three weeks by flooding. The river is supposed to crest Saturday in Cape Girardeau at 35 feet on the gauge...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: TOWN NUTS CAN MADE KFOR GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
(Column ~ 05/26/99)
Editor's note: Columnist Heidi Nieland is taking a monthlong writing sabbatical. During her break, the Southeast Missourian is publishing favorite past columns. This column originally ran Feb. 18, 1995. I've lived in cities as big as Philadelphia and as small as Piedmont, and discovered that they all have something in common: town eccentrics made legendary by neighborhood gossip...
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RENVOATION WORK TO BEGIN ON JACKSON HIGH'S AUDITORIUM
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
JACKSON -- School board members approved a bid for the first major renovation project in the Jackson High School auditorium during a meeting Tuesday. The Jackson Board of Education approved a bid for $56,287 from Obermann & Sons Inc. to install six air conditioning units to cool the auditorium. The bid was the only one received for the project...
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SPECIAL OLYMPIAN TAKES TO CARDS' FIELD
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
Steve Vogelsang added another baseball fact to his trivia inventory Tuesday when he personally played a role in baseball history. Vogelsang, and several other athletes with Missouri Special Olympics, participated in opening ceremonies at the Cardinal's baseball game against the Giants...
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SIKESTON CREWS PREPARE FOR 'DISASTER'
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
SIKESTON -- A disaster is coming and it is heading for Sikeston. At least that is what seemingly will happen on June 5 when emergency personnel in Sikeston hold an outdoor disaster exercise. The exercise will simulate a disaster, such as a tornado or plane crash, in Sikeston. Department of Public Safety Captain Drew Juden and Sikeston Street Superintendent Tom Bridger are heading up the exercise but won't let on as to what kind of disaster the exercise will simulate...
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TEEN CHALLENGE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
Teen Challenge International of Mid-America will hold its ninth annual strawberry festival Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will be held at the Teen Challenge Center, five miles north of Cape Girardeau on County Road 621. Special events include tours of the campus and strawberry fields, puppet shows for children and mini-concerts by the New Creations Choir. There also will be drawings for free quarts of strawberries and free servings of strawberry shortcake...
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SEMO HOSTS BECKWITH CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
Eleven archaeologists visited Southeast Missouri State University for the 1999 Beckwith Conference. The three-day conference was hosted by university President Dr. Dale Nitzschke, the University Museum, the Harvard Peabody Museum's Lower Mississippi Survey and Southeast's sociology and anthropology department...
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COMMUNITY NEWS: JUNIOR HIGH AWARDS
(Community News ~ 05/26/99)
Students at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School were honored recently during the annual awards assembly: Jessica Layman received the Special Service Award; Marquis Brookins received the Paul Schnare Spirit award; Luke VanCleve received the DAR Award; Andrew Moreton and Lauren Parrent received the American Legion Award; Seth Hudson, Nicole Peebles, Jamie Harmon, Ashley Redfearn, Ashley Michael and Amy Rauls received social studies awards; Colin McLain, Andrew Moreton, Amber Smith, Tyler Wibbenmeyer, Paviella Brown, Lauren Naeger and James Staufenbiel received mathematics awards; Jamie Gabriel, Christy Schlosser, Ilene Davis, Carly Pind, Elizabeth Maki and Meredith Toole received English awards; James Staufenbiel, Josh Kambitch, Salman Khan, Meredith Toole, Stephanie Jordan, Melissa Minton and Eric Lynch received science awards; Stephanie Jordon, Judith Taleno and Jonathan Cardwell received reading awards; Lauren Parrent and Salman Khan received French I awards; Becky Komerech and Megin Patrick received French II awards; Tammy Henson received the Latin II award; Joshua Kambitch received the Spanish I award; Patricia Cheung and Amy Brookover received the Spanish II award; Sarah Wernsman received the business award; Caitlin Bahn, Ashley Michael, Darnelus Harris, Amy Brisso, Megin Patrick, Andrew Moreton and Elliott Swoboda received physical education awards; Amber Smith received the art award; Leslie Augspurger received the family consumer science award; Zach Stovall and Andrew Moreton received industrial arts technology awards; Lance West and Amy Rauls received vocal music awards; Erik Harris, Erika Kinneson, Randy Smith, Ilene Davis, Meredith Toole and Stephanie Jordon received band awards; Eric Miller, Felicia Jenkins, Ian Godsey and Kyle Miller received orchestra awards; Charles Haughland received the newspaper award; Jessica Layman received the Student Council award.. ...
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ASHCROFT PRAISED AS 'TAXPAYER SUPERHERO'
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, America's largest fiscal watchdog group, praised Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., as a "Taxpayer Superhero." The group, which released its 1998 Congressional Ratings, commended Ashcroft for achieving a waste-cutting rating of 100 percent during the second session of the 105th Congress...
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GEARED FOR STATE: CENTRAL'S WEBB GETS JUMP ON COMPETITION
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
In the Class 4A, District 1 Track and Field meet two Saturdays ago, Cape Central's Dionna Webb ran a splendid 200-meter dash. With the smoothness of a sleek sports car, she hugged the first turn with a modest lead. Then she hit the straight away, shifted into another gear and deserted her competitors like they were old, rusted-out Vettes ... Che-vettes, not Cor-vettes...
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CHS WINS SECTIONAL GAME FOR FIRST TIME
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
FENTON -- Cape Girardeau Central High's girls soccer team finally got the breakthrough victory it had been seeking. The Lady Tigers, who had lost to the eventual state champion in the sectional round each of the past two seasons, finally got over the hump Tuesday, beating Ritenour 1-0 in a Class 4A sectional game at the Anheuser-Busch Conference & Sports Centre...
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BRIEFLY: TWO NAMED TO DIVISION II TRACK HALL OF FAME
(College Sports ~ 05/26/99)
Former Southeast Missouri State University standouts Mike and Chris (Ridenour) Vanatta will be inducted into the NCAA Division II Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The induction will come tonight during a banquet at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., site of the 1999 NCAA Division II Championships...
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BRIEFLY: SIKESTON TEEN CAPTURES NATIONAL HOOP CONTEST
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
SIKESTON -- Sikeston High School sophomore Troey Sitzes recently won the 15-17-year-old boys division at the recent International Basketball Shootout in Las Vegas. Sitzes scored an impressive 72 points to win the championship. Each contestant shot 25 free throws and 25 3-pointers, with a total of 100 points possible...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. BENEFIT GOLF TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
The Scott County Sheriff's Department will hold its third annual Crime Prevention & D.A.R.E Program Benefit Golf Tournament on June 4 at Bootheel Golf Club in Sikeston. The four-person scramble will begin at 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. The entry fee is $50 per person, which includes lunch and range balls...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY BASKETBALL CAMP ON JUNE 1-4
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
The 1999 Scott City Runnin' Ram Basketball Camp will be held June 1-4. The camp, directed by Scott City head coach Derek McCord, will emphasize shooting, ball handling, rebounding, speed and agility enhancement and other areas of the game. Five-on-five play will also take place each day...
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AREA BRIEFS: 17TH ANNUAL KOHLFELD RIVERFEST RUN ON JUNE 11
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
The 17th annual Kohlfeld Riverfest Run will be held Friday, June 11, in downtown Cape Girardeau. The event, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will consist of a 5.25-mile run and a 1-mile run. The pre-registration entry fee is $9 for individuals and $12 on race day. Entry fee is $6 a person for families with three or more members registered. All participants will receive a T-shirt, refreshments and a finisher medallion...
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AREA BRIEFS: COED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN SIKESTON
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
A coed softball tournament will be held June 5-6 at the Recreation Sports Complex in Sikeston. Entry fee is $75 with a June 3 registration deadline. The tournament format is double elimination. Proceeds will benefit the YMCA. For more information, call the YMCA at (573) 472-9622 or Paula Wilson at (573) 471-5347...
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON TENNIS TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/99)
The 1999 Coca-Cola Classic Tennis Tournament will be held June 19-20 and June 26-27 in Jackson. The Jackson Parks & Recreation Department is hosting the event sponsored by Coca-Cola, Ford Groves, Days Inn and Bent Creek. Singles will be played June 19-20 while doubles will be played June 26-27...
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MARK W. THROOP
(Obituary ~ 05/26/99)
SIKESTON -- Mark W. Throop, 38, died Monday, May 24, 1999, at his home in Centralia. He was born Oct. 27, 1960, at Sikeston, son of Loren E. and Imo Hill Throop. He is a 1979 graduate of Sikeston High School and attended and graduated from Southeast Missouri State University...
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LEONARD THURMAN
(Obituary ~ 05/26/99)
ANNISTON -- Leonard Peck Thurman, 90, of Anniston died Monday, May 24, 1999, at Marion VA Medical Center. He was born Aug. 5, 1908, in Anniston, son of Golder and Annie Chambers Thurman. He and Marguerite Barnhill were married Aug. 25, 1929, at Charleston...
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REV. THEODORE CLARK
(Obituary ~ 05/26/99)
LILBOURN -- The Rev. Theodore L. Clark, 91, of North Lilbourn died Saturday, May 22, 1999, at Beverly Health Center in New Madrid. He was born Aug. 29, 1907, in Osceola, Ark., son of Earnest and Ardella Davis Clark. He and Bernice Walker were married Feb. 24, 1926. She died in 1983...
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BERNIE MAN HURT IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 05/26/99)
BELL CITY -- A Bernie man sustained serious injuries Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 91. Harold Causey, 56, was taken by helicopter to Southeast Missouri Hospital after the 1:40 p.m. accident. The mishap occurred approximately 5 miles east of Bell City and 1.2 miles north of the Stoddard County line...
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NORMAN W. LEIMER
(Obituary ~ 05/26/99)
JACKSON -- Norman W. Leimer, 86, of Jackson, died Tuesday, May 25, 1999, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/26/99)
Daughter to Mike and Nancy Plunk of St. Louis, St. John's Mercy Hospital, 9:42 a.m. Sunday, May 16, 1999. Name, Kaitlyn Marie. Weight, 7 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Plunk is the former Nancy Nagle, daughter of Art and Shirley Nagle of St. Louis. She is a speech pathologist at Francis Howell School District. Plunk is the son of Everett and Rosalee Plunk of Cape Girardeau. He is business manager at Arthur-Bertel and Associates...
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ERIC BRUCKERHOFF
(Obituary ~ 05/26/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Eric P. Bruckerhoff, 23, of Perryville died Monday, May 24, 1999, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 10, 1975, at Ste. Genevieve, son of David and Sue Stortz Bruckerhoff. Bruckerhoff was a supervisor at Perry Park Center. He was a member of Knights of Columbus...
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ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI: SPINICH DIP IS PERFECT FOR MISSISSIPPI SUNSET
(Column ~ 05/26/99)
Not your ordinary spinach dip! A much requested item on the Memphis Queen Line Riverboats, this dip says "hello" with every bite. It's the perfect accompaniment to a beautiful Mississippi River sunset -- on the Queen Line's famous dinner cruises. 1 medium onion, chopped...
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A HARTE APPETITE: SOUFFLE'S REPUTATION AS DIFFICULT DISH UNDESERVED
(Column ~ 05/26/99)
If ever chefs were concerned their cooking would not rise to the occasion, it is when making souffl82s. Ever since its creation by the great French chef Marie-Antoine Careme, the souffl82 has been both the king of desserts and something of a prima donna. As Jane Ellis writing in House Beautiful magazine said, "Souffl82s always dazzle the diner but often fill the cook with fear."...
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RECIPE SWAP: SAVED EGG YOLKS FOR HOMEMADE NOODLES SPARK FUND MEMORIES
(Column ~ 05/26/99)
Last week I left you rather abruptly when the power outage occurred during our recent storm. So many people were effected by the outage, but I certainly tip my hat to the workers who tried so hard to get the electricity back on as fast as possible. ---...
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