Stories from Sunday, June 20, 1999

To the editor: Recently, the Cape Girardeau School District administration disseminated extremely misleading and contradictory information concerning the issue of grandfathering. Relying upon this misinformation, the Board of Education voted against grandfathering at its last meeting. ...

Visiting their parents' graves are (front row, from left), Leslie, Lyman, (back row) Johnny Wayne, Adam, Gene, Carl, Charles and Randy newell. The children of Johnny and Dessie Newell have a unique way of commemorating Father's Day. For the past three years, the eight surviving sons and five daughters of the deceased couple have written on horseback to the Old Salem Cemetery in western Cape County, to pay respects to their parents' graves...

Fruitland and the surrounding region has long held the attention of area Southern Baptists. "I've been in the Cape Baptist Association five years and I know they were already talking about it when I came," said Mark Anderson, pastor of Lynwood Baptist Church...

25 years ago: 1974 Delay in letting of bids for construction of proposed county law complex has increased estimated cost of construction by about $150,000, county officials learned Thursday; cost hike forced officials to instruct architect Thomas E. ...

Memorial Day has come and gone, signifying the beginning of summer and school breaks. Our children will be home for the summer. They may spend their summer months working, going to camp, playing baseball or traveling with friends and family. No matter what our children are doing and no matter where they may be, we as parents are always concerned for their safety and well-being...

THANK YOU Dustin McKinnis for your inspirational and uplifting perspective on life, as reported by Marty Mishow in Friday's Missourian. Pitched several curveballs in life, you have proven yourself a Mark McGwire outside of the stadium, hitting mammoth homeruns of faith and courage. ...

News media accounts constantly inform us these days that Americans demand more gun control. Curious thing, though: Away from the polls, there are -- pols. The elected pols, that is, who make it their business to know their constituents' views and expectations...

The news was quite familiar to observers of today's increasingly competitive global economy: Procter & Gamble, the worldwide consumer-products giant with a huge presence in Cape Girardeau County, would be eliminating 15,000 jobs and closing 10 plants in a massive cost-cutting effort. ...

In the past decade, Intel's billion-dollar computer chip plants have transformed sleepy little Hillsboro, Ore., previously a farm town, into a silicon forest of high-paying jobs, new subdivisions and rush-hour traffic jams. Hillsboro has seen its population grow from 45,000 to 68,000 in just the last three years. Now, having found that it's possible to have too much of a good thing, the locals are offering Intel a new set of tax breaks containing a new proviso: Don't create too many jobs...

Robyn Hosp admitted it. A consummate professional used to performing in front of audiences large and small, she was nervous. But as Hosp stepped on the Show Me Center stage Saturday afternoon to perform in the Heartland Homecoming '99 talent shootout, confidence returned, and she won...

Revelers and party planners take note. Jan. 1, 2000, doesn't mark the beginning of a new millennium, but the coming of 2000 represents a mathematical event worthy of celebration, said mathematician Richard L. Francis. "It's a most historical and mathematical event," said Francis, a professor of mathematics at Southeast Missouri State University...

Competitive salaries for district employees and an improved image in the community were goals set by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education during a planning session Saturday. Board members held a half-day retreat at the Drury Lodge River Room to map out immediate goals and priorities with incoming superintendent Dr. Dan Steska. Board member Dr. Bob Fox was unable to attend the meeting...

JACKSON -- Laura Norton-Dye didn't like Sherlock at first. She wanted a sweet puppy to cuddle. Sherlock was hyperactive and at 35 pounds not exactly lap-size. But in many ways, Laura knows, she and Sherlock were meant for each other. Both of them know the future can look unpromising...

Unlike the child in Harry Chapin's "Cat's Cradle," some boys grow up just like their fathers, and they like it that way. This is a brief look at three such men in Cape Girardeau. If it weren't for a girlfriend, Al Spradling III might be a banker instead of mayor of Cape Girardeau...

Like a hungry caterpillar, Bailey devours everything in sight. She's going through a growth spurt. It's turned her into an eating machine at age 3. They say boys eat a lot, but no one could possibly consume as much as our youngest daughter has over the last few weeks...

CHAFFEE -- Six people were injured, one seriously, in a two-vehicle accident Saturday on Scott County Road 216, three miles east of Chaffee. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that Michelle Horman, 26, of Chaffee was driving eastbound on County Road 216 when she drove into the path of a westbound car driven by Steven Thomas, 44, of Chaffee...

Jeff Hawk, left, presented the Yard of the Month Award for June to Diane and Willard Morgan, 1615 Lexington Ave. Jeff Hawk, left, presented the non-residential Yard of the Month Award for June to the Bank of Missouri, 1622 N. Kingshighway, which was accepted by Kathy Roth, Michelle Jones and Brenda Sparks...

A Tilsit man was killed Saturday morning when the grain truck he was driving overturned on Interstate 55 near the intersection with Highway 74. Earl E. Aufdenberg, 64, was thrown from the truck after colliding with a passenger car. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center where he died...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A decade ago, the people of Cairo "sort of adopted" Ft. Defiance State Park. The park, although a state facility, was overgrown with weeds, brush, even small trees, and the large concrete riverboat-shaped lookout at the could hardly be seen...

The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its weekly concert at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Band Shell in the City Park. Conductor for this concert will be Scott VanGilder, a Jackson native and high school band director. Special guest for this concert will be Ruth Lane, school nurse for the Jackson R-2 School District. ...

SIKESTON -- Weather forecasters are calling for the summer temperatures to rise to the 80s this week. By July, temperatures will creep into the 90s, rising to 100 degrees or more in the next several weeks. Many Southeast Missouri residents will simply check their air conditioner and experience the heat only occasionally when venturing outdoors. Others aren't so lucky. They have neither an air conditioner nor even a fan to cool the air around them...

Karen Campbell prepared for competition. Karen Campbell of Cape Girardeau used a military vehicle mirror to put the final touches on her camouflage before launching into the annual Bodine competition held at Wappapello. Campbell is a member of HHC Co. 1140th Engineering Battalion in Cape Girardeau...

Kostas Avgerinos would be the tallest basketball player in SEMO history. I haven't seen Avgerinos play, but after talking to him Tuesday during his first visit to Cape Girardeau -- and the United States -- I'm certain that Indian fans would love seeing the big foreigner in a SEMO uniform...

McDowell Capahas manager Jess Bolen thought about the question for a moment before responding. "I don't even know the last time we've been shut out," he said. "It's probably been two or three years at least." But a shutout is exactly what happened to the Capahas Saturday during the first game of a twi-night doubleheader with the visiting Springfield (Ill.) Pally's...

The Cape Girardeau Wood & Huston Junior Legion baseball team won and lost in dramatic fashion Saturday and will play for the championship of its own eight-team invitational tournament today at 3 p.m. against Festus. Timmy Wencewicz belted a one-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to lead Cape to a 3-1 win over Imperial in the first of two pool-play games...

When you drive by a new development or construction site what do you see? Progress right? This may be true, but how is the site being developed? Hopefully, there are several types of sediment and storm water control practices being used to reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants leaving these sites and entering our water resources. But are these practices being used enough on our local development and construction sites?...

The 12th annual Capaha 5000-Meter Classic/Children's One-Mile Run will be held July 10 at Capaha Park. Registration begins at 7 a.m. race day. The pre-registration fee is $7.35 for the 5K; late registration is $8.40. Fee for the mile run is $4.20 ($7.35 with a T-shirt)...

A coaches pitch baseball tournament for boys age 8 and under will be held July 24-25 at Jackson City Park. The tournament is double elimination and limited to eight teams. Team trophies will be awarded. Entry fee is $50. For more information, contact Dennis Sievers at (573) 243-1702...

The Show-Me State Games still has open registration for all sports through July 1 (excluding competitions that require qualifying at a festival). Registration is open for: archery, baseball, basketball, bowling, cycling, disc golf, fencing, fishing, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, judo, mountain biking, racquetball, road race, sand volleyball, shooting, softball, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, weightlifting, youth wrestling...

An adult golf lessons class will be held from June 22-July 2 at Jaycee Municipal Golf Course in Cape Girardeau. Golf classes, for ages 18 and over, will cover all phases of the game. The lessons will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call Sabrina Tate at 334-2031...

The Chaffee High School Football Camp will be held July 5-9. Camp times are 8-10 a.m. for high school players and 10-11 a.m. for junior high players. For more information, call Allen Horrell at 887-6827.

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring its 11th Annual Youth Triathlon and Kids Half-Miler at Central Municipal Pool at 9 a.m. July 31 for boys and girls ages 9-18. The half-mile run will follow the triathlon. There will be three different age divisions for the triathlon: 9-12, 13-15 and 16-18. For the kids half-mile run, there will be 4-6 and 7-9 age divisions for boys and girls...

The 8th annual Cape Central All School Booster Club 4-man Scramble will be held July 9 at Bent Creek Golf Course. The tournament, which will have four flights, will have shotgun starts at 8 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Entry fee is $65 per person, which includes lunch and beverages. Many prizes will be available, including a $5,000 hole-in-one...

TILSIT -- Earl E. Aufdenberg, 64, of Tilsit died Saturday, June 19, 1999, following a truck accident on Interstate 55 near Cape Girardeau. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Tilsit. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...

Ulyssus D. Stacey, 37, of 1608 Cape County Road 261, died Friday, Jan. 18, 1999. He was born Aug. 2, 1961, at Cincinnati, Ohio, son of Lorenzo D. Stacy and Margaret L. Campbell Stacy. He was a cook. He is survived by four brothers, Ernest Ray Stacy of Benton, Billy Ray Caldwell of Hazard, Ky., Eugene Combs of Louisville, Ky., and J. ...

ORAN -- Raymond "R.J." Tomlinson Jr., 66, of Oran died Thursday, June 17, 1999, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 23, 1932, at Cape Girardeau, son of Raymond and Juanita Losse Tomlinson. He was a police officer in Scott County for 20 years. He was also a veteran of the Army, serving in the Korean War. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Advance...

SIKESTON -- Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Perry, 76, died Friday, June 18, 1999, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Feb. 6, 1923, in Vanduser, daughter of the late Freda Truesdale. She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church. She married David Perry, who died Dec. 3, 1991...

PERRYVILLE -- Eunice Hazel Powell, 87, of Perryville, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 25, 1912, in Desloge, daughter of William and Nancy E. Colson Powell. She is survived by a son, Charles P. Polito of Perryville, and two grandchildren...

Early on one of James Russell Lowell's perfect June mornings when one could hear life murmur and see it glisten, I walked down the hedgerow to look and listen. Alas, the familiar old hedgerow has been rearranged, not that the trumpet vine grows where the honeysuckle did or the oak, ash and wild cherry trees have changed places...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Alexander, Pulaski, Union County retired teacher annuitants will meet at 11:30 a.m. June 28 at Smiles I in Mounds, Ill. A luncheon will be served before the business meeting. The organization meets six times a year. Organizers have added the luncheon to give members an opportunity to talk...