Stories from Tuesday, July 20, 1999

Freshman Lucia Kozlovska was awarded the Grace V. Hoover International Student Scholarship. Andy Dunaway, sophomore, was awarded the Donald L. "Diz" Anderson Student Athlete Endowed Scholarship. Heather Blanton, agriculture major, was awarded the Charles and Marion Korns Scholarship. ...

Click and Double Click is about to become one click short -- but what's new. Peggy: I am taking a new job with a newspaper in Festus, so I won't get a chance to surf every week with Joni. We'll still stay in touch via ICQ and e-mail and all those other high tech methods of communication. But this is our last official column together. Boo hoo...

Cape Girardeau County: Altenburg Justin Kenneth Burroughs. Cape Girardeau Dutchtown Don Earl Carter. Jackson Oak Ridge Erica Dawn O'Loughlin, Dillon Eric Stahlheber. Bollinger County: Leopold Melissa E. Engelen. Marble Hill Herman Joseph Eckerle, Robin Carol Thiele and Earl Lynn Tipton...

STE. GENEVIEVE -- Imagine life with no alarm clock, no cell phone, no pager, no answering machine, no television and no noise. Just peace and quiet. That life may be impossible to attain, but it can happen if only for a few days at a bed and breakfast --- an inexpensive commodity between $60 and $100 that can be found in Southeast Missouri...

Women's role on the farm is expanding. At mid-afternoon Monday, Cindy Faulkner was heading out to spray cotton. "I drive the tractor, cotton picker or combine -- whatever has to be done," said Faulkner, who operates a 1,000-acre grain farm with her husband near New Madrid...

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education Monday night authorized policy changes in an effort to improve faculty salaries and morale. Two issues related to teachers' positions on a salary schedule beginning in the 1999-2000 school year were approved during a board meeting at the Vocational-Technical school...

Politics made the Kennedys celebrities. But John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of a slain president, showed little interest in running for political office. "There is no indication he wanted any part of the direct blood and guts of politics," said Southeast Missouri State University history professor J. Christopher Schnell. "It is a pretty brutal game."...

New plans for repairs to the Cape Girardeau Mississippi River bridge add flexibility to the project for both contractors and motorists. "We have been busy looking at our options following the recent bid rejection," said Scott Meyer, Missouri Department of Transportation district engineer...

I spent last week remembering why it was so great to be a kid. Last week was vacation Bible school at my church and I got to lead the kids through the maze of activities. It was both an exhausting and exciting week. I'm not really sure who had more fun, me or the girls in my class...

JACKSON -- Jackson residents who currently pay sewer bills of $9.48 per month would pay $14.28 per month under a proposed sewer user charge system that would go into effect in 2001. Sixty-four percent of Jackson sewage system customers use 4,500 gallons of water or less per month. The charge for 4,500 gallons of use currently is $9.48 per month...

The Cape Girardeau City Council Monday opted for better technology to haul trash to a landfill in Dexter. The council set into motion an ordinance that would add an additional $291,000 for the Solid Waste Fund for this fiscal year. The money will be used to update the capabilities of the city's transfer station...

Dear Editor: The action by the Missouri Gaming Commission to abolish the two-hour boarding times on riverboat casinos will benefit 23 million guests who visit the boats for entertainment and will generate additional state and local tax revenue. The action will not turn Missouri into a Las Vegas-style gambling center as some opponents charge. ...

Today is the 30th anniversary of the moon landing that riveted the attention of the world. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11, together with Armstrong's words -- "that's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," -- became seared into the consciousness of the world. These two had become the first humans to set foot on soil beyond their own planet...

Dear Editor I listened to a tape by a policeman from Los Angeles County recently. He really hit the nail on the head. We can talk about morality, offer solutions, try to teach our children right from wrong, but nothing will work until we are ready to accept Christ as our King, Lord and Savior...

House Republicans last week rolled out their $846 billion tax cut program. It includes a gradual cut in tax rates of 10 percent across the board. As expected, President Clinton immediately threatened a veto before devoting his weekend radio message to a denunciation of it. The proposal is the brainchild of House Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Archer, R-Texas...

JACKSON -- When the Senior American Legion District Tournament brackets came out, Sikeston Legion Post 114 head coach Charlie Dye knew he had a tough draw. Third-seeded Sikeston was slated against sixth-seeded Jackson -- a team that eliminated Sikeston from last year's Legion tournament, and a team full of the same players that upset the top seeded Sikeston Bulldogs this past high school season...

Some of the top young girls softball players from the area will attempt to make their mark during the 16-under ASA Midwest Regional Tournament that begins Friday in Kansas City. Shamrock Construction finished second during the recent Missouri ASA Class A State Tournament held in Cape Girardeau, thus earning a berth in the 32-team regional meet that will feature squads from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska...

The Heartland Pride certainly has a lot for which it can be proud. The local under-14 fastpitch softball team, has qualified for the World Nationals to be held Aug. 3-8 in Joplin. The team has won four of the five tournaments in which it has entered, including a four-team U.S.S.S.A. event which qualified it for the World Nationals...

SCOTT CITY -- Bike riding has become more than just a means of passing time in Scott City. For many, smooth bike trails and impromptu races against the kid next door won't cut it. Neither will makeshift ramps made from bricks and plywood. For those types of enthusiasts, there is the National Bicycle League (NBL). And for those who live near Scott City, there is an NBL sanctioned track...

Funeral Mass for Anna Katherine Schott of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Msgr. Richard Rolwing will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7, and Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 7:30...

PERRYVILLE -- Theodore L. "Ted" Schott, 92, of Perryville died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at Perryoaks Healthcare Center. He was born Nov. 26, 1906, at Uniontown, son of Louis E. and Juliann T. Ponder Schott. Schott was a retired farmer. Survivors include two brothers, August Schott of Quincy, Calif., Walter Schott of Uniontown; three sisters, Flora Rhodes of Cape Girardeau, Hilda Meyer and Alma Baudendistel of Perryville...

CHARLESTON -- John Glynn Malone, 85, of Charleston died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 16, 1914, at Diehlstadt, son of James N. and Elba L. English Malone. He and Lucille Seyer were married June 3, 1948...

JACKSON -- Funeral for Lester W. "Bus" Jacobs of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Ed Dobson will officiate. Burial will be in McLain Chapel Cemetery at Indian Creek. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Elijah Neil Crecelius of Avondale, Ariz., formerly of East Prairie, died Friday, July 16, 1999. He was born Nov. 24, 1916, in Caruthersville, son of Earl and Leila Merrick Crecelius. Crecelius moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1962 from Mississippi County, and moved to Avondale in 1993. He and Irma Griggs were married June 5, 1938...

ADVANCE -- Clarence J. Peters, 72, of Advance died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 26, 1926, at Oran, son of August and Mary C. Terbrock Peters. He and Margaret C. Vandeven were married Nov. 30, 1946...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Celestine Harris, 73, of Mounds, formerly of Tamms, died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at Meridian Nursing Home in Mounds. Crain Funeral Home at Tamms is in charge of arrangements.

BERNIE -- Cledis Marie Green, 83, of Bernie died Monday, July 19, 1999, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. She was born Oct. 4, 1915, at Canalou, daughter of Gus and Nora White Simpson. She first married Everett Greer Oct. 31, 1931, at Charter Oak. She later married Kenneth Lee Green March 15, 1947, in Paragould, Ark. He died May 21, 1983...

GRAND CHAIN, Ill. -- Lois Schuler, 89, of Grand Chain, formerly of Ullin, died Monday, July 19, 1999, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak is in charge of arrangements.

WARE, Ill. -- Alice Clendenin, 64, of Ware died Monday, July 19, 1999, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center. Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kent Wissman of Austin, Texas, Seton Medical Center in Austin, 9:13 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 1999. Name, Taylor Anne. Weight, 6 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Wissman is the former Ellen Jones, daughter of Anne Jones of Bay City, Texas, and the late Louis Jones. She is a teacher in the Austin School District. Wissman is the son of Helen M. Smith of Cape Girardeau and John Thomas Wissman of San Antonio, Texas. He is an engineer with Applied Materials in Austin...

The Rev. Raymond W. Kunkel, 65, died July 17, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born July 4, 1934, at Verona, son of the late Albert Adrain and Juliana Oldelehr Kunkel, he was baptized July 6, 1934, at Sacred Heart Parish in Verona and received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy in 1956 at Conception Seminary in Conception, Mo. ...