Stories from Sunday, August 1, 1999

The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its final weekly concert at the band shell in Jackson's city park, Thursday at 8 p.m. The band will perform two more concerts after August 5, the first being August 12 at the Gazebo on the courthouse lawn. The final performance will be on August 17 at 6:30 p.m., at the opening ceremonies of the Jackson Homecomers...

Several new books are on the shelves in the Riverside Regional Library's Jackson facility. In the adult category are Sweet Anger, by Sandra Brown; A Land to Call Home, by Lauraine Snelling; The Reaper's Son, by Lauraine Snelling; Tender Mercies, by Lauraine Snelling; The Art of Happiness, by Bstan-`dzin-rgya-mtsho, the 14th Dalai Lama; Aristotle in 90 Minutes, by Paul Strathearn; Plato in 90 Minutes, by Paul Strathearn; Nietzsche in 90 Minutes, by Paul Strathearn; Seasons Under Heaven, by Beverly LaHaye; Beauty Fades, Dumb is Forever, by Judy Scheindlin; Books of the Century, Puppies for Sale and Other Inspirational Tales, by Don Clark; The Sinus Sourcebook, by Deborah Rosin; The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. ...

25 years ago: 1974 County Court Associate Judge J. Ronald Fischer said Friday he's glad county hasn't established plan for solid waste management, although state law obligated all Missouri counties to do so by first of this month; reporting on solid waste management meeting he and Cape Girardeau Mayor Howard C. ...

It took me more than half a year to read an account of the major happenings of the past one hundred years. Put that way, it doesn't seem I'm such a slow reader. The book, "The Century," by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster was a Christmas gift from Steve and Viney. They wrote on the front flyleaf, "You have witnessed much of the century and been an important contribution to it, in a very a positive way." Wow! Important contribution? Double wow!!...

To the editor: I am writing to commend your staff writer, Laura Johnston, and photographer, Lou Peukert, for the excellent article in the July 24 paper featuring Dr. Gary Miller and the organ restoration project at Trinity Lutheran Church. As a fellow organist, it delighted me to see that your paper still has interest in the many cultural activities that take place in the Cape Girardeau area, specifically those which involve organs and organists...

William (Bill) Bunch of Bonne Terre has been appointed Executive Director of East Missouri Action Agency, Inc. (EMAA), effective October 1. The appointment was approved and announced by the EMAA Board of Directors at its meeting in Ste. Genevieve July 19...

Ten years after the struggling St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway considered moving to St. Charles, the popular tourist line is again facing an uncertain future. Stockholders will meet early this month to decide the fate of the railroad which brings some 20,000 visitors to Cape Girardeau County each year...

Linda D. Puchbauer, a business banker and relationship manager with NationsBank, Jackson, was name recipient of the 1999 Missouri Bankers Association Bank Leadership Award. The award was presented at the Association's Convention Awards Luncheon on June 10 in Branson...

As all of you know, the community of Jackson (residential and commercial) is growing in leaps and bounds all around us. Is this a bad thing? Would it be better if we could just stay a small town and keep outsiders "outside?" Or is this a good thing? Is it better to expand and grow in an orderly fashion, moving forward into the new millennium?...

Immaculate Conception Church at 208 S. Hope in Jackson will hold a blood drive Tuesday, 3-7 p.m. A fish/chicken fry dinner, meanwhile, will be held August 29, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Proceeds will benefit the Immaculate Conception School/Church Expansion Fund...

You could call this an obit for the obits. After seven months on the job, the time has come to re-evaluate where we are and where we want to be going. The Jackson USA Signal is in its seventh year of existence. It has always striven to fill a particular niche in northern and western Cape County. We want this publication to be a viable alternative weekly newspaper for area readers, yet without competing against our flagship publication, The Southeast Missourian...

Many are no doubt familiar with the story of Noah's Ark this story is perhaps one of the clearest pictures of God's salvation for His people found anywhere in the Old Testament. Let's look at this lesson and see the gospel of God's grace as it is revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ...

To the editor: Last week a farmer's wife commented in Speak Out on farm problems, generally unknown to dweller in cities and large towns. The good woman omitted one current problem: namely, dry weather. The farmer has worked hard preparing the soil, planting or sewing the seed, cultivating the corn, soybeans, milo and so forth. The heat index is on the high rise. Day after day, the barren clouds have, up to the time of this writing, passed overhead...

To the editor: Here are the top 10 questions we ask God: Why is there so much evil in the world? Who will protect me? Are abortion and suicide wrong? Whom can I turn to? What can I do with my worry and fear? Who will save me? Are you listening when I pray?...

Tax cuts are on the agenda in Washington, as well they should be. The story of how this came about over the last six months tells much about the new Republican leadership in the House of Representatives. As often stated here before, Americans are today laboring under a tax burden that is, incredibly, at an historic high for peacetime. ...

One antidote to the summer swelter is the thought of another reduction in the rate of taxation on capital gains. Moving through Congress in both the House and Senate tax bills is a reduction in the capital-gains tax to 15 percent from 20 percent. Remember, this is the one tax the payment of which is optional: You don't pay it until you sell an appreciated asset (one that has gained in value during your ownership), and then you pay the tax on the gain -- the amount by which your sale price exceeds your original acquisition price. ...

AS I left for church on a hot summer morning, I thought back to the sad news of the week, the fact that the ACLU won out in, of all places, a town in our state called Republic. Despite the efforts of many of the town's citizens, officials elected to throw in the towel and remove the fish symbol from their city flag. ...

"If there is a way to delay an important decision, the good bureaucracy, public or private, will find it." -- Parkinson's Fifth Law In an all-too-brief period, Missourians will find themselves involved, and eventually engulfed, in a long, contentious and most unpleasant series of political campaigns, and that's not including the race to become the next occupant of the White House. ...

SIKESTON -- Leaders in the field of earthquake studies will gather in Cape Girardeau Wednesday to finalize plans for special research equipment to be installed as part of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge under construction. A $500,000 grant has been obtained from the Federal Highway Administration that enables the specialized earthquake equipment to be included as part of the new bridge. ...

The typical image of a resort is a spacious inn tucked away in some remote countryside complete with a lake for fishing, a pool for swimming and a course for golfing. But according to the state of Missouri, a resort could be a dingy bar with cigarette butts littering the floor or a busy grocery with long lines. Not exactly paradise...

Dr. Fred E. Rawlins has been swimming the Mississippi River for more than 65 years. "It's not too tough," said the 83-year-old Cape Girardean Saturday after swimming the mile-plus distance from a sandbar in Illinois to the Missouri side of the river. "I could probably do it again right now."...

At 11 a.m. Saturday, it was already 90 degrees when firefighters strapped on 50 pounds of gear each to fight a fire on Middle Street. "We had a structure fire," said Capt. Paul Lufcy with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. "Everybody was soaking wet, but it all is just part of the game."...

A gated golf community, with an 18-hole golf course, condos, a golf club and other recreational facilities, may be coming to Cape Girardeau. "We have already looked at three sites in Cape Girardeau County, most in or around the city limits," said Cord Dombrowski, a Cape Girardeau businessman...

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is working on its 1999 farm relief plan which calls for government relief for soybean farmers. The new provisions set forth by ASA are intended to improve the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement Reform Act (FAIR)...

Americans love a good promotion, particularly when it's staring at you from the back of a box of sourdough pretzels. "Win the Big Backyard BBQ!" the advertisement on the box exclaims. There's even a photograph of a crowd gathered around a portable stage in a neighborhood near you. The promotion promises the grand-prize winner that a "superstar band" will perform in your backyard on Labor Day with the whole event televised live on VH1, a cable music channel...

Bus routes are being prepared, faculty meetings are scheduled and everything is nearly ready for opening days at area schools later this month. "I'm about halfway there and can't wait to be finished," said Vince Bowman with Ryder Student Transportation...

Since 1994, members of the Glennonville 4-H Club have worked to keep the town cemetery clean and attractive. This year the group received a $400 4-H Community Service Grant to plant trees and shrubs and repaint the benches at the cemetery. Deb Bader, club leader, said their beautification projects have given the members a sense of pride in their community...

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." --Albert Einstein This month we must say goodbye to an old friend. Venus has graced our evening skies since the first of the year. I will miss that sulfuric acid drenched world with a temperature of 700 degrees! But all good things must come to an end...

Things will begin heating up -- literally -- real soon around the Southeast Missouri State University football complex as the Indians begin laying the groundwork for what they hope will be a surprise 1999 season. Freshmen and other newcomers are scheduled to report this coming weekend, with the veterans following the rookies in a few days later. Then full-scale, two-a-day workouts will begin shortly thereafter...

The McDowell Capahas will certainly be taking a lot of momentum to Kansas this week. McDowell swept a twi-night doubleheader from visiting St. Louis O.B. Clark Saturday, prevailing 5-3 and 10-6. Those two victories pushed the Capahas' winning streak to 12 games and improved their record to 29-6...

Two members of the Southeast Missouri State University golf team have qualified for the United States Amateur Championship, to be held Aug. 15-22 at Pebble Beach, Calif. Jason Owen, a senior from Effingham, Ill., and David Fulton, an incoming freshman from St. Catherine's, Ontario in Canada, will be in the prestigious field of 300 golfers from across the United States...

The following is a listing of players with area ties who are competing in professional baseball. Included in the list are each players' name, his local connection, his last year as an amateur and his major league affiliation. Statistics are through Thursday...

Missouri is blessed with thousands of miles of pristine rivers and streams. These same waterways flow past our homes, farms, and towns. Many provide water, recreation, and serenity just as they did for our ancestors. But the growth of our nation has had great impacts on our streams. As a result, many problems now face Missouri's 56,000 miles of flowing waters...

Oak Ridge School will hold physicals Wednesday for any senior high or junior high students planning to participate in sports during the coming school year. Physicals will be given at 9:30 a.m. at the high school. The cost is $18. Forms should be picked up before Wednesday at the high school. For more information, call the school at 266-3630...

Sharon McCune recorded her first ever hole-in-one Monday at Kimbeland Country Club. McCune aced No. 7, a 100-yard par 3. She used a 7-iron to accomplish the feat. Witnesses were Jackie Anderson, Linda Metheny and Stephanie Augspurger.

The Cape Road Runners Fourth Annual Summer Track Series will be held at the Central High School track in Cape Girardeau, beginning Monday. The three-part series includes a 400-meter run on Monday, an 800-meter run on August 9 and a mile run on August 16...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department has rescheduled its 11th annual Youth Triathlon and Kids Half-Miler to Aug. 21. The event will take place at Central Pool beginning at 9 a.m. It is for boys and girls ages 9-18. For more information, contact Amy at 334-2859 or Doug at 335-4040...

The Friends of Saint Francis will hold its 12th annual Benefit Golf Tournament Aug. 27 at Bent Creek in Jackson. The four-person scramble will have shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Entry fee is $150 per player, which includes a golf shirt, prizes, lunch, beverages and dinner. A total of $1,200 will be awarded in prize money...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is accepting teams for its Adult Flag Football League. League play is scheduled to begin Sept. 23. Games will be played on Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons at Arena Park. The league will run approximately eight weeks. Teams consist of seven members...

The Cape Area Youth Soccer Association (CAYSA) will sponsor a beginner referee instruction class for individuals 14 years of age or older. Instruction will include 16 hours of classroom work plus a certification test. Any participant who passes the test will be encouraged to register with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF)...

The Jackson Area Optimist Soccer Association (JAOSA) will hold fall soccer sign-ups on three upcoming dates at Main Street Fitness in Jackson. Registration dates: Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Aug. 11, 6-8 p.m.; and Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The league is open to boys and girls entering grades K-8. For more information, contact Cinde Sharrock at (573) 266-3332...

BLOOMFIELD -- Iva Ellen Manier, 88, of Bloomfield died Friday, July 30, 1999, at the Beverly Health Care Center in Bloomfield. She was born at Clines Island on Feb. 2, 1911, daughter of Frank Monroe and Lelia Ellen Kelly Cook. She was retired form General Motors in Illinois in 1972 and had lived in Bloomfield since then. She attended the Bible Tabernacle Church at Bloomfield...

Lela Mae Schlue, 76, of Arnold, formerly of Jackson, died Friday, July 30, 1999, at Arnold. She was born Jan. 13, 1923, near Jackson, daughter of J.S. Godwin and Daisy Cowan. She married Paul Robert Schlue on Nov. 5, 1949, at Piggott, Ark. He died May 9, 1982...

SIKESTON -- Dolly Elva Burke Doles, 95, of Matthews died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 19, 1904, at Floyd, Ark., daughter of Henry and Emma Barnett. She married Robert Burke in 1924 in Memphis, Tenn. She later married Elmer Doles. He died March 1, 1985...

COBDEN, Ill. -- L. Mae Pearson. 78, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Cobden, died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at Christian Northeast Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 13, 1920, at Cobden, daughter of Leo and Fleta Cantwell Campbell. She married Chester E. "Jack" Pearson Aug. 19, 1938. He died Aug. 31, 1995...

CHAFFEE -- Mabel Anne Bollinger, 84, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 25, 1999, at her home in Chaffee. She was born Feb. 5, 1915, at Advance, daughter of Ora Jesse James and Nellie Belle McKinney. She married Robert Lee Bollinger Sr. on July 31, 1935. He died July 30, 1989...

PERRYVILLE -- Earl R. Cissell, 97, of Perryville died Friday, July 30, 1999, at Barnes Extended Care Center in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 23, 1901, at Perryville, son of Emmett L. Cissell and Nellie Mary Jones Cissell. He owned and operated a printing and paper company for a number of years. He was a veteran...

CHARLESTON -- Mayme Estal Carver, 90, of Charleston died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. She was born Sept. 13, 1908, in Pollard, Ark., daughter of Jasper and Lula Holifield. She married Haskell Carver on Sept. 7, 1923. He died Nov. 8, 1996...

Helen Lankheit Carman, age 85, a resident of Charleston, died at 11:20 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 1999, at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. She was born May 26, 1914 in Texas Bend Community (north of Charleston) to the late John and Mary Stricker Lankheit. She had lived in Charleston her entire life where she was a life long member of St. Henry's Catholic Church...

SHERWOOD, Ark. -- Leonard Joseph Kirchner, 85, of Sherwood, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Friday, July, 30, 1999. He was born in Ozora, Mo. to William F. and Mary C. Kirchner. Kirchner was retired from the Mississippi Lime Co. in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and was a member of the Sylvan Hills First Baptist Church in North Little Rock...

David Joe Wessel weaved his way through tall sunflowers on his farm south of Gordonville. Many of his sunflowers have already produced their share of seed and have started turning brown. But a number of the showy yellow flowers are still growing, their heads turned toward the sun...