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ERA WOULD GO TOO FAR IN GIVING CONGRESS UNSPECIFIED POWERS TO ENFORCE ITS PROVISIONS
(Editorial ~ 12/12/99)
A group of state lawmakers, all Democrats, proposes to resurrect a museum piece of 1970s liberalism: the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The group was joined in support by Gov. Mel Carnahan, his wife Jean and Secretary of State Bekki Cook. The ERA is a bad idea whose time came and went nearly a generation ago...
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REMARKS: THERE WAS SOMETHING MAGIC ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
I don't know if there is any feeling quite like Christmas Eve and Christmas morning for a child. Even as the years ago by and I advance through my thirties, I can still feel the special tingle occasionally, of the old Christmas Eve magic. The anticipation and the sheer magic made Christmas Eve almost as exciting as Christmas itself...
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MUNICIPAL, JHS BANDS WILL GIVE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
The Jackson Municipal band, along with the Jackson High School Symphonic and Concert Bands will present their annual Christmas concert Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. in the old gymnasium. The evening will begin with the Concert Band performing two selections, "Midnight In Bethlehem," arranged by Waffen Barker and "Jingle Bells Forever," arranged by Robert W. Smith...
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LOCAL VINTAGE CYCLISTS MAKE THEIR MARK
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Mike Hyslop manuevers between rocks. Tony Glueck during a trial JHS graduate Ryan Davie makes a sharp cut. While Ken Eftink, Ryan Davie and their fellow vintage motorcyclists are not sent by local chambers of commerce or tourism groups, to represent Cape Girardeau County throughout the U.S., they might as well be. The award-winning cyclists have made Cape County a respected and feared entity throughout the sport...
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JACKSON MAN WINS $10,000 ON-LINE
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Jeff Kennett of Jackson won the daily $10,000 giveaway from iWon.com, a CBS-backed destination Internet portal, last week. Kennett, a Southeast Missouri State University graduate and restaurant manager, was on the phone with his wife Missy when the call came in...
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THE UNOIONTOWN BRICKYARD IS STILL REMEMBERED
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
The Zion Methodist Church, near Old Appleton (seen here in 1911), was built with bricks from the Unterreiner & Kasten Brickyard. Photo courtesy of Mary Daume The old brickyard in Uniontown was cleaned away a number of years ago. Today, only historic buildings erected from brick from the yard there, dot the countryside...
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GIRL USES 12TH BIRTHDAY PARTY TO AID THE NEEDY
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
What does one get the 12-year-old who has everything and wants nothing? As unlikely a scenario as that might seem to most, Alita Phillips and friends of her daughter Majhon faced just such a dilemma this fall. The answer, though, was simple. Majhon held a birthday party Nov. 21 at Main Street Fitness and encouraged her friends to all bring gifts. The only catch was, the presents would not be for her; rather, they would be given to less fortunate children in the community, for Christmas...
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CAMPUS VIEW: PEER TUTORS HELP FELLOW STUDENTS REACH POTENTIAL
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
"When you help someone climb a mountain, you are yourself much closer to the top." JHS Peer Tutors keep this quote in mind as we volunteer our time to help others achieve their highest potential. Peer Tutors is a selective club, requiring each prospective member to complete an application and an interview. ...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
25 years ago: 1974 County Court has approved hiring of Robert W. Cope as assistant prosecuting attorney to replace Richard G. Steele, who resigned; Cope, member of Oliver, Oliver and Jones law firm of Cape Girardeau, assumed duties Sunday, effective date of Steele's resignation...
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LOCAL HORSES, RIDERS DOMINATE FAIR
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
ALTENBURG -- Shifty Eyed Starlet, ridden by Jennifer and Lesa Weiss of Jackson, took high-point honors in the Western Horse division at the East Perry Community Fair Horse Show recently. Starlet and Jennifer Weiss took first place in Youth Western Pleasure, third in Western Pleasure and fourth in Western Halter and English Pleasure. With Lesa Weiss in the saddle, Starlet took third in Adult Western Pleasure...
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JHS CHOIR MEMBERS EARN HIGH HONORS
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
ALTOS: Jackson High School altos who made Southeast All-District Choir were (front row, from left) Andrea Penland, Janice Doberenz, Erika Beasley, (back row) Elizabeth Myers, Kimber Miller and Cheryl Trotter. SOPRANOS: Jackson High School tenors who made Southeast All-District Choir were (front row, from left) Amanda Crouch, Abby Burlbaugh, (second row) Arika Lucy, Erin Simmons, Christy Miskell, Julie Roth, (third row) Kelli Niswonger, Amelie Morgan, Erica Masterson and Katie Edmonds...
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MORE PHOTOS FROM JACKSON'S CHRISTMAS PARADE 1999...
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
SANTA ARRIVES: St. Nicholas arrived in the Christmas parade, thanks to these majestic horses. ANOTHER SANTA: Not one, but two Santas were in the parade. This one rode a vintage fire engine. IN STEP: Area veterans showed they can still march proudly under the flag...
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YOUTH TACKLE FOOTBALL LEAGUE FORMING IN JACKSON
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
In the past, Jackson youth wanting to play tackle football prior to eighth grade had to go to Cape Girardeau. A group of Jackson men hope to change that. The Jackson Area Youth Football Foundation is being organized to give youngsters a chance to don pads without leaving Jackson...
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POETRY CORNER: OH! IT'S JUST THE LITTLE
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
Oh! It's just the little things, The unimportant little things. The Gee it didn't matter things, That take me through the night. The forget about it little things The I'll see you tomorrow things. The I'll help you with the project things, That make you feel so right!...
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FROM THE PULPIT: THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
The word which most accurately describes this attribute of God is omniscience. God knows everything: past, present and future. Nothing ever happens; has happened or will happen that God did not already know it to be so altogether. The infinitely supreme God is well acquainted with every detail of all things He has created (Prov. 15:3, Acts 15:18)...
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EARNED-INCOME CREDIT IS NEW WELFARE ATTEMPT
(Editorial ~ 12/12/99)
Bills prefiled in both houses of the Legislature would create a state earned-income tax credit that backers say is needed to benefit Missouri's working poor. Key supporters include officials of the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union and the Missouri Catholic Conference...
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SOMETIMES A POLITICAL SUCCESS CAN PRODUCE A POLICY FAILURE
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
One of my first political science professors at the university I attended was not only a scholar but a fine gentleman as well, equipped with a superb intellect and an impish sense of humor that he used to illustrate his lectures and the lessons that accompanied them. ...
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GOOD DEBATE: SHALL TRIAL LAWYERS PROFIT FROM GOVERNMENT LITIGATION?
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
What is at stake in a lawsuit such as the one I filed seeking to invalidate Attorney General Jay Nixon's contract hiring outside counsel to pursue the state's claim against tobacco companies? Fascinating information keeps coming to light from other states to help answer this question. ...
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LETTERS: TOYBOX DONATIONS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/99)
To the editor: I joined the Cape Girardeau Jaycees in 1988. Each year since I joined, I have delivered for Toybox. There is not a more rewarding experience than being Santa. The looks of amazement on the faces are absolutely priceless. The opportunity to give back to the community that has given me so much is humbling...
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TEN STAR BASKETBALL CAMP TAKING ENTRIES
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Applications are now being evaluated by the Ten Star All-Star Basketball Camp. Boys and girls ages 7-19 can apply. Players are selected by invitation only. Past participants include Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner. Camp locations include Atchison, Ks., Champaign, Ill., and Georgetown, Ky...
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS COLLECT TOYS, CANNED GOODS
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
More than 200 local families in need of basics will be able to pick up toys and Christmas baskets of food Thursday. The Jackson Elks Lodge, the Jackson Police Department, Jackson Fire Rescue, the Girls Scouts of America and the Jackson Jaycees are working together to collect the items...
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POETRY CORNER: ST. LOUIS
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
The airplanes go overhead, not far from the ground, in Northwestern St. Louis, not all so far from the arch. Ladue, Creve Coeur ... inspirational, breathtaking. Bridgeton, my favorite hang out ... home of the middle class. St. Louis ... city I love .....
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POETRY CORNER: MORE ST. LOUIS
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
Of course, St. Louis is a city of many religions. Prominently Catholic, with its beautiful cathedrals. The Baptist college, in the West. Also, home of many great hospitals. Notably, St. Louis Children's, which my own father spoke highly of. A beautiful park, Forest Park .....
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WAITING FOR THE LIGHT AT SCOTT CITY INTERCHANGE
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
SCOTT CITY -- What's wrong with the Interstate 55 interchange at Scott City? Everything, if you ask residents of Scott City, Kelso and Commerce who routinely drive through the mazelike intersection of I-55, U.S. Highway 61 and State Route K on their way to and from Cape Girardeau or Sikeston...
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RATING OUR SCHOOLS: CAPE'S STUDENTS OUTPERFORM STATE AVERAGES (FIRST IN A TEN-PART SERIES)
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
It's a good time to live in the Cape Girardeau School District, said Superintendent Dr. Dan Steska. Steska said the district's annual report card released Dec. 1 demonstrates many of the positive academic and other achievements being made within the school district...
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A DAY IN THE TRENCHES
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
FORT LEONARD WOOD -- It figures. After weeks of unseasonably nice weather, the day I go play soldier it rains. And rains. And rains. But as our Army hosts said over and over, and with considerable glee: "If it ain't rainin', we ain't trainin'." Each time I heard that phrase, I wondered how many times on a nice day some green private with more mouth than sense has asked his drill instructor if they would be excused from training because of the lack of precipitation. ...
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OPPOSITION TO CHARTER SCHOOLS FILES SUIT
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Oak Ridge school board member Jeff Hahs wants to close the doors on charter schools. Hahs is president of the Missouri School Boards Association. His group has taken its case against charter schools to court. The statewide organization has filed a brief in support of the St. Louis school board's lawsuit against Missouri's charter schools law. The brief was filed recently in Cole County Circuit Court where the lawsuit is pending...
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MAEVERS RECEIVES SAM WALTON AWARD
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Jim Maevers has long been a fixture in the Jackson business community. Thursday he was honored as the Sam Walton Small Businessman of the Year award for Jackson. "Mr. Maevers has been an example to the community of what a true business leader should be," said Rick Boyd, manager of the Jackson Wal-Mart Super Center. "I congratulate him on his work in the community."...
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BOWLED OVER BY BERNHARDT
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
In recent years, Barry Bernhardt hasn't wondered how to celebrate the New Year. He usually has a date with a bowl game. The Golden Eagles director will fly to San Antonio Christmas night to prepare to conduct the bands at the halftime show at the Alamo Bowl between Penn State and Texas A&M. Then he immediately flies to Jacksonville, Fla., where on Jan. 1 he will be perched on a ladder waving a baton at the bands performing for the Gator Bowl game between Georgia Tech and Miami...
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OUTGROWING THE ROAD: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LOCAL HIGHWAY
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
SCOTT CITY -- A 15-mile stretch of interstate that Southeast Missouri motorists once praised for providing a route between the rural and urban areas of the state now tops their list of driving complaints. Motorists who regularly drive Interstate 55 know the segment from Fruitland to Scott City is not adequate for the amount of traffic that travels on it each day. But it was likely suited to the traffic flow when the roadbed was built in 1963...
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MARK MY WORD: NO MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS, KETCHUP WILL STILL FLOW
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
Forget Y2K, ketchup is here to stay. There's no need to worry about the millennium bug with this stuff. The Heinz Co. is so sure that ketchup will be popular well into the future that it is unveiling a new Heinz Ketchup Pin. The pin is the company's first commemorative pin in more than a century. It last unveiled a pin, the Pickle Pin, at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893...
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HAVE YOURSELF AN OOM PA-PA LITTLE CHRISTMAS
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Chris Starr switched to playing the tuba in the seventh grade after his band teacher assured Starr that his trombone's spit valve couldn't be fixed. "I've used that one a few times myself," says Starr, now a band teacher at Charleston. Nearly 70 young musicians -- who may or may not have been tricked into playing the tuba -- performed Christmas carols Saturday at West Park Mall in a nationwide event called a TubaChristmas...
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STODDARD JUDGE ISSUES ORDER IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CASE
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- A Poplar Bluff man who has completed a prison term for sexually abusing a youngster several years ago has been ordered to undergo psychiatric testing in an effort by the state to keep him behind bars. The Missouri Attorney General's office claims Charles Anthony O'Hara, 24, who in 1995 pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy involving a boy under 10 years of age, remains a sexually violent predator and a threat to the community...
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FORMER USM HEAD DELIVERS GRADUATION SPEECH
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
Commencement speaker Aubrey Lucas knew Southeast Missouri State University's graduating students didn't want to listen to a long speech at the Show Me Center Saturday. "A commencement speaker is sort of like a corpse at an Irish wake," quipped Lucas, the former president of the University of Southern Mississippi. "You have to have one, but you sure hope he doesn't say anything."...
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MAKING A PACT FOR A CHILD'S FUTURE
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
An 11-year-old has a lot of absences at school, he's continually getting into fights and has been seen roaming the streets at night. His single mother does what she can, but she works long hours, often at night, to support her family. This situation isn't critical, yet. But it does have many of the signs that point to a risk that this child's problems could get more serious, perhaps even serious enough that he could end up in trouble with the law...
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LADY INDIANS FINISH STRONG, TOP COR JESU
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- In a competitive game blemished by turnovers, the Jackson Lady Indians executed when they needed to in a 52-43 victory over perennial basketball power Cor Jesu Saturday. In the first possession of the fourth quarter, Cor Jesu -- whose only lead was 2-0 -- cut the deficit to 34-33 on a 3-pointer by Amanda Clifton...
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SE REBOUNDS FOR THIRD IN MONTANA TOURNEY
(College Sports ~ 12/12/99)
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Southeast Missouri State University's men's basketball team didn't exactly get what it came here for, but things could have definitely been worse for the Indians. The Indians salvaged a weekend split in the KGVO Coca-Cola Classic by knocking off Robert Morris 55-44 in the third-place game Saturday night...
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THE LATEST LINE: SEMO SUPER FAN SHOWS PLENTY OF DEDICATION
(Sports Column ~ 12/12/99)
MISSOULA, Mont. -- There are Southeast Missouri State University basketball fans. And then there is Lee Flanagan -- the super fan among all SEMO fans. Flanagan's motto is simple: Have tickets, will travel. That includes driving approximately 1,800 miles -- one way -- for the University of Montana Tournament held Friday and Saturday...
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KELLY GIRLS DEFEAT SCOTT CITY TO WIN CHAFFEE TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/99)
CHAFFEE -- Top-seeded Kelly remained undefeated and claimed the championship of the Chaffee Tournament with a 38-27 victory over second-seeded Scott City Saturday. The game ended up as a low-scoring defensive struggle, but began with Kelly (6-0) outscoring Scott City 15-4 in the first quarter...
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ROY E. DENEKE
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
GORDONVILLE -- Roy E. Deneke, 87, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1912, in Gordonville, son of William A. and Pauline Nothdurft Deneke. He married Melba Neumeyer on April 19, 1939. He farmed in the Gordonville community all his life and was a lifelong member of the Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville, teaching Sunday School for more than 50 years...
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DOLORES K. BISSELL
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
Dolores K. Bissell, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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RAYMOND E. MEYER
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- Raymond E. Meyer, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 2, 1921, at Neelys Landing, son of Clarence and Estillee Clingingsmith Meyer. He and Emma Perry were married on March 10, 1943...
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JAMES EDGAR SEXTON
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
MINER -- James Edgar Sexton, 71, of Miner died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999, at the Miner Nursing Center. He was born March 18, 1928, at Sikeston, son of Willard and Lola Smith Jines. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1946. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a member of the Sikeston Elks. During the 1950s, he worked as a salesman for Colp Lumber Co. He was manager for Mechanical Systems Inc. during the 1970s and had worked with Bob Hale Auction Co...
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FRANCE LUCILLE TRAVIS
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Frances Lucille Travis, 73, of Cairo died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 15, 1926, in Alexander County, Ill., daughter of Harry and Abbie Rose Fitzgerald Winters. She was a homemaker and a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Cairo...
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DENVER F. BAKER
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Denver F. Baker, 78, of Alto Pass died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at the Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro. He was born Nov. 20, 1921, at Zalma, Mo., the son of Ollie Lee and Ollie Francis Lacy Baker. He and Wilda Mae Brent were married at Charleston on Oct. 28, 1940...
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EMMA 'DOT' FARROW
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- Emma "Dot" Farrow, age 73, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 26, 1926, in Advance, Mo., the daughter of the late Frank and Ivy Sitze Sparkman. On Sept. 5, 1944, she married Nelson C. Farrow. He survives...
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CURTIS G. GOBBLE
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Curtis G. Gobble, 85, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. He was born Sept. 1, 1914, in Zalma. Arrangements are incomplete at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
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VERA ISABEL WIESER
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
Vera Isabel Wieser, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999, at the Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born May 15, 1903, in Rushville, Ill., daughter of Franklin C. and Amelia Schramm Rittenhouse. She and John L. "Red" Wieser were married on Aug. 4, 1935, in Springfield, Ill. He preceded her in death June 24, 1982...
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BETTY STINER GARDNER
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Graveside service was held Saturday at the Anna (Illinois) Cemetery for Betty Stiner Gardner, 71, of Paducah, formerly of Memphis, Tenn., and Sun City, Ariz. The Rev. L.C. Prueshsner officiated. She died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah...
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MARCELLA L. PROFFER
(Obituary ~ 12/12/99)
WHITEWATER -- Marcella L. Proffer, 74, of Whitewater died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at the family home. She was born April 19, 1925 at Cobden, Ill., the daughter of William John Henry and Minnie Unger Penrod. She married Earley H. Proffer on Oct. 20, 1948, at Harrisburg, Ark...
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TWO DRIVERS SERIOUSLY HURT
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- Two Bloomfield drivers were seriously injured Friday when their vehicles collided near Bloomfield. Janice Kelly, 61, and Andrew Vanbebber, 25, were both taken by ambulance to Dexter Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred at 5:38 p.m. Friday on Route J, 2 miles west of Bloomfield...
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TICKETS STILL REMAIN FOR Y2K EVE PARTY AT THE SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
If you want something a little more festive than a celebration at home, remember that tickets are still available for the Y2K Eve Party at the Show Me Center. About 600 of the 1,000 tickets have been sold. The gala is expected to cost organizers more than $100,000 before all is said and done...
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ANNIVERSARY: GROSSHEIDERS MARK 55 YEARS
(Anniversary ~ 12/12/99)
GORDONVILLE -- Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Grossheider of Gordonville celebrated their 55th anniversary with a family dinner at Cedar Street Restaurant in Cape Girardeau. Grossheider and Wilma Schrader were married Aug. 27, 1944, at Zion Lutheran Church. They have three children: LaVerne Hoerchler of Eureka, Corliss Meyr of Chaffee, and Don Grossheider of Cape Girardeau. They have seven grandchildren: Lori, Adria and Callie Meyr, Phillip and Matthew Hoerchler, and Abby and Neal Grossheider...
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WEDDINGS: RADCLIFF-LARGE
(Wedding ~ 12/12/99)
Cherri Lynn Radcliff and Michael Ryan Large were united in marriage Oct. 9, 1999, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul Short performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Diann Daume. Parents of the couple are Larry and Bertha Radcliff and William and Phyllis Large, all of Cape Girardeau...
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WEDDINGS: MARTIN-YUNCK
(Wedding ~ 12/12/99)
Elizabeth Ann Martin and Jason Ray Yunck were united in marriage Oct. 23, 1999, at Cape Bible Chapel. The Rev. Thomas Curtright performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist was Shane Steck of Cape Girardeau. Vocalists were the Rev. Fred and Jayme Burgard, Chris and Alisa Riser, all of Cape Girardeau, and Amanda Raney of Hannibal...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: THERE'S NO DEJA VU: IT'S ALL A MATTER OF YOUR POINT OF VIEW
(Column ~ 12/12/99)
Day in, day out, aka sunrise, sunset have a connotation of boredom or fed-upishness (new word!) about them. It shouldn't. No two days are alike. Indeed, no two minutes or seconds are alike. It is out attitude toward the passage of time that determines its tenor. ...
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WEDDINGS: KOERBER-MUENCH
(Wedding ~ 12/12/99)
GORDONVILLE -- Rebecca Ann Koerber and Christopher Lee Muench were united in marriage June 26, 1999, at Zion Lutheran Church. The Rev. Wayne Schwiesow performed the double ring ceremony. Soloists were Susan Koerber, sister of the bride, and Brandon Schwiesow, both of Gordonville. Organist was Susan Koerber...
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ANNIVERSARY: RECORDS CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
(Anniversary ~ 12/12/99)
BENTON -- Mr. and Mrs. Roger Record of Benton Route 1 celebrated their 40th anniversary Nov. 7, 1999. The reception was hosted by Cheryl and Marvin Wormington Jr. of Scott City and their children. Record and Constance Hutchins were married Nov. 7, 1959, in Mt. Vernon, Mo., by the Rev. John Jefferys...
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ENGAGEMENTS: MARTIN-BICKEL
(Engagement ~ 12/12/99)
Dr. Richard and Susan Martin of Cape Girardeau have announced the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Pauline Martin, to Daniel Garrick Bickel. He is the son of Gary and Myra Bickel of St. Charles. Martin is a 1993 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University in December...
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ENGAGEMENTS: HARDY-MEYR
(Engagement ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- Robert Hardy and Nancy Hardy of Jackson have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kristi Lee Hardy, to Bradley Scott Meyr. He is the son of Ronald and Janice Meyr of Jackson. Hardy is a 1997 graduate of Jackson High School. She is pursuing a bachelor of science degree at Southeast Missouri State University...
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ENGAGEMENT: KOEPPEL-SCHUMER
(Engagement ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- David and Mildred Koeppel of Jackson have announced the engagement of their daughter, Tabatha Martha Koeppel, to Jeremy Wayne Schumer. He is the son of Thomas and Linda Schumer of Perryville. Koeppel is a 1995 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed in Food and Nutrition Services at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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WEDDINGS: KUHLMANN-SCHAEFER
(Wedding ~ 12/12/99)
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church was the setting Aug. 7, 1999, for the wedding of Molly Kathleen Kuhlmann and Christopher Todd Schaefer. The Rev. Milton Ryan performed the double ring ceremony. Music was played by Maxine Brice of Jackson. Parents of the couple are George and Judy Kuhlmann and Don and Diane Schaefer, all of Cape Girardeau...
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WEDDING: BEUSSINK-GARNER
(Wedding ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- Magdalene Marie Beussink and Timothy Robert Garner were married June 19, 1999, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Ronald J. Hoye performed the double ring ceremony. Vocalists were Adam Cox and Jessica Hency of Cape Girardeau, and accompanist was Geri Beussink of Jackson, aunt of the bride...
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ENGAGEMENTS: DUFFELL-PLOTT
(Engagement ~ 12/12/99)
THEBES, Ill. -- Larry W. and Phyllis E. Duffell of Thebes have announced the engagement of their daughter, Stacey Marie Duffell, to Kevin Ray Plott. He is the son of Gregory L. and Mary A. Plott of Anna. Duffell is a graduate of Egyptian High School in Tamms. She is a crew leader at Sonic Drive-In...
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ENGAGEMENTS: SPLINTER-BLACK
(Engagement ~ 12/12/99)
JACKSON -- John and Marcia Splinter of LaCrosse, Wis., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kirsten Erica Splinter, to Vince Michael Black. He is the son of Randy and Sandy Black of Jackson. Splinter is a 1993 graduate of Kirkwood High School. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Truman State University in 1997, and a master's degree in counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary in 1999. She is a family support counselor with Habitat for Humanity in St. Louis...
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COMPLETELY REMODELED AND READY FOR YOU
(Local News ~ 12/12/99)
The master bedroom has a private bathroom ande a large window seat. Trimmed in natural wood, the whole whose is brightened by newly-installed large windows. The downstairs office has a large brick fireplace which would make an excellent library. A vaulted ceiling and plenty of natural light give the living room a roomy, open feeling...
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