Stories from Wednesday, March 1, 2000

Deer Creek Christian Academy is one private school in Cape Girardeau that is on the grow. After only three years, this small school is ready to expand its enrollment with a larger facility. The school has purchased a two-acre site on Route W opposite Kenneth Drive...

To the editor: I am writing in response to the articles regarding the closing of the Easter Seals Child Development Center in Cape Girardeau. As this story continues to unfold, I anticipate more interviews will be done, and more stories will run in the newspaper and on the air...

JIM BIUNDO ... Southeast Missouri State University's assistant to the president for university relations (and one of Cape's top masters of ceremonies), retired Tuesday. He is receiving and deserving many accolades for his service to the university since 1988...

It's certainly not a new debate: tax credits for parents whose children attend private school. But it is a debate worth revisiting. If the Cape Girardeau area is any indication, private schools are growing by leaps and bounds. And this growth is occurring in a region with good public schools. Consider the growing emphasis that parents in urban areas place on private schools...

Each issue of OFF! highlights a someone who has achieved success in his/her field. This issue's pick is Jaysen Butrein of Cape Girardeau. OFF! - Age? Birthplace? Give me the lowdown. Jaysen - I prefer to think of myself as an ageless soul in a recently turned 24 year old body. Born in St. Louis, MO at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. (continued on next page)...

by Mark Bastable So, here on the Eastern side of the Atlantic, we're watching the wonderfully entertaining son-et-lumiere that you call the Presidential Primaries. Or perhaps you don't. Maybe that's just what we call them. Anyway, it's a riot. Laugh? It's possible our socks will never dry...

by Chad Armbruster What do you get when you cross fat men, with musical talent? (Stop me if you've heard this one.) You get Cape's premier P-Funkesque ensemble, Funky Donkey Cheese. Ten members strong and heavily influenced by the likes of Tower of Power, Maceo Parker and James Brown, FDC has been on the Cape music scene for two years. Even though they've gone through some changes in the past few weeks they show no signs of easing up on dishing out everyone's daily dose of funk...

by Meredith Knight 2CCs and 5OHH's. Topic: Children of the 80's understanding the world. Before we get to our topic, here is a brief description of the people who provided this information. Subject1: Meridian- Enjoys bands like Skillet, Jennifer Knapp, and Fono...

Swinghouse by Jennifer Woods It starts out in some crowded place and a few beers later someone says are you going to Swinghouse?" and so we do and we get there and by this time most of the night is drunk so much so that the sky is a fuzzy show you only watch if you are willing to throw it all up...

by Jaysen Buterin If the body is a temple, I'm simply decorating "I give you a perfectly good body and you go and poke holes into it" - my mother Motley Crue, lots of bikers, guests of our various penal institutions, many of my friends, and me. What do we all have in common? Give up? The answer is tattoos, lots of them, and it doesn't look like any of us have any plans to stop acquiring them. ...

by Jason Kesterson For the record, I am an Irish American. My family history and heritage come right out of County Cork, Ireland. So with this said, it is my birthright to point these following things out and rant, laugh hysterically, or head-butt the next person that makes a potato joke. That's my disclaimer, I'm standing by it...

Deceit, Lies and Promiscuity by Courtney S. Pirro Sex sells. Don't believe that one? Well, then explain why a film that deals with teenagers having sex like rabbits, and betting on if someone can deflower the innocent virgin sells. Cruel Intentions just so happens to be that film and it raked in millions of dollars in its opening weekend. Making it one of the top three films at that time...

After painstakingly listening to our local radio stations today I've come to one conclusionÉthe end is near! After ten hours of turning nobs and dials I couldn't have been more depressed or jaded, the apocalypse is upon us. I really had no other choice, this conclusion was made after hours of trying to find a reason not to write thisÉI failed...

JACKSON -- After the longest jury deliberation in any of the Good Hope melee trials, Sulaymon K. Moore was found guilty of assaulting police. Moore is the first of six defendants to be found guilty of the assault charge, said Ian Sutherland, Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecutor. The others had trials in Butler and New Madrid counties...

Who wants to be an FBI agent? Jonathan Cano, a student at Franklin Elementary School, thought that sounded like a great career choice. "I like to spy on people and play spy videogames, and I think it would be cool," said Cano, 9. Cano came to school Tuesday dressed in a casual t-shirt, jeans and gym shoes. When a teacher asked if he had a costume for Career Dress Up Day, he informed her that he was "undercover."...

Linda Puchbauer is excited about what she thinks will be the experience of a lifetime, a trip to Cornwall, England, for a Rotary Study Exchange. Puchbauer, an assistant vice president at Bank of America in Jackson, will spend May studying England's banking industry through the Rotary Foundation that fosters international professional development...

BENTON -- Sheriff Bill Ferrell was the first person to file for office in Scott County on Tuesday, when filing opened for the August primary election. Only Democrats had filed for office Tuesday, assuring a primary race for sheriff and two county commission seats. All candidates are seeking four-year terms in office...

JACKSON -- Eleven candidates filed for Cape Girardeau County offices Tuesday, the first day of filing. County commissioners Max Stovall and Larry Bock, Treasurer Bill Reynolds, Sheriff John Jordan, Coroner John Carpenter and Public Administrator John Ferguson filed for re-election. All six are incumbents...

PERRYVILLE -- Twelve candidates filed for county elections on the first day to do so in Perry County. So far, three of the five races will be contested, and only one Democrat has filed. In the race for Eastern District Commissioner, incumbent Dennis E. Lohmann of Perryville will be opposed by Charles "Charlie" Franke of Uniontown, Edwin Stueve Jr. of Frohna, and Gary A. Lauck of Perryville...

CHARLESTON -- There was a flurry of activity in the Mississippi County Clerk's office Tuesday for the first day of filings for county elections scheduled for Nov. 7. A number of candidates filed for seven positions when the county clerk's office opened, and several others completed applications during the afternoon. In all, 11 Democrats announced their candidacies on the first day of filings, creating a need for at least two primary elections on Aug. 8...

MARBLE HILL -- Seventeen candidates filed as candidates for Bollinger County offices Tuesday, assuring August primary battles for First and Second district county commissioners and sheriff. First District Commissioner Robert Gray, appointed to fill an unexpired term, is seeking election to his first full term. Gray, a Democrat, faces a primary battle from Junior W. Long...

From his spacious office in an old house, Jim Biundo has overseen Southeast Missouri State University's marketing and public relations efforts for a dozen years. His job as assistant to the president for university relations ended Tuesday when he retired...

The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee will be Friday at the Drury Lodge. The monthly event, usually held at the Show Me Center on Southeast Missouri State University campus, has been moved because of a scheduling conflict. Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill, and Cape Girardeau Public School Superintendent Dan Steska will speak...

ADVANCE -- Perhaps Scott County Central's basketball team could file a lawsuit. Bernie's Jason Karnes didn't come with a warning label. Karnes caught fire and burned the Braves for 36 points and eight 3-pointers and the Braves went stone cold in the fourth quarter as second-seeded Bernie set up a showdown with to-seed Advance with an 81-66 win in a Class 1A, District 2 semifinal game Tuesday night...

ADVANCE -- Call it homecourt disadvantage. Call it the jitters or intimidation. Call it whatever you want. Whatever it was, Oran was struck with it in the first half of its 69-52 loss to Advance in the Class 1A, District 2 semifinal game on Tuesday...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The season for Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team came to a crashing halt here Tuesday night in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Second-seeded Middle Tennessee scored 20 of the game's first 24 points, led 39-12 at halftime and rolled past the seventh-seeded Otahkians 76-57...

About a half-inch. That's how close Southeast Missouri State University's men's basketball team came to suffering a stunning upset Tuesday night in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. But because a 3-point shot by Tennessee-Martin freshman Okechi Egbe was off the mark at the buzzer, the Indians were able to escape with a 76-74 victory in front of a disappointingly small crowd of 3,512 at the Show Me Center...

BLOOMFIELD -- Defending district champion Notre Dame returned to the Class 2A, District 2 girls championship game with a 56-19 thrashing of Greenville Tuesday night in semifinal action. Top-seeded Notre Dame (20-5) will face No. 2 seed Kelly (23-4) in Friday night's 6:30 championship game. The Lady Hawks advanced with a 52-36 victory over No. 3 seed Scott City (10-14)...

Southern Missouri Christian School in Poplar Bluff will host a men's slow-pitch softball tournament April 1 at Hillcrest Park in Poplar Bluff. The entry fee is $100 per team. For more information, call Tammie Newman in the evening at 998-3149.

Cape Central Junior High will host the MSHSAA rules meetings for baseball and golf March 7 at 7:30 p.m. All coaches and officials are expected to attend.

The annual McDowell Capahas benefit auction will be held March 11 at the Show Me Center. The auction, which serves as one of the primary fundraisers for Cape Girardeau's highly successful summer baseball team, will begin at 9 a.m.

KARNAK, Ill. -- Reba Jones Brown, 89, of Grand Chain died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. Arrangements are incomplete at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.

BERTRAND -- Walter H. Lee, 60, of Bertrand died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born July 14, 1939, in Tupelo, Miss., son of Finis and Minnie Hankins Lee. He and Rosie Ellen Gribble were married July 9, 1957...

Son to Bruce A. and Deanna D. Sells of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:08 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000. Name, Austin Tyler. Weight, 8 pounds 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Sells is the former Deanna Hazel, daughter of Johnny and Mary Hazel of Kennett. She is employed by Missouri Department of Revenue. Sells is the son of Larry and Shirley Sells of Kennett. He is employed at Target...

JACKSON -- A Cape Girardeau man accused of deceiving a philanthropist out of half-million dollars will have his trial in Boone County, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's office said. Bradley W. McIntyre, 40, asked Circuit Court Judge William Syler for a change of venue as he pled innocent to charges of stealing by deceit during his arraignment on Monday...

The Chaffee Emergency Management Agency will sponsor a series of free classes designed to train shelter operations teams for Scott County and the city of Chaffee. The first of the sessions attracted 25 participants. People can attend the remaining classes without attending the first class. The first course can be made up prior to the remaining classes through self-study...

Two Southeast Missouri men received prison sentences in federal court for illegal firearm possession, and a Pemiscot County man was sentenced on crack cocaine charges, the U.S. attorney's office said. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber found the two guilty as convicted felons, who are prohibited from possessing firearms...

Editor's note: Georganne syler is a guest columnist for Nutrition Month. Home economist Judy Lueders will return next month. March is National Nutrition Month. To help publicize this event, Judy Lueders has agreed to share her weekly column with me...

Question: I know there are pregnancy tests that are performed in humans. Are these tests available for dogs as well? Answer: There is a relatively new test for pregnancy in dogs. The test is apparently accurate as soon as 21 days after conception. The test requires a blood sample and 20 minutes to complete. ...

On a cold winter afternoon, especially a rainy one, I always think of how much I hated late afternoon science labs in college. I was always tired and hungry but was somehow sustained by Granola Fig Bars. I have to admit that there was one such lab that when reminiscing I just have to smile. As with so many things in life, the events during that 1970 winter lab were not funny when they happened, but now they are...

Thanks to a fortuitous alignment of the planets, next Tuesday presents me with a delectable coincidence. It's my birthday and it falls this year on Mardi Gras, which translated from the French means Fat Tuesday. Those who know me no doubt will relish the appropriateness of such timing as much as I do. Clearly, I'll lack no excuse for a party!...

This has been a great week for mail at Recipe Swap. Requests and sharing of recipes are abundant right now, which is wonderful. It is interesting to see what responses we get for various requests. For instance, we had a request for a ham casserole. I thought surely the Altenburg women would respond, but they didn't. ...