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HEALTY STEPS 2000
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
Dr. Jeremy Barnes, right, and his students Tonia Best, left, and Mike Knobbe from Southeast Missouri State University, conducted a Healthy Steps 2000 seminar for city employees at City Hall. Employees for the City of Cape Girardeau may have a healthier spring to their step as they enter the new millennium. ...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: KNOCK, KNOCK -- BEWARE OF CONCUSSIONS FROM SPORTS
(Column ~ 04/07/00)
Many children, and even adults, enjoy playing recreational sports, but, as with most things in life, this comes with some risk. Each year more than 750,000 Americans report injuries sustained during recreational sports, and 82,000 of these involve brain injuries. It is the brain injuries that cause more deaths than any other sports injury...
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FEW AT ROAD TAX EXTENSION MEETING
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
J. Hunze was curious enough about road improvements in Cape Girardeau to attend a public meeting about a proposed Transportation Trust Fund extension Thursday night. But he was the only one. About 12 people, most of them city staff, attended the first of a series of meetings designed to talk about road projects in the city...
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UNIVERSITY TO DECIDE ON CHARTER SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents could approve an application for a proposed charter middle school in St. Louis when it meets in special session Wednesday. Board members will meet via a telephone conference call administered through the university president's office...
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DRIVER ACCUSED OF HAULING DRUGS ON SCHOOL BUS
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
ADVANCE -- A bus driver who drove handicapped children to Parkview State School in Cape Girardeau was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs in the bus after hours, the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department said. Kimberly Sue Talley, 38, of Advance was stopped Tuesday about 8 p.m. driving on Highway C near Advance. She was arrested and charged with the class B felony of drug possession, said sheriff's deputy Jesse Miller...
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PERRY WORKSHOP BOARD DISMISSED
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
PERRYVILLE -- Nine letters dismissing members of Perryville's sheltered workshop advisory board were issued Thursday by Perry County commissioners, who cited board members' noncompliance with a state statute. The board, which distributes state funds to the sheltered workshop for the handicapped, has failed to require its members to seek reappointment after their three-year terms ended, said Ruth Tinker, a member of the Perry County Association for Retarded Citizens...
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SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF ELECTED TO HEAD SEMO DRUG TASK FORCE
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
BENTON -- Scott County Sheriff Bill Ferrell was elected president of the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force this week. Ferrell, entering his 23rd year as sheriff, has been part of the Task Force since it was formed in 1990. He was elected during the board's annual meeting...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: PLEASE, DON'T LET JUST ANY OLD SLOB PLAY SUPERMAN
(Column ~ 04/07/00)
When I saw the story in the paper Tuesday about how the city of Metropolis is looking for someone to be Superman for four days in June, I thought to myself, Well, there's something you haven't tried yet. Then I said to myself, Darn, I can't do it after all. I don't have jet-black hair. And I don't have a spit curl...
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ST. FRANCIS ADDS LINK TO NATIONAL WEB SITE TO LOCAL INTERNET SITE
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
Is that rash on your 6-month old just diaper rash or something more serious? Should you be concerned about a persistent cough? What could be causing your back to hurt? Where can you learn more about a recently diagnosed medical condition? Free information on these and other medical concerns is only a click away, said Mike Anders, a planning specialist at St. ...
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CAPE DISTRICT WANTS TO LOWER BID ON FRANKLIN RENOVATION
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
The base bid for renovations and construction at Franklin Elementary School received Thursday by the Cape Girardeau public schools was more than $50,000 over the most recent estimate for the work. Sides Construction Company Inc. bid $633,333 on the project, which involves a renovation of the school's cafeteria/gymnasium and library and construction of a metal building to serve as the new gymnasium. The company was the only bidder...
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SCIENCE FAIR
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
Winners of the 44th annual Regional Science Fair were honored Thursday night at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. More than 200 projects from public, private and church schools throughout Southeast Missouri were entered in the competition. Participating students are in grades seven through 12...
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PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK HIGHLIGHT'S CENTURY'S IMPROVEMENTS
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
In the last 100 years, the average life span of Americans has increased by more than 30 years and about 25 years of this gain can be attributed to advances in public health, statistics show. Yet many people don't know what public health is or what a public health center does, said Charlotte Craig, director of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center...
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FAMED SINGER PERFORMS ON 'YOUR FOLK CONNECTION'
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
JACKSON -- New York singer Suzanne Vega came to town last week to see her grandmother, Harriet Schumacher. While she was here she stopped off to play some songs for KRCU-FM. Vega's appearance will be aired at 7 p.m. Saturday on KRCU's "Your Folk Connection" with hosts Barney Hartline, Jim Hickam and Terry Wright...
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LETERS: ABORTION: DON'T FORGET BASIC RULE
(Editorial ~ 04/07/00)
To the editor: I am a 14-year-old junior high student. While I am not a person of high power or authority, I do have my opinions. I have heard that sometimes opinions can change quite a lot if they are listened to. So I am asking you to listen to mine...
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SCHOOLS ARE SYMBOLS OF COMMUNITY'S PRIDE
(Editorial ~ 04/07/00)
Across Missouri, voters went to the polls Tuesday to make key spending decisions for schools. In general, the voters showed their support for bond issues, but tax increases were a much harder choice in most instances. In the suburban districts of Kansas City, for example, five of the six bond issues on the ballot were approved. ...
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STUDY OF BILL, HILLARY LEADS TO CONCLUSION: END CLINTONISM
(Column ~ 04/07/00)
In her fascinating book, "The Case Against Hillary Clinton," Peggy Noonan writes as a native New Yorker and a patriotic American, who is warning that we must end Clintonism now. Noonan, a writer's writer, sees the New York Senate race as "the battle that may decide the war" the war that will determine whether Clintonism will continue in America or finally end. For her, this isn't personal, but the stakes are quite high...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/07/00)
I'M CONFUSED about something. I just saw a report about "Kick Butt Day" to help keep children from smoking. Didn't Mr. Clinton do something about this not too long ago by having people purchasing cigarettes carded? You can't buy cigarettes if you're under 21. ...
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LETERS: LEARN TO LET GOD HOLD ALL THE ROCKS
(Editorial ~ 04/07/00)
To the editor: The other evening I went to bed early. I was feeling extremely worn out from the burdens that were weighing my poor body down. After I went to bed, however, I was not able to sleep. The thought occurred to me that perhaps counting sheep would take my mind off my problems and help me go to sleep...
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GARNER TO STAY AT SOUTHEAST; COACH WITHDRAWS NAME AS CANDIDATE AT COLORADO ST.
(College Sports ~ 04/07/00)
Well, Southeast Missouri State University men's basketball fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Coach Gary Garner is staying in Cape Girardeau. After visiting the Colorado State University campus and meeting with school officials earlier this week about their basketball coaching vacancy, Garner announced Thursday that he has decided to remain at Southeast...
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SOUTHEAST HONORS A SCHOOL RECORD 121 SCHOLAR ATHLETES
(College Sports ~ 04/07/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's athletes continue to excel in the classroom as well as on the field. That was clearly evident Thursday during the annual Southeast Scholar Athletic Luncheon at the University Center. A record 121 student-athletes were honored as Southeast Scholar Athletes, meaning they have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0. Also honored were seven student trainers, eight cheerleaders and six Sundancers...
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FOR LOVE OF THE GAME: CAN'T WE LET BYLAWS BE BYGONES?
(High School Sports ~ 04/07/00)
Fair or foul? When it comes to baseball, it's usually an easy call. If it's inside the white lines it's fair, if it's not it's foul. But when it comes to decisions off the field, the line between fair and foul is much thinner than a two-inch, white chalk stripe...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: AMBER VOERG
(High School Sports ~ 04/07/00)
Amber Voerg School: Cape Central Sport: Soccer Coach: Tom Doyle Week Report: Voerg, a junior center halfback, scored a game-tying goal against rival Jackson in a 2-2 game and scored two goals and had one assist in a 7-0 win over Hillsboro last week...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: MARIO WHITNEY
(High School Sports ~ 04/07/00)
Mario Whitney School: Jackson Sport: Track Coach: Bob Sink Weekly Report: It has been well documented: Whitney is fast. But once-every-45-years fast? Whitney broke meet and Jackson High School records in the 100 and 200 meter runs this past week at the 13-team Murphysboro Invitational. ...
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ALL SPORT UNDERGOES CHANGES IN 19TH EDITION
(College Sports ~ 04/07/00)
The format has changed, but the competition in the All Sport Classic should be as fierce as ever. Southeast Missouri State University will host to the 19th annual event this weekend at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex. The majority of the meet will be held Saturday, with only the hammer throw being held today, at 5 p.m...
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ND GIRLS WIN IN OT, REACH PACIFIC FINAL
(High School Sports ~ 04/07/00)
PACIFIC -- Emily Worley deposited the game-winner two minutes into overtime as Notre Dame's girls soccer team moved into the championship game of the Pacific Tournament Thursday night with a 2-1 victory over Pacific. Worley took a cross pass from Jill Edwards from 6 yards out and put it off the bottom of the cross bar and into the net...
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CAPE CENTRAL WINS TOURNEY OPENER IN MISSISSIPPI 2-1
(High School Sports ~ 04/07/00)
SOUTH HAVEN, Miss. -- Cape Central scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to knock off South Haven, the third ranked team in Mississippi, 2-1 Thursday in its opening game of the De Soto Time Today Classic. Cape Central (5-3) had only two hits, but used the five-hit pitching of Jay Pierce and errorless defense to pull out the win...
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MARTIN PIEPENBROK
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
JACKSON -- Martin Piepenbrok, 80, of Jackson died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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KENNETH PLOOLE SR.
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
FARMINGTON -- Kenneth Virgil Poole Sr., 69, of Farmington died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Parkland Health Center South. He was born May 12, 1930, at Qulin, son of Troy and Nancy Ann Montgomery Poole. He married Linda Marie Hughes. Poole was a cartographer with Defense Mapping Agency in St. Louis 38 years. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and Norman L. Rigdon VFW Post 5896...
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NELDA SCHUESSLER
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
ALTENBURG -- Nelda H. Schuessler, 82, of Altenburg died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 28, 1917, at New Wells, daughter of Oswald H. and Augusta E. Pfeiffer Haertling. She and Bernhard C. Schuessler were married Sept. 21, 1935. He died Oct. 29, 1989...
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BETTY YEAGER
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
BLOOMFIELD -- Betty Lee Yeager, 67, of Colorado died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at University Hospital in Denver, Colo. She was born Aug. 16, 1932, at Bloomfield, daughter of Elmer W. and Elizabeth Launius Aslin. She and Lawrence Yeager were married April 5, 1958. He died Jan. 25, 1986...
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WARREN HOFFNER
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Warren E. Hoffner, 90, of St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. He was born June 26, 1909, in Dongola, son of Ezzard and Margaret Earnhart Hoffner. He and Beatrice Hill were married June 2, 1928...
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DOC HAHN
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
MARBLE HILL -- Lawrence Lee "Doc" Hahn died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at his home. Mr. Hahn was born in Marble Hill Aug. 28, 1906, son of Otis and Mattie Lawrence Hahn. After the death of his mother when he was two weeks old, he was reared by his father's second wife, Nellie Bedwell. He attended Will Mayfield College in Marble Hill and Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...
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ERNA MIESNER
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
FARRAR -- Erna C. Miesner, 85, of Farrar died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. She was born Feb. 18, 1915, at Farrar, daughter of Ernst and Anna Lohmann Miesner. Miesner was a member of Salem Lutheran Church. Survivors include two brothers, Edmund and Theodore Miesner of Farrar; and a sister, Adelma Mueller of Frohna...
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ANNA RINK
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Anna Marie Rink, 83, of Anna died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Union County Hospital. She was born Sept. 15, 1916, in Cairo, daughter of Carl and Mary Levitt Bucher. She married Francis F. Rink, who died in 1991. Rink was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Daughters of Isabella in Cairo, St. Mary's Catholic Church and its Ladies Guild in Anna, and Mondiana Home Extension in Anna...
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CLYDE KING
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
GLEN ALLEN -- Clyde R. King, 81, of Glen Allen died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 20, 1919, in Black Rock, Ark., son of William M. and Mamie Nunnally King. He and Alidene Weston were married Dec. 28, 1938, in Marked Tree, Ark...
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WAYNE WEST
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- F. Wayne West, 83, of Anna died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at Union County Hospital. He was born July 1, 1916, in Anna, son of Benjamin Franklin and Marie Thompson West. He and Irene Hess were married Oct. 31, 1937, in Anna. West retired as owner of the former Mowery Electric Shop. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church, Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455, and American Legion Post 344. He had also been active in Boy Scouts...
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CHAMBER NAMES FOUR EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR
(Local News ~ 04/07/00)
Four Cape Girardeau teachers and one professor have been named 2000 Educators of the Year by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. The recipients are Jacqueline Brandtner of the Deer Creek Christian Academy, Barbara Egbert of Franklin Elementary School, Gail Fairbanks of Blanchard Elementary School and Bill Springer of Central High School...
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EMMA JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Emma Johnson, 82, of Jonesboro died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Jonesboro Health Care Center. She was born March 18, 1918, in Union County, daughter of Julius and Georgia Davis Peters. Johnson retired as housekeeping supervisor at City Care Center. She was a member of Kornthal Lutheran Church...
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JOE SCHAFFER III
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
THEBES, Ill. -- Joe Daniel Schaffer III was stillborn Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his parents, Joe Daniel and Lori Ann Schaffer Jr. of Thebes; two brothers, Jesse and Brandt Schaffer of Thebes; paternal grandmother, Donna Schaffer of Perkins, Mo.; and maternal grandparents, Michael and Grace Cole of Thebes...
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JACOB STATLER
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
Jacob Glenn Statler, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee today after 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Visitation also will be held Saturday from noon until the time of the funeral at 3 at First Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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REV. WILLIAM DICKEY
(Obituary ~ 04/07/00)
SCOTT CITY -- The Rev. William M. Dickey, 81, of Scott City died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 15, 1918, at Illmo, son of Harry Alexander and Mary Blakemore Skelly Dickey. He and Alberta Bentley were married April 21, 1947, at Illmo...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/07/00)
Son to Christopher Wayne and Nikki Cary of Naperville, Ill., Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, 9:52 p.m. Monday, March 6, 2000. Name, Morgan Christopher. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Cary is the former Nikki Morgan, daughter of Bill and Joan Morgan Jr. ...
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