Stories from Saturday, April 8, 2000

Two area Christian churches will present separate programs on the Passover this weekend. Both events are free and open to the public. "Christ in the Passover" is a presentation that explains what the Jewish Passover ceremony and Jesus' Last Supper have in common...

American culture is rampant with graphic images of sexuality, and those images teach little about postponing sex or how couples can build a marriage while planning for pregnancy, a Jackson couple says. Ted and Angie Grieshop teach area couples about natural family planning methods supported by the Couple to Couple League. Sessions are taught once each month from 4 to 6 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson...

PERRYVILLE -- An elderly couple was found dead Friday morning at their home, the victims of a robbery, police said. The bodies of Edgar "Eddie" O. Sauer, 84, and his wife, Leona M. Sauer, 83, were discovered about 9:15 a.m. by a son who had arrived to visit, Perryville Police Chief Eugene Besand said. "He found their bodies just inside the door," the chief said...

Physical therapy assistant David Burke has been trying for months to train 4-year-old Jedidiah Cook for a 5K race, but the lessons have been more about patience and gentleness than Jedidiah's endurance and exercise. Jedidiah, who has autism, likes to run and enjoys sprinting and quick spurts, Burke said. He enjoys his independence, but sometimes needs someone to hold his hand and run alongside him to keep him focused...

PERRYVILLE -- The Regional Family Crisis Center faces a crisis itself in dealing with employee problems that have caused the Perryville center to temporarily stop residential care of battered women and prompted terminated staff to file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board...

The U.S. Army Reserve is reorganizing two of its reserve detachments, which could lead to a multimillion-dollar operation in Cape Girardeau. A new engineer reserve unit is in the process of putting a detachment here. "We already have a full-time person here," said Maj. William Roykaup, who has 20 years in the military, 16 with the Army Reserve in the St. Louis area...

Many people assume Cape Girardeau County has five school districts, Bollinger County has four and Perry County has two. But school boundaries don't always follow county lines. For example, Cape Girardeau, Delta, Jackson, Nell Holcomb and Oak Ridge school districts all are in Cape Girardeau County, but only two of the districts -- Cape Girardeau and Nell Holcomb -- are completely within the county...

I'd make a good mother to a daughter. At least, that's what any number of people tell me when they find out I'm not planning to increase my family size. This has been an especially popular topic this week, what with our friends Michelle and Dereck bringing little Derius O'Neal Perry into the world Tuesday morning...

KRCU's "Going Public" show on Sunday will discuss Cape Girardeau public schools and the recently passed bond issue for a new high school. Guests will be Dr. Dan Steska, Cape Girardeau schools superintendent, and Dr. Ferrell Ervin, school board president...

Whitney Harris, who served as trial counsel at the trial of the major German war criminals at Nuremberg, will speak Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University. The presentation is part of the university's commemoration of Holocaust Awareness Week...

"Uncovering Your Downtown's Economy" "Making Smart Growth," and "Enhancement Grants" were among the more than 60 educational sessions presented during the three-day, National Main Street Conference, held in Boston recently. Four Cape Girardeau representatives from Old Town Cape, the local community's Main Street program, were among the more than 1,600 persons in attendance...

The Mississippi River Commission will convene in Cape Girardeau Monday aboard the motor vessel "Mississippi" for the start of the board's annual "high-water" inspection tour. The commission inspects the lower Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau south to New Orleans and holds public hearings twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall. ...

The Southeast Missouri State University athletics department will hold an Easter egg hunt on April 18 in conjunction with the Southeast women's softball game. All elementary and pre-school children are invited to attend the hunt, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the softball complex at the corner of Sprigg and Bertling. The Easter Bunny will attend the hunt and prizes will be given out...

CHARLESTON -- Six men have been arrested for their involvement in distributing cocaine, police said. In an investigation involving federal law enforcement agencies, police were able to arrest the men, who are suspected with supplying a large amount of the cocaine in Charleston, said Police Chief Richard Couch...

The Rev. Monte Martin, a missionary to Thailand with the Assemblies of God churches, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. Martin and his wife, Becky, have been living in Thailand since 1986. They began their work as missionaries in training and have now spent a five-year term as church planters...

It took less than 15 minutes for the Cape Girardeau City Council to reorganize after the recent election when two new council representatives, from wards 4 and 5, were elected. About eight people gathered Friday afternoon in the council chambers to watch as City Clerk Gayle Conrad administered the oath of office to new council members Matt Hopkins, Hugh White and Jay Purcell...

When asked their greatest fear, most people say it's public speaking. Not Travis Partney. "I kind of like it actually," he says. "I have their complete attention. I can really communicate with them." Recently, Partney won the National Educational Debate Association's national championship in Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Kankakee, Ill...

A Senath man was killed and a Greenville woman injured in separate accidents on Southeast Missouri roads, according to reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Paul Wimberly, 55, of Senath was injured Thursday afternoon while trying to make a left turn at U.S. 412 at Dunklin County Road 527. His vehicle pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by Robert Bell of Manilla, Ark., and was hit...

Southeast Missouri State University has just completed its celebration of International Week. The observance offers a wonderful opportunity for foreign students to share their customs and cultures. One of the highlights of the week was a portrayal of an Indian Hindu wedding ceremony Friday night. It was a great opportunity to witness a family milestone in another culture...

Fifth-grade students across Missouri had a new experience during the week of March 20. Students were field testing a statewide assessment in fine arts while watching television. That is correct. School districts across the state volunteered to have their fifth-grade students participate in the statewide testing using the usual paper-and-pencil testing instrument accompanied by videotaped segments. ...

Mentoring has become the buzzword in most every social-service endeavor. The dictionary describes a mentor as a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. A new faith-based mentoring program called Project HOPE is reaching out to those in need in our community. This program is designed to help people moving from welfare to work. HOPE is an acronym for Helping Other People Excel...

To the editor: I am writing in response to the recent disapproval of two monetary issues placed in the hands of Jackson voters. The city of Jackson is no doubt one of the fastest growing communities in Southeast Missouri, and naturally one may deduct from that statement that there are many children who need schooling. ...

It's early in the Ohio Valley Conference baseball season for both Southeast Missouri State University and Middle Tennessee, but there is no denying the importance of this weekend's series between the teams. Plenty will be on the line for the Indians and Raiders during the three-game set at Capaha Field. The squads will square off in a 2 p.m. doubleheader today, followed by a 2 p.m. single game Sunday...

JACKSON -- The top male and female sprinters in the area will be put to the test today when Jackson holds a 13-team track meet at the junior high track. The field events will begin around 10 a.m. and the running events around 10:30 a.m. There will not be any preliminaries...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State's women's tennis team picked up its second victory of the season Friday, squeezing past Western Kentucky 5-4. Mel Thomas, Adriana Olive and Lara Golike picked up singles wins for Southeast (2-13). Thomas and Adrienne Bland teamed up for a win in No. 1 doubles and Andrea Aldana and Golike won in No. 3 doubles...

SOUTH HAVEN, Miss. -- Cape Central's baseball team advanced to the semifinal game of the DeSoto Times Classic Tournament for the first time in three years with a 4-3 win over South Panola (Miss.) Friday. Cape Central (6-3) managed just four hits, but it was enough to squeak by as Justin Welker and Justin Cook combined for a gem...

JACKSON -- Margaret Sanders of Cape Girardeau recorded her fourth hole-in-one while playing Wednesday at Kimbeland Country Club. Sanders, playing with her husband Jerry, used a pitching wedge to ace the No. 4, 105-yard, par-3 hole.

Funeral for Jacob Glenn Statler of Cape Girardeau will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. The Revs. Gary Brothers and Charles Lance will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...

SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Spencer D. Uthoff of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. today at Dogwood Cemetery near East Prairie. The Rev. Lee Ayers, a nephew, will officiate. Friends may call at Blanchard Funeral Chapel from 11 a.m.-noon. Uthoff, 85, died Friday, April 7, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Jim Ben Lindsey, 70, of Cairo died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Daystar Care Center. He was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Berkley, Ky., son of Edgar and Dovie DeWeese Lindsey. Lindsey had been a self-employed house painter. He attended the Community Chapel in Urbandale...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Timmy Berry, 39, of Jonesboro died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 24, 1960, in Springfield, Mo., son of Delmar and Vesta Davis Berry. Survivors include his father of Jonesboro; four sisters, Kathleen Trexler of Jonesboro, Ruby Coffman of Royalton, Pat Peshoff of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Rita Trexler of Anna; two brothers, John Berry of Dongola and Tom Berry of DeSoto...

BERTRAND -- Rebecca E. Johnson, 84, of Bertrand died Friday, April 7, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 25, 1911, in Paducah, Ky., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeSpain. She and Thomas E. Johnson were married Aug. 1, 1955. He died Aug. 12, 1986...

Funeral for Robert Lee "Bob" Hunze of Fort Worth, Texas, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Hunze, 81, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 4, 2000, in a Fort Worth hospital...

MARBLE HILL -- Lorene Peters, 85, of Marble Hill died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 23, 1914, at Kennett, daughter of Daniel B. and Idar Hayes King. She and John Peters were married June 8, 1940. He died Dec. 24, 1978...

MOREHOUSE -- Funeral for Virgil L. Oliver, formerly of Morehouse, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The Rev. Kelley Grubbs will officiate. Burial will be in Matthews Cemetery at Matthews. Oliver, 72, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston...

JACKSON -- Funeral for Martin E. Piepenbrok of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Emanuel United Church of Christ. The Revs. Sam Roethemeyer and Richard Northcutt will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4-8 p.m. today...

Georgia Captolia Prince Huffines was born Nov. 18, 1920, in Hardin County, Tenn. She was the first of four children of John Stanley and Edna Blount Prince. She graduated from Hardin County Central High School in Savannah, Tenn. During World War II she served as a clerk with the FBI in Washington, D.C...

SCOTT CITY -- Gilbert T. Bretzel, 81, of Scott City died Friday, April 7, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 18, 1918, at Commerce, son of Frederick Thomas and Mollie Adeline Sanders Bretzel. He and Dottie Audrey Green were married Oct. 18, 1941, at Benton...

Daughter to Janelle Marie Glosemeyer and Travis Wayne Seib of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2000. Name, Bridget Marie. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. Ms. Glosemeyer is the daughter of Bill and Nancy Glosemeyer of Cape Girardeau. Seib is the son of Lynn Haupt of Cape Girardeau and Chris Seib of St. Louis...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral for James Edward Martin of Marble Hill will be held at 11 a.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Darrel Jauch will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until service time...