Stories from Wednesday, June 7, 2000

Stan Wicks expected that at some point in his campaign to become the next state representative from Cape Girardeau, his record of a decade-old felony conviction and subsequent prison term would come to light. While not proud of his criminal record, Wicks, one of four candidates hoping to succeed retiring Rep. Mary Kasten in the Missouri Statehouse, is candid in speaking about it...

The Cape Girardeau City Council has decided to delay a request for a survey of the city's cable television subscribers until system upgrades are complete. The council agreed Monday night to request a survey from Charter Communications, as had been recommended by the Cable TV Advisory Board, within a month after completion of the current upgrades...

MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- Lara Gravon got her wish Tuesday. Gravon, of Jackson and formerly of Minnesota, has been waiting for the day she could pick her own blueberries at Illers Top of the Hill Berry Farm at Millersville this year. Gravon has picked strawberries and blueberries at the Illers farm each of the past two years...

Monday, at 7:30 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearing n Held hearing regarding the revocation of the alcoholic beverage license for the Taste Restaurant and Lounge, 402 Good Hope, Barbara Sue Treece (Simpson), managing officers. Put Taste on six-month probationary license...

Twenty-three incidents of vehicle windows damaged with either a BB gun or pellet gun were reported to Cape Girardeau police Tuesday. The reports of broken windows began coming in at 6:23 Tuesday and continued until after noon. The incidents were reported across the city. In most cases, side windows were shot, either on the driver and passenger side. A few windshields also were damaged...

A summer job program for 14- to 21-year-olds not only helps youths find summer employment but will track participants as they continue through school. Jennifer Dennis of the Private Industry Council said past youth programs have focused solely on summer employment...

Southeast Missouri residents can voice their concerns to U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's mobile office during scheduled visits next week. Emerson is in Washington for the legislative session and will not travel with the mobile office. Nineteen stops are planned in towns throughout the Bootheel from Monday through Thursday, beginning at the Scott County Courthouse at Benton, Mo., at 8:30 a.m. Monday...

A program to feed children free lunches during the summer will begin Monday at six sites in Cape Girardeau. The federally funded summer lunch program, which is being administered locally by East Missouri Action Agency and Caring Communities, is targeted at areas of the city that have at least 50 percent participation in the school free lunch program, said Carol Williams, summer food service director. ...

An Oak Ridge, Mo., man was killed Monday night in a two-vehicle accident four miles north of Millersville, Mo. Larry Trickey, 59, the driver of one of the vehicles, died in the accident, which occurred at 10:06 p.m. on Route B at County Road 452. The driver of the other vehicle, Dodie Faulkner, 34, of Oak Ridge, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital...

Special Board of Education Meeting Wednesday, June 7, 2000 Senior High School Library 7 p.m. Action Items: - Performance contracting Johnson Controls - Middle School Mudjacking bid - FY 2001 budget information - budget cuts - proposed budget - Update on district balances...

Jeremy Johnson was surprised he didn't go higher. Dan Huesgen was surprised he went at all. Those were the thoughts of the two Southeast Missouri State University products who were selected Tuesday in baseball's amateur draft. Johnson, a record-setting outfielder from Egyptian (Ill.) High School, had expected to be taken Monday during the first 20 rounds of the draft. Instead, he was taken in the 26th round by the Toronto Blue Jays...

The following is a listing of players with area ties who are competing in professional baseball. Included in the list are each players' local connection, his last year as an amateur and his major league affiliation. Statistics are through Sunday. Steve Bieser, OF (Ste. Genevieve High School, Southeast Missouri State 1989) St. Louis Cardinals:...

PADUCAH -- Paducah Legion recorded an 11-6 victory over Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion 11-6 Tuesday night. Ford & Sons fell to 2-2 on the season. Cape scored six runs on just five hits, while Paducah scored 11 runs on nine hits. Justin Welker suffered the loss, going five innings and allowing four runs, two earned, on four hits and five walks. He struck out four...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Virgie Jenice Throop, 79, of Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at the home of her daughter. She was born June 2, 1921, at Allenville, daughter of John and Ella Settles Jones. She and Carl O. Throop were married Jan. 18, 1941, at Bloomfield. He died May 21, 1997...

Son to Todd David and Kimberly Marlene Goodson of Cape Girardeau, St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Name, Jordan Todd. Weight, 5 pounds 4 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Mrs. Goodson is the former Kimberly Dillard, daughter of Brenda Uelsmann and William Berry of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Tans-R-Us. Goodson is the son of Dean and Linda Goodson of Jackson. He is employed at Procter & Gamble...

Virginia Owens, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services of Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

PULASKI, Ill. -- Mary M. Lindsey, 79, died Monday, June 5, 2000, at Harrisburg Medical Center. She was born May 4, 1921, in Pulaski, daughter of Barney and Armeedy McBride Lindsey. Survivors include three sisters, Martha Jerrell of Lick Creek, Roslie Ray of Springhill, Fla., and Jewell Hicks of Jonesboro...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Larry Hugh Trickey, 59, of Oak Ridge died Monday, June 5, 2000, in an automobile accident. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Martha Wooldridge, 87, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at Union County Hospital in Anna. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna Lee Brown, 73, of Perryville died Monday, June 5, 2000, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 19, 1926, in Perry County, daughter of Jesse H. and Frieda Sittner Eddleman. She and James H. "Tom" Brown were married Dec. 1, 1945. He died Nov. 25, 1988...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Shirley Jean Burgess, 52, of Sikeston died Monday, June 5, 2000, at her home. She was born April 25, 1948, in Caruthersville, daughter of Calvin N. and Annie M. Flynn Bolan. Survivors include five sons, Mike Hilburn of Sikeston, Roy Sneden of Cumberland, Md., Leemon Hilburn of Kansas City, Kan., Johnnie Hilburn of Batesville, Ark., Christian Collins of Oran; five daughters, April Sneden of Sikeston, Barletta Sneden of Cumberland, Stephanie Garner of Pennsylvania, Debbie Reynolds of Rockford, Ill., Shirley Ballard of Kansas City, Kan.; three sisters, Gladys Reynolds of Rockford, Evelyn Andrews and Sally Williams of Sikeston; and 15 grandchildren.. ...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Mary Bernice Palmer of Franklin, Ind., was held Saturday at Franklin Church of the Nazarene. The Revs. Ted R. Lee and Larry Stover officiated. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in White River, Ind. Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home in Franklin was in charge of arrangements...

BENTON -- Daniel Brian Mothershead, 19, of Benton died Tuesday, June 6, 2000. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.

In the early morning hours of June 11 of last year, the Good Hope neighborhood became the scene of a civil disturbance. The results: Injured police officers and civilians, a number of arrests and subsequent trials, a federal investigation, enhanced mistrust of police among neighborhood residents and a general smear on the city of Cape Girardeau. A year later, that chapter in the city's history has seemingly come to a close...

Unlike the executive branch of the federal government under the Clinton administration, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals acts within limitations imposed on the judicial branch by the U.S. Constitution. The 11th Circuit made this point quite clear in the very first paragraph of its decision, reluctantly affirming the authority of the Immigration and Naturalization service to reject Elian Gonzalez's asylum petition. And the Court continued to proclaim this principle throughout its opinion...

To the editor: Officer Chris Muench recently received this letter from Lorie Peats of Jackson. After reading it, I felt you might also find it interesting. Tony Hall did a good job on the story about Officer Muench. As a follow-up, we are going to invite Lorie for a ride-along and tour with Officer Muench...

I'm not a vegetarian, but one of the most memorable meals I've ever eaten contained no meat and consisted entirely of a single vegetable. It was a few years ago during a springtime visit to Maastricht, the southernmost city in the Netherlands, a town practically within walking distance of the German border. ...

A week ago Friday, on the last day of kindergarten for our son Ross, he was treated to a big fresh Rice Krispies treat. In the parking lot of the Southeast Missourian while turning in the Recipe Swap column, the van door flew open and out jumped Ross with his treat in his hand and his first lost baby tooth stuck in the treat. He was so excited to have lost his first tooth, and then to have it stuck in the treat made the event so funny...