Stories from Sunday, July 30, 2000

Mark Wade, son of Wesley and Debra Wade of Jackson, recently returned from the 61st annual session of American Legion Boys State held at CMSU, Warrensburg. After having been recognized as an outstanding student leader and interviewed by members of American Legion, Wade was selected to attend the week-long practical program dealing with how government works...

Teresa Birk, left, presented the Yard of the Month Award for July to Kevin Squibb, 456 Marie St. Larry Essner, left, a member of the beautification committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, presented the Yard of the Month Award for July to Lori Zimmer. She and her husband, James Zimmer, live at 1409 Sylvan Lane...

I went to a banya in Belarus. What is a banya? A banya is that Russian experience where one enters first a sauna, then after a time there, dives into a pool of cool water. Instead of "out of the frying pan into the fire," it was from "one extreme to the other." The sauna, or steamroom was at least 130 degrees, and one could splash water on the heated rocks to add steam (humidity) to the sauna. ...

Power and glory: The awesome Himalayas are among the most spectacular of the world's mountains. Temples: Amazing historic Buddhist and Hindu temples are common in Nepal. LeFebvre estimates this one to be at least 400 years old. Dignity: LeFebvre loves to photograph and sketch native citizens -- especially the elderly, with such "wisdom in their eyes."...

Clock work: JHS basketball player Dusty Wingert took down a clock from the old gymnasium wall, prior to painting of the wall. Parents and athletes put in a full day on the gym Monday. Jackson USA Signal/Mark Evans Parents and other adults have never been hesitant to lend a helping hand to Jackson schools over the years...

While Jackson's growth has been consistently in the 15 to 20 percent range for a century, the city's growth has not been alone. The northern Cape Girardeau County area has grown in leaps and bounds, as well. One area affected by this growth is the R-2 School District. In addition to the population growth in the area, the district also expanded in the 1950s, absorbing several small districts throughout the county...

The meeting was called to order by Commander Keith Seabaugh. The color guard advanced the colors, Chaplain Boyd Summers gave the opening prayer. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and preamble of the American Legion Constitution in unison. A total of 58 members were present. Orville Birk was introduced to the members...

Several new books have arrived at the main Jackson facility of the Riverside Regional Library. New titles in the Adult category include Necessary Journeys by Nancy Snyderman, The Official eBay Guide to Buying, Selling and Collecting Just About Anything by Laura Fisher Kaiser, The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms by Megan...

"Thanks a thousand!": Rick Boyd, manager of the Jackson Wal-Mart Supercenter, presented a $1,000 check to Gilbert Leimer of the Jackson Senior Center on Tuesday. The center recently provided 194 meals in a day; about half were delivered. In the cards: Rick Boyd, manager of the Jackson Wal-Mart Supercenter, presented a $2,000 check to Darrell Sievers of the Jackson Police Department on Tuesday. ...

Pointing: A number of dedicated volunteer coaches hope to make the JAYF successful in its maiden season. Here players listened as a coach gave instructions. Line: Learning the basics of football is one of driving forces behind the JAYF league. The league will be broken into three divisions. The Flag Division is for second and third graders; the Junior Varsity Tackle Division is for fourth and fifth graders, while the Varsity Tackle Division Os for sixth and seventh graders...

DELTA -- First Baptist Church of Delta will be celebrating 100 years of ministry Sept. 10. The morning service begins with registration at 9:15, followed by music and testimonies by former staff members. The drama team of the Southeast Missouri State University Baptist Student Union will then present "From Pullman car to Stained Windows," depicting the history of the church...

KANSAS CITY -- Darrell Hanschen, R.Ph., of Jackson was honored at the recent national annual meeting of Medicap Pharmacies Inc. by being named to the Master Capsule Club. This award is granted to those Medicap Pharmacy franchisees who have displayed outstanding sales performance over the past year...

Jarred Harris tightened a bolt on the surfboard-shaped particle board that when finished would serve as the floorboard of his Soap Box Derby car. The 14-year-old spent hours Saturday working on the gravity-powered race car on the lower level of the St. Francis Medical Center parking garage, sheltered from the rain...

Cape Girardeau's best view of the Mississippi River could easily be hidden. At least that's what Martin Robinson thinks. Robinson, a resident of Cape Girardeau, wants the city to develop the areas surrounding Cape Rock Park and open up the spectacular view of the river...

At the U.S. Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., meteorologist Christine Zagorski reported Saturday's rainfall total for Cape Girardeau at .76 inches at 4 p.m. A few minutes later she asked, "Is it still raining there?" The numbers on her computer had jumped to .83 inches...

There's nothing like show business even if it's just a television commercial. Becca and Bailey recently appeared in a commercial for Southeast Missouri Hospital. Dressed in dress-up clothes, they pretended to have a tea party. In return, they landed a few seconds of fame in a 30-second commercial...

A Cape Girardeau man has been arrested after allegedly shooting another man in an argument early Saturday. Rickey Allen Davis, 47, of 2315 Boutin Drive was charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action in connection with the incident. Bond was set at $75,000...

Democratic congressional candidates Earl Durnell and Bob Camp say the nation needs campaign finance reform. Both men are running against "Corporate America" in their effort to win the 8th District congressional seat. The winner of the Aug. 8 primary will face incumbent Republican Jo Ann Emerson in November...

Pat Harvey, director of the Missouri Alliance for Campaign Reform, will be the featured guest on KRCU's "Going Public" show Sunday. Harvey will discuss the organization's campaign finance reform efforts in Missouri. The show airs at 3 p.m. on 90.9 FM, the region's Public Radio affiliate station...

BIEHLE, Mo. -- Jamin Recar, 19, of Festus, Mo., was killed Friday night in a one-car accident on I-55 at the 115 mile marker. The fatality was reported in Saturday's Southeast Missourian, but the victim's name was not released until next of kin were notified...

Tim Billings was the picture of calm Tuesday afternoon as he sat behind the desk in his office at the Rosengarten Athletic Complex. But Billings, who was hired in December to turn around Southeast Missouri State University's football program, admitted that his relaxed demeanor masked plenty of excitement and anxiety...

WICHITA, Kan. -- With the National Baseball Congress World Series going to a wood bat format this year, McDowell Capahas manager Jess Bolen figured runs would be extremely hard to come by. But that theory was shot down quickly -- at least for one game -- as the Capahas opened the tournament Saturday against the Wichita Twins...

It has certainly been a good several months for minor-league baseball player Talley Haines. In December, Haines married Jackie Derwort, a former volleyball player at Southeast Missouri State University. Then in May, the Cape Girardeau Central High School product was promoted to the Class AA level after spending the previous two seasons pitching in Class A for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' organization...

ST. LOUIS -- The Perryville American Legion baseball team, after being rained out of action Friday and Saturday, will play Anheuser-Busch at 2 p.m. today in an elimination game of the Zone 4 Tournament at Heine Meine Field. Perryville lost its tourney opener Thursday, falling to Creve Coeur 8-2. Anheuser-Busch fell to defending champion Dunklin County 13-3...

It may be the middle of summer but it's not too early to start making plans for the upcoming hunting seasons. You may be planning to travel out of state to hunt this year. You may be making plans to hunt the "early" seasons in Missouri for dove and teal (more on those next month). Regardless of the "what and where" of your hunting plans, now is a good time to make plans to attend a Missouri Hunter Education Class...

Heartland Pride, a local 16-under girls fast-pitch softball team, will compete in a national tournament for the second year in a row when it participates in the ASA National Championship Aug. 8-13 in Montgomery, Ala. The squad, which has a 31-10 record, qualified for the ASA event by virtue of winning its age division at the Illinois State Tournament held July 21-23 in Galesburg, Ill...

Saxony Lutheran High School, which is getting ready for its first year of existence, will hold a fund-raising golf tournament at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson Sept. 25. The four-person scramble will begin at 7:30 a.m. A noon lunch will be served. Prizes will be awarded...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sharon Mae Henson, 52, of Chaffee died Friday, July 28, 2000, at her home. She was born on July 27, 1948, at Silver Mines, Mo., daughter of Hugo and Zola Vance Pinkley. She married Johnny W. Henson. He died on Dec. 6, 1991. She graduated from Fredericktown High School in 1966. ...

HOLCOMB, Mo. -- Leonard Blanton, 77, of Holcomb died Friday, July 28, 2000, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. today at McDaniel Chapel in Kennett. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the chapel, with the Rev. Kevin Morris officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens in Kennett...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jack W. Johnson, 64, of Sikeston died Friday, July 28, 2000, at his home. He was born May 14, 1936, in Sikeston, son of Marion E. "Buss" and Frances Ladoska Nelson Johnson. He and Shelby Jean Davis were married July 4, 1958. He graduated from Sikeston High School in 1954 and entered the U.S. Navy, serving from 1954 until 1958. He served in the Philippines during the Korean War...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Taylor Weston Lewis, 9, of Jackson died Friday, July 28, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 20, 1990, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert D. and Jill Jarrett Lewis. He attended Parkview State School in Cape Girardeau. He attended Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau...

Elmer Emil Pott, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 25, 2000, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. He was born on Nov. 6, 1904, at Cape Girardeau, son of Emil Leopold and Emma Osterloh Pott. He and Irma Michael were married Sept. 23, 1929, at St. Louis...

DORSEY, Ill. -- Marie L. Steelman, 88, of Dorsey died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. She was born July 21, 1912, in Greene County, Ill., daughter of Howard and Mary E. Walker Campbell. She and Harry D. Steelman were married March 8, 1934, in Greene County. He died March 2, 1999...

Mary E. York, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 29, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Funeral Home.

Whether consciously or not, voters spend a considerable portion of any political campaign examining not only the candidates, but the nature of contemporary American society, its institutions and its beliefs. This is one of the positive results in a democratic society, one that often produces a better-informed citizen, if not always a more understanding one...

All over the country -- not just in Cape Girardeau and Jackson -- cable-TV rates are going up. Cable-TV companies are adding more channels, upgrading to digital and fiber-optic delivery systems and adding such services at Internet access. As a result, they are asking customers to pay more...

Americans have come a long way since our New England forefathers taught Yankee thrift. In the intervening years, Americans have become the most prosperous people in the world. But when it comes to savings, they manage to come in dead last among fully developed and industrialized nations...

Mr. Gore says he is against rich and special interests, yet Mr. Gore has taken millions from big companies, big organizations, even the movie industry and the millionaire entertainers. And how about the special interests of the unions and the gays? He says big corporations are against him. ...

To the editor: The Missouri Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for the Oak Ridge I-55 interchange. A a civil engineer, I try to look at things with common sense and understand why. This situation is puzzling. Highway 177 is crucial to the region because of Proctor & Gamble, Nordenia USA, various trucking operations and many other businesses and homes. There is heavy traffic on this route...

Tomya Meuir planted a smooch on her daughter Kaitlyn Meuir, who, at 7 1/2 months, is Commerce's youngest resident. Dixie High rested on the doorway of Wright's Auto Repair while Alan Wright, the mayor of Commerce, worked on her truck Thursday, July 13. ...

"The heat index for today is in the high 90s," the weather reporter droned on as if some needle was stuck and the voice was coming through a miasma of foggy humidity and week-long weariness. It wasn't even 9 a.m. Already I was tired and listless. As usual, I read from my daily devotional booklets, stacked them neatly on the nearby table and leaned back in my chair with an almost audible sigh...

Gary and Rosetta Glass of Broseley, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Lyn Glass, to Christopher Steven Kasten. He is the son of Robert and Brenda Kasten of Cape Girardeau. Glass is a 1994 graduate of Twin Rivers High School at Broseley, and is attending Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at Radio Shack...

Gary and Janice Baumgartner of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Aimee Kristine Baumgartner, to Roger Todd Moore. He is the son of Ernest and Elizabeth Farmer of Cape Girardeau, and Ronald Moore of Lakeland, Fla. Baumgartner is a 1996 graduate of Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Mo. She is pursuing a degree in graphic arts at Meramec Community College in St. Louis...

ORAN, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Nothdurft of Oran announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebeccah Elizabeth Nothdurft, to Edward George Bodine of Indianapolis, Ind. He is the son of Lillie Bodine of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and the late William Bodine. Nothdurft is a 1998 graduate of the University of Mississippi. She is a research associate with Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Co. in Indianapolis...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Nate and Joan Tyler of Mt. Vernon, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara Tyler, to Michael Littleton. He is the son of Dennis Littleton and Carolyn Mautino of Jackson. Tyler is a 1992 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School, and 1999 graduate of Rend Lake College. She is employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri...

LaWanda Ice of Cape Girardeau announces the engagement of her daughter, LaGina Ice, to Kevin McVay of French Lick, Ind. He is the son of Harvey and Yvonne McVay of Jackson, Mo. Ice received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed with TAP Pharmaceuticals...

Bob and Ann Garner of Barnhart, Mo., and Charles and Carolyn Bradford of Goose Creek, S.C., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tracey Lynn Garner, to Kevin Lance Akers, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Tom and Annabelle Akers of Marked Tree, Ark...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Ilmer and Connie Burroughs of Frohna announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Olivia Burroughs, to Kevin Patrick Brunworth. He is the son of Don and Jeanne Brunworth of Glen Carbon, Ill. Burroughs is a 1994 graduate of Perryville High School, and 1999 graduate of St. Louis College of Pharmacy. She is a registered pharmacist with Walgreen in St. Louis...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Rachelle Jo Brown and Jesse William "Jay" Teague III were married July 15, 2000, at Calvary United Pentecostal Church. The Rev. Ronnie Brown of Jackson, father of the bride, and the Rev. Gary Teague of Newburg, Mo., uncle of the groom, performed the double ring ceremony...

Lori Lee Eakin and Paul Douglas Nesslein were married Aug. 14, 1999, at Lynwood Baptist Church. The Rev. Mark Anderson performed the double ring ceremony. Linda Meadows of Cape Girardeau was pianist, and soloist was Theresa Givens. The former Miss Eakin is the daughter of Jim Eakin of Cape Girardeau, and the late Brenda Eakin. Nesslein is the son of Doug and Jodi Nesslein of Cape Girardeau...

Olivia Laurenn and Dr. William Logue were married June 17, 2000, at First Assembly of God Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Gary Brothers performed the ceremony. Music was by Patty Logue, and the St. Mary's Quartet sang. Amy Spears was maid of honor, Christy Bachew was matron of honor, Tammy Statler and Wendy Rauh were bridesmaids, all of Cape Girardeau...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Larissa Dawn Wright and Galen Mikael Hawkins were married July 1, 2000, at Bethel General Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred Ritter performed the double ring ceremony. Rita McCain of Bloomfield, Mo., was pianist. Parents of the couple are Byron and Viola Wright of Advance, and Larry and Terry Hawkins of Bell City, Mo...

ORAN, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. John F. Johnson Sr. of Oran celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family luncheon and a reception for family and friends July 15, 2000, at Holiday Inn. Hosts were their children and grandchildren. Johnson and Joann Rendleman were married July 15, 1950, in Bell City, Mo...

Galvin and Earlene Dillingham of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July 20, 2000, at their home. The couple was married July 20, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. The Dillinghams have three children and a grandchild.

The vinyl siding and brick facade ranch house at 656 Bunker Drive in Jackson has a two-car garage. You'll be surrounded by great neighbors in the center of the subdivision of this Fairway Estates home at Jackson. Combine the location with a low maintenance exterior and recent upgrades from the front entrance to carpet and padding and you'll know your dreams have come true. Decorative chandeliers, ceiling fans, light fixtures and several full view doors are added touches...