Stories from Wednesday, November 15, 2000

At this time of the year I get several calls about pruning. "What do I need to prune? How do I prune? Why do I need to prune?" All of these are legitimate questions. I own textbooks that were written to answer these questions. I'll try to answer these questions in an abbreviated way. Hopefully you'll get all the information you'll need to prune in your own landscape...

On several occasions I have mentioned when our children have the opportunity to cook in their individual classrooms. This week I will share a story and a recipe from our Lexie's class. Ms. Donna is her teacher and they do the neatest things. Can you imagine trying to corral about 14 3-year-olds to bake a cake or cook something special? Well, Ms. ...

At this time of the year I get several calls about pruning. "What do I need to prune? How do I prune? Why do I need to prune?" All of these are legitimate questions. I own textbooks that were written to answer these questions. I'll try to answer these questions in an abbreviated way. Hopefully you'll get all the information you'll need to prune in your own landscape...

Some Missourians are racking up costly bills in a telephone scam. One St. Louis employee was told he won a prize and could find out more by calling a number in the 809 area code. He called from work, and that call cost his employer $2,400. The employee didn't know his call was to the Bahamas...

Southeast Missouri Hospital announced it will withdraw from a partnership forged with St. Francis Medical Center two years ago to care for patients who have no doctors. St. Francis intends to maintain the "hospitalist" specialists, who oversee care of a high percentage of indigent patients, assuming full expenses of the program, which total $1 million per year...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An Oran, Mo., truck driver who was injured outside of a union hall where he went to testify against his employer isn't entitled to workers' compensation benefits, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a unanimous decision, the seven-member court reversed a ruling by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission awarding benefits to the driver, Alvin Blades...

The Southeast Department of Art's fourth annual Christmas Show and Sale will conclude today at the University Center. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the center's third-floor lobby. Fiber arts, prints and ceramics created by faculty and students will be for sale...

JACKSON, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau County Commission says it won't issue bonds for a new nature center without a funding guarantee from the Missouri Department of Conservation. The county commission has received seven bonding proposals from five financial institutions. Commissioners, however, don't plan to accept a proposal without the state's financial commitment...

Cape Girardeau school administrators expect high marks from a state review team in town this week to evaluate the district's finances, facilities, educational programs and curriculum. A team of educators began an in-depth review of the school district Tuesday as part of the Missouri School Im-provement Program, which reviews and accredits the state's public schools within a five-year review cycle. The team will conclude its review today...

A Honor Roll Lance Altenthal, Kayla Auer, Trenton Beckham, Trevor Beckham, Jill Blattner, Sam Bornstein, Karen Broemmelsick, Laura Brown, Tyler Bruce, Kate Caughlan, Dave Deisher, Jami Dement, Amanda Dewrock, Wendy Dirden, Blake Driskell, Scott Dunaway, Morgan Feuerhahn, Paige Foley, Autumn Gaines, Sarah Goeke, Chris Griffith, Dani Gross, Allyson Herbst, Clayton Hill, Britney Hunt, Beau Jordan, Robert Kaverman, Thomas Keener, Sarah Kinnison, John Kipper, Zach Kluesner, Lisa Lane, Lisa Langenfeld, Carrie Lasky, Brianna LeGrand, Maggie Limbaugh, Kirk Lohmann, Emilie Lohrmann, Madison Lowrance, Lorrin Lynn, Daniel Martin, Kris Metje, Catherine Moreton, Cara Mueller, Amber Nistendirk, Garrett Ozbun, Lydia Pratt, Jesse Pyeatte, Phillip Robinson, Rosanna Seiler, Chelsea Sellers, Ida Shafaie, Behram Shah, Bethany Stafford, Brittne Stovall, Monica Toole, Suzie Tufts, Joseph Van Nostrand, Chelsea White, Victoria White, Kasper Woldtvedt, Linnea Woldtvedt, Jordan Young, David Zimmer, Susan Zimmer.. ...

A Honor Roll Grade Six Zach Bowles, Garet Brown, Garrett Gunning, Kory Kitchen, Jessica McCutchen, Taylor McMillan, Hafiz NorRazak, Rebekah Pfanstel, Emily Ponder, Paige Reynolds, Bailey Rust, Betsy Schroeder, Gregory Sprengel, Melody Stone, Courtney Teegarden, Emily Viers, Alexandria Wheeler, Emily Williams, Andrea Wilson...

A Honor Roll Grade Eight Ashley Meyr. Grade Seven Oliver Cano, Darris Gerlach, Travis Grammar, Rachel Harris, Hannah Lewis, Chase Tobin. Grade Six Benjamin Meyr, Karrie Moll, Kristin Shirrell, Lauren Tobin. Grade Five Deanna Dippold, Madison Klaus, Keara Pringle, Ryan Winkler...

High Honor Grade Eight Marylouise Cassinger, Brittney Farrow, Corey Hooe, Leslie McNeely, Erin Mack. Grade Seven Kelly Bowman, Eric Farrow, Tom Polmahus, Tina Suhre, Gina Yarbrough. Grade Six Meg Alberternst, Charlee Denson, Anwar Glenn, Hannah Kinder, Austin Marvel, Jasen Price, Megan Ruth, Dylan Schweer, Katelyn Stovall, Beth Strong...

A Honor Roll Grade Twelve Jessica Bollinger, Mark Deck, Ashton James, Ashley Jansen, Laura Jansen, Bret Peters, Nikki Seiler, Jessica Thiele, Kelly Vandeven. Grade Eleven Becky Beussink, Jennifer Brotherton, Kyla Horrell, Deanna Inman. Grade Ten Amanda Dunn, Barbara Macke, Melinda Trankle, Jill Vandeven, Josh Van de Ven, Courtney Wesbecher...

Honor Roll Grade Eight Daniel Backfisch, Whitney Beggs, Derek Fleter, Chistina Glastetter, Tyler Menz, Sarah Scherer, Patrick Shelton, Katie Spalding, Trey Westrich. Grade Seven Alicia Bertolina, Stephanie Evans, Cara Klipfel, Mindy Robert, Lisa Seiler...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Only six years after Missouri issued its first riverboat gambling license, nine casinos currently operating in the state have become a billion-dollar industry, paying nearly $200 million annually in local and state gaming taxes and employing more than 10,300 persons...

With our final game of the season Saturday afternoon at Tennessee State in Nashville, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about the recruiting process that is so important in any collegiate sport. Football is different than basketball and other sports because there is no early signing period for high school players...

When Pam Iversen went down with a knee injury late last season, so pretty much went Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball campaign with her. This year, Iversen expects to return to pre-injury form -- and hopefully help lead the Otahkians to a much improved record and maybe even more...

Former Notre Dame High School standout Matt Vollink, a midfielder for Quincy University, has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Soccer Co-Player of the Year. Vollink led the Hawks with 20 goals, six of them game-winners, and 45 points. Vollink is the first Hawk to score 20 or more goals in a season since 1981...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Carol Ann Gemoules, 48, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, at her home. She was born Dec. 25, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pa., daughter of John Patrick and Kathleen Elizabeth McCarron Duffy. She and Christopher Gemoules were married Feb. 14, 1982, in San Diego, Calif...

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Iverne Peeler of Anna will be held at 10 a.m. today at Anna City Cemetery. The Rev. Sidney Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Anna City Cemetery. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements. Peeler, 102, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, at her home...

Louise Ann Pfau, a retired nurse and longtime resident of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at her home, following a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 75 years young. She was born Dec. 5, 1924, in Jasper, Ind., daughter of E.J. and Frances Merkley...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Deloris M. "Dee" Uren, 73, of Jackson died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 26, 1926, daughter of Leo H. and Elsie Schmidt Hall. She and Dr. William G. Uren were married June 5, 1954. He died May 31, 1969...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Gerald Lionel James of Dexter will be held at 10 a.m. today at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter. The Revs. Bob Wiggins and Marshall Link will officiate. Burial will be in Chalk Bluff Cemetery near Dexter. James, 66, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, at his home...

Alma Probst, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 26, 1918, at Blodgett, Mo., daughter of Clarence E. and Eva Laura Burns Riley. She and Pearl Probst were married Oct. 19, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. He died June 24, 1978...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Mildred Grace Yount, 81, of Wappapello died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at her home. She was born June 18, 1919, in Shaner, Pa., daughter of Emmett Charles and Susan Bertha Malone Molisee. She and Norman E. Yount were married Oct. 11, 1951, in Las Vegas, Nev. He died Oct. 1, 1998...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Henry D. Staggs, 75, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 25, 1925, in Dyer County, Tenn., son of Willie Samuel and Rosie Belle Tidwell Staggs. He and Brenda L. Boland were married July 5, 1979, at Jackson, Mo...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Funeral for Laveda Erleen Grantham of Altus, Okla., formerly of Tamms, was held Nov. 1, 2000, at Lowell-Tims Chapel in Altus. The Rev. Keith Wiginton officiated. Burial was in Altus City Cemetery. Announcement courtesy of Crain Funeral Home in Tamms...

Don E. Osborne, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

To the editor: In all that is now a part of our nation's events concerning who the U.S. leader will be, let us not forget who our real leader is, the one who will always lead us in a righteous way: Jesus Christ. Commit ourselves to the only true way to live by keeping our eyes on Jesus and his way for us. We know what we will receive from Jesus Christ: life everlasting...

To the editor: I am sure American veterans would turn over in their graves to think they fought for and died in defense of the U.S. Constitution, which is now in jeopardy. The Constitution guarantees the right to vote, and now we find that some of our states and our elected officials have denied that right...

When Cape Girardeau County resident said they didn't want county planning and zoning in 1992, they meant it. Last week's 2-to-1 vote against a new planning package sent another clear message. Certainly, planning and zoning could benefit county residents. The area is growing. Already we see abandoned trailers being parked next to immaculately kept homes, a used-car lot adjoining beautiful new townhouses and a recycling plant slated for construction near an elderly man's house...

In a country where stories about welfare system abuse and refusal to work are all too common, Elsie Welch's story is particularly inspiring. Welch was an unemployed single mom when she arrived at the Safe House for Women earlier this year seeking refuge from an abusive relationship...

Why am I shocked that Al Gore's calculated effort to divide this nation along racial, ethnic, gender, social and economic lines for political gain has persisted beyond the election? I realize it was naive, but I thought that there would be some limits on what Gore would be willing to do to fulfill his lifelong goal of becoming president of the United States...

SAVE THE earth, save the whales, save the trees, abort the babies, It just doesn't add up. TO THE person who said Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be a U.S. senator: She is a lawyer, and she has worked in political offices. She has been doing politics since she was a teen-ager. She also worked in many law firms...

To the editor: It is my opinion that last week's voting was a thrown election, and it did not depend on whether we were talking Electoral College or popular vote. It was a strategy of the Democrats to load up all the heavy populated districts in the country with any kind of vote they could find. ...