Stories from Sunday, March 4, 2001

The Jackson Noon Optimists' annual Oratorical Contest was held Feb. 13, at Delmonico's . Ten young people expressed their thoughts and views on the topic "We Are The Future." A panel of judges evaluated the speeches based upon the criteria: content of speech, delivery and presentation, and overall effectiveness...

An entrepreneuring couple will retire and a local landmark will change hands after more than half a century. Ed and Jesse Kamp, owners of Kamp Koin Wash and Kamp's Bookkeeping Service at 119 S. Hope, have sold out to CWI LLC. The new owners are in the midst of a massive remodeling effort and expect to have a new coin laundry open in March...

A mother of two, Shawn East knows what it feels like to tote youngsters along. Her goal in opening A Complete Image beauty shop, therefore, is to provide an ideal situation for a mother to have her beauty needs met without having to dispose of the children...

Cape Girardeau should be chosen to host a broadcast of the public radio program "Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?" because it is the hometown of radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, because it has cheesecake on a stick and because most of the businesses have drive-through windows...

"God can't build a great Church with spare time and pocket change!" -- Curt Hutson Nothing great or good is ever built with spare time and pocket change! Great causes and successful lives require much more! I'm amazed at what God can do! God, with a word, created suns and moons and stars. ...

This newspaper appears on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as third president of the United States, March 4, 1801. It also marks the 100th anniversary of William McKinley's second inauguration, March 4, 1901. While these anniversaries are noteworthy of themselves, they also give cause to reflect on where the United States was on those two moments in time and where it was about to go. Both points of time marked important turning points for the nation...

A Future Business Leaders of America chapter was organized this year at Oak Ridge High School. Despite their small numbers, the members have been very active. They held an induction dinner with their parents at Ryan's Steak House, sold more than $1,300 worth of candy as a fund raise, collected 75 pairs of like-new shoes for the Salvation Army, collected more than $500 for Camp Quality, took a field trip to businesses and Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, and attended the FBLA District Competition.. ...

Minutes of the Feb. 13 Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 meeting. The meeting was called to order by Commander Bill Sullivan. The color guard advanced the colors, Chaplain Boyd Summers gave the invocation, members recited the pledge of allegiance to the flag, and Pre-amble of the American Legion Constitution in unison. Forty-two members were present...

George Washington was known, among other things, for his flawless character, his high degree of integrity and good manners. He received this trait from his upbringing, of course, but also in part from a little booklet he used to carry around. It was of 100 Rules of Morality (or a similar title; I ran across a copy once, lent it out, and haven't seen it since!)...

Cars and trucks still roll across the 66-year-old Caney Creek Bridge on Route A just north of New Hamburg, Mo. But traffic has been reduced to one lane on the deteriorating structure, with trucks weighing over 14 tons instructed to drive across at a 15-mile-per-hour crawl...

They still stand in rural communities throughout Cape Girardeau County, aging reminders of an era when neighborhoods spanned miles of farmland and most children walked to school, rain or shine. The structures, one- and two-room schoolhouses largely built prior to 1900, are shells that give no indication of the activity they saw as late as the 1970s. Weathered paint and broken glass testify to their neglect after doors were closed in the name of modern education...

For years, Becca's refused to eat hamburgers of any kind. Fast-food or homemade, she avoided them as if they were poison. It made no difference to her that it took mankind thousands of years to discover hamburger heaven. But after celebrating her 9th birthday last month, she surprisingly decided to try a hamburger. She discovered she liked it. Well, actually, she doesn't like the bun. Hold the pickle, too. She eats the patty all by itself. But, at least, it's progress...

A variety of organizations joined forces Saturday to give information, ham sandwiches and a helping hand to veterans in the region. "There are a lot of programs out there that veterans don't know are available," said Jeff Colyer, coordinator for the veteran's stand down at Cape Girardeau's Naval Reserve Center...

ST. LOUIS -- The Jackson Lady Indians are back. Back to a state power. Back to tradition. Back to Columbia. Jackson (21-6) used a strong third quarter Saturday to knock off Vashon (15-6) 53-39 in a state quarterfinal game at the University of Missouri St. Louis...

Tuesday's crushing 72-70 overtime loss at Austin Peay pretty much presented a microcosm of both the good and bad regarding Southeast Missouri State University's 2000-2001 men's basketball season. As for the good, the Indians became a very accomplished team by the end of the year, as evidenced by their five straight wins to end the regular season and their outplaying favored Austin Peay most of the way before falling short in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament...

Southeast Missouri fell to 0-3 in its own season-opening Southeast Softball Classic, suffering a pair of losses Saturday. Southeast fell 6-0 to Chicago-Illinois in Saturday's first game and later fell 10-1 to Western Kentucky in five innings. Adding a 10-1 loss to Southwest Missouri on Friday, Southeast has been outscored 26-2 thus far in the six-team tournament...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Virginia Cox, 74, of Sikeston died on Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1926, at Ridgely, Tenn., daughter of Buford and Fannie Mae Davis Lane. She attended the Christian Family Church in Miner, Mo...

Rosebud O. Ayers, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 2, 2001, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation of Cape Girardeau. She was born on Aug. 3, 1924, at Commerce, Mo., daughter of Price and Rose O'Guin Knight. She and Elzy Ayers were married Dec. 23, 1947, at Piggott, Ark. She was a member of Church of God in Cape Girardeau where she was a song leader and a former Sunday school teacher...

ANNA, Ill. -- Lois Mae Hileman, 88, of rural Anna died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Union County Hospital. She was born July 14, 1912, at Balcomb, Ill., daughter of Silas and Flora Dillow Corzine. She and Van Hileman were married Dec. 24, 1932. Hileman was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Irene Dudley, 87, of Chattanooga, Tenn., formerly of East Prairie, died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Earlanger North Hospital in Chattanooga. She was born Nov. 21, 1913, at East Prairie, daughter of James Thomas and Auda Pearl Galloway Bright. She and Elbert Lee Dudley were married June 2, 1934, at Charleston, Mo. He died Jan. 3, 1973...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Audrey Marie Magers, 81, of La Bonne Maison in Sikeston, formerly of Vanduser, Mo., died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Aug. 30, 1919, at Oran, Mo., daughter of Jason Henry and Jeanettie Lea Knight Unsell...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Frieda Y. Powless, 86, of Tamms died Friday, March 2, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 19, 1914, at Delta, Ill., daughter of Howard O. and Jessie Wilson Young. She and Henry Powless were married Dec. 23, 1933. He died April 20, 1986...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- William Layton Hubbard, 82, of Sikeston died Friday, March 2, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1918, at Casa, Ark., son of Francis Marion and Samantha Whitfield Hubbard. He and Hazel Mae Robinson were married Feb. 5, 1938, at Casa...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Ora Mae Cotilla, 78, of Cairo died Friday, March 2, 2001, at her residence. She was born Oct. 15, 1922, at Bardwell, Ky., daughter of William and Lena Belle Jackson Munsell. She and George Cotilla were married. He died in 1962. Survivors include a son, George Cotilla of Thebes, Ill.; a grandchild; a great-grandchild; and a special friend, Catherine Buie of Cairo...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Loran Donald Jones, 73, of Oriole, Mo., died Friday, March 2, 2001, at his residence. He was born May 1, 1927, at Dexter, Mo., son of Donald Loran and Jenny Rice Jones. He and Gladys Anne Clark were married May 1, 1976. Jones served in the Army from Feb. ...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Mike A. Prunty, 37, of Dexter died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at his residence. He was born Aug. 7, 1963, at Ozark, Ark., son of Vanis and Wanda Bernice Terrill Prunty. Prunty had been an employee of Dexter Sales and Service. He lived in Coal Hill, Ark., before moving to Dexter 30 years ago...

Any good sales pitch depends on a quality product, an affordable cost -- and a top-notch salesperson. Mark Lamping, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, came to town Friday to sell a new baseball stadium in St. Louis to be funded, in part, by state taxes. There's no question the Cardinal boss knows how to sell. It will be up to the public to determine if they like the product and its cost...

ST. LOUIS -- The hotel wake-up call came at 5 a.m., which isn't all that early, except that I went to sleep just a few hours before. As I get older I find it harder to wake up on time after a late night. The night before was a race to finish several projects in the office, watch the president give his first address to Congress, and then get to St. Louis to save me from having to wake up even earlier to catch a 6:30 a.m. flight to a newspaper conference...

George W. Bush's budget plan, outlined in his message to Congress last week, is simple, correct and doable. If ... . Bush proposed new spending, tax cuts, protection for Social Security and Medicare and elimination of all the national debt that can possibly be paid off. So what's wrong with his plan?...

KENNETT, Mo. -- One of the benchmarks Americans instinctively use in assessing the performance of their outgoing presidents is the grace they display at the moment of relinquishment of great power. Aware of this unrecorded judgment made by millions of Americans, historians often devote hundreds, even thousands, of words to describe the actions, moods and reflections of a lame-duck chief executive as he hands over the keys of the Oval Office to his successor, more often than not a political enemy rather than a partisan associate.. ...

YES, MY heart is swollen with pride, especially when I think of all the accomplishments of the Clinton administration. Republicans, you let us Democrats worry about the Clintons. You have more than enough to worry about in your own party. SPEAKING OF trailer trash: Who is responsible for the cleanup of the terrible trashy conditions along the creek banks below Hanover Lutheran Church down to the Jaycee Municipal Golf Course? There is a mobile-home park that partially joins the creek. ...

Attendees at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee two days ago heard a program on the proposed new stadium and Ballpark Village project for the St. Louis Cardinals. Speaking to a large crowd was Mark Lamping, president of St. Louis National Baseball Club Inc. ...

Tracy Lynn Nenninger and Saul Le-Garcia Rodolfo were married Oct. 14, 2000, at St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church in Houston, Texas. The Rev. Christopher Shackelford performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Diane Grenwelge of Houston, and vocalists were the Fort Bend Boys Choir of Sugar Land, Texas...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Kelly Denise Hitt and Matthew Christian McCurry were married Sept. 2, 2000, at La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Dennis Lumos performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist and guitarist was Russ Hitt of Jackson, brother of the bride. Vocalists were Kara Whitledge of Cape Girardeau, and Hitt...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. George Schweer of Jackson celebrated their 50th anniversary with a dinner Feb. 24, 2001, at Emanuel United Church of Christ. Hosts were their daughters. Schweer and Ruth Noland were married Feb. 22, 1951, at Zion Methodist Church in Old Appleton, Mo., by the Rev. M.O. Eisenhauer. Their attendants were Betty Schweer Baxter and Harold Noland, sister and brother of the couple...

In instrumental music, they are called grace notes, those little runs and trills of notes between the main notes that define the bare melody. Perhaps jazz music is a good example. They are like happy little sideroads before you come to the destination...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Boswell of Scott City observed their 40th wedding anniversary with a family celebration March 3, 2001, in Scott City. Hosts were their children. Boswell and Suzanne Rendleman were married March 4, 1961, at Shawneetown Methodist Church in Illinois. He is the son of Bonnie Bess of Bloomfield, Mo., and the late George Eldon Boswell. Mrs. Boswell is the daughter of Thomas and Mona Rendleman of Bell City, Mo...

Nicole Renay Friedrich and Vance Thomas Hazelwood Jr. were married July 1, 2000, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson, Mo. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer performed the ceremony. Christy Shinn provided music, and soloist was Beth Roethemeyer. Parents of the couple are Roger and Connie Friedrich of Cape Girardeau, and Vance and Debbie Hazelwood Sr. of Tamms, Ill...

I do not really care if March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb just as long as it gives me a "few" clear nights. A "few" clear nights pretty well sums up the winter weather so far this year. Every now and then I turn on my computer planetarium software and set the time advance for minutes and let it run. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bridges of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Krista Faith Bridges, to William Keith Baker. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Medford Baker of Jackson, Mo. Bridges is a graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky. She is an open heart surgical nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital...

Jack and Anne McDonough and Pat Sturm of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Anne Sturm, to Gregory Evan Welter. He is the son of Herbert and Janet Welter of Cape Girardeau. Sturm is also the daughter of the late Michael Sturm...

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herbst of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Jill Herbst, to Truman Lee Smith. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Phelps and Truman Smith of Caruthersville, Mo. Herbst received a bachelor of science degree in child development from Southeast Missouri State University, and is pursuing a master's degree in child development at Southeast. She is a professional development coordinator with Educare...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Gerald and Rhonda Koller of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Marie Koller, to Jesper Noer. He is the son of Finn Simensen and Anette Noer of Denmark. Koller is a 1995 graduate of Jackson High School, and attended Missouri Baptist College. She is employed at Home Medical Supply and at Outback Steakhouse...

OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Richard Baer of Old Appleton, Mo., and Kerry and Donna Thompson of Scott City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Leigh Baer, to Dean Alan Berry. He is the son of Doris Berry of Oak Ridge. Baer is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She is a child care provider at Watch Me Grow Daycare and Preschool in Fruitland, Mo...