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PERSONNEL: MARY KAY DIRECTOR GETS USE OF COMPANY CAR
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Betty Ferguson of Marquand, Mo., a Mary Kay director, has earned the use of a new company car for two years, in recognition of outstanding sales performance. Ferguson, who started her career with Mary Kay Cosmetics in February 1998, is a member of the Jana Jateff unit of Cape Girar-deau...
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PERSONNEL: RETIRES FROM OLD TOWN CAPE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Cape Girardeau attorney John Layton has retired from the Old Town Cape (OTC) Board of Directors. Layton, one of the original members of the board, helped with the bylaws and legal matters for the board, which directs the Main Street program in the city...
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PERSONNEL: JOINS SEMO MORTGAGE AS MORTGAGE LENDER
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Mindy Pulley of Jackson, Mo., recently joined the staff of SEMO Mortgage Company as a mortgage lender. Pulley, who has more than 16 years of real estate experience, is active in the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Chambers of Commerce, and the Cape Board of Realtors...
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PERSONNEL: PROMOTION AT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Stuart Campbell and Mary Lou Redshaw have received promotions from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri. Campbell is new senior vice president of finance and Redshaw is new senior vice president of client service. Campbell, a certified public accountant, was most recently senior vice president of client services. In his new role, he will have responsibility for the finance and accounting, risk management, public affairs and human resources...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: LUTHERAN HOME AMONG CITY'S TOP EMPLOYERS
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Add the Lutheran Home, which includes the Saxony Village and Lutheran Home Health Agency, to the "Top Employer" list of Cape Girardeau. The Lutheran Home campus, with 450 employees, is tied for the number six position, with Thorngate Ltd., sportswear manufacturer...
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PERSONNEL: CHAFFEE FARMER NAMED MSA BOARD SECRETARY
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
David Herbst, a Chaffee farmer, has been named treasurer of the Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) by the MSA Board of Directors. Herbst has a row-crop soybean operation near Chaffee. The MSA is made of more than 1,900 soybean farmers across the state. The MSA keeps tabs on issues facing soybean farmers and rural America to legislators at the state and national levels...
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PERSONNEL: ATTENDS FOOT-ANKLE SURGERY CONFERENCE
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Dr. Zenon Duda recently attended the national meeting of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, held in New Orleans, La. The meeting featured special topics in the treatment of diabetic feet, recent advances in foot surgery and reviews of results of various surgical procedures in reconstructive foot surgery...
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MEMO: SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS MAY GET COUNSELING
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions at Cape Girardeau, Sikeston and Perryville. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available March 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free. Call 335-3312 for appointment...
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MEMO: PROGRAM FOCUSES ON NEW TRENDS IN CORN
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
"New Trends in Corn Production," a program stressing corn production strategies, will be held at the Cape Girardeau County Extension Center, 684 West Jackson Trial, in Jackson Wednesday. Speakers for the day-long event include Dr. Bill Wiebold, state agronomy specialist at the University of Missouri-Columbia; Dr. ...
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MEMO: BOOTHEEL FARMERS ATTEND FARM AND GIN SHOW
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
The Mid-South Farm and Gin Show was held last weekend at the Memphis, Tenn., Cook Convention Center. A number of Southeast Missouri farmers and equipment representatives attended the two-day event, co-sponsored by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association and Delta Farm Press. The show was the largest indoor exhibit of agricultural products, equipment and services in the Mid-South, and the largest cotton equipment trade show in the U.S...
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MEMO: SPARTECH ANNOUNCES RECORD SALES EARNINGS
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Spartech Corp. announced record sales and earnings for the first quarter that ended Jan. 29. Bradley B. Buechler, Spartech president and chief executive officer, reported first-quarter sales at $234.7 million, up 18 percent from the $198.5 million of the first quarter first quarter last year...
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PERSONNEL: WENTE RECERTIFIED AS HEALTHCARE 'DIPLOMATE'
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
James W. Wente, administrator of Southeast Missouri Hospital, has been recertified as a Diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society representing almost 30,000 health care executives. College Diplomates are required to recertify their professional competence every six years. To date, there are approximately 6,500 health care executives in the national who hold the status of Diplomate...
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AUTO SAFETY: STABILITRAK, NIGHT VISION JOIN SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS AS SAFETY FEATURES
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
Everyone knows about seat belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes and automatic rear view mirrors that adjust to downplay glaring headlights from the rear. These are all safety features that have become standard equipment on many cars. But what about "StabiliTrak," new parking assist systems, headlights that turn on by sensing how dark it is outside, and on-board diagnostic abilities...
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MEMO: TYSON-IBP DEAL BUMPY BUT STILL ON TRACK
(Business ~ 03/05/01)
Tyson Foods Inc. said it will continue with its plan to purchase meatpacking giant IBP Inc., though the process became more complicated last week when Tyson announced that it would not meet a deadline for the cash portion of its $3.2 billion offer. IBP and Tyson each said they want to continue to pursue the deal, which has already received Justice Department approval. Already the nation's leading poultry producer, the merger would also make Tyson top beef and pork producer...
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SOUTHEAST REGENTS TO CONSIDER NEW STUDENT CENTER PROJECT
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
Student leaders at Southeast Missouri State University want the Board of Regents to renovate and expand Parker Hall for use as a student center, an idea first proposed four years ago. The Board of Regents tabled the plan in April 1998, saying it wasn't sold on the $12.5 million project...
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GORDONVILLE SEEKS SEWER SYSTEM, WANTS TO ANNEX SUBDIVISIONS
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- Gordonville's town board wants to install a sewer system, a move that officials say could double the town's population if nearby Hillcrest Manor Subdivision on Route K is annexed. Gordonville, founded in 1897, has a population of about 350. The town sits at the junction of Highway 25 and Route Z. Hillcrest Manor Subdivision, which has over 200 homes, sits on the south side of Route K about two miles east of Gordonville...
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REACHING THE HIGHEST RANK
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
It takes 21 merit badges and a lot of hard work to become an Eagle Scout. But four Jackson, Mo., brothers, all of whom were conferred as Eagle scouts Sunday, have 450 merit badges among them -- an accomplishment they sport with pride on the green sashes that cross the chests of their tan scout uniforms...
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JACKSON TO CONSIDER TREE-TRIMMING DEAL
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Because the City of Jackson produces its own electricity, keeping trees pruned in the city right of way has extra benefits. Public Works Director Jim Roach and City Administrator Steve Wilson say the investment in tree trimming reduces the number of downed lines in wind or ice storms...
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CENTURY-OLD FARMS IN AREA RECOGNIZED AT CEREMONY
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
Two Cape Girardeau farms were designated as "Century Farms" during a recent ceremony at the University of Missouri Extension Office at Jackson. Farms selected in the county for 2000 included the Fornkohl farm, at 823 County Road 63, and the Peetz Farm, near Tilsit...
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DELTA GIRLS FACE TOUGH COUCH IN REGIONAL PLAY
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/01)
The Delta High girls basketball team recorded a breakthrough victory Thursday night when the Lady Bobcats beat Oran to win the Class 1A, District 2 title. Tonight, the Lady Bobcats (15-9) will try to break through again when they face the Couch Indians (16-6) in a Class 1A regional game. The tipoff at the Sikeston Field House will be at 8:15 p.m...
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LADY BULLDOGS READY FOR INAUGURAL SEASON
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/01)
Notre Dame High girls swimming coach Lenny Kuper realizes his first Lady Bulldogs team won't be a powerhouse, but he's hopeful of perhaps getting some competitors through to the state meet. The Lady Bulldogs will open their inaugural season this weekend in the Marquette Relays, with action scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the St. Louis area. Notre Dame's first home meet will be March 22 against Cape Central...
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SPORTS DIGEST: OSBURN HAS ACE AT CAPE COUNTRY CLUB
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/01)
Morris Coach' Osburn recorded a hole-in-one Saturday while playing golf at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Osburn used a three-iron to ace the 180-yard No. 16 hole. It was the second hole-in-one of his life. Playing with Osburn were Frank Osborn and Bill Engleman...
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SPORTS DIGEST: CAPE CENTRAL GRAD CAPTURES TRACK TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/01)
Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate Marissa Uzoaru, a student at Florida A&M University, won the high jump at the recent Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference indoor track meet.
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LADY TIGERS HOPING TO OVERCOME KEY INJURY
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/01)
An injury to standout Mary Beth Owen might limit some of her team's early success, but Cape Girardeau Central High girls swimming coach Dayna Powell is still looking for a solid season. The Lady Tigers, who open the 2001 campaign Tuesday at Parkway Central, will be without Owen for at least four weeks...
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VIRGIE SPURLOCK
(Obituary ~ 03/05/01)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Virgie Mae Spurlock, 65, of Jonesboro died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 13, 1936, in Jonesboro, daughter of Wilson and Verna Gentry Webb. She and Frank Spurlock were married in 1975 in Jacksonville, Ill...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
(Local News ~ 03/05/01)
Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public Hearings n A request of Midamerica Hotels Corp., to rezone the northeast quadrant of Interstate 55 and Highway 34/61. n A request of David C. Epps to rezone 200 Bellevue St. and property at the street's dead end...
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IVAN LAWRENCE
(Obituary ~ 03/05/01)
Ivan "Beans" Lawrence, 79, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at the Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Mo. He was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Bell City, Mo., son of John A. and Gladys G. McDaniel Lawrence. He was a retired handyman and worked in the lawn care business...
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ELVA CAGLE
(Obituary ~ 03/05/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Elva A. Cagle, 89, of Advance died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Sept. 8, 1911, in Trask, Mo., daughter of Ralph and Dona Hawkins Townsend. She and Bill Cagle were married Nov. 9, 1931, in Leora, Mo., and he died in November 1992...
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MARTIN EIKSTETTER
(Obituary ~ 03/05/01)
Martin F. Eikstetter, 80, of Scott City, Mo., died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at the Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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GEORGE NEILSON
(Obituary ~ 03/05/01)
George Robert Neilson Jr., 79, of Jackson, Mo., died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/05/01)
EVERYBODY IN town should go out and drive around our new roundabout. See what a city engineer has given us. A two-inch ledge of brick is to crush your tires. It doesn't work like a roundabout. I JUST wanted to thank this paper for doing an excellent article on the blue-collar high school basketball players in the area. ...
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NO RUSH TO SOLVE COUNTY PHONE BILL
(Editorial ~ 03/05/01)
While a residential customer could never get by for six months without paying the telephone bill, Cape Girardeau County has managed to do so, and the bill is far larger than any residential phone bill should ever be: in the neighborhood of $50,000 and growing...
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CARDS WITH MISSING NUMBERS ARE GOOD IDEA
(Editorial ~ 03/05/01)
After leaving several numbers out of its telephone directory this year, Southwestern Bell is distributing 75,000 cards containing the missing phone numbers. The cards include the numbers for Cape Girardeau schools, county offices and the Cape Girardeau Crime Stoppers program...
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