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MEMO: SOCKET INTERNET'S 12TH ACQUISITION IS MARZ
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Socket Internet Services, with headquarters in Columbia, Mo., has acquired Marz Internet Inc. This is the 12th acquisition for Socket since 1997. The Marz customers will increase Socket's dial-up customer base 14 percent and increase its presence in St. Louis...
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MEMO: CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP FOURTH OVERALL IN STATE
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's current membership stands at more than 1,200, first in its population category of 50,000 and fourth overall in the state. Only the Greater Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield chambers have more members. Over the past decade the local chamber has ranged in membership from 1,022 in 1987 to a high of 1,234 last year. Those figures are more than double the chamber membership of 571 in 1972...
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MEMO: NEW BUSINESS OPENS IN DOWNTOWN CAPE
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Your House Home & Garden Accents has opened at 108 N. Main in downtown Cape Girardeau. The new business offers decorative home items, gift items, furniture and home accessories, says Thomas Fairholm of Kelso, Mo., owner of the business. The new business is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday...
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PERSONNEL: BURLEY IN NEW POSITION WITH TEXAS COMPANY
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Dominick Burley, formerly of Jackson, Mo., has joined Brierley & Partners in Dallas, Texas, as a senior developer. In his new position, Burley will be responsible for the management of a project group developing Web applications, working with such companies as BlockBuster, Sony and United Airlines and others to develop Web-based surveys and personalized e-newsletters...
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MEMO: WESTVACO EARNINGS UP IN SECOND QUARTER
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Westvaco Corp., a major manufacturer of paper, packaging and chemicals, reported second-quarter sales and earnings. The company, with headquarters in New York, reported sales of $921 million, up from the $905 million during the same period a year ago. Operating profits were $48 million, down from $87 for the same period in 1999. Operating profit declined due to lower demand and prices for bleached and unbleached paperboard and linerboard...
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MEMO: P&G AND VIACOM ANNOUNCE AD DEAL
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Procter & Gamble Co. plans to spend $300 million over the next year to pitch its Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste and other consumer products over Viacom Inc.'s CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon and other television outlets. The deal announced Thursday marks one of the first times a major media company has dealt directly with a big advertiser to sell a package of ad opportunities across such a large number of properties...
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PERSONNEL: INVESTMENT REP NAMED TO PRESIDENT'S CLUB
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Donna Domian, investment representative at the Cape Girardeau office of Edward Jones, has been named to the President's Club of the American Funds Group. Domian, who has been with Edwards Jones 17 years, was honored for superior service to investors in the Cape Girardeau area, and for continued financial expertise and dedication to principles of sound mutual fund and variable annuity investing...
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PERSONNEL: TATE BECOMES NEW LPGA MEMBER
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Sabrina Tate, Recreation Coordinator II/Golf Division for the Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course, recently became a member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In recent years, Tate has attended PGA/USGA supervising and delegating, golf management and golf rules workshop conferences...
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PERSONNEL: FIVE COMPLETE TRAINING SEMINAR IN OHIO
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Five members of the consulting staff at Schaefer Water Centers have completed the manufacturer's training seminar at Kinetico's Sales Academy, the training arm of Kinetico Inc. at Newbury, Ohio. Tim Henderschott, Sheri Elliott, Tish Hight, Diane Geile and Jack Whaley, participated in the sales training seminar conducted by Kinetico, a manufacturer of non-electric, metered, demand operated, twin tank water processing equipment...
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PERSONNEL: CRITCHLOW FEATURED SPEAKER AT SEMINAR
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Dr. Tom Critchlow was feature speaker recently at the National Physician Seminar on Cosmetic Services, held at Kansas City, Mo. Critchlow lectured on cosmetic vein treatments, photo facial skin rejuvenation, collagen and botox injections. Also speaking at the seminar were Dr. Eliot Battle, associate professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Jemshed A. Khan, clinical professor of ophthalmology at Kansas University School of Medicine...
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PERSONNEL: DOCTOR CERTIFIED IN EYE LASER SURGERY
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Dr. Richard L. Kies, a Cape Girardeau ophthalmologist of Kies Eye Center, has been certified by Alcon Summit Autonomous to train other surgeons on the refractive surgery known as Lasik, using an SVS Apex-Plus/Infinity LS excimer laser. Kies was required to complete extensive training in refractive procedures and undergo testing to gain certification. He has been performing refractive surgery since 1992...
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MEMO:
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Classic Designs Beauty Salon is in a new location, 521 N. Silver Springs Road. Kathy Bellinger, owner-stylist, opened the salon in October 1998 at 2001 Independence. The salon includes four stations. Bellinger, a Cape Girardeau graduate of the Salem, Mo., Beauty School, has been in the beauty business more than 15 years...
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PERSONNEL: ACCOUNT CLERK NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Karron Kidd, account clerk II, has been recognized as Employee of the Year by Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center, 1025 N. Sprigg in Cape Girardeau. Kidd, who joined the center in 1992, is described as a "multi-tasker who is always pleasant and professional," received her award during the recent Employee Relations Day program held at the center...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ON AREA BUSINESS FRONTS
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
There was some good news and some bad news on the Cape Girardeau and area business fronts last year. The good news was that more than 175 new businesses opened in Cape Girardeau in 2000. The bad news? More than 150 businesses closed. Actual figures from the Cape Girardeau merchants permit office show 180 openings with 151 closings a net gain of 29 new businesses...
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PERSONNEL: UPS SUPERVISOR HONORED FOR YEARS OF SERVICE
(Business ~ 06/04/01)
Michael Johnston, a supervisor for United Parcel Service, was recently honored for completing 25 years with the company. Johnston, of Whitewater, Mo., works out of the UPS facility at Cape Girardeau and was cited for years of loyal service. UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories and employs more than 339,000 workers. The company has more than 30 centers in Missouri and employs more than 5,000 people...
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SURVIVING THE TRIP: MAKE FAMILY VACATION DRIVING TIME MORE FUN WITH A FLIP-DOWN TELEVISION
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
You're about 100 miles into your trip. An hour ago, the family piled into the family sedan and headed to a dream location -- Disney World. Now, you're still 1,000 miles away. The first of many "Are we there yets?" come from the back seat. Family travel, at best, is a stressful adventure...
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RODEO STIRRUPS SUPPORT: PERRY COUNTY'S FIRST COMMUNITY RODEO BEGINS FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Perry County is trying its first community rodeo on for size, and it feels big. "I'm not sure we knew that this was going to be such a huge endeavor," said Jackie Wengert, president of the Perry County Chamber of Commerce. Permanent bleachers for 1,000 spectators are being built on the East Perry County Fairgrounds, and additional bleachers for up to another 700 will get temporary use. If anyone wants to bring lawn chairs, space will be available, too, Wengert said...
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NUISANCE LAW GETS TRASHED AS UNWORKABLE
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
WHITEWATER, Mo. -- Harold Gloth knows a nuisance when he sees one, particularly when it's an illegal dump just down the road from his house southwest of Whitewater. Rusted refrigerators, mangled mattresses, torn-up television sets, broken down couches and chairs, discarded tires, unwanted clothing and plastic containers litter the landscape along County Road 255 near Crooked Creek...
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RESERVE COMPANY TO OPEN NEW CENTER
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
A newly reorganized Army Reserve company will soon train at a new center in Cape Girardeau. The 384th Engineering Company, with reservists from Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff, Mo., is scheduled to train June 23 and 24 at the former IGA grocery store building in the Plaza Shopping Center, at 80 S. Plaza Way...
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PHOTOS OF SAVINGS AND LOAN ROBBERY SUSPECT RELEASED
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Authorities on Sunday released photos of the man suspected of robbing Mississippi County Savings and Loan on Friday. According the to Charleston Department of Public Safety, the man entered the savings and loan at approximately 2:20 p.m. Friday, brandished a handgun and demanded money. Upon leaving with an undetermined amount of cash, the suspect left behind what he told the teller was a bomb...
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BIKERS BRAVE THE ELEMENTS
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
Despite the wind and rain, 100 members of the SEMO Harley Owners Group biked through Southeast Missouri Sunday to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "If the weather would've been like Saturday, we would have had more people," said Ken Jackson, MDA district director. "But we can't control the weather. It was nice this many people showed up."...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN AGENDA
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
7:30 p.m. Monday, June 4 City Hall Action Items Power and Light Committee Street Committee Executive Session Motion to have executive session to discuss litigation, personnel and purchase of property...
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CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will vote tonight on whether to hold a Fourth of July fireworks display along the riverfront. With council approval, the city would enter into a $15,000 contract with J & M Displays Inc. of Yarmouth, Iowa, to conduct the fireworks show. City taxpayers would contribute $5,000 for the event through the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The city hopes to raise the remaining $10,000 through sponsorships from area businesses...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
(Local News ~ 06/04/01)
Monday, June 4, at 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings n A public hearing regarding the proposed annual operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. n A public hearing regarding the request of St. Francis Medical Center to rezone 211 St. Francis Drive from R-1, single family residential district; R-4, multiple family residential district; and C-1, local commercial district; to C-2, general commercial district...
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SPORTS DIGEST: CAPE YANKEES SWEEP POPLAR BLUFF
(High School Sports ~ 06/04/01)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau Sr. Babe Ruth Yankees continued their hot start to the season by winning a doubleheader from host Poplar Bluff Sunday. The Yankees (4-0) prevailed 6-1 in the opener and 13-7 in the nightcap. In the opener, Brennan Gibson pitched five innings for the victory. He allowed one run and two hits while striking out four and walking none. Garrett Williams gave up no hits over the final two frames, with two strikeouts and one walk...
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LORRAINE WINN
(Obituary ~ 06/04/01)
CORDOVA, Tenn. -- Lorraine Jordan Winn, 81, of Cordova and formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Collierville Rehab Center. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating...
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KATHERINE l. BREDALL
(Obituary ~ 06/04/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Katherine L. Bredall, 88, of St. Louis and formerly of Perryville died Monday, May 28, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born May 10, 1913, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., daughter of Lorenzo and Mary Lacey. She graduated from the Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1933 and was a nurse at Perryville High School for 13 years. ...
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PETRA E. HOLDER
(Obituary ~ 06/04/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Petra E. Holder, 41, of Jackson died Monday, May 29, 2001, at her home. She was born Jan. 25, 1960, in Germany, daughter of Arno Alex and Helene Clement Schulze. She was married to Norman Holder Jr. Survivors include her husband, of Mexico, Mo., and her father; one sister, Anna Elizabeth Prechtel; and one brother, Alex Christian Schulze; all of Germany. She was preceded in death by her mother...
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ROSCOE ERVIN
(Obituary ~ 06/04/01)
Roscoe Ervin, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 3, 2001, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/04/01)
HEIDI HALL wants service from her postal department. She needs to come to Jackson, Mo. The clerks are more than courteous. They put a capital "S" on their service. THE ROUNDABOUT is perfect the way it is now. If we widen it, people will drive too fast and will be hesitant to yield to cars already in the roundabout, causing more accidents...
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REASSESSMENT HITS HOME FOR MANY IN COUNTY
(Editorial ~ 06/04/01)
The coming of another odd-numbered year has meant reassessment of property across Missouri, and about 9,000 property owners in Cape Girardeau County have been informed by the assessor that the assessed valuations of their properties have gone up. The staff of Cape Girardeau County's assessor, Jerry Reynolds, reviewed more than 32,000 parcels for reassessment purposes and mailed 9,000 notices to the owners of those properties whose assessed valuations were increased. ...
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FEDERAL COURTHOUSE INDECISION IS INEXCUSABLE
(Editorial ~ 06/04/01)
The federal government is changing its mind -- again -- about a new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. As a result, half a million dollars already spent on architectural plans may be down the drain. The General Services Administration canceled its contract with a Chicago architectural firm after the Office of Management and Budget abruptly decided the project should be scaled back. ...
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